Category: Nintendo

Trust me, bro. You’re gonna cry.

There are a lot of forgettable little indie RPGs floating around on the Nintendo Switch eShop, but it’d be a mistake to lump developer Odencat’s Meg’s Monster in with them. In fact, despite appearances of turn-based battles and an underworld filled with monsters to battle, we’d argue that Meg’s Monster isn’t an RPG at all, but rather a game that walks a fine line between the adventure and visual novel genres with light puzzles sprinkled in. It also has humour and heart in equal measure, making for a perfect little game to devote a weekend to.

Meg’s Monster begins with the titular Meg waking up in a trash heap in the underworld. She soon meets two monsters, Golan and Roy. Golan is quite happy that a child-sized snack waltzed up to them. Roy, on the other hand, has eyes only for an oily substance known as Magic Tar. However, as Golan goes to gobble up Meg, they soon find out her cries trigger an apocalypse. Golan convinces the reluctant and nearly indestructible Roy to keep her safe as they try to find her mom by smuggling her out of the underworld.

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Feeling sleepy?

Another Pokémon Presents showcase has come and gone, with new announcements including DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, a collaboration between Pokémon and Netflix in the form of Pokémon Concierge, the re-emergence of Pokémon Sleep, and more.

We’ll be honest, it wasn’t quite the knockout showcase we were hoping for here at Nintendo Life. With the prior announcements that Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Trading Card Game would be coming to Nintendo Switch Online, we were perhaps looking to be surprised with some release dates or — dare we say it — shadow drops.

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Be careful not to snore(lax).

In one of the more unexpected announcements from today’s Pokémon Presents presentation, the company announced that a new sleep tracking app called Pokémon Sleep will be launching later on this year.

Pokémon Sleep will measure how good of a night’s rest you get and store the results for analysis. By sleeping with your phone next to you, the app will measure your stages of dozing, snoozing and slumbering, with different Pokémon appearing on your screen depending on how well you kip.

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You’ll likely need VPN access though.

As we celebrate Pokémon Day, the Pokémon Company has released the entire soundtrack for Pokémon Red and Blue (or Green, if you like) for streaming and download.

The catch is that the Pokémon Sound Library website is region locked to Japan and Asia, meaning you’ll need a VPN if you’re going to access it. If you’re able to visit the site, however, you’ll have access to all 45 tracks from the original soundtrack with the ability to download individual .wav versions of each piece of music. The Pokémon Company states that you’re free to use the music however you wish so long as you’re not generating any revenue from it.

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Uh… what… who..?

Human beings are smart. Really smart.

We’re the only species on earth with the brainpower to comprehend its own existence. We’ve landed on the moon, built great feats of engineering, constructed huge buildings that pierce the clouds in the sky, and made tremendous leaps in the fields of science and medicine. So yeah, we’re a clever bunch, all told.

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This’ll be Weyard, man.

Hello, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl!

Last time, we kept the metaphorical Morph Ball rolling with another Metroid game: Metroid Fusion. The end result was surprisingly close, all told, but Japan managed to claim the victory with 57% of the vote. We guess folks like the blue goo!

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The “next amazing thing” is in the works.

Level-5 made quite the comeback at the most recent Nintendo Direct – announcing a new Professor Layton and much more. One notable omission was the Yo-kai Watch series. There’s no need to worry though, as the Japanese developer seems to already be preparing something…

In a brief message on social media, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino mentioned how Level-5 is working on “the next amazing thing” in the Yo-kai Watch world (thanks, Siliconera), despite the fact the Yo-kai Watch anime is taking a break.

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Three classics + more.

Remember that second collection of Valis that arrived on the Nintendo Switch last September in Japan? Well, Edia has now released it locally on the eShop for $44.99 USD.

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Be afraid?

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Ollie sits down with the least loved entry in the current Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy library and finds an odd, twisted version of a game he loves…

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare for the PlayStation is no masterpiece.

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Perfect for a picnic?

There’s no greater feeling in a Legend of Zelda game than when you first step out onto Hyrule Field, is there? It’s the moment when the games shake off the training wheels and let’s you loose in the world of Hyrule, free to go in whichever direction you like.

Where on earth do you start? What’s that settlement over there? Oh god, why are skeletons sprouting from the ground? Whether you’re galloping with Epona or simply slogging it in your trusty brown boots, cruising around Hyrule Field truly encapsulates the adventurous spirit of the Zelda series.

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