Partners in crime. After weeks of rumours, predictions, and general chit-chat, Nintendo has officially announced that the first Nintendo Direct of the year will be a Partner Showcase, taking place on Wednesday 21st February 2024. The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase February 2024 will be broadcast on YouTube and is set to last for approximately 25…
“This was the opportunity of a lifetime”. Mario vs. Donkey Kong is finally here on Switch. This remake gives the original GBA puzzle platformer a fresh lick of paint and throws in a handful of new features too — including a fully revamped score. The composers for the GBA original, DigiPen Music Department, were brought…
Always bet on red. After a brief delay, we have got our first look at this week’s UK boxed charts and it has been a good one for Nintendo’s newest remaster. Yes, Mario vs. Donkey Kong has climbed the ladder in its debut week, beating the rest of the competition to grab the gold. The…
Is there enough in the tank to coast through 2024? Reports that Nintendo’s unannounced Switch successor may be subject to a behind-the-scenes delay suggest that the current console might have yet another Holiday season all to itself. In March, Nintendo Switch will enter its eighth year, and scuttlebutt from industry sources had previously pegged 2024…
Rolling in yen. According to new data from Toyo Keizai, an economics magazine company based in Tokyo, Japan, Nintendo is currently the richest company in the country. As spotted by Install Base forums and X user Pierre485, Nintendo currently boasts a cash and cash equivalent value of roughly $11.44 billion when converted from Japanese yen….
Supposedly a ‘complete edition’ of the RPG. If you’ve yet to experience Altus’ excellent RPG Shin Megami Tensei V on the Switch, then worry not, because it looks like a more complete edition is on the way. As reported by Gematsu, a rating for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance by The Game Rating and Administration…
‘Direct Dakka’. It’s been a minute since we last covered Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron (August 2023, specifically), but we can now exclusively reveal that the game is heading to Switch on 8 March, 2024. The accompanying trailer from publisher RedDeearGames showcases some direct Switch footage, and while there’s certainly been a noticable downgrade in visuals,…
Mario vs. DK vs. you. Last week, Mario and Donkey Kong’s decade-old dispute bubbled back to the surface in the appropriately titled Mario vs. Donkey Kong, a Switch remake of the identically titled GBA original from 2004. NL’s stalwart PJ O’Reilly enjoyed his time with it, awarding it a ‘Good’ 7/10 in his review and…
“stay tuned for more details”. Speeding from one event to the next, Nintendo has today announced that the ‘SpringFest’ festival will be coming to Splatoon 3 in April 2024. @NintendoUK made the announcement by showing some of the Splatsville decorations that we can expect to see and noting that more information will be revealed soon….
Game celebrates 30th anniversary this year. The cult hit EarthBound (Mother 2) is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, so naturally, that means that Japan is getting another collaboration between Mother and watch manufacturer Casio. Due for launch on 14 March, 2024 via a lottery purchase system, the ‘Mother Red’s GW-6900‘ follows a previous collaboration…