A quick and complete history of Mario Kart ahead of Mario Kart World
Posted on 7 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, DS, Features, GameCube, GBA, Switch, Switch 2, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
After over ten long years, the future of Mario Kart is finally here. Indeed, the gap between Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart World has been the longest in the franchise’s history. Sure, we received Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour, and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, but none of these were intended to be the next big Mario Kart game. Mario Kart World is exactly that, and with a new era for the series soon beginning, we figured it’s a great time to look at the development history of the Mario Kart franchise as a whole. There’s an absolutely huge amount of information here, so we’ll be telling the condensed version of Mario Kart’s history.
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Starlight Legacy review for Nintendo Switch
Posted on 7 months ago by Jeremy in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: May 28, 2025
Developer: Eastasiasoft / Decafesoft
Publisher: Eastasiasoft
The Nintendo Switch is the ultimate RPG console. Over the last eight years, the console’s RPG library has grown from humble beginnings to play host to countless modern, classic, and retro-inspired indie titles. Some are juggernauts, others are useless schlop, and a select few fly under the radar as true hidden gems. As Nintendo Switch’s lifecycle winds to a close, this steady stream of RPGs marches on – now with nonlinear 16-bit adventure Starlight Legacy.
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Nintendo Download – May 29, 2025 (North America) – Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 and more
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 Switch report for the week of May 29, 2025. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Famitsu sales (5/19/25 – 5/25/25) – first week sales revealed for Fantasy Life i
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV overview trailer
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch 2, Videos | 0 comments
May 28: A new trailer has just come in for Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV. As of now it’s only available in Japanese, but typically an English version goes live later.
While we did previously see Super Mario Party Jamboree on Nintendo Switch, it’s now set for Switch 2 release later this year. New content and features are planned, many of which were revealed during a Nintendo Direct in April.
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Nintendo Switch update 20.1.0 out now, patch notes
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
May 27: The latest firmware update for Nintendo Switch, version 20.1.0, is now available to download.
While it’s not a massive upgrade, it does go beyond the typical stability improvements we typically see. The notable changes involve the Parental Control settings and the sound for the Nintendo Switch Online app launcher.
The full rundown of the update can be found below, courtesy of Nintendo:
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Switch’s Nintendo Switch Online app gets visual overhaul in time for Switch 2
Posted on 7 months ago by Cris-(chito) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Following the Nintendo Switch 20.1.0 system update, the Nintendo Switch Online application on Switch has been massively updated as well. The changes to the user interface were not detailed in the patch notes for the system update, but match the previously reported images of the Switch 2’s online app.
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Marvelous USA talks putting full games on Nintendo Switch 2 cartridges, says it was “the right decision for us and our relationship with our fanbase”
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Many third-party publishers are opting to launch their Nintendo Switch 2 titles as game-key card releases, but Marvelous is one of the few exceptions. Thus far, everything it has announced will be on a proper cartridge. That includes Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, and Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion.
Ken Berry, co-founder and president/CEO of Marvelous USA/XSEED Games, haw now further discussed the situation in an interview with RPG Site. Although it wasn’t “an easy decision”, the company felt “our fans would much prefer the ROM option.”
Berry said:
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Nintendo Switch Online N64 app for Switch 2 getting rewind and more [update: trailer]
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Switch 2 | 0 comments
April 3: Nintendo has revealed that the Switch Online N64 app on Switch 2 is bringing along some extras, including the ability to rewind while playing games.
Rewind was already supported on the current Nintendo Switch, but only for some platforms such as NES and SNES. However, that was lacking when it came to N64 titles.
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Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny Remastered review for Nintendo Switch
Posted on 7 months ago by Richard in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: May 21, 2025
Developer: Bandai Namco
Publisher: Bandai Namco
One third-party title released in 2012 exclusively for the PlayStation Vita in Japanese markets was Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny, a collaborative effort between Artdink and Bandai Namco based on the Gundam IP. A quick history lesson for the uninitiated – Mobile Suit Gundam, Kido Senshi Gundam in Japan, was a television anime series that aired between 1979 and 1980 on Japanese TV, followed by a string of re-edited anime films released theatrically in the early 1980s. The premise of the original series set in the future year 0079 was about a young man named Amuro Ray, who is a mechanic tasked with piloting the first giant robot fighting suit, dubbed RX-78-2 Gundam, for its creators, the Earth Federation against the principality that said federation is in war with, Zeon. Mobile Suit Gundam: Seed is the ninth TV anime series of the franchise, released in the early 2000s, followed closely by Mobile Suit Gundam: Seed Destiny in 2004 and a sequel film released in theatres as recently as 2024. The plot of SEED also focuses on split factions, this time within mankind itself, set in yet another future year, humanity has become two species: Naturals, your normal everyday human, and Coordinators, genetically enhanced human beings who have left earth and formed its own colonies due to fear of prosecution from Naturals. This in-fighting only escalates when a third faction, called Plants and their militia Zaft, get involved in the war.
