Category: Nintendo

NES, SNES, Game Boy and Virtual Boy titles featured.

Although the game industry is all about moving forward, there are still many talented individuals and teams out there developing titles for past-generation systems.

That’s where the ‘Homebrew Games Summer Showcase’ comes in – celebrating new games on retro consoles and classic handheld devices. The 2024 showcase includes close to 35 minutes of “non-stop gameplay” featuring 120 homebrew titles across 15 platforms.

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NES, SNES, Game Boy and Virtual Boy titles featured.

Although the focus of the game industry is on the future, there are still many talented individuals and teams out there developing games for past-generation systems. That’s where the ‘Homebrew Games Summer Showcase’ comes in – celebrating new games on retro consoles and classic handheld devices.

The 2024 showcase includes roughly 35 minutes of “non-stop gameplay” featuring 120 homebrew titles across 15 platforms.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

The posters in Tomb Raider III return.

After Aspyr said it would restore the missing posters in Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, it’s now rolled out Update 3 including this fix.

Apart from this, the latest update also includes improvements and fixes across all three titles. Here’s the full rundown via the official support page:

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And it looks lovely.

As part of this year’s Guerrilla Collective showcase, it’s been confirmed that the former Xbox console exclusive Echo Generation will be heading to the Nintendo Switch later this month on 19th June 2024.

Dubbed Echo Generation: Midnight Edition, the game features the same stunning visuals and turn-based battles of the original release but enhances the experience with fast travel, a quest log, new camera controls, support for multiple languages, and more.

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Everything you need to know about Star Wars: Hunters on Switch.

Welcome to our Star Wars: Hunters guide hub.

Here we’ll take you through everything you need to know about the free-to-play team-based arena combat game that came to Switch on 4th June 2024.

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And it’s out today.

If you happen to recall the bizarre 1999 point-and-click title Garage: Bad Dream Adventure, then you’re in for a treat. If you don’t, then… well… you’re still in for a treat because it looks wild.

It launches on the Switch eShop today for £16.99 / $24.99, so by the time you’re reading this, you might be able to purchase and download it. For the uninitiated, Garage originated in Japan from developer Kinotrope and was released for Windows and Mac. It’s since been ported to Android and iOS, but we’re honestly thrilled to see it on Switch.

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Not long now!

Ahead of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance’s launch on 14th June 2024, Atlus has revealed the epic launch trailer, likely giving fans one last look at the game before release.

It’s arguably a bit spoiler-heavy for some, so you’ll have to judge whether you want to check it out. Regardless, if you weren’t already hyped for the upcoming release, the launch trailer will almost certainly push you over the edge.

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It appears to be Fuecoco and Bellibolt.

The Pokémon Squishmallows line continues to grow with two more plush seemingly joining the collection in the future.

According to an official post, these two Squishmallows (which appear to be Fuecoco and Bellibolt), will be “coming soon”. There’s also a proper sneak peek on the way of these Scarlet and Violet-generation Pokémon.

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Inspired by GBA and N64 box arts.

Nintendo has updated the My Nintendo Store in North America and it’s now offering a ‘Classic Games Postcard Set’, featuring eight themed designs.

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“You never know when the Pokémon inspiration will strike!”.

In recent years, we have seen an increasing number of roguelikes on Switch. In even more recent years, we have seen the same happen for ‘Pokémon-likes’. Naturally, each genre has its respective highs and lows, but rarely have we seen both of them joined by the same game. That is, until we saw Dicefolk.

Dicefolk is a tactical roguelike. It’s also a monster catcher. It’s also a dice game. It’s a confusing combination of genres that seem disparate on paper but click in practice. The game launched on Steam earlier this year and quickly started racking up positive reviews. So, when developers LEAP Game Studios (Tunche) and Tiny Ghoul announced that the monster-based mashup would be rolling the dice on Switch on 20th June, our interests were quickly piqued.

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