Category: Nintendo

No, not that – and definitely not THAT.

It’s that time of the year when in the middle of our personal GOTY list scrambles we sit back for a couple of hours to enjoy Geoff Keighley’s annual round-up. For the last 10 years, though it’s presented as a gong show and celebration, The Game Awards has essentially been a multiplatform conference, a platform for the big three, big third parties, and big indies to come together and get a trailer broadcast to the masses as holiday season approaches.

Say what you like, but you’ve got to give it to Keighley – it’s a big production and pulling off a show of that scale is a hell of a job. Juggling all those names and trying to squeeze in enough variety to showcase the enormous breadth of the industry is no mean feat – and it’s been a bumpy ride.

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We feel the need.

In 2024, the Switch’s transfer speeds leave a lot to be desired, but that might be one of the wrinkles Nintendo is hoping to iron out with ‘Switch 2’, if the speculation surrounding a new job listing is to be believed (thanks, Gameranx).

Yep, the latest chatter from the ‘Switch 2’ rumour mill is all about microSD cards, specifically, Samsung’s upcoming ‘SD Express’ cards, which the company revealed earlier this year. Samsung claims that these microSDs can reach transfer speeds of up to 800 MB/S — a noticeable bump on the current Switch’s 60 MB/S on the branded SanDisk cards and 150 MB/S max on the SanDisk SDXC card — and it looks like Nintendo is hoping to support it in the future.

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Here’s why he’s not feeling “confident”.

We’re still over a year away from the next Super Mario movie, but one voice actor who featured in the first film as Spike is already having doubts about a possible return.

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Wave Race 64 returns!

In this week’s update for Nintendo Music, Nintendo has added the soundtrack from the 1996 N64 title Wave Race 64.

This soundtrack includes 32 tracks all up and has a runtime of 36 minutes. You’ll be able to listen to tracks from the title screen, the watercraft select screen, Sunny Beach, and the fancy Twilight City. There are also select versions of songs from 1996 and 1997.

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“I have my share of responsibility”.

Former Ubisoft designer and creator of Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil Michel Ancel has lifted the lid on part of Beyond Good & Evil 2‘s troubled development.

In an interview with French outlet Superpouvoir (via VGC), the ex-Ubisoft employee, who left in 2020 to work at a wildlife sanctuary, Ancel said “Passion is a fabulous energy, but it can also lead to clashes between enthusiasts. On Beyond Good & Evil 2, for example, there were too many problems between managers.”

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Guess who’s back.

After a quick look at the latest UK boxed software charts? Well, you’ve come to the right place.

With Black Friday sales fizzling out, things have mostly returned to normal this week. The big three of EA Sports FC 25, Hogwarts Legacy and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 assume their positions on the podium once again, leaving Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to lead the pack for Nintendo in fourth.

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It’s true!

Off the back of last year’s exquisite Dodonpachi DaiOuJou Blissful Death Re:Incarnation, publisher Live Wire has announced that it’s bringing DoDonPachi True Death to Switch in Japan on 19th December.

True Death (or ‘DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou’, in Japan) is the sixth entry in Cave’s vertical-scrolling shoot ’em up series, initially launching in arcades in 2012 before coming to Xbox a year later.

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“If you’re not directly working on the game, go away”.

We know that Nintendo can be a little protective of its intellectual properties (now there’s an understatement), but it turns out that the company’s micromanagement was enough to make one artist on Metroid Prime 3: Corruption leave his position at Retro Studios.

That’s according to a recent episode of the Kiwi Talkz podcast, where host Reece Reilly sat down with former Retro and Bethesda world artist Nate Purkeypile to talk about his experience of working on Corruption.

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Update: Officially announced, pre-orders go live soon.

The blue blur Sonic the Hedgehog has teamed up with all sorts of famous brands over the years, and one of the next collaborations on the way is with the robots in disguise, better known as Transformers.

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“Meet the creaking”.

Earlier this year at Minecraft Live 2024, Mojang announced a creepy new biome and mob update for the game.

‘The Garden Awakens update’ has now officially launched – allowing players to explore this eerie new biome, meet the creaking, and uncover the “secrets” of its heart. You’ll also get access to new blocks, hanging moss, and much more.

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