Category: Nintendo

HAL be there.

Unless you’re a dedicated Famicom collector, it’s unlikely that you’ve heard of Metal Slader Glory. Released right at the tail end of the Famicom’s life in 1991, the year after the release of the Super Famicom, Metal Slader Glory never made it out of Japan, and it proved to be a massive flop for HAL Laboratory. But the very magnitude of its failure helps to explain the close relationship that exists between Nintendo and HAL today, with the latter producing games like the first two Super Smash Bros. entries and the Kirby series exclusively for Nintendo consoles.

“It’s famous for being one of the most expensive Famicom games of its time,” said Satoru Iwata of Metal Slader Glory in a 1999 interview with Used Games magazine (translated by Shmuplations). Iwata, who became president of HAL in 1993 and then president of Nintendo in 2002, worked as a producer on the game, which took four years to finish in a time when game development was often measured in months, not years. “It’s actually kind of amazing that we stuck to it, persevered, and eventually released it,” he continued, “but from a management perspective it was a mistake.”

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What a horrible night to have a curse.

It’s been a pretty quiet few days in the world of Nintendo, but as we’re all gearing up for a another weekend of gaming, let’s take a peek at some of the highlights of the week.

First up, there’s a new Nintendo Lego set incoming! Hooray! This one looks spectacular and is essentially a replica of the Mario & Yoshi sprite from Super Mario World. It’s gorgeous, but like all Lego, it’s got a hefty price tag. Speaking of Lego, Eiji Aonuma also commented on the upcoming Lego Deku Tree from The Legend of Zelda.

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“Meet Eddy”.

10:10 Games has shared an official story trailer for Funko Fusion and it appears the game is now due to launch on Switch on 15th November 2024.

As previously revealed, this game will feature all sorts of franchises from Back to the Future to Five Nights at Freddy’s. Here’s a bit about the evil “Eddy”, who threatens every Funko land with his own “distorted image”:

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Lego Fortnite and Rocket League also have some themed content.

This week marks the return of Deadpool in cinemas with the new movie Deadpool & Wolverine. Hugh Jackman is even reprising his role as Wolverine, as the unlikely duo set out on an epic adventure to save the MCU in more ways than one.

To celebrate, Epic’s free-to-play battle royale Fortnite has added two new “pen & ink” style skins for Deadpool and Wolverine. These skins can be used in not only Battle Royale but also Fortnite Festival and Rocket Racing. Here’s a look:

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Welcome, Uzuki.

The Arc System Works fighting game UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes today adds a new character to the roster.

In case you missed the previous announcement, it’s Uzuki “the witness of all deaths” and “the Black Monger who lurks in the night”. The Uzuki DLC will set you back $4.99 USD (or your regional equivalent). This character is also available in the season pass for $9.99, which includes four new DLC characters all up.

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Yes, TWENTY years.

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Jim is manifesting a comeback for Zelda’s most iconic NPC…

If you have made it past the headline, chances are you fall into one of the following camps. One: You believe that Tingle deserves another mainline Zelda appearance. Two: You hate Tingle and everything he stands for. Three: You think we must have made a typo because there’s no way it’s been 20 years since Tingle last appeared in a mainline game. Four: A strange combination of all the above. Well, buckle up buddy, because here comes the cold, hard facts.

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Fight fire with fire.

Believe it or not, today marks five years since Fire Emblem: Three Houses launched on Switch. We’d imagine that most of you SRPG fans out there have polished it off by this point — we’d go even further to wager that you have likely done the same for its successor, Fire Emblem Engage, which is now a little over a year old.

Despite existing in the same series, anyone who has played the two latest titles will have noticed the staggering differences between them. Three Houses (the first home console release for the franchise in over a decade, let’s not forget) took things in a bold new direction, with a game that was just as tied to its social sim appeal as it was to the tactical battles. The turn-based shenanigans were all still present and correct — bar the removal of the iconic Weapon Triangle — but the moments between were packed with OTT drama, romance and slice-of-life activities to make the whole experience feel that bit different. Brilliant, but different.

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And it’s called… Date Everything!

Team17 and Sassy Chap Games have announced a brand new video game that will let you date 100 different objects. Yes, we said objects, that’s not a typo.

Date Everything is coming to all platforms, including Switch, “soon”. Described as a sandbox dating simulator, your character is given a pair of magical glasses that makes their entire house come alive — which somehow leads you to fall in love with household items like a computer, a basket, and obviously pets.

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In the thick of it.

Anyone who’s tried to cultivate a garden knows it’s hard work. You can’t just plant some flowers, water them once a week, and leave it at that. Every single flower, plant, and tree requires a different level of care; seasons and weather affect plants’ growth, and some can’t survive certain seasons. But, as English poet Albert Austin wrote in his book The Garden that I Love, “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.”

carrotcake’s debut game, The Garden Path, fits this mantra to a tee. Solo developer and artist Louis Durrant started working on this passion project over seven years ago; upon planting the seeds for this entirely different slice-of-life sim, he worked to meticulously care for and nurture every single aspect of the game. From the art to the mechanics to the vibe, The Garden Path is the most accurate representation of gardening in a video game, and it’s both the game’s biggest strength and biggest weakness.

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Three more chapters are coming soon.

Following another update earlier this week, the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes social media account has shared a reminder about the upcoming story expansion DLC, which will be released between now and the end of 2024.

The expansion content will kick off in August 2024 with Marisa’s story:

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