Category: Nintendo

Courtesy of Dark Horse.

Square Enix’s Bravely Default series is absolutely stunning to look at, so you might be pleased to hear the art book based on the Switch release is now on its way to the West.

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Bluetooth and Hall Effect sticks!

8BitDo’s latest mod kit will enable GameCube fans to transform their trusty wired pads into fancy wireless versions, complete with Hall Effect sticks and triggers.

For $26, the kit upgrades your GameCube pad so it can be used with the 8BitDo GC Retro Receiver, giving you a Bluetooth connection for wireless play.

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A classic, continued.

It’s fair to say that Gimmick! 2 was a sequel not on many people’s bingo cards before its surprise announcement in June 2024. Its 1992 predecessor, a retro gem and Sunsoft’s take on a mascot platformer, enjoys a cult reputation as one of the rarest games for the Famicom/NES owing to its limited release in Japan and, oddly enough, Sweden.

It certainly made an impression on Gothenburg-based Bitwave Games, the studio behind 2022’s Gimmick! Special Edition — a rerelease of the notoriously difficult original for modern consoles — and its unlikely sequel. Not only is the story behind the IP’s revival an interesting one, but we’re happy to report that Gimmick 2 lives up to and arguably outshines its 8-bit forbearer.

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You’re going to take ME for a ride?

It’s finally the weekend, and we’re ready to chill out with a spot of gaming. Before we get into our plans, however, let’s take a look at what happened in the world of Nintendo this week.

It was a big one for PlayStation news, weirdly, as we speculated on ‘Switch 2’ pricing after Sony revealed the £700 PS5 Pro. We also delved into Astro Bot (another non-tendo release) as we looked at the fan reaction to its Mario inspiration.

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Evidence of a new Remastered Collection has also been spotted.

The Atlus release Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance arrived on the Switch in June. and now in an update, the team has announced this enhanced JRPG release will be receiving some new content.

This free update, which will arrive at some point in the future will add six new demon navigators. They include Mara, Idun, Mossman, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Hell Biker and Cleopatra. Here’s the official announcement, along with some artwork:

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“It is now an unavoidable reality for us”.

It’s been another tough week in the video game industry with Microsoft announcing another round of layoffs at the Xbox division and staff resigning at Annapurna Interactive. Now, to unfortunately add to this, Penny’s Big Breakaway developer Evening Star has announced it’s had to let go of some of its team.

In a statement via social media, Evening Star CTO Hunter Bridges revealed the small-sized developer parted ways with six team members due to “volatile market conditions”. Here’s the full message:

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Shred it next month.

Despite being on our radar since its announcement last year, we have seen remarkably little of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed, the upcoming 3D platformer / brawler from developer A Heartful of Games and publisher Outright Games. That is until today! An all-new gameplay trailer has arrived to kick some shell and things are still looking pretty good.

Building on the first gameplay glimpse we got in July, today’s new footage starts to introduce us to the game’s story (as narrated by one April O’Neil). A bunch of baddie mutants are on the loose — in a Turtles game? What are the odds?? — and it’s up to the heroes in a half-shell to shut them down. We can see combat aplenty and some of the basic platforming challenges too, in what appears to be both single-player and co-op modes.

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More details to come on Hobbit Day.

Just a couple of days after Wētā Workshop, the studio behind Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game, announced it would be showing more of the game on 22nd September, the team has announced that it’s been delayed to early 2025.

In a statement posted on Twitter, the New Zealand-based studio revealed that to ensure it delivers its vision, it’s pushing the game’s launch back to next year. Tales of the Shire didn’t have a concrete release date, but it was due to launch this Holiday season.

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Entire workforce followed executive departure.

The entire workforce of publisher Annapurna Interactive has resigned following a dispute with owner Megan Ellison.

As reported by Bloomberg, the publisher had been in negotiations with its owner to spin the gaming arm into an independent entity. Ellison reportedly walked out of these talks, leading to Annapurna Interactive President Nathan Gary, other company executives and around two dozen staff members resigning.

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“It can’t maintain that unfortunately”.

The Plucky Squire launches on multiple platforms next week, and one thing you might want to know if you are considering the Switch release is how it performs.

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