Category: Nintendo

“We can’t wait for you to experience it!”.

You might recall how the Sonic Mania developer Headcannon had some involvement in Sonic Origins. Now, following the announcement of Sonic Origins Plus, the “indie game and utilities” developer has confirmed it’s “once again” cooperated with Sega to this time update the project.

In a lengthy series of tweets, it explained how it helped put Amy in the spotlight, helped out with Knuckles in Sonic CD and was able to supply “a few additional updates and enhancements” to help make this collection the “best it can be”. Here’s this announcement in full:

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A DSiWare classic is gone.

It seems Nintendo’s closure of the 3DS eShop has been just as upsetting for game developers and publishers.

Speaking to ‘Kit & Krysta‘ recently, SteamWorld series creator and Thunderful Group co-founder Brjann Sigurgeirsson admitted it was sad seeing 3DS owners lose access to the 2010 DSiWare exclusive SteamWorld: Tower Defense.

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He understands Mario has a “passionate fanbase”.

Ever since it was revealed the video game voice of Mario would be swapped out for Marvel superstar Chris Pratt in the upcoming Mario Movie, there have been ongoing concerns about the voice.

While we’ve already heard some of Mario’s one-liners in recent trailers, Pratt has now directly acknowledged concerns about “the voice” and “the voices” in general during a recent interview with Extra TV. He’s well aware how much this IP means to fans, and insists it’s not just a “cash grab”.

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Déjà vu.

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over.

Today, in response to the disappointment among some Zelda fans who (from what we’ve seen so far) think Tears of the Kingdom is looking too similar to BOTW, Alana looks back on some past instances when Nintendo returned for a second pass…

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Anything but crystal clear.

The Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters are due to release in spring 2023, which means the collection of classic Final Fantasy titles should be just around the corner. We don’t have a date yet, and it sounds like Square Enix isn’t ready to reveal that date yet, either — except pre-orders have started being charged.

Over on ResetEra (via Push Square), AlexFlame116 shared an email they got from Square Enix after the company indicated it would begin taking payment for the 35th Anniversary Edition from the 5th April. Others based in Europe have said they’ve received a similar email, but that payments will begin being processed from 31st March.

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Confession time.

Rejoice, sinners, for redemption is on its way. Saga of Sins puts players in control of Cecil, a battle-weary cleric who has recently returned from the Crusades. Rather than receive a joyous reception when he arrives, he sees his home village of Sinwell has become infested with plague and its citizens consumed with their sinful ways.

Fortunately, Cecil’s master, Ulrich, has a solution to the crisis gripping Sinwell. He grants Cecil the power to enter people’s minds and battle the sin within them — first as a Werewolf that shoots fireballs from its mouth, and later as a flame-breathing Gargoyle and, eventually, as a winged Griffin. By taking these forms and diving into the hearts of those indulging in sin, Cecil can battle the demons and free the people from their influence.

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Mamma mia!

We are but one week away from the official release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and while the marketing campaign has certainly stepped up a gear (often in weird boot-focussed ways), that hasn’t stopped the odd leak from slipping through.

This time it’s all about the film’s Blu-ray Steelbook release, which it looks like will be heading our way from 6th June 2023 (thanks, Nintendo Wire).

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“Days like that remind us why we do what we do”.

It’s the end of a generation, with Nintendo yesterday calling time on the 3DS and Wii U eShops. Now that digital sales and physical production have come to a halt, the Switch creator is essentially done with these older platforms, but that doesn’t mean everyone is….

Physical distributor Limited Run Games has taken this opportunity to tease “one last 3DS release”, mentioning how there’s more news to come:

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“I don’t do voices”.

There’s been a lot of discussion about how Chris Pratt will sound as Mario in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie, but what will Donkey Kong’s voice sound like?

In an interview with Comicbook.com, DK’s voice actor Seth Rogen admitted he doesn’t do voices and just used his regular one for Donkey Kong. There was no real back and forth about how to do the voice for DK, like with Mario.

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New world, new abilities.

After literal years of waiting, we have finally had a look at some extended gameplay for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, introduced by legendary series producer Eiji Aonuma no less.

Unlike the trailers that we have seen over the past few months, this was all about some of the new features that we can expect to come across in the Breath of the Wild sequel. This is a Hyrule that will look familiar, it is true, but it certainly seems like there have been a number of changes between the two Switch titles.

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