Category: Nintendo

It lost half of its market value this year alone.

Tencent and the Guillemot family are reportedly considering taking Ubisoft private as part of efforts to stabilise the company amid a tumultuous 2024.

Acording to Bloomberg, both parties have reportedly been speaking with advisors on how best to bolster Ubisoft’s value after multiple gaffs over the last 12 months lead to a tumbling share price. Ubisoft has lost half of its market value this year, but news of this potential buyout has resulted in a sharp increase of around 33%.

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Homecoming hero.

While we have been having a wonderful time with The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom over the past week, there’s no denying there are certain parts which are a little broken. Speedrunners have already uncovered a way to polish off the latest adventure in under an hour, and now, a new glitch has been found which lets you explore Hyrule as Link.

As demonstrated in the above video from YouTube account alyo, the glitch utilises a similar Sign Echo loophole that has the speedrunning community all excited. By creating a save file in the opening section of the game (where you play as Link as standard), and then beating the first dungeon, a well-placed Sign will cause all sorts of havoc, including, it seems, sending the titular princess to the subbench.

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Misunderstood, or just a mess?

Believe it or not, there was once a time when survival horror was well and truly on its arse.

Around 2012, Capcom was shepherding its flagship Resident Evil franchise in a much more action-oriented direction, Konami had seemingly left Silent Hill to rot (until the spectacular P.T demo would provide some welcome, but temporary respite), and EA’s Dead Space 3 was shaping up to be a mere shadow of its excellent predecessors.

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It’s Cubone!

The Pokémon Build-A-Bear line is continually expanding with all sorts of creatures from the long-running franchise, and the latest one to join the range is a soft plush version of Cubone. Yes, another ‘mon from the original Pokédex can now be purchased!

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It continues.

Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii and former Shonen Jump editor Kazuhiko Torishima, co-hosts of radio show KosoKoso Hōsō Kyoku, have addressed the recent controversy surrounding comments made by the pair on a talk show appearance during Tokyo Game Show 2024.

According to the statement, the pair’s comments — which focused on frustrations over changes that add more modest clothing to Akira Toriyama’s original character designs for the upcoming Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake — were both mistranslated and sensationalised by overseas media outlets (thanks, Automaton).

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The Patrick Star Game! Mark of the Deep! Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire!

The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch eShop – Highlights

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game (Outright Games, 4th Oct, $39.99) – At long last, Patrick Star takes the lead in his very own game! Step into his shorts and create hilarious, physics-based mayhem in an open world playground that puts all of Bikini Bottom at your disposal. Hunt for buried treasure, release rage in Mrs. Puff’s Rage Room and get pulled into quests and challenges by Sandy Cheeks, Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob himself.

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No, not the sport ones.

Well here’s a little sweetness to brighten up your Thursday, Mario has just nabbed the silver medal at the Olympics.

Okay, not quite. Firstly, this isn’t Mario; it’s Welsh plumber Ruben Duggan, who is jokingly referred to as “Super Mario” by his customers on account of his moustache (and, you know, the plumbing). Secondly, it’s not the Olympics — at least, not those ones. This is the WorldSkills competition, known as “the skills Olympics,” to those who take part, and it’s a pretty big deal.

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And it’s got a few nods to Echoes of Wisdom.

Popular and prominent artist Josiah Brooks – otherwise known as ‘Jazza‘ – has posted a video on YouTube in which he recreates the entirety of the Kingdom of Hyrule from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

Measuring in at 2.4 x 2.4 metres, the model is an impressive achievement in design and technology. Jazza worked extensively on sculpting various bits and pieces from the envrionment through virutal reality, before 3D printing everything and painting it by hand.

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Cover art also revealed.

The 2v2 fighting brawler Diesel Legacy has finally locked in a release date for the Switch and multiple other platforms. It will be arriving before the end of the year on 3rd December 2024.

As part of this announcement, it’s been revealed the first official tournament for the game will take place during the ‘CEOtaku x Holiday Matsuri weekend’ later on in December. The team has also shared the game’s cover art, featuring all the playable characters at launch:

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After just one day!

Last week, we got a sneak peek at some of the awesome merchandise available exclusively at the Nintendo Museum. Well, wouldn’t you know it, after just one day of being open to the public, the attraction has announced that it will be limiting sales on select items (thanks, VGC).

As detailed in a post from the official Nintendo Museum Twitter account, the Kyoto site will now be installing one-per-person sale limitations on its Game Hardware Keychain collections, select Hanafunda cards, lanyards and pass cases and the game Magnet Collection. The same limitations also apply to the controller cushions that we were particularly enamoured with last week.

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