Smash Bros. Ultimate adding Princess Peach: Showtime, Super Mario Bros. Wonder spirits
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo has announced another Spirit Board event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which will feature content from Princess Peach: Showtime and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
You can check out the spirits that are planned via the graphic above. Spirits are coming for Swordfighter Peach, Elephant Mario, and more. Note that when you defeat one of them, you’ll earn more gold than usual.
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Rainbow Cotton remaster release date set for May, new trailer
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Today, ININ Games shared the release date for the HD remaster of Rainbow Cotton. It will be available for Switch on May 9, 2024.
Rainbow Cotton, which was originally made for Dreamcast, was announced for Switch last September. ININ Games said it would be out in Spring 2024, but now we have a proper date.
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[Review] Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
Posted on 8 months ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: March 13, 2024
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Digital Eclipse
There have been some outstanding documentaries about video games released over the past few years, chronicling the development of major games like Psychonauts 2 and The Last of Us at a level of transparency that is quite rare in the secretive modern industry landscape. And while I adore these types of projects, what better way is there to experience a slice of gaming history than by playing through it? Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story is the latest attempt at an interactive history lesson from developer Digital Eclipse, and this project focuses on telling the story of the rise of the studio behind classic score-chasers like Gridrunner and Tempest 2000. This package compiles over 40 of Jeff Minter’s programs – not all of them are games, interestingly – alongside a swath of video interviews and documents to pore over. While I didn’t find every piece of the package inherently interesting, overall this a great glimpse into the mind of one of gaming’s earliest avant-garde developers, and there’s plenty of fun to be had along the way.
[Review] Death of a Wish
Posted on 8 months ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: March 11, 2024
Developer: melessthanthree
Publisher: melessthanthree
As I journeyed across the nightmarish, apocalyptic world of Death of a Wish, slaughtering through the countless waves of monstrosities that crossed protagonist Christian’s path, my journey to help him hunt down the forces that had decimated this place became a substantially more mysterious one than I had expected initially. This may be a combat-action game through and through, but beyond its narrow and polished gameplay focus lies a narrative web of opposing forces that’s just as compelling to untangle, even when the power of its relentlessly brooding atmosphere begins to fade. Death of a Wish is tightly-designed, fiendish action experience that rewards players who fully engage with its mechanics and world building, and despite some missed opportunities here and there, I enjoyed the time I spent with it.
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[Let’s Talk] What will Nintendo release for Switch in the second half of 2024?
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 0 comments
About a week ago, Nintendo announced the release dates for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD. They’ll be launching in May and June respectively. Some had thought that they could be coming in the latter half of the year, but it turns out they’re dropping fairly soon.
The second part of 2024 is now wide open for Nintendo. As things stand now, the company has no announced titles for the rest of the year. Some banked on a new Pokemon game coming out this holiday given how it seems Switch 2 won’t be arriving until 2025 (at least based on rumors), but even that isn’t happening with Pokemon Legends: Z-A confirmed for next year.
Obviously Nintendo won’t go the whole second half of 2024 without a new Switch game. What do you think the company could have in store? Do you think Metroid Prime 4 will finally arrive this year? Let us know in the comments.
[Review] Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley
Posted on 8 months ago by Dawn in Reviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: March 7, 2024
Developer: Hyper Games
Publisher: Raw Fury
Finding out that The Moomins is not only still an active franchise but is in fact still doing quite well for itself is one of the more surprising things that has happened to me this year thus far. As a child of the 90s I have fond memories of The Moomins (both the novels and the 1990s TV series) and I was eager to revisit that world in Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, which appeared to capture the essence of Tove Jansson’s original works perfectly through its beautiful hand-drawn art style and relaxed, adventure-focused gameplay with a melodic twist that complemented the titular Snufkin. The “cozy gaming” space is packed with top quality titles at this point, and although I couldn’t necessarily recommend Snufkin over some others to those without that sense of nostalgia that drew me to it on the basis of its gameplay, it is nonetheless a title I find difficult to fault and would urge people to pick up as few are as immersive or charming as this one.
Examining the pros and cons of a Mother 3 localization
Posted on 8 months ago by Ethan in Features, GBA | 0 comments
The past couple of months have been both great and terrible for EarthBound fans. On one hand, we’ve received so much — a huge wave of Porky merchandise and plushes, a bunch of EarthBound icons for Nintendo Switch Online profiles, and even a release of Mother 3 on the Switch’s Game Boy Advance lineup. The problem is that Mother 3 release was only in Japan.
There’s a lot of discussion surrounding a potential Mother 3 localization – it seems to become a talking point every few years, mainly around the game’s anniversary in April. Though there are far more reasons why Nintendo wouldn’t want to release Mother 3 in the west, there are a couple of (admittedly quite hopeful) reasons that a localization is still possible. Today, we’re breaking down all of the reasons why. We’ll be discussing some light spoilers here, so if for some reason you’re avoiding them, please keep that in mind before you continue reading.
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Famitsu sales (3/4/24 – 3/10/24)
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo Download – March 14, 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 March 14, 2024. The latest releases include Kingdom Come: Deliverance, MLB The Show 24, Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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LEGO 2K Drive March 2024 update out now, patch notes
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
LEGO 2K Drive started distribution of its latest update for March 2024.
Highlights include the Stargaze Summit Expansion, Special Flairs feature, Goal-Karts: Hockey, Time Trial Mode. There are also some improvements and bug fixes.
Below is the full rundown of today’s update:
