Tetris Forever review for Nintendo Switch
Posted on 8 months ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: November 12, 2024
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Digital Eclipse
It’s easy to take Tetris for granted. Tetris games have been released on, apparently, over 65 different devices. Many have described it as the perfect puzzle game. Very smart scientists have even performed psychological studies about how Tetris affects the human brain. It has, incredibly, been about 40 years since the release of the very first Tetris title. To help celebrate such a monumental anniversary, the historians at developer and publisher Digital Eclipse are releasing Tetris Forever, a package that’s as much a digital museum as it is a compilation of retro Tetris games. While it’s hard to argue with the core quality of the experiences available in the package, overall I found the focus of Tetris Forever to be narrower than I had hoped – not just in terms of the history being shared, but the games themselves. It’s a good glimpse into the origins of this massive franchise, but not quite the definitive Tetris package it could have been.
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Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Country area opening date set for December in Japan
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The new Donkey Kong Country area at Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan now has an opening date. Today, it was confirmed that the park will be ready to go on December 11, 2024.
The Donkey Kong Country area will connect with the already-available Super Mario Land section. There are various things to see and do here. Aside from the previously-announced mine cart rollercoaster, visitors can play a rhythm-based activity with two other people, scan the “KONG” letters with their Power-Up Band, eat and drink at Jungle Beat Shakes, and purchase exclusive merchandise at the store.
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Super Nintendo World Direct live stream – November 2024
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
The November 2024 Super Nintendo World Direct will be starting later today, and we have a live stream for the event. As a reminder, it goes live at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.
The presentation was announced last night. Coming in at about ten minutes long, the Direct will cover the Donkey Kong Country area at Universal Studios Japan. Nintendo has already set expectations by noting that there will be no game information here.
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Super Nintendo World Direct announced for November 11
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
A new Nintendo Direct focusing on Super Nintendo World will be held tomorrow, November 11, Nintendo just announced. The event will be held at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.
Nintendo says the Direct will focus on the Donkey Kong Country area at Universal Studios Japan. Unsurprisingly, no game information will be shared. Expect the presentation to last ten minutes long.
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Mario Kart 9 needs these crucial features
Posted on 8 months ago by Ethan in Features, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Mario Kart 8 was originally released for the Wii U in 2014. That’s over ten years ago! Since then, the game has received a host of refinements, updates, and new content. This includes everything from characters to courses to balance changes and everything in between. Then we got Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a renewed version of the game on Nintendo Switch – and it sold so incredibly well that Nintendo never got around to making an all-new entry on the console. It’s easy to see why, but with rumors of the Switch 2 swirling around as usual, it might be time for the Mario Kart franchise to look to the future. We think a hypothetical Mario Kart entry on Switch 2 needs a couple of key features to succeed – here’s everything we’d like to see in the next game.
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Complete history of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program
Posted on 8 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, Features | 0 comments
There are few situations in Nintendo’s history as interesting as the launch period for the Nintendo 3DS, which in modern times, is one of its more popular systems. This beloved little machine first launched in March 2011 at a price point of $249.99, and it boasted fully 3D gameplay for the first time on a Nintendo console (we choose to forget the Virtual Boy). Unfortunately, the Nintendo 3DS had something of a rocky start, to say the least. Things went downhill for the console rather quickly, and Nintendo had do something to get things back on the upswing – that’s where the 3DS Ambassador Program came in.
Today, we’re going over the history of the Nintendo 3DS’ launch, the 3DS Ambassador Program, and the games that were made available as part of the program.
No Man’s Sky rolling out cross-save functionality
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
It’s a big day for No Man’s Sky as the game is starting to roll out cross-save.
The functionality will begin with a limited beta. Starting today, players can connect their different platform accounts together here. Following that, a subset of users will be admitted to the beta. Those that are selected can upload and download saves from any connected platform. The feature will extend to all players in the “coming weeks”.
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Nintendo Download – November 7, 2024 (North America)
Posted on 8 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 November 7, 2024. The latest releases include Mario & Luigi: Brothership and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Famitsu sales (10/28/24 – 11/3/24)
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Animal Crossing: New Horizons composer leaves Nintendo
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Yasuaki Iwata, who was a composer on notable games during the Switch era, has left Nintendo.
His departure actually took place in July 2023. However, he went on social media this week and only just shared the news now.
