Category: Nintendo

“They live in their Own Private Idaho”.

As the video game market continues to evolve there’s once again talk about the viability of console gaming. In the same interview with Eurogamer, ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden shared his thoughts about this topic.

While he has raised alarm about the whole “Xbox versus PlayStation” console market and believes it’s important to question the purpose of these systems going forward, in terms of Nintendo’s future, he doesn’t appear to be quite as concerned. As he mentions, Nintendo operates within its “Own Private Idaho” nowadays:

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Wan wan.

Revealed at today’s OTK Games Expo, Bandai Namco has announced that Doronko Wanko, a game which stars the most adorable pomeranian we think we’ve ever seen, is coming to Switch in Spring 2025.

To the British people reading this, yes, okay, stop chuckling in the back. The game’s name actually derives from わんこ Wan ko, which is an informal or cute way of saying dog or puppy in Japanese. Kids use it a lot. And come on, the puppy in this game is pretty darn cute.

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Come at the king, you best not miss.

It’s safe to say that, 146 million sales later, Nintendo’s risk of launching a dockable handheld console in 2017 has paid off handsomely. After all, Sony’s PS Vita was all but dead by that point, and despite the 3DS managing to reverse its fortunes after a swift price drop in its first year, many claimed that the rise of mobile gaming would spell the end of handheld consoles.

Yet the Switch proved the naysayers wrong and, if anything, ignited a renewed interest in handhelds the likes of which we haven’t seen in years. Mobile gaming has fallen by the wayside (somewhat – though Nintendo properties have also dipped their toes in the water here), and, we now have a bevvy of powerful handheld consoles to choose from, including the Steam Deck, the Asus ROG Ally X, the Lenovo Legion Go, and many more. Yet despite the growing competition, the Switch has comfortably maintained its position as the king of handheld gaming in 2024.

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The last line of defense.

XSEED has revealed that it will be publishing The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy on Nintendo Switch, and that the game will be launching worldwide on 24th April 2025.

The upcoming tactical RPG is from Too Kyo Games, the development studio formed by the Danganronpa and Zero Escape creators Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi. And while it features other familiar names to Danganronpa fans — series artist Rui Komatsuzaki and composer Masafumi Takada return after reuniting with Kodaka on Master Detective Archives: Rain Code — there are a few new wrinkles that make this pretty different from the pair’s previous games.

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PauseStation.

Those with an appetite for Nintendo history likely will have heard of the ‘SNES PlayStation‘ — a collaboration between Nintendo and Sony which was intended to bring CD-ROM gaming to the former’s latest console.

The partnership never materialised, naturally, with Nintendo announcing that it was pivoting to work with Phillips at the very same event that Sony would unveil the console. Yikes. It’s one of the most notorious double crosses in gaming history, and now, in celebration of the PlayStation’s 30th birthday, former Sony executive Shawn Layden has shared what the jilting felt like from the other side.

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The Switch eShop version is out next week.

A week out from the arrival of Victory Heat Rally on the eShop, Limited Run Games has announced this retro-style arcade racer will be getting a physical Switch release.

The catch is you’ll have to wait until at least June 2025 to get your hands on it – with this hard copy estimated to ship between 1st – 30th June 2025. The standard copy will set you back $39.99 USD or you can get a “game & CD soundtrack bundle” for $54.99 (or your regional equivalent). Pre-orders are now live on the Limited Run Games website and will close on 5th January 2025.

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Multiple bugs have also been addressed.

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP wasn’t in the best state at launch, but the developer Dragami Games has rolled out multiple updates since then smoothing out some issues, fixing bugs, improving performance and even adding some bonus content.

With this in mind, the latest update (Version 1.07) has now gone live across multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. As highlighted by the company CEO Yoshima Yasuda it comes with various bug fixes as well as a “pin-up outfit” for Juliet.

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That’s deep, man.

Developer Mad Mimic and publisher Light Up Games have announced that the pirate metroidvania Mark of the Deep will be landing on Switch in January 2025.

You might remember that this one was initially scheduled for an October 2024 launch — a date which, obviously, wasn’t met — and while it’s never ideal to see a nice-looking game delayed, the new release window isn’t all that far away.

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Groovy.

This week, a brand new Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial drops in Europe, and if you’ve been on the fence about checking out Wargroove 2, now is the time to pick it up.

From 5th to 11th December, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will be able to check out Chucklefish’s strategy sequel — which it co-developed with Robotality. We were big fans of it when it launched last year, and it’s a no-brainer if you’ve played the original Wargroove.

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You go, Garl.

Sea of Stars launched on Nintendo Switch last year and, after a beefy free update and with an even beefier free DLC on the horizon, it’s safe to say that it’s a banger. But what inspired the developer, Sabotage, to make such a gem? What studios sit on its mood board? Who is the go-to touchstone for all things game-making? According to Sea of Stars director Thierry Boulanger, it’s Nintendo.

Now, we challenge any dev to look us in the eye and say that they haven’t, in some way, been inspired by the House of Mario over the years. But, as Boulanger told GamesRadar, the Big N is “just the motherlode of everything you can learn”, with the studio’s work in the 1980s and ’90s being particular points of inspiration for the Sabotage team.

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