Switch scores a full house in the top 10. Famitsu has revealed the latest box charts from Japan (thanks, Gematsu) and it’s another resounding triumph for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which scored an additional 94,682 units sold. It’s also a full house for the Switch once again, with every space in the top ten taken…
Our personal picks for the best Switch games of 2023. 2023 is all but wrapped up. It’s been a colossal year in terms of the quantity and quality of software on all platforms. The mass layoffs we’ve seen across the industry in recent months are a worrying sign for anyone who cares about video games,…
Includes steelbook, soundtrack CDs, and more. Publisher and distributor Selecta Games has revealed the contents for a rather stunning physical collector’s edition of Blasphemous 2, launching for the Nintendo Switch in early 2024. We don’t yet know how much this thing will cost, but there’s plenty here to keep physical enthusiasts happy, including a steelbook,…
While ex-Nintendo employee Jill Braff will lead ZeniMax/Bethesda. Following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard earlier this year (finally, right?), it’s been announced that Bobby Kotick will step down from his role as CEO on December 29th, 2023 (thanks, Eurogamer). Kotick became CEO of Activision all the way back in 1991 and was integral to the company’s…
Here are the top 10. It’s that time of year again when the aggregate review website Metacritic rounds up the best and worst games of the year, according to their Metascore. Today, the focus is on the “worst video games of 2023” with focus on the lowest-scoring games released across any platform between January 1st…
Happy holidays! The Pikmin series has been paired up with holiday celebrations in the past, and Nintendo seems to be doing it again this year in all sorts of weird and wonderful ways. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Nintendo had another fantastic year. As we get closer to the end of 2023, a lot of sites are starting to compile all sorts of data to illustrate the year in games. The team at GamesIndustry.biz has put together its own “year in numbers” infographic, and one game that features throughout is the award-winning title,…
“Wonder Flowers are blooming”. Nintendo’s mobile runner Super Mario Run has received a new special update which brings the “Wonder Flowers” from Super Mario Bros. Wonder to smart devices. Players can find these Wonder Flowers in the Toad Rally mode between now and 14th March 2024. Here’s the official rundown: Read the full article on…
New features, fixes and more. Another update has launched for the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 but the catch is it won’t be released on Nintendo Switch until “early January 2024”. Although Version 1.4.0 isn’t out on every platform just yet, Konami has shared the full patch notes – so you can at…
Crazy Taxi & Golden Axe feature, too. Sega has published its Management Meeting 2023 Presentation slides, which give us a few more small details about its plans to revive some of its classic franchises (via Gematsu). The quintet of revivals — potentially new entries in classic series’ or reboots — were revealed at The Game…