Regional rift. Welcome, folks, to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, we checked out Mario Power Tennis for the GameCube and, as expected, the results weren’t even remotely close. With a much more interesting cover, Europe and North America easily won the day with 70% of the vote, leaving Japan to mop up…
Or you can run it at a “stable” 30fps. Koei Tecmo and developer Omega Force are bringing Dynasty Warriors: Origins to the Switch 2 next week. It was previously revealed the Musou would run at a fixed but “stable” 30fps on Nintendo’s new hybrid platform, and now that reviews have gone live, it’s been confirmed…
Former Sega producer reveals “funny” Mario & Sonic demand. Developers who have worked with Nintendo’s intellectual properties have often shared stories about odd requests and demands from the video game giant. With this in mind, the latest story to surface comes from former Sega of Japan producer, Ryoichi Hasegawa. During a chat with Arcade Attack…
These boots were made for environmental storytelling. Updated with the outstanding despelote. Enjoy! Walking Simulators and narrative games have become more prominent over the past decade. The ‘walking simulator’ term, originally a pejorative descriptor of a genre where ‘you just walk about’, was quickly reclaimed by fans and developers looking to branch out beyond the…
What’s on the agenda, Brenda? We are blowing through January faster than a big blowy fast thing that’s been blowing faster than usual right now, and the delicious slices of gaming goodness continue to drop across Switch consoles. This week has seen the arrival of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch 2, which the…
MORE! Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties hits the Switch 2 next month and if you weren’t already excited about the game, to top it off, there are a bunch of retro Sega titles you’ll be able to revisit. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Ignited by a viral Metacritic campaign. Earlier this week, the 2008 Nintendo DS title Disney title Cory in the House was reportedly on the cusp of dethroning the award-winning Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on Metacritic’s user ranking list. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Coming soon. Earlier this month, Nintendo announced it was bringing the ‘My Mario’ line to the West on 19th February 2026. This line is supported by a “range of partners”, and now, ahead of the launch, Mattel’s Fisher-Price brand has officially revealed three Mario-themed ‘Little People’ sets. Here’s a look and some information about each…
This is an Xbo… wait, no. There have been some strong third-party controllers for the Switch 2 so far, with 8BitDo’s Pro 3 proving to be particularly compelling with its SNES-inspired design, TMR stick tech, and tactile (albeit noisy) D-pad. It was, in my opinion, the best alternative if you weren’t keen on splashing out…
Meta turns its back on VR. Armature Studio, a development team primarily focused on creating VR titles, has been shut down by Meta. Originally founded in 2008 by ex Retro Studios developers Mark Pacini, Todd Keller, and Jack Mathews, Armature has primarily worked on ports, starting with the PS Vita version of Metal Gear Solid…