Category: Nintendo

Colourful chaos.

We last heard about POST VOID — the grotesque, psychedelic FPS with more than a little DOOM inspiration sprinkled in — back in August of last year when the game was set for a September 2022 release. That, obviously, did not happen, but publisher Super Rare Originals has now announced that we will finally be able to dive into the void on 16th March. That’s only two weeks away!

Much like the classic FPS games that inspired it, POST VOID is all about making your way through a series of procedurally-generated levels as quickly as you can, shooting anything that stands in your way. One look at the gameplay in the above trailer and you will see that this title from developers YCJY is wild. Expect gory kills, crazy colours and a hefty dose of shredding rock thrown in for good measure.

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New difficulties, scenarios and more.

Square Enix pumped out a lot of RPG-style games in 2022, and one of them happened to be the tactical release, The DioField Chronicle. If you were hoping for more from this newer IP, you’re in luck.

The Japanese publisher and developer has announced an update next week on 6th March will be adding a new scenario “Waltaquin’s Story”, a new “Very Hard” difficulty, a new weapon type “Magic Tome” and a New Game+ “Extra Mode” (thanks, Gematsu).

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Launching later this year.

NIS America have revealed a brand new RPG from developer FURYU called CRYMACHINA, and it’s heading to the Switch in Autumn 2023.

The game features fast-paced action and slick combat with beautiful sci-fi visuals and a story that will push players to question their own perception of humanity.

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#5 – We need to guard this one.

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, Alana nominates Star Fox Guard, a curious entry in the Star Fox series that’s still worth a look today.

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Work your body, w-work your body.

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, on its 25th birthday, Gavin recalls an atypical Nintendo first-party game where the only goofy thing is your stance choice in the lodge at the start…

Tuesday 28th February 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of 1080° Snowboarding‘s Japanese launch. Developed in-house at Nintendo EAD with Giles Goddard (of Star Fox and squishy Mario 64 face fame) and Colin Reed (Stunt Race FX) on programming duties, it’s a fantastic game — and a curiously straight-laced one by Nintendo standards.

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L-Egg-O.

LEGO Bricktales released on Switch in October last year to a number of lukewarm reviews (check out our thoughts at the bottom of this article). The brick-themed biome explorer might have failed to capture the imagination of the building brand, but that hasn’t stopped developer Clockstone STUDIO from coming up with more seasonal content for the game.

The latest update to be announced is going to focus on Easter and will be launching with the holiday later on this year. Bricktales is all about solving small-world problems across a series of LEGO dioramas and the new Easter world is no exception. This time, you will be helping the Easter Bunny make chocolate eggs by navigating a number of chickens through a variety of obstacles.

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First wave of DLC out now.

After being revealed at the February Nintendo Direct, the first wave of DLC for Splatoon 3 is now here, bringing the Inkopolis hub world from the first game in the series over to the Switch.

The location is nothing but a new hub for the time being, with no noticeable bonuses being granted to those that choose to shop and play there rather than Splatsville. You might remember the location from 2015’s Splatoon on the Wii U and while it remains mostly unchanged in its new Switch form, the graphics have received something of a facelift.

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DLC eShop page now accessible from the game.

This is your reminder that the Version 1.2.0 update for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet has officially gone live on Switch.

Following some patch notes published a few weeks ago, Nintendo has now shared updated ones. The most notable additions include some “newly added features” which we now know as DLC eShop links for Scarlet & Violet.

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Send your Pokémon to the cloud.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been out for a number of months now, but there’s still no sign of Pokémon HOME support.

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Own a slice of Pokémon TCG history.

If you’ve ever had dreams of owning the original Charizard card from the first Pokémon TCG series, you’ll be pleased to hear The Pokémon Company is reviving this classic set.

In the latest Pokémon Presents, Pokémon president and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara teased this return with a brief clip showing two players engaged in battle. It’s officially titled “Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic” and more will be revealed in the near future at the Pokémon Championships.

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