Author: Game Infliction

Live and learn.

It’s time for another clash of the covers as we dive into this week’s Box Art Brawl!

Before we meet our contemporary contenders, let’s throw things back to last week when we matched up a trio of designs for the NES classic Kid Icarus. The votes were pretty evenly spread across our three options, but it was ultimately Japan’s colourful variant that walked away with 42% of the vote and the win. The pixel art North American design landed second with 34%, while Europe rounded things out with the remaining 24%.

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Set sail with Mario and Luigi next week.

Nintendo’s new RPG game Mario & Luigi: Brothership arrives next week on the Switch and we’ve now got an update about the eShop version’s file size.

According to multiple eShop pages, this new entry in the Mario & Luigi series will take up around 9.8GB (so close to 10GB). The last entry in the series dates back to the 3DS era in 2018/19 with the release of Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey.

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Sweet dreams.

Nintendo’s new music app for smartphone devices might have stolen the spotlight over the past few days, but don’t forget about the Japanese company’s new sound clock, Alarmo.

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Kidney blues.

For retroheads looking to show their love for old consoles, there are plenty of retro-styled controllers available for Switch. Usually they’re limited to a livery and an old-school colour scheme on the buttons, though.

They’re often missing modern features, too. With the Warrior Bluetooth Controller, NYXI hopes to appeal to GameCube aficionados as well as people looking for a fully functional Switch pad along the lines of Nintendo’s Pro Controller.

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A saga of SaGa.

Final Fantasy. Kingdom Hearts. Mana. Dragon Quest. Chrono. Star Ocean. Valkyrie. Bravely. Square Enix has no shortage of RPG franchises under its belt, from those it’s developed in-house to beloved classics that it’s acquired over the years. But among all the space-faring action RPG and patisserie chef jobs, there’s one Square-developed franchise that manages to stand clear from the pack: SaGa.

SaGa made its mark on the world back in 1989 on the Game Boy, making it one of Square’s longest-running franchises. It’s never gained the popularity of its older cousin, yet SaGa has accumulated a die-hard following over the years for its dedication to being weird and different. Non-linear stories, ‘sparks’ and ‘glimmers,’ multiple playable protagonists, and multiple timelines are all par for the course here.

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Wandering Kamurochō.

The weekend is here folks, so it’s time to wash away the stresses of the working week and relax with some gaming.

Before we find out what we’re up to this week, however, let’s see what’s been going on in the world of Nintendo. It’s been a bit of a big week, and although we didn’t get the ‘Switch 2’ reveal that many were perhaps hoping for, Nintendo did nevertheless launch a new ‘Nintendo Music’ mobile app and the Pokémon TCG Pocket mobile game. It also revealed the release date for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete along with a surprise Switch port of Xenoblade Chronicles X.

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“Yo-Ho, Bro!”.

Nintendo often comes up with all sorts of ways to market its games and for the upcoming release Mario & Luigi: Brothership, it’s decided to release ‘A Sea Shanty’.

In this brand new adventure, the Mario brothers will set sail on ‘Shipshape Island’ (part ship, part island) as they journey the vast world of Concordia. You’ll even be launched out of Shipshape’s cannon to “visit, explore, and quest” across islands.

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