Category: Nintendo

Viva la Vivian!

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, it’s time to celebrate Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s Vivian, and Alana does it with Pride.

Nintendo’s track record with LGBTQIA+ characters has been… mixed, to say the least. The Big N hasn’t exactly been the most forward company in making statements, even going as far as to say “we were absolutely not trying to provide social commentary” by not giving the option for same-sex relationships in the 3DS life-simulation game Tomodachi Life back in 2014.

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Link’s Re-awakening?

If you’ve been longing for an official remake of the original Legend of Zelda on the NES, then chances are you’ll have a pretty hefty wait on your hands. Thankfully, then, you can at least assuage your pain by checking out the latest gameplay video of an unofficial remake from fan Lloyd Empty (thanks, Wccftech). It’s been up for a little while at this point, but hey, it’s never too late to highlight excellent projects like this.

Clocking in at just over 20 minutes, the video showcases the game from the beginning, albeit with some interesting alterations to the structure and dialogue. Link will no longer receive a sword from the Old Man; instead, you need to venture into the basement and solve some simple puzzles before you can get yourself equipped.

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“We’re excited to rewind time”.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake has bolstered its development team with Ubisoft Toronto joining the project.

Here’s what this developer had to say in a brief message on social media:

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Play the arcade hit on the NES library to unlock them.

Nintendo has announced a new batch of Switch Online icons you can only “get by playing” its digital retro library.

It’s already hosted missions like this for Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and now it’s Donkey Kong’s turn. This time, Switch Online members will need to boot up the NES and arcade hit Donkey Kong via the app.

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From Revenge to Rising.

WayForward Technologies has worked on several well-known franchises over the years, including the likes of Contra, Silent Hill, The Mummy, Transformers, and even Aliens. Despite this, the reveal that the developer would collaborate with Atari on a brand new Yars entry came as a genuine shock to many, this writer included.

Not only is Yars’ Revenge one of the most beloved Atari 2600 games of the early ’80s, but the game, along with its sequels, is fundamentally an arcade shooter. So when WayForward introduced Yars Rising as a Metroidvania starring charismatic hacker Emi Kimura, you’d be forgiven for raising an eyebrow. How could such a drastic departure from the original possibly work? Would snippets of classic Yars gameplay sprinkled throughout the experience be enough to satisfy old-school fans?

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“People are setting themselves up for failure”.

Those expecting more news of Kingdom Hearts IV at this year’s Summer Game Fest might want to temper their expectations as a recent message from Mr. SGF himself, Geoff Keighley, suggests that Sora’s next adventure won’t be making an appearance in the showcase (thanks, Push Square).

The message comes from Keighley’s latest Q&A Twitch stream where the show’s organiser and host ran through what to expect from this year’s event.

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Switch version is currently discounted in the US.

Abubakar Salim, founder of Surgent Studios and director of Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, has taken to social media to address the “constant targeted harassment” levelled at him and his team since the game’s launch on 23rd April 2024.

In a video posted to Twitter clocking in at just under five and a half minutes, he states that the constant criticism from people who “see diversity as a threat” has now “reached this fever pitch.” He goes on to promote the inclusion of diverse stories and characters in games, stating, “If there are people who aren’t like you in a game, I want you to know that that game is still for you.”

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Our picks for the best eShop games in May.

Pinc yourselves — May is over, the big Summer of Gaming is here, and it’s eShop Selects time again. Time flies!

To say May has been crazy is a bit of an understatement. Nintendo may have had two big(ish) releases with Endless Ocean Luminous and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but have you seen the indies this month? We’re practically drowning. But as always, we have a job to do — our staff and contributors vote for their top three eShop games from the list of games we’ve reviewed, and we give you the winners (and the best that didn’t quite make the top)

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Meet the characters.

One of the other highlights during the Marvelous Game Showcase this week was an update on “Project Magia”, now officially known as Farmagia.

This title was initially revealed during a “sneak peek” in May last year, and during the latest broadcast, the game’s product manager Takehiro Ishida introduced viewers to the game’s intro video, which you can see at the beginning of the video above.

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“Uncover lost truths”.

Netflix has announced the new animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft will make its debut on 10th October 2024.

The events of this show pick up after the video game Survivor trilogy (Tomb Raider; Rise of the Tomb Raider; Shadow of the Tomb Raider) and follow Lara in her next chapter.

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