Category: Nintendo

Poll: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Rayman Advance

Legendary.

Ready for another clash of the covers? Welcome to this week’s edition of Box Art Brawl!

Before we introduce today’s fighters, let’s take a look at the last match-up. It was a big’un as we matched four different covers for the OG Metroid against each other. While there was a good split in the votes, the North American Classic Series option took home gold with 47%, followed by Europe on 29%, the standard North American / UK edition on 13% and the Japanese cover on 11%.

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Limited Edition Shovel Knight Switch Joy-Con Revealed, Pre-Orders Now Live

Get them while you can.

If you’re a big fan of Shovel Knight, you might want to check out the latest officially licensed limited edition controllers from ‘CptnAlex Designs’.

There are two sets available. Both are available to pre-order for $165.00 until 29th February 2024. There are 1,000 sets of these controllers each, and pre-orders will ship in either the second or third quarter of this year. They also come with an exclusive enamel pin and some other items.

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Don’t Starve Together Receives ‘Winter Feast’ Update On Switch, Here’s What’s Included

Update now.

The multiplayer survival game Don’t Starve Together has this week received a new update on the Nintendo Switch, adding in Winter’s Feast. Klei Entertainment has released the full patch notes on its official forums, here’s the rundown:

Update 1.11.0 (Nintendo Switch – released January 23, 2024)

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Guide: Best Nintendo Switch Stealth Games

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Update: We’ve given this list a sneaky tidy-up to ensure we’re recommending only the very best stealth games on Nintendo Switch. We’ve also added two brand-new entries — Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and the newly released Hitman: Blood Money — Reprisal.

For all the gun-blazing, whip-cracking, all-out action, and mayhem there is to enjoy in video games, sometimes a change of pace is needed. All that one-note violence can get boring, no? Why not eliminate that patrolling guard or spittle-covered demon in a more sophisticated manner; something more understated than a rocket launcher to the face?

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Talking Point: Do You Want To See Colourful Cartridges Return For ‘Switch 2’?

A bright future.

The gaming industry is going digital. Chants of “it’s easy,” “it uses less plastic,” and “it’s cheaper… sometimes,” fill the streets and, after dark, tempting eShop sales let out their siren song to pull in any weary traveller after a boxed copy with sweet calls of “Oooh, ahh, up to 80% off”.

The times may be a-changing, but within this (potentially) download-only future, there sits a brave group of stewards who wish for a simpler time. A time when games came in boxes and were bought from stores. A time when all of those boxes contained a cartridge and on that cartridge was a full game. A time when those cartridges were made of brightly coloured plastic and looked even more edible than they do now.

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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 27th)

Capturing those ‘mons.

Welcome to another edition of What Are You Playing?, where we find out which games we’re going to be chilling out with this weekend.

Before we get into that, though, let’s go over what’s been happening this week. Naturally, there’s been a lot of Palworld discussion, and perhaps the most noteworthy event was when The Pokémon Company itself made a statement regarding the game’s potential infringement on the firm’s property.

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Stardew Valley Creator Provides Another Update About Version 1.6

It’s “absolutely” launching in 2024.

The farm and lifestyle simulation Stardew Valley is getting a sizable update soon, and if you’ve been wondering about the status of its progress, Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone has now shared a new update.

In a brief message on social media, the developer mentioned how he was finally done with adding “major new content” and was focused on bug-fixing and polishing until it was ready to go. He also can’t wait for everyone to try it out when it does arrive.

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