Category: Nintendo

Geoguessr but Hyrule.

We know that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is going to be set in the same Hyrule that we have each spent many, many hours exploring in Breath of the Wild. Sure, we imagine that there are going to be a fair number of tweaks (hi Sky Islands!), but it looks like the basic skeleton is the same. So, what’s the best way to prepare for this return? Replay the first game? Stare longingly at the map? Get yourself a horse and head out on a real-life adventure on your own? You could do all of the above, or you could have a crack at HyruleGuessr, a BOTW-set map quiz (thanks, Polygon) — it’s your call…

As the name suggests, this is a twist on the original Geoguessr game, where you are dropped at a random spot in the world (via Google Street View, not literally) before having to guess your location based on clues like road markings, street signs and nearby landmarks.

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Just purchase a copy of the game at launch.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of Kingdom is out next week, and ahead of release Target in the US has announced a special promotion.

If you purchase a copy of Link’s new adventure on 12th May, you’re also in line to receive a free ‘Adventure Hip Pack’ (which can be used to store things). It will be available to customers while stock lasts and you don’t even have to pre-order to be eligible by the sounds of it.

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“We’re excited to reveal what’s next”.

If you somehow missed the “sinister fishing adventure” Dredge when it launched on the Switch eShop in March, now might be the time to check it out.

New Zealand indie studio Black Salt Games has officially revealed what’s next for the title, with an outline of what content and DLC to expect in every quarter of 2023. From the second onwards, players can expect map markers, photo mode & wildlife and boat paint. And then in the fourth quarter of the year, there’ll be some paid DLC.

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The movie has now crossed $1 billion at the global box office.

The Mario Movie finally made its debut in Nintendo’s homeland last week and it’s got off to an incredibly strong start.

According to a report by 4Gamer.net (via Nintendo Everything), the movie banked around $13.5 million in its opening weekend and had made around $16 million in total by Monday (about 2,182,490,230 yen). This apparently makes it the best Illumination movie opening in Japan ever.

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“It has to be the cats!”.

We’ve gushed plenty of times over the stunning-looking Metroidvania Afterimage by developer Aurogon Shanghai. From its beautiful animation style to stunning watercolour backgrounds and hand-drawn characters and world, amidst the bustling genre of Metroidvania, it stands out in the best possible way.

The blend of colourful worlds and tight combat pay homage to some of the best in the genre, but it’s the art style that has long stuck out to us. Afterimage smashed its 2022 Kickstarter with fans falling head over heels in love with the game’s visual identity alone, and that magic has followed through to the final product. And it was one of the standout aspects in our review, where we said the game “offers a lengthy, lovely-looking Metroidvania adventure.”

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Game also receives an anniversary discount.

If you’re a fan of the awesome RPG Citizen Sleeper, then you might want to invest in a new Design Works artbook from video game cuture specialist Lost in Cult.

The official fundraiser is open now and will close on July 2nd, 2023 at 6pm GMT. Lost in Cult is looking to raise a total of £75,000 (roughly $93,000) in order to produce the various Design Works SKUs and fulfill orders for customers.

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Where’s the nearest Cooking Pot?

Nintendo is going all-out with the marketing for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (big surprise). There are the trailers, the tie-in Switch OLED model, the novelty pre-order bonuses (Zelda spoon anyone?), in short, the game is everywhere.

Now, Nintendo has managed to spread the marketing for the title even further, as it has today revealed a range of Tears of the Kingdom-inspired food and drink items that are now available to buy from Lawson stores in Japan.

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Team thanks fans for the support.

Earlier this year in February, Warner Bros. lifted the lid on Mortal Kombat 12, scheduled for a 2023 release. Not long after this, the series co-creator Ed Boon seemingly confirmed the news via social media.

Now, in an update, it seems Mortal Kombat fans have been given their very first teaser of the new entry in the series. In an extended message from the Mortal Kombat development team thanking fans for supporting the brutal, bloody and violent fighting series over the years, Ed Boon mentioned how the team was “not quite done yet”.

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Mamma Mia!

The Mario Movie has now officially surpassed $1 billion at the global box office, and while a lot of people have no doubt already seen it, a recent illegal upload on social media has also got some serious attention.

As reported by Forbes, a Twitter account known as “vids that go hard” recently uploaded the entirety of The Super Mario Bros. Movie in two parts. Twitter wasn’t exactly quick to respond – with the videos apparently reaching a whopping nine million views in just seven hours before the account – with over a million followers – was suspended.

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Contra addiction.

Wild Dogs borrows almost everything from Konami’s classic Contra series, and this is a good thing. Initially glowing in perfect shades of monochromatic green and formed like a beautifully detailed Game Boy title, it’s both visually pleasing and successful in its nostalgic reimaginings.

Playing as mercenary Frank.Williams and his doggy companion Teddy, this run-and-gun pits you against alien hordes through several lengthy missions. It’s stuffed with superb bosses and pacy vehicle pursuits, ranging from missile-rocking helicopters to gun-laden cars and motorcycles. It has Contra III’s dual weapon wielding and switching structure, the ability to fix your aim with the ZR trigger, and a double jump available right off the bat. The weapons range from homing missiles and boomerang lasers to flamethrowers and the all-eclipsing, still wildly lucrative spread gun.

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