Category: Nintendo

#16 – A sophomore with depth.

For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we’re going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention — before it’s too late. The chance to add these to your library will be gone for good soon and, for one reason or another, these eShop-exclusives are close to our hearts.

Today, Ollie nominates 3D Sonic The Hedgehog 2, because it’s a masterful revamp of the classic Genesis / Mega Drive title specifically for the 3DS eShop, and you can never have too many ways to play this one…

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Celebrating MAR10 Day.

MAR10 Day has been packed with all sorts of surprises this year from movie trailers to LEGO announcements, and if that’s still not enough, you can always turn your attention to Mario’s video game history.

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A special event in tandem with the Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Update :

Nintendo of America has now publicised this same Super Mario Run event on its own social channels. This “special event” is being promoted in tandem with the upcoming release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. As part of this, the game is also half-price until 30th May. A follow-up tweet further explains the free stage unlocks:

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#15 – Don’t cut ties with this one.

For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we’re going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention — before it’s too late. The chance to add these to your library will be gone for good soon and, for one reason or another, these eShop-exclusives are close to our hearts.

Today, Ollie nominates Severed, a delightful touch-based 3DS and Wii U eShop game (and Switch, in fact — we’ll get to that) from the excellent developers at Drinkbox Studios…

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“Clean is better than dirty”.

It’s MAR10 Day, the annual celebration of all things Super Mario. Nintendo itself is doing all sorts to mark the special occasion, including the introduction of a new Mario-themed Switch console bundle, a healthy dose of discounts from Mario games, and of course, a brand new trailer for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie. There is a lot to get excited for!

Here at Nintendo Life, we thought it would be fun to take a non-exhaustive look back on how Nintendo advertised its various Mario games over the years, spanning from the original Mario Bros. right up to Super Mario Odyssey. Hits or misses, there’s no doubt that Nintendo — or the ad firms it hired — flexed its creative muscles with some of these.

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And it’s coming this fall.

NIS America has given us a firmer release window for the upcoming action RPG spin-off, The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails. The upcoming game will be launching this fall, which means this will be the third game in the Trails series to be localised this year following Trails to Azure in March and Trails into Reverie in July.

Boundless Trails, however, is pretty different from the rest of the mainline Trails series. It’s sort of a spin-off, but also sort of set in an alternate timeline. The continent of Zemuria doesn’t get a mention, nor do any characters from the mainline Legend of Heroes games make an appearance. it’s also an action RPG, much closer to Falcom’s other big RPG series — Ys.

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Shanghai Surprise?

Arrowiz, the Shanghai-based development team behind 2021’s Hermitage: Strange Case Files, returns to Nintendo Switch with a determined attempt to replicate the general rhythm and vibe of Atlus’ all-conquering Persona series in the form of Mato Anomalies. This is an RPG that throws a whole bunch of ideas and gameplay mechanics at the player but, unfortunately, it all comes unstuck due to clunky writing, uninspiring combat mechanics and environmental design that quickly becomes repetitive.

Thrown into a neo-futuristic Shanghai cityscape pulled straight out of the likes of Blade Runner, players assume the role of two protagonists: Doe, a hard-boiled private detective who deals in out-thinking his adversaries, and Gram, his mysterious exorcist sidekick who gets to do all the fighting. Working as a team, the duo set out to investigate a series of strange anomalies affecting the city, bringing them face to face with demonic entities known as the Bane Tide.

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Get Monster Hunter, Phoenix Wright & more.

The 3DS and Wii U eShops are shutting down at the end of this month. Ahead of this, lots of game developers have been slashing prices on their libraries across both platforms. Capcom is the latest to do this – with an absolutely massive sale taking place on both digital storefronts at the moment.

You can get 3DS titles for like Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, all of the Phoenix Wright games, Resident Evil and even Street Fighter for just $2.99 USD. The same pricing applies on the Wii U eShop – with games like DuckTales: Remastered and Resident Evil Revelations also going for this price.

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Support chat, new testimonials & more.

Update :

Following the reveal of the final trailer for the Super Mario Bros. movie, Illumination has updated the promotional ‘Super Mario Bros. Plumbing’ website. You can get a glimpse of Pauline, read some new testimonials, visit some new areas including a “service” area and “Van Tour”, and even access a customer support live chat.

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And you can go to see them!

Well folks, we have now seen the final trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, what did you think? Not that full of surprises, huh? You know what was a surprise, though? The final reveal that a replica model of Mario’s boots from the movie will soon be appearing at New York’s Nintendo Store. A model. Of Mario’s boots.

Yep. After revealing the final trailer and seeing some classic forced interaction from the lead cast, Miyamoto made the unexpected announcement that a new movie promo will be appearing at the NY store in the shape of Mario’s boots. If you find yourself in the area, you can stop by and see them from tomorrow (10th March), what better way is there to celebrate MAR10 Day, after all?

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