Category: Nintendo

Sonic returns in a new side-scroller.

The latest Sonic platformer Sonic Superstars made its debut on the Switch and multiple other platforms last month. Digital Foundry has now uploaded a tech review, seeing how the Nintendo version of the game compares to the rest.

All versions except the Nintendo Switch “largely share the same visual qualities”. In handheld mode, the Switch delivers a full 720p native output but some stages run at a 720p resolution. In docked, the resolution hits 720p, with reduced texture resolution and lower texture filtering.

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Hook(shot), line and sinker.

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Jim celebrates six months of Tears of the Kingdom by flying back into Link’s latest…

The launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was such a momentous occasion for me, so much so that the 12th May 2023 will forever be burned into the back of my mind. Over the summer, I kept playing it without putting it down, yet, as the weeks ticked by and the likes of Sea of Stars, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and a handful of Pikmin games were dropped at my feet like new toys in front of a puppy, I eventually put Link’s latest down and turned my attention to other things in the big, wide world (namely, more video games).

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Hey! Another brawl.

Hello everybody, and welcome to the latest edition of Box Art Brawl!

Last time, we took a look at Kirby Mass Attack for the Nintendo DS. It wasn’t quite as close as we were admittedly expecting, with the North American version easily beating the competition with 65% of the vote.

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Following the delay of Fantasy Life.

Level-5 recently confirmed Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time would no longer make its 2023 release window. Instead, it will now be arriving at some point next year.

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Download a demo from the Switch eShop.

Next month sees the release of Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince on the Nintendo Switch and in the lead-up to this new monster battler, Square Enix has uploaded an introduction trailer.

In case you’ve missed previous updates on this one, it’s not your average Dragon Quest game. Instead of directly fighting opponents, you take on the role of an aspiring monster wrangler named Psaro who is out for revenge.

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It was announced for Nintendo’s platform in 2020.

Back in 2020, it was announced Braid: Anniversary Edition would be coming to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms.

Now, in the latest update earlier this week, it seems the plans might have changed. The 15th anniversary version of the game is now arriving on 30th April 2024 for PlayStation, Xbox, Windows, and even Netflix’s subscription service. It’s also been confirmed via social media a “Mac and Linux” release will arrive later next year after the initial launch.

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“Coming late 2024”.

Netflix this week has lifted the lid on its new animated Witcher film, Sirens of the Deep. Perhaps what’s most exciting about this upcoming project airing in “late 2024” is that it will see the return of Doug Cockle.

If you weren’t already aware, Cockle is the famous English voice actor of Geralt, as heard in titles like The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. Sirens of the Deep is based on a short story by Andrzej Sapkowski.

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Heading back to Hyrule.

Ready for a spot of weekend gaming? Us too. Welcome back to another edition of What Are You Playing!

Before we dive into our screen plans, let’s have a look back at what happened this week in the world of news. This week has been all about da movies as Nintendo announced that it is working on a live-action Zelda film, co-financed by Sony, no less. We also saw the Mario Movie finally land a Netflix release date in the US as Nintendo’s latest financial report showed just how many coins the big-screen endeavour brought in for the company.

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Here’s what’s been updated.

Just days ago, Nintendo launched the sixth and final DLC wave for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch. The patch notes detailed all sorts of general updates and fixes.

This included a lot of fine adjustments, and we’ve got some extra insight, courtesy of the Japanese website Mario Kart Blog (via Meester_Tweester on the Mario Kart subreddit). As you can see, there are some balance changes to a number of the vehicles, and also some extra details about the new racers:

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Baldur’s Gate 3 takes out “ultimate” GOTY.

The Golden Joystick Awards 2023 has just wrapped up and we’ve now got a full list of every winner. On the Switch front, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has officially won the Nintendo game of the year for 2023.

The “ultimate” game of the year award went to Larian’s RPG hit Baldur’s Gate 3. Not only did it take out the biggest award of the show, but it also won multiple other categories on the night. Some other winners included Sea of Stars as the best indie game of the year, Mortal Kombat 1 as best multiplayer game and No Man’s Sky received the “still playing” award.

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