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Celebrating Nine Years of ID@Xbox

When we started the ID@Xbox program (almost nine years ago!), we really didn’t know much. We knew that independent developers were driving the pace of video game innovation faster than we’d ever seen, and we knew the work they were doing was incredibly progressive and important. We also knew that our players on Xbox loved […]

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Random: Everyone Wants To Steal Target’s New “Kirby Balls”

“Everyone” includes us. It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that a single nerd in possession of a great collection of video games must be in want of a Kirby Ball. Those are the immortal words of Jane Austen, and she knew what she was talking about, because Target’s new promotional installation has got dorks across […]

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Random: Hit Detection Is Pleasantly Forgiving In Kirby And The Forgotten Land

The camera sees all. Nintendo’s latest ‘Ask the Developer’ entry is focused on the upcoming Kirby and the Forgotten Land, with unique insight into the development of the game from HAL Laboratory. Although there is currently no official English translation of the feature, Twitter user @gosokkyu has taken some interesting tidbits to give us a […]

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Random: New Disney Pixar Movie ‘Turning Red’ Makes For The Perfect Super Mario Mashup

Toronto Tanooki. Have you seen Disney Pixar’s latest movie release, Turning Red, yet? If not, you absolutely should — we might be a Nintendo-focused website, but trust us on this. Director Domee Shi’s feature-length debut is an utter masterpiece. It’s set in Toronto, Canada in the early 2000s, and manages to pull off a laser-focused […]

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My Nintendo Adds EarthBound Beginnings Notebook (Europe)

Dear reader, I redeemed it. My Nintendo continues to add regular physical rewards, which are more obtainable than ever courtesy of weekly Nintendo Switch Online Missions that allow us to top-up our Platinum Points. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Japanese Charts: Pokémon Legends: Arceus Can’t Stop Chaos As Stranger Of Paradise Takes Top Spot

Chaos is super effective! The latest Japanese sales figures are live, and for the week of 14th to 20th March, there’s a new Square Enix king in town. Where Triangle Strategy sat at the top a few weeks ago, Jack Garland and his merry band of bros from Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin have […]

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Nintendo Download: 24th March (Europe)

Rune Factory 5! A Place for the Unwilling! Valis! The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail […]

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Mini Review: The Ramp – Think Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater On GBA, Minus The Grind(ing)

Kick back with a kick-flip. Normally when you think of skateboarding games, you think of high scores and leaderboards — that’s what it’s all about, right? Well, that and H-O-R-S-E, of course. Stringing insane combos together to build up ridiculous high scores has been a mainstay in the genre since even before the days of […]

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Free Play Days – Lost Judgment, Before We Leave, and Far Cry 6

Mysteries and action will turn your world upside down this weekend in Free Play Days. Lost Judgment, Before We Leave, and Far Cry 6 are all available this weekend for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play from Thursday, March 24 at 12:01 a.m. PST until Sunday, March 27 at 11:59 […]