Mlem!
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie officially launches on 3rd April 2026, and Nintendo will be keen to ensure its marketing is on top form for the upcoming sequel. This will no doubt include keeping certain characters under wraps until the opportune moment.
Well… sadly, it seems someone’s let the cat out of the bag a little bit too soon… or should that be the Yoshi out of the bag?
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Metroid shred.
The cultural consciousness loves the ‘Akira Slide’; a single moment in the 1988 anime movie Akira where Shōtarō Kaneda, following a bike race, skids across the tarmac to slow himself down, facing the screen, his bike side-on, trails of smoke billowing up from the road. Of course, he could use his brakes, but it wouldn’t be as flashy now, would it? Distributors Toho knew what they were doing when they slapped Kaneda and the bike on the movie poster.
Even if you’ve never seen the movie, you’ve almost definitely seen the physics-defying Akira Slide. 37 years later, TV showrunners, animators, and directors can’t get enough of that effortless skid. It’s featured in everything from Batman: The Animated Series to Adventure Time to Jordan Peele’s 2022 sci-fi horror Nope to even adorable shows like Doraemon and the Pokémon anime.
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Give Chun-Li and Ken a new look.
Following the arrival of Chun-Li in the SNK title Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves earlier this week, Capcom has released some free “special EX” colours for the same character (and the previous CotW DLC character, Ken) in Street Fighter 6.
This will change the colours of Outfit 1 on both characters. You can redeem these colours from the game’s ‘News’ section in the ‘Notices’ menu and no code input is required. Here’s a look:
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This is a wild one, folks.
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl!
Last week, we checked out the wonderful Animal Crossing: Wild World for the DS and, as expected, the western design won the day with a whopping 84%. Good effort Japan, but this one just ain’t it.
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Introducing SOL-AVES.
The Kirby Air Riders Global Test Ride is currently taking place this weekend, and it looks like the game engine it’s running on might have been uncovered.
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Classic building and resource management gets cosy.
If you’re a fan of cosy-style games and don’t mind some classic building and resource management sim action, you might be interested in the upcoming Switch release Little Rocket Lab. This game originally made its console debut in October on the Xbox.
After being announced during the ‘Wholesome Snack 2024’ presentation last December, it seems it might finally have a release date. According to the official store page on Nintendo’s website and eShop, it will launch next month on 10th December 2025 for $19.99 (or your regional equivalent).
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Kris Kristofferson is my dad now.
Ever feel like getting your video game cowboy on, but Red Dead Redemption and its kinda bloated sequel, as good as they are, just take way too long to bed into?
You know what I mean. Rockstar’s epics are the obvious go-to choices in this scenario. However, sometimes I just want to shoot stuff in the cowboy style, almost immediately if possible, and I don’t want to waste time with hugely intricate plots and overwhelming world aspects that drag a playthrough out to a triple-digit hour count. Who has time for that in this economy? (Me, but that’s probably best kept for another article on a different website.)
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Part 1 launches alongside Update 1.3.0.
Civilization VII has received multiple updates since it launched earlier this year and alongside Update 1.3.0, Firaxis Games has now released the Tides of Power Collection.
This is “free to claim” on the Switch and Switch 2 eShop until 5th January 2026 and is “yours to keep permanently at no cost”. After this date, you’ll be required to purchase it.
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Hyrule? No, you rule!
The weekend is finally upon us, and we’re ready to play some games… once we’ve recapped this week’s big news, of course!
In the absence of a major Animal Crossing announcement, this week felt a little quieter than last, but there was still plenty to get excited about. The Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC scored a December release date, and we got a new Mystery Gift event in the process. A new Nintendo Store app was released on iOS and Android, the Resident Evil Pro Controller opened for pre-orders with a scary price tag attached, and Nintendo’s latest financials saw Switch 2 off to a staggering start in its first four months.
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Patching the garden.
Since the arrival of Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted on the Switch and Switch 2 in October, PopCap Games has been rolling out regular updates. Following the 1.2 patch towards the end of last month, the team has now released a few more update.
Below are both sets of patch notes, with PopCap noting how Patch V.1.4.0 is also “close to being done”.
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