Category: Nintendo

Alear-ning curve.

Fire Emblem Engage, Intelligent Systems’ latest tactical RPG extravaganza, has finally arrived on Switch and we reckon it’s a bit of a banger, with our recent review handing it an ‘Excellent’ 9/10 score.

As is tradition with this long-running franchise, the tactical action here is very much of the easy-to-learn, difficult-to-master variety, with multiple layers of options and tactics that can be employed in order to rout the corrupted armies that Alear and company face in their attempts to defeat the evil Lord Sombron.

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Costumes and music are up for grabs.

Nintendo’s latest game Fire Emblem Engage also supports amiibo functionality. If you are wondering what each amiibo does you might want to read on…

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Version 2.0.5 has landed.

Ark: Survival Evolved got a massive overhaul on the Nintendo Switch last year with the release of the ‘Ultimate Survivor Edition’.

In case you missed it, it improved visual quality and performance, reduced load times and added in a number of quality-of-life features including inventory management. Fast forward to 2023, and another patch (Version 2.0.5) has now been released.

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Made by skaters, for skaters.

Update : A listing for Sessions: Skate Sim has now appeared on the Switch eShop and Nintendo’s official website. It will apparently be arriving on 16th March 2023.

There’ll be two versions – the standard one for $49.99 USD (or your regional equivalent) and the Deluxe Edition for $59.99, and both can be pre-ordered now. The deluxe version will include extra levels and some other exclusive items. Here’s the official description:

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Our pick of impeccable pixels.

Of all the art styles in video games, none has a stronger chokehold on developers and players alike than the humble pixel. Whether it’s a fantastically detailed modern take on what is possible in pixels, or something made in homage to NES and SNES games of yore, pixel art can be found everywhere — in every genre of game, on every console (no matter how powerful), and in every generation of games, too.

Some may dismiss pixel art as an old-fashioned art style , but the games in this list show that pixel art can be up there with some of the most beautiful games on Switch. Just because something adheres to an evident grid doesn’t mean it can’t be utterly gorgeous — so let’s celebrate the best pixel art in games!

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The red carpet stayed rolled up.

It was Fire Emblem Engage launch day and Nintendo Life had boots on the ground in New York City to document the launch of Intelligent Systems’ latest entry in the series, at Nintendo NYC in Rockefeller Center.

Nintendo fans in New York City are spoiled. We have Nintendo’s flagship retail shop, replete with Marios riding flagpoles between the first and second floors, Bowser glowing menacingly at selfie-takers on the ground floor, and vintage hardware displays of Nintendo consoles through the ages. Additionally, it’s a hotbed of guest appearances ranging from the likes of Charles Martinet (the voice of Mario) to Monster Hunter’s Ryozo Tsujimoto.

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Break it down.

When it comes to ways that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild flipped the script for the wider series, there is a list of ’em so long that it almost rivals the number of those darn Korok Seeds out there. *shakes fist to the sky* One of the changes that we almost can’t believe actually happened, however, was the sheer number of weapons at your disposal and how, importantly, they had a nasty habit of breaking.

This wasn’t you’re daddy’s Zelda game. You’re not picking up a sword from your uncle, a mysterious man in a cave, or a hidden chest surrounded by a maze of boulders. Instead, your first steps into the Great Plateau and beyond probably saw you armed with a couple of branches and an old wooden lid as a makeshift shield. Chances are that after a couple of swings at some nearby Bokoblins, those sticks broke and you were left pushing that stamina wheel to its limits in a crazed game of cat and mouse not a million miles away from Hyrule’s take on The Benny Hill Show (or Scooby-Doo, if you’d prefer).

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The voices behind the heroes.

Fire Emblem Engage not only has amazing character artwork but it’s also got some talented voice actors helping bring the heroes and villains in the game to life.

Now, to celebrate the release this week, many of the western voice actors have been sharing thank you messages on social media to both Nintendo and fans of the series. Here’s a round-up of some of the ones so far:

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Even more Racing Suits are on the way.

Nintendo’s mobile racing game Mario Kart Tour is beginning to wrap up its Space Tour and that means a new event is about to begin. Starting next week on 25th January, racers will be able to participate in the new Winter Tour.

As part of this, there’ll also be a new round of Mii Racing Suits. The suit already teased is the Roaring Racer. It seems this will be followed by a 25th wave of suits on 7th February:

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Champing at the bit.

Pocket Card Jockey, Game Freak’s strange little 3DS mashup of solitaire and horse racing, recently came out on mobile devices, to the delight of anyone who enjoyed the game (e.g. anyone who played it). Nevertheless, it was a little disappointing not to see it come to Switch, since it was a 3DS exclusive to begin with, and Game Freak’s relationship with Nintendo is pretty tight.

But in a recent interview with Polygon’s Oli Welsh, programmer Masao Taya spoke about the possibility of Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! coming to Switch after all — as long as it does well on Apple Arcade.

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