Category: Nintendo

“We just need a bit more time to sprinkle that extra love on it”.

Celeste, the challenging platformer focused on mental health and overcoming the odds to climb a mountain, celebrated its 6th anniversary yesterday, 25th January 2024. And it sounds like we’ve got something to look forward to.

The official Celeste Twitter teased a little something on social media yesterday, confirming that the team is “cooking up something small but COOL” for the anniversary. “We just need a bit more time to sprinkle that extra love on it.”

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Recall your time.

Nintendo has kicked off 2024 with a rather unexpected remake in Another Code: Recollection, which bundles together Ashley Mizuki Robbins’ two adventures from the DS and Wii era. Beloved by those who played it back in the day, the Switch version is the first time many people have been able to experience the mystery of Ashley’s family. While the first game, Another Code: Two Memories (or Trace Memory) saw a worldwide release, Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories never launched in North America.

Arc System Works has taken the reins in what is a far departure from the studio’s usual gaming output — perhaps we’ll see Ashley in a future Guilty Gear game?

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Taiwan-t to see it all.

Nintendo underlined its omnipresence in the Asian gaming market with a stacked booth at this week’s Taipei Game Show, where crowds of Taiwanese gamers have been piling in to snap photos with an animatronic Kirby and try out tentpole titles like Super Mario Wonder.

While none of the platform holder’s upcoming outings like Princess Peach: Showtime! were on display, the Big N is using the event to flex the sheer breadth of its catalogue.

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Notebooks and tote bags and pins, oh my!

It’s full steam ahead for Nintendo’s upcoming 2024 releases and while Mario vs. Donkey Kong is technically next on the schedule, that doesn’t mean that Princess Peach: Showtime! is shrouded in the mysteries of the future.

Just this week, we got a look at a brand-new trailer and some tie-in pastel pink Joy-Con, so it seems only right that Nintendo would start to advertise the upcoming game’s pre-order bonuses now too.

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It’s been a rough start for the industry in 2024.

Some more industry news has broken this week, and this time it relates to Microsoft’s Xbox division, which last year finalised its acquisition of Activision Blizzard and has in recent times reiterated its support for Nintendo platforms.

In a message from the Xbox and Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer (via IGN), it’s been revealed 1,900 roles out of 22,000 in total across the team have been axed.

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Just imagine.

Another analyst has reportedly shared new information about the rumoured system dubbed ‘Switch 2’, claiming Nintendo’s next device will come with an 8-inch LCD screen and will arrive at some point in 2024.

This information was shared in a new story by Bloomberg, with the source being Omdia analyst Hiroshi Hayase, an individual who conducts research based on company supply chains of “small and medium displays”.

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Here are the featured Pokémon.

If you’re still enjoying Pokémon Scarlet & Violet on a regular basis there’s been an update to Tera Raid Battles and mass outbreaks in the game.

Starting this week, Flutter Mane and Iron Jugulis are now appearing Tera Raid Battles through the Paldea region. You can check out more details about the Pokémon in this new event raid on Serebii.net. These are 5 Star Raids and both Pokémon start at Level 75, can drop a bunch of different items and have varied Tera Types.

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Upping the ante.

A deck-builder that uses a real deck of cards? Colour us surprised. But Balatro, from developer LocalThunk, does just that.

Launching on Nintendo Switch on 20th February, Balatro throws all other fantasy decks out of the window and has settled on the good ol’ deck of 52 for its roguelike deck-building shenanigans. Yet, despite the psychedelic, fuzzy pixel art visuals, your goal is simple — win at poker using the most underhand, illegal tactics possible.

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Every Ace Attorney game, ranked by you.

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy launches today on Switch, and in honour of the occasion we’re republishing this ranked list of the Ace Attorney games that make up its constituent trilogies and off-shoots. Let the cross-examination commence!

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You could say it’s an Adept.

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Alana reflects on playing Golden Sun in 2024, and how it allows players to figure things out for themselves rather than relying on tutorials. Warning — minor early game spoilers ahead…

Golden Sun is good – really good. That’s not surprising at all to most people, but to me, someone who played it back when it first launched 23 years ago and bounced off of it, it’s a bit of a relief.

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