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Welcome, one and all!
It’s been another reasonably busy week here at Nintendo LIfe. We started off with a Pokémon Presents showcase which, according to you fine people, wasn’t all that good. The biggest highlight was undoubtedly the announcement of the Scarlet and Violet DLC, which will come in two parts and is officially called ‘The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero’.
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A sequel is arriving this year.
It’s been six years since Nintendo launched its hybrid device known as the Switch. While many fans of the system remember the launch for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, there were some other unique offerings available.
One of these other titles was Super Bomberman R. Konami at the time launched the game exclusively on Nintendo’s system. Now as part of the six-year anniversary celebrations, the third-party Japanese developer has taken a moment to acknowledge this particular entry while also teasing how there’s “more in store” for the Bomberman series.
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See one of the incoming changes.
March marks the month of the 3DS eShop shutdown and as part of this, The Pokémon Company previously announced it would be making its Pokémon Bank service on Nintendo’s handheld device entirely free.
Serebii.net webmaster Joe Merrick has now highlighted one of the changes that will be made on the software side as part of the “free to use” process. Instead of showing the amount of “days remaining” until your Bank subscription ends, as of this next update, the app will now just cycle through continually. Here’s a look:
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APPlin.
In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you’d find all the weird goofs that we couldn’t fit in anywhere else. Some may call it “filler”; we prefer “a whole page to make terrible jokes that are tangentially related to the content of the mag”. We don’t have pages on the internet, but we still love terrible jokes — so welcome to our semi-regular feature, Back Page.
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#8 – Na-no letting this one go.
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 Nano Assault EX, an excellent shmup from the folks who brought you Fast RMX and The Touryst.
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This is dispatch.
The Last Worker, a first-person narrative adventure from developer Wolf & Wood and writer/director Jörg Tittel, has been on our radar for a while now and it’s finally got a release date — 30th March.
With a star-studded voice cast including (hello to) Jason Isaacs and the brilliant Zelda Williams — a certified ‘top pal of Nintendo’ if ever there was one — it’s shaping up to be a slyly hilarious take on an automated, dystopian future that many people may find alarmingly familiar already.
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The very best Switch games ever (so far).
Friday 3rd March 2023 marks the sixth anniversary of Nintendo Switch’s launch. The console has built a remarkable library of software old and new in that time, so — as Switch enters its seventh year — we’re republishing this reader-ranked list of the 50 best games on the system.
A game needs a minimum of 50 user ratings to become eligible. Once it reaches that threshold, anything is fair game. Enjoy!
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Bolstering the roster later this month.
Following the news earlier this week that the Sword legendary Zacian would be joining Pokémon Unite, it’s now been revealed Goodra will be added to the game on 16th March. This pocket monster made its debut in the Ruby & Sapphire generation and takes on the role of a ‘Melee Defender’ in Unite.
It’s part of the rumoured leaks, which also suggested Chandelure, Tropius, and Inteleon would be added to the line up (@ElChicoEevee via The Gamer).
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Expect updates on Mega Man, Ghost Trick & more.
Capcom is hosting its own special ‘Spotlight’ next week on 9th March. Fans can look forward to a 26-minute broadcast covering all the company’s major IP and upcoming and existing releases.
Some of the titles you can expect to hear more about include Resident Evil 4, Exoprimal, Monster Hunter Rise, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection and Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. There’ll also be a special “pre-show” before the main event.
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Main theme.
As we continue our trip down memory lane before the 3DS (and Wii U) eShops close up for new purchases, firing up our old consoles recently has reminded us just what a bounty of gaming joy 3DS presents every time you crack open that clamshell. What a wonderful little console! (Check out our ‘Countdown’ series if you’re looking for eShop recommendations before new purchases cease on 27th March 2023.)
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