Arise and shine. Is a platform game a good medium in which to tell a story of agonising tragedy? When the tears fall on the joysticks, is it appropriate to say, “Now, jump from there to there”? It’s hard to see how it wouldn’t be insensitive, after a heart-rending calamity, to chime in, “Chin up! […]
The Switch family closes in on 25 million. We’ve got the sales figures from the latest Famitsu Japanese charts, and during the week of 18th – 24th April, Kirby and the Forgotten Land was dethroned by a double-assault from eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022. The latest entry in the hugely popular eBaseball series smashed the […]
And you can start building today on Switch. Developer Unexpected’s reflective, Nomadic take on the city building genre As Far As The Eye launches today on the Switch. Published by Goblinz Publishing, the game’s warm colour palette and soothing music might lull you into a false sense of security, as you have to build and […]
Change characters during battles! Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is just a few months away, after the anticipated RPG was brought forward from its initial September launch to July 29th. With this in mind, Nintendo is starting to lift the lid on Monolith Soft’s latest entry to the beloved franchise, giving us glimpses of gameplay and providing […]
Pi pi pi pi! PI PIIII. Today, Puyo Puyo Tetris turns five years old. I think that maybe very few people will care about this — it’s just Tetris with more colours and annoying characters, really — but for me, Puyo Puyo Tetris was the foundation upon which my current relationship was built. Come back […]
Part 2 of the series. A couple of weeks ago, Nintendo dropped a surprise video featuring our favourite pink puffball in an adorable storybook-style tale. Now, the Big N has dropped the second video in the ‘It’s Kirby Time’ series. This episode is called ‘Take Courage’, and it’s about exactly what you think it is […]
Every 9/10 game in Nintendo’s Spring sale. In many parts of Europe we have Spring in full bloom — the smell of cut grass, trees coming back to life, flowers opening up. It’s all rather lovely, and of course we can both enjoy nature and play our Switch on the go; we need fresh air […]
Time to go shopping? Nintendo is keeping the Mario Kart Tour updates coming, even with the success of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and the launch of Wave 1 of the Booster Course Pass. And, following on from the Amsterdam Tour, it looks like racers will be going somewhere a bit more familiar to Mario Kart […]
Nintendo Switch Sports! Bugsnax! Parkasaurus! The latest Nintendo Download update for North America 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! Nintendo eShop – Highlights Nintendo […]
Meet the Triple Inkstrike! Just a couple of days ago, Nintendo revealed one of the new weapons for the upcoming Splatoon 3: the delightful Ink Vac. Designed to suck up ink and fire it back to create an explosion of chaos and colour, it’s sure to be a hit with fans of the franchise. Now, […]