Category: Nintendo

Feature: How Super Mario World Became An Award-Winning Book Of Verse

“Super Mario World has one of my most difficult experiences wound through its code”.

Most of us have some childhood memory of games – be it Pokémon Blue, Tetris, or Super Mario Bros. When we dust off those old consoles, the games often trigger memories of our lives outside the screen too.

In his heart-wrenching series of poems, If All the World and Love Were Young, Stephen Sexton put this idea poetic into practice. Published in 2019, the book ties one of his most difficult experiences, his mother’s illness and passing, to his favourite game, Super Mario World.

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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 17th)

Another day of sun.

After this week, we think it’s fair to say that showcase season is well and truly upon us.

Coming off the back of Summer Game Fest, a collection of our brilliant writers came together to give their hands-on impressions of a boatload of games coming to Switch including the excellent Metroidvania Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, spooky sequel OXENFREE II: Lost Signals and the much-anticipated Sonic Superstars — which we reckon is “exactly what Sonic 4 should have been”.

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Popular Switch Piracy Subreddit Promoting Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Emulation And Mods Banned

It had over 70,000 members.

The free open-source Switch emulator Yuzu made headlines a few weeks ago when it was released on Android devices.

Now, in somewhat related news, the unofficial and top Yuzu piracy subreddit ‘r/NewYuzuPiracy’ has been banned. According to PC Gamer, the subreddit – covering Switch game piracy “as well as emulation” – jumped from around 37,000 members on 1st May to more than 70,000 members before it was shutdown earlier this week.

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More Persona 5 Tactica Details Coming At Anime Expo Panel In July

Into the Expo-verse.

Atlus has been bursting at the seams with news lately, hasn’t it?. After Persona 5 Tactica leaked last weekend, the subsequent official reveal at the Xbox Games Showcase, and then confirmation from Atlus that the strategy RPG is indeed coming to Switch (keeping up?), the developer has confirmed that it will have more details to share at Anime Expo 2023 next month.

A whole panel dedicated to this new Persona 5 spin-off is lined up for 3rd July at the annual convention in Los Angeles. Starting at 10am and going on until 11am, the panel will be held in Petree Hall and will be hosted by Chris Lam.

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Guide: Best Switch Games In Nintendo’s Hyper Max eShop Sale (North America)

100 wishlist winners.

We’re on the cusp of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, which means it’s time for summer sales! Nintendo is running Switch eShop sales around the globe, but that doesn’t mean the same games are discounted in all territories. Take the North American ‘Hyper Max‘ sale, for instance — there is some overlap with the games in the European Summer Sale, but not half as much as you’d expect.

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Rain World: Downpour DLC Promises More Brutal Gameplay This Coming July

New regions, characters, and modes.

Are you ready to take on the brutal challenge that is Rain World once again? We hope so, because the Rain World: Downpour DLC is right around the corner, launching on Switch on July 11th, 2023.

Boasting hundreds of new maps across ten new regions, along with five additional characters, two new game modes, and local co-op, the upcoming DLC is sure to extend your playtime with Rain World significantly.

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Nintendo Expands Switch Online’s GBA Library Next Week With Fire Emblem

The Blazing Blade returns.

Nintendo has announced the 2003 Game Boy Advance release Fire Emblem will be coming to the Switch Online service next week on 23rd June. This tactical RPG is also known as Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade and will be available to everyone who has access to the Expansion Pack tier.

This entry was the first installment in the series to be released outside of Japan and also featured the debut of Lyn – who also happens to appear as the Emblem of Blazing in the new Switch release Fire Emblem Engage. There’s permadeath in this game, too. Here’s a bit more about this classic, courtesy of the PR:

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