Though its purpose is unknown.
The Pokémon Company has seemingly set up a new subsidiary in Japan called ‘Pokémon Works’ after the company was registered on 4th March, 2024.
As spotted by Serebii‘s Joe Merrick, the exact purpose of the subsidiary is unknown at this time, though it appears as though its location is in the same building as ILCA, the development company behind the likes of Pokémon HOME and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
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“Suyu currently exists in a legal gray area”.
Earlier this month, the Switch emulator Yuzu was shut down in response to a legal push from Nintendo. It wasn’t all that surprising given the Big-N’s historic protection of its properties and disapproval of unsanctioned emulation, and equally unsurprising is that a new Switch emulator is already stepping up to take Yuzu’s place — one that, reportedly, is doing everything in its power to avoid a similar legal fate (thanks, Ars Technica).
Suyu (pronounced ‘sue-you’ *wink, wink* according to the emulator’s GitLab page) is built from the Yuzu source code and its aim is to continue the work of “the world’s most popular, open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, Yuzu.” It is not ready for use just yet, though the development team seems hopeful that it will get off the ground.
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What could have been.
We know that another Super Mario Bros. Movie is on the way (Nintendo confirmed it’s coming in 2026, no less), but that doesn’t mean that we are quite done talking about its predecessor just yet. In fact, there’s something new to look at.
Jed Diffenderfer worked as a story developer and artist on the 2023 Illumination/Nintendo movie, and he has recently uploaded a fresh batch of concept art to his website which shows an initial vision for some of the movie’s memorable moments as well as some sections that didn’t make the cut (thanks, Nintendo Everything).
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However, the focus right now is on “the new story”.
Although the Pokémon anime said goodbye to Ash and Pikachu, it seems there’s still a chance the famous duo could return.
Speaking to Variety, The Pokémon Company International executives Andy Gose and Taito Okiura are still open to Ash potentially reappearing and “anything is possible”, but for now the focus is on the new story of Liko and Roy in Pokémon Horizons, which made its debut in North America last week.
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Day one for other platforms, ASAP for Switch.
Contra: Operation Galuga is out on the Nintendo Switch today and as part of this, there will be a patch update released in response to demo feedback.
While other versions of this update are locked in for 12th March, for the Switch version, this update will be applied “as soon as preparations have completed”. This “post release” patch will include bug fixes, input optimisation, and visibility improvements. Here’s the full rundown courtesy of the official Contra social media account:
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Update: Available today.
Update :
These three Game Boy titles have now been added to the Switch Online service. To play these games you will need to have an active subscription.
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Party of one.
The LEGO Animal Crossing sets bring Animal Crossing: New Horizons to life in plastic brick form, featuring minifigures of some of the series’ most beloved characters at home and around their island.
The first wave of sets launched in March 2024, with Julian’s Birthday Party among them. This is the cheapest set in the range (at launch), and will therefore be an attractive option for Animal Crossing fans looking to dip their toe into this Lego pool without shelling out $180 to buy the lot.
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Hunted (ranked) by you.
Update: Capcom’s Monster Hunter series is celebrating its 20th anniversary on 11th March 2024. And to celebrate, we’ve decided to overhaul our Best Monster Hunter Game list into a reader-ranked format. That means you can influence the ranking!
Not only that, we’ve also changed the list to focus on Nintendo-only releases. That means no more World and OG PS2 entry — simply the finest Monster Hunters on Nintendo consoles.
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Gadd tidings.
After a brief MAR10 Day update, we now know that Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD will be bringing the scares to Switch on 27th June. What’s more, we also now know what to expect from the game’s box art.
Yep, Nintendo has revealed a first look at the cover for the upcoming game and anyone who played the original Luigi’s Mansion 2 (or ‘Dark Moon‘ for those in North America) will find very few surprises here.
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“I almost put a reference in there…”.
We were lucky enough to play a lot of great games at Summer Games Fest 2023, but perhaps the biggest surprise was Little Kitty, Big City, an exploration-focused adventure from Double Dagger Studio where you play as a cat on its journey home.
From our hands-on preview, the game really dug its claws in and we’d be kitten ourselves if we said that weren’t excited to see it pounce onto Switch later this year.
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