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Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 0 comments

A new month just started up today. Now that we’re in February, we want to know what you’ve been playing.

Following the holiday season, things are starting to pick up with new releases. We’ve seen a variety of games launch including Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, and more. Have you been playing through any of these? No matter the case, let us know in the comments.

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Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

A company reaching its 100th anniversary is a massive milestone, but it turns out that day came and went without much fanfare within Nintendo.

Takaya Imamura, who is known for his work on the character designs for games such as Star Fox and F-Zero, revealed that Nintendo never actually celebrated that anniversary. It seems this was largely due to former president Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi had a certain mindset and believed in particular philosophies, so the 100th anniversary was treated just like any other day.

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Posted on 7 months ago by Dawn in Reviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments

System: Switch
Release date: January 23, 2025
Developer: Aspyr
Publisher: Aspyr

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, many of the long-standing franchises that now dominate the industry were either still in their infancy, or hadn’t even been conceived yet. Consequently, there was significantly less choice for the young gamer when compared to modern times. But one thing we did not suffer from a lack of, and which filled that empty void, was movie tie-ins. With the release of The Phantom Menace, there were few franchises as ripe for exploitation on this front as Star Wars, and over the course of the mid-to-late-2000s we were bombarded with video game adaptations and spin-offs of the still highly divisive prequel trilogy. Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles is an unfortunate example of the less civilized part of that age.

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Posted on 7 months ago by Ethan in Features, Switch 2 | 0 comments

Now that Nintendo has finally announced its next big console, the Switch 2, we’ve finally got a specific date to look forward to: April 2, 2025. On that day, we’ll be getting a special Direct that will no doubt reveal some heavy hitters for the console’s first year on the market. At the time of writing, April 2 is about two months away That leaves plenty of time to speculate, so today, we’re looking at some of Nintendo’s biggest franchises and which ones are most likely to appear at the Switch 2 presentation in a couple of months.

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Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Nintendo Switch Online has updated with another classic game, as Ridge Racer 64 was just made available on the service. It’s accessible with a membership to the Expansion Pack tier.

Namco was typically known for the Ridge Racer franchise. However, it was actually Nintendo Software Technology that developed this one back in the day.

Here’s an overview of the game:

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Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of January 30, 2025. The latest releases include Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, Citizen Sleeper 2, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

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Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

SEGA is continuing its support of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble with brand new Among Us DLC.

With the DLC, players can get their hands on Crewmate as a new playable character. Bananas will turn into pizza slices across the various stages and modes. Note that this is paid DLC, which is priced at $4.99.

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Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments

January 16: Following up on the just-announced Switch 2, we have the official announcement from Nintendo as well as more details about the experience events.

Fans will be able to go hands-on with the new system for the first time starting in April. Events will be held in North America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia.

Here’s the full announcement from Nintendo:

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Posted on 7 months ago by Ethan in Features, Switch | 0 comments

Today, we’re looking at the potential announcements we could see if we were to get a final Switch-centered Nintendo Direct in February 2025.

At the time of writing, we don’t currently have any sort of confirmation that we’re actually getting a presentation next month. That said, we’re arguably due for one. Other than Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, we don’t have any concrete release dates for remaining Nintendo Switch titles. We do know that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond launches sometime this year, but we’re still missing a defined release window. Additionally, if you remember the transition from the 3DS to the Switch, Nintendo continued to publish a number of ports on the dedicated handheld during Switch’s early years. We wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a similar approach here, and if it winds up being true, it means we might still have a remake or two bound for the original Nintendo Switch sometime this year. 

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