Category: Nintendo

Switch who?

‘Retro gaming company’ Sjgam has just revealed its latest handheld, the ‘M20 Pro’, and while it appears to be far from the best emulation device money can buy, its design looks… familiar. Let’s not beat about the bush here: it’s a Switch (thanks for the heads up, Notebookcheck).

According to the Sjgam website, the M20 Pro boasts a seven-inch display (1024 x 600 pixels), runs on the Linux-based EmuELEC 4.3 operating system to support over 30 emulators and comes with a dock for TV output. Notebookcheck claims that while the handheld’s Rockchip RK3566 CPU and Mali-G52 GPU make for a decent budget combination, the pairing may struggle with more intense emulators like PSP and N64 — sorry, Banjo.

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More than 10 games in one package.

To kick off the new year, Arc System Works has announced Technos The World: Kunio-kun & Arcade Collection for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. This information was shared in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu.

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“Crush your enemies and see them driven before you”.

The Switch 2 has dominated the headlines over the past few days, but there’s been plenty of other stuff going on in the world of video games this week.

On the Mortal Kombat front, NetherRealm revealed the official gameplay trailer for Conan the Barbarian featuring the likeness of Arnold Schwarzenegger, with the voice work apparently done by Chris Cox (the same guy who voiced Arnie as the Terminator in Mortal Kombat 11).

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Wake up, Sleeper.

Citizen Sleeper was, coincidentally, one of 2022’s sleeper hits. With its combination of top-tier writing and decision-based gameplay, this table-top-inspired RPG and space adventure pulled us into its airlock and wouldn’t let us out until we had played through the emotional damage of witnessing every possible outcome (and yes, that includes the three DLC packs).

It will come as no surprise, then, that we were rather excited to see a sequel on the way. Announced in June 2023 and confirmed to be coming to Switch at the June 2024 PC Gaming Showcase, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector promises more of the same deep space dilemmas, but with an expanded dice system, clean-cut job roles and multiple environments to explore, we were keen to learn more about its new recruits before liftoff.

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One of many companies pulling ads.

Nintendo is pulling commercials from airing on the Japanese station Fuji Television (Fuji TV) following an ongoing sex scandal centred around Masahiro Nakai, one of the station’s biggest hosts.

As reported by Nikkei (thanks, Automaton), in December 2024, a 90 million yen ($569,000) out-of-court settlement followed reports alleging that Nakai — also a former member of the hugely popular boy band SMAP — had sexually assaulted an unnamed woman in 2023 at a company-arranged dinner.

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Open those rupee wallets.

Production on Nintendo and Sony’s live-action Legend of Zelda film is presumably ticking away behind closed doors, but in the meantime, a group of fans are undertaking the challenge of bringing Hyrule to life themselves.

Above, you’ll find the first teaser trailer for ‘Lost in Hyrule‘, an upcoming live-action fan film which has just opened its doors to Rupee donations on Kickstarter (or other, non-Hylian currencies, if you’d rather). According to the campaign page, the story takes place after the events of Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask, offering the filmmaker’s take on “the untold conclusion to the Hero of Time’s saga”. Mmm, lore.

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So, would you?

Nintendo formally announced the Switch 2 last week and while some developers appear to have already locked in their support, other studios are still gauging whether or not to release certain titles on the Switch’s successor.

One of these developers happens to be Moon Studios, with the CEO Thomas Mahler asking on social media if fans of the studio (as well as Ori games and Nintendo platforms) would be interested in the team’s new release, No Rest for the Wicked on Switch 2.

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“Everything changes!”.

We’ve seemingly had our very first look at Mario Kart 9 during the Switch 2 reveal trailer, and one thing you might have noticed is the similar but slightly different-looking character designs.

Perhaps the highlight is Donkey Kong’s new look, which has been labelled a redesign. It’s been a bit of a talking point within the DK and Super Mario fandom, and now we’ve actually got a response from the artist who was behind DK’s modern (and arguably most iconic) look – former Rare and Donkey Kong Country veteran, Kevin Bayliss.

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Switch 2 release when?

It looks like Capcom is potentially gearing up to release native versions of a bunch of Resident Evil titles for Microsoft and Sony’s current generation systems.

With the Switch 2 just around the corner, there’s a real possibility these titles could show up (again) on Nintendo’s next-generation hybrid hardware.

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Off the beaten path.

Ahhh, there’s nothing like taking a detour in a video game. From sprawling open-world games to turn-based RPGs, sidequests are an almost essential part of the adventure. After all, can you really say you’ve saved the world or uncovered the secrets of your friends if you haven’t collected all of the magical coins or you haven’t helped the village mayor pay off a debt?

As we’re approaching the end of the Switch’s life, at Nintendo Life, we’ve been pondering all of our favourite sidequests we’ve experienced (or re-experienced) on the lovely little hybrid console. And there’s no shortage of those optional yet magical expeditions.

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