Into the hive mind. 2023 has swarmed us with quality games. So many that there aren’t enough hours in the day to play them all — and now, Cocoon has crept onto our screens to buzzing acclaim. Fortunately, if you’re busy as a bee, and can’t dedicate time to a marathon game, this is a…
NES and Game Boy titles included. A retro collection containing the original NES title A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia and its Game Boy sequel, The Rescue of Princess Blobette, is launching on the Nintendo Switch eShop on October 17th, 2023. While maintaining the essence of the original games, the new collection will…
Premiering in Japan this month. The first trailer for the upcoming live-action Pokémon series has been released, giving fans a glimpse of what to expect when PokéTsume (or ‘Pocket Filled with Adventure‘ in English) premieres in Japan later this month on October 17th, 2023. The series will tell the story of Madoka Akagi, a young…
Wonder and Superstars arrive later this month. Mario and Sonic both have new side-scrolling games arriving in the same week later this month and it has been generating some discussion online. If you’ve been wondering how the developers of Super Mario Bros. Wonder feel about this, according to the game’s producer Takashi Tezuka, the Nintendo…
Bank’s online service may end “at some point in the future”. Yesterday, Nintendo announced it would be ending “online play and other functionality” for the 3DS and Wii U in “early April” next year. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
What did the critics think? This week sees the release of Detective Pikachu Returns, a direct sequel to the original 2018 3DS title starring Pikachu and Tim Goodman. We’ve already shared our own thoughts awarding it a score of 7 out of 10, and although it’s not the best-looking Switch game, it still offers up…
The online service is ending. In case you missed it, Bandai Namco’s battle royale PAC-MAN 99 will be ending its online service later this week on 8th October. “The online service for Nintendo Switch Online subscriber-only software “PAC-MAN 99″ will end on Sunday, October 8, 2023. You can continue to enjoy the offline mode of…
No need to wait for Super Mario Bros. Wonder. If you ever wondered what Elephant Mario from Super Mario Bros. Wonder would look like in Super Mario 64, wonder no more as modders have added this new character to the game. This model started off as a creation by ‘Koop the Koopa’ and was then…
“The natural evolution of Switch Player and Ninty Fresh”. Ninty Media — formerly known as Switch Player — has announced a crowdfunding campaign for a brand new premium print publication, called ‘Ninsight’. Both of the publication’s magazines – Switch Player and Ninty Fresh — ceased publication earlier this year, but hope wasn’t lost as they…
Castlevania fans, take note. Kumi Souls Games’ stunning pixel art Metroidvania The Last Faith has finally got a solid release date, publisher Playstack can reveal — 15th November 2023 (via Gematsu). Those of you who love the gothic atmosphere of the Castlevania series should keep an eye on this one, which is another take on…