After a slight delay it’s finally here.
Update #2 :
If you’re looking for even more Game Boy Color experiences on your Nintendo Switch, WayForward has finally made Xtreme Sports available on the eShop. It will set you back $9.99 USD or your regional equivalent.
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What’s that one with the plumber and the mushrooms again?
Welcome to the latest instalment in our nostalgia-inducing column, Memory Pak, where we deep-dive into some of the most memorable moments in gaming – good and bad.
Today, Jim is reflecting on a years-long dilemma he faced over an oft-forgotten DS game, and wonders how we deal with “video game brain fog”…
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Flutter bye.
Over the past few years, there’s been a rise in ‘cozy’ games popping up in the indie space, offering an alternative to the typically achievement-based design of pretty much everything else. While these games do require a different mindset due to their generally short nature and simplistic gameplay, there’s something to be said about immersing in something more focused on delivering a brief, simple, and relaxing experience. Flutter Away from Runaway is the latest cozy game to grace the Switch, and while it doesn’t set any new standards for the genre, it’s still a decent experience.
Flutter Away could be best described as a ‘walking sim‘ with just a hint of Pokémon Snap mixed in there. You play as a city-dwelling woman taking a solo camping trip to a rainforest for a few days, primarily to interact with the extensive butterfly population there. Over the five days of your trip, which together last about an hour in real-time, you’ll hunt three new species of butterfly each day to photograph and document. To get the butterflies to appear, you have to fulfill a series of simple objectives, such as helping a capybara get fruit out of a tree or setting up a campsite, all of which are fulfilled by a point-and-click interaction. The total play area is roughly the size of an actual campsite, so finding the next objective is usually a pretty straightforward process. There are also a handful of optional hidden objectives to fulfill along the way, such as photographing tree frogs.
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“It’s a dangerous business, Link, going out your door.”.
By the time The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launched in 1998, J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ had already been on shelves for over 60 years. It should come as no surprise, then, to assume that the iconic fantasy title would have some influence on Nintendo’s own N64 adventure title.
According to Did You Know Gaming, however, who recently trawled through an extensive amount of old Nintendo interviews, Ocarina of Time was originally set to include its own original character called ‘Hobbit’. This was revealed in an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto himself, who explained that the role of the Deku Scrubs was originally intended for a separate character who would tell stories, sell items to Link, and more.
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It recently released The Lara Croft Collection.
There are constant requests for more Switch ports, and one company working around the clock in this particular field is the UK team at Feral Interactive.
In a recent post on social media, it shared a cryptic message about a few new sightings on its gaming radar. If you head over to its website, you can see two games coming “quite soon” to the Switch. Although there are no names attached, we do have some text and pictures.
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It’s on the way.
In the latest trailer for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet – The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, it was revealed Pokémon HOME connectivity was also on the way.
Although there was no date attached to this news, the official Japanese Pokémon website has now confirmed this update as Version 3.1.0, and it should be arriving soon. When the update goes live, trainers will be able to transfer their Pokémon from the DLC over to HOME.
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Tears of Completion.
Believe it or not The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has now been out for just over three whole months. In that time, many of us have spent 100+ hours exploring the multiple layers of Hyrule, taking on familiar faces and getting lost in the adventure of it all. It’s a sobering feeling, therefore, when you beat the game’s final boss and roll credits only for the newly unlocked completion percentage on your Purah Pad to remind you that you still have 70% of the game left to complete.
Such is the sheer size of Tears of the Kingdom, that pouring ~50 hours into the main story is hardly scratching the surface of the full experience on offer. It’s a big wide world out there, and a threat like Ganondorf is but a drop in the ocean of Shrines, Side Quests and *shivers* Korok seeds…
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Follow the clues to be in with a chance of winning.
GAME has today announced that its ‘Ultimate Pokémon Hunt’ will be offering the chance to win some limited-edition Pokémon prizes in six secret UK stores between 21st August and 2nd September.
The hunt will be coming to each store on one day only, so you are going to have to act fast if you want to be in with a chance of taking home a prize. As for what prizes are on offer, GAME has announced that those taking part have the chance to get their hands on the Pokemon Arceus V Star Ultra Premium Collection — a store exclusive — as well as Pokémon TCG Trainer Boxes, plushes, battle figures and more.
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Think inside the box.
There’s a lot of cool Splatoon 3 merchandise out there from clothing to decorations, but the recently-released shoe boxes might be among the strangest that we’ve seen. Yes, it’s just a shoe box.
These cardboard boxes are currently exclusive to the Japanese My Nintendo Store and will set you back 880 yen (around £5 / $6) if you choose to pick one up. Modelled on the in-game boxes that you might have used to decorate your locker, the four new designs appear with the logos of different Splatsville gear/weapon brands including Tentatek, Zink and Inkline.
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Issue #3 – August 2023.
Welcome back to the Nintendo Life Mailbox. We’re deep into August, so let’s dig into our inbox and see what’s been spinning ’round those brainboxes of yours over the past month, shall we?
Got something you want to get off your chest? We’re ready and waiting to read about your game-related ponderings. Each month we’ll highlight a Star Letter, the writer of which will receive a month’s subscription to our ad-free Supporter scheme. Check out the submission guidelines at the bottom of this page for information on how to have your short, sharp correspondence drop on our digital doormat.
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