Category: Nintendo

Harvest Moon is that you?

PAX East 2023 and our American-based senior video producer Zion Grassl has kept himself busy over the past few days now checking out the latest and greatest releases.

One, in particular, he got some time to sit down with the upcoming Marvelous / XSEED title Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life – a remake of the 2003 GameCube title Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life. Not only did Zion get time to go hands on with the title, but he’s also been able to share his early thoughts with and impressions in the video above.

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Yes, Wii U had games that didn’t get Switch ports!

It’s the final countdown — the Wii U eShop is closing for new purchases on Monday, so we’re republishing this guide to highlight some gems you might want to consider snapping up. You’ve got this weekend to make sure you’ve bought anything you might want to play…

While many are rightly lamenting the upcoming death of the 3DS eShop, we feel like fewer gamers are pouring one out for the Wii U digital store. Maybe it’s just us, but we can’t let that stand, as the console actually had some darn good games — some of which are still exclusives to this day. Nintendo’s GamePad concept may not have paid off with the public, but it did give developers some fun ideas.

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“Pure racing skill will decide the outcome of the race”.

Kart racers can be fun, but sometimes they’re just plain unfair when you’re outplayed by some higher-tier opponent or item you can’t even defend yourself against. Disney Speedstorm aims to give racers a more even playing field with a new mode called “regulated multiplayer”.

In an update via the official game blog, developer Gameloft explained how exactly this new mode will work. While it’s similar to regular Ranked Multiplayer, there are some “very important differences”. All racers in this mode are exact to the same Upgrade Level, Star Level and crews are not active.

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It’s a “live service” with seasonal updates & “drive pass”.

LEGO 2K Drive got announced for the Nintendo Switch earlier this week and if you have been wondering about whether or not there’ll be an option to spend money on the game, yes – there will be.

A 2K representative has told wccftech there will be “real money” in play. While players earn “Brickbux” from regular gameplay, there will also be coins that can be purchased with real currency. 2K says there’ll be safety measures in place to ensure parents have the final say:

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The party starts 25th April.

The Pokémon series is about to hit another big milestone this April in Japan. The Pokémon Center is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary and has opened a brand new website to prepare us (thanks, NintendoSoup!)

The 25th-anniversary website is a hub for all things Pokémon Center birthday-related and will have details on events, merchandise, and more taking place in Pokémon Center stores across the country. There’s a sweet little “thank you” message on the front page of the website, which you can read here (via Google Translate):

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But it also could be an error.

Players have been reporting that Free Plays on the freemium 3DS app Nintendo Badge Arcade are over.

Over on the 3DS subreddit, users were booting up the game in order to cash in on their free plays only to find that there were none. Multiple users started reporting this yesterday, with European players also running into the issue today.

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Bath Bob-omb.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie advertising campaign is firing on all cylinders right now, and the latest partnership is an unlikely union between the plumber and vegan cosmetics brand Lush.

Shared on Nintendo Wire (via GoNintendo), Lush is launching a whole new range of bathing and cosmetic products today, inspired by Mario and his friends. This is to tie in with the Mario Movie’s release on 5th April — not long now!

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Coming to Japan this July.

Inti Creates has announced it will be releasing a double pack of the Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon games. It will contain the first game and Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 and is officially titled Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Chronicles.

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Unlock a special Pikachu.

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has been running Tera Raid Battle events and even some item distributions like no tomorrow, but unfortunately, there’s not been quite as many gifts and Pokémon giveaways.

If you happen to be located in Japan though, there’ll soon be a “special Pikachu” at Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores across Japan. If you go to one of these locations, there’ll be a Serial Code for Scarlet & Violet to redeem this pocket monster. Here are the stats (via Serebii.net):

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Take a trip back to Inkopolis.

Nintendo hasn’t completely forgotten about the Squid Sisters. The recent Splatoon 3 DLC saw them make a return and now in a surprise update, they’ll be debuting a new song.

It’s officially titled ‘Tomorrow’s Nostalgia Today’ and there’s been a video clip of it uploaded on Nintendo’s official YouTube channel, here’s a look:

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