What are you most excited about? The latest Nintendo Direct was packed out with all sorts of announcements from the return of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door to a Tomb Raider trilogy remaster. If you are looking for a quick recap, Nintendo has now released an infographic highlighting a good chunk of the games that…
More than the sum of its parts. Summum Aeterna, a prequel to 2022’s Aeterna Noctis, riffs on a Dead Cells-style genre fusion, mixing roguelite elements into the tough Metroidvania structure of its predecessor for a game that doesn’t pull its punches. The result feels rough around the edges but it’s hard to deny that the…
To Urbz is human. When I was working on my MFA in Game Design, I referenced Urbz: Sims in the City in a meeting with my thesis advisor, and he asked if I had played the console or the handheld version. I was confident that I’d played the console version growing up. I could recall…
Another Another World. Full Void, a narrative platforming puzzle game from London indie studio OutOfTheBit Ltd, wears its love of cinematic platformer classics on its sleeve. Bringing along core gameplay ideas from early entries in the genre, it mixes in some modern influences and introduces a few new ideas of its own. You play as…
Directly to you. After a packed Direct, are you ready for a big weekend of gaming? We sure are! Welcome back to another edition of What Are You Playing. Before we dive into our Switch plans, let’s take a look at the highlights from this week on Nintendo Life. The big news this time around…
Inazuma Eleven, Fantasy Life and more. Level-5 fans are in for a treat later today with the Japanese company releasing multiple game trailers for various upcoming Switch titles. This was revealed by the company’s CEO Akihiro Hino on social media (thanks, Gematsu). The games you can expect to see more of include DECAPOLICE, Inazuma Eleven:…
Update: Arriving in Japan next March, new Direct footage. Update : During the latest Nintendo Direct broadcast in Japan, Hatsune Miku fans got another look at her upcoming Fitness Boxing Switch game. It’s scheduled to arrive in this region on 7th March 2024. There’s no word on localisation at this point in time. Read the…
“Quantities limited”. Super Mario Bros. Wonder is arriving on the Nintendo Switch next month. If you’re still searching around for a physical deal and happen to be located in the US, you might want to check out Target’s offer. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
It arrived exclusively on Switch in May. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been an absolutely huge part of Nintendo’s software and hardware success in 2023, and this trend continued in the month of August in the US. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
The chapter is now “playable from beginning to end”. Undertale creator Toby Fox this week released another free newsletter providing a new update on the next chapter in the Deltarune series. The official “status update” on Chapter 3 is the team is currently hard at work on it and the chapter is now “playable from…