A smooth transition. The return of Wario’s manic series on Switch was cause for great celebration back in 2021 (was it really that long ago?), and we absolutely loved the fresh-feeling, multiplayer-focused WarioWare: Get It Together! For many people, however, the series peaked with the classic Wii outing WarioWare Smooth Moves, and frankly we’re in…
A slow Switcharoo. In a recent interview with Nikkei, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has reiterated the firm’s intentions to support Switch with new games next year. Having launched in March 2017, the Switch is already over halfway into its seventh year on the market. Asked whether the console’s lifecycle could be lengthened even further, Furukawa…
In his heart, he was a gamer. Sea of Stars was released over a month ago now, and it’s safe to say that it’ll be featuring on many a gamer’s GOTY list come December. Sabotage’s RPG is a gorgeous, gloriously clever homage to 16-bit classics that manages to modernise things while adding its own unique…
More “first impressions” have arrived. It’s an exciting month for Nintendo with the launch of Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the 20th of October. We’ve already had a first round of critic impressions and now another batch has arrived. So far it’s been all praise, and it seems this second round is much the same…
The aim is to deliver the “best possible experience”. We’ve already seen some Switch game delays ahead of the final months of 2023 and now in an unfortunate update, Warner Bros. Games has annouced Batman Arkham Trilogy will no longer arrive next week on the Switch. It hasn’t been cancelled or anything like that, it’s…
Here’s how it can happen. Following the release of the DLC update for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet in September, a new bug has reportedly been discovered in Version 2.0.1 of the base game and it can supposedly result in some crashes at one of the most important moments. As highlighted by Nintendo Wire, in the…
“I hope people don’t take this the wrong way”. Shigeru Miyamoto is perhaps the most legendary figure in all of gaming and over the years we’ve heard plenty of stories about how he’s often changed the course of development, or come up with a ground-breaking idea that’s changed the industry forever. Read the full article…
A “fierce party” taking place in New York next week. Nintendo has announced it will be hosting a special event called “Bowser Bash” next week with the assistance of Jakks Pacific. There have not really been any specific details provided just yet but it is going to take place ahead of Halloween on “Friday the…
Now you’re playing with wonder. Super Mario Bros. Wonder definitely isn’t coming out on the NES, but this excellent fan-made commercial almost convinced us that it was. YouTuber LUIZ do Comercial has created various “fake commercials” for video games, and his latest creation is a work of 8-bit art. Luiz has taken the over-the-top style…
Much as we all want it. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Gavin ponders his instinctual desire for backwards compatibility and why, perhaps, it’s really not needed this time around… First things first, I would love ‘Switch 2’…