Category: Nintendo

“Collaboration contents from outside Capcom will not be carried over”.

The Nintendo 3DS had plenty of incredible exclusives and in its heyday, a lot of those were in the Monster Hunter series. One gem that truly stands out from its no-glasses-3D siblings is Monster Hunter Stories. Developed as a collaboration between Capcom and Marvelous, this turn-based RPG was quite a massive departure in comparison to anything that’s come before and is highly regarded by those that did play it. However, Stories was overlooked by many at the time as it was dealt the unfortunate hand of launching six months after the console that would replace the 2DS and 3DS, the Nintendo Switch.

Flash forward to the year 2024, and not only has a Switch sequel to Stories released, but that first game that fans loved so much is finally making its way to Switch, too. We had the chance to send off a few questions to the Monster Hunter Stories team at Capcom and the game’s producer, Yoshihiro Akira, was kind enough to give us his insight on the game’s co-development with Marvelous, 3DS-exclusive features, and what it’s like bringing this game to a new audience.

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Please Nintendo, put StreetPass in ‘Switch 2’.

StreetPass was fantastic — StreetPass is fantastic — and last year our intrepid video producer Zion Grassl went on a personal quest to see how many tags he could get for the glorious little inter-console app…

At the start of 2023, I had a real longing for the days of the 3DS. Partially due to the fact the 3DS and Wii U eShop would be going down that year, but also because I had almost entirely failed to find any random StreetPass tags in the year prior. What once was such a common activity that I didn’t think much of, was now made a rare and celebratory experience. Sometimes ya just don’t know what ya got till it’s gone, right?

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Feeling hot, hot, hot.

Summer is finally here, so it’s time for Splatoon 3‘s fresh batch of seasonal goodies to enter the Splatlands.

‘Sizzle Season 2024’ arrives on 1st June with new weapons, stages, gear and even a fresh Big Run game mode in tow. All of these new additions have been shared on the @SplatoonNA and @NintendoUK Twitter accounts in recent weeks and we have collected them together for you to check out below.

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“Discover the trial chambers”.

As part of Minecraft‘s 15th anniversary celebrations, Mojang has confirmed the release of the next major update ‘Tricky Trials’ will be 13th June 2024.

So, yeah – that’s just “a few short weeks” when this update will roll out in both the Java Edition and Bedrock Edition of the game. In case you’ve not kept up with the coverage so far, the Trial Chambers are a new structure filled with traps, tricks and treasures you can solo or play with friends.

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Another look at the “mech-action sequel”.

At the Marvelous Game Showcase last year, First Studio and “visionary producer” Kenichiro Tsukuda lifted the lid on DAEMON X MACHINA: Titanic Scion.

Now to close out this year’s show, Marvelous has shared another teaser of the “all-new entry” in the series. Here’s some PR:

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The seal is broken.

The long-rumoured LEGO Zelda set has finally, officially been unveiled and, despite the cost of the adult-focused set causing many a Zelda fan to spit-take their Lon Lon Milk across the room, the 2-in-1 Great Deku Tree set looks like a beauty. Of course, it absolutely should do for 300 bucks, but looking at the myriad details crammed into the 2500-piece set — which covers both Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild incarnations of the ancient tree — the care and attention that’s gone into this latest Nintendo-themed Lego creation is obvious.

Eschewing the innovative play features of the course-based Lego Super Mario line, this build carries an 18+ age recommendation so it’s clearly targeting a different demographic from the Mario or Animal Crossing sets. Those sets are great, but for adults it’s perhaps more exciting to see larger builds and pieces meant equally for display in addition to play.

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Usurped.

Ahh, victory.

Yes, the latest Japanese charts are in courtesy of Famitsu (thanks, Gematsu) and, as expected, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has managed to beat the competition to take the top spot with a total of 115,649 copies shifted.

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Coming to Switch in 2025.

Developer Badass Mongoose has today revealed a first look at Helix: Descent N Ascent — a gorgeous-looking puzzle adventure that will make its way to Switch in 2025.

This is a non-linear adventure that will see you exploring a long-forgotten world, unlocking skills and abilities along the way — including the power to remove and control your own head, it seems. Sounds a little Hollow Knight-y, no? Well, don’t expect that kind of intensity. It seems that Helix is all about the vibes, with “non-violent gameplay” putting the focus on puzzle-solving and storytelling as you try to work out what happened to the abandoned world.

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The new Kameo Fighter follows “later in June”.

After a long wait, we’ve finally got some proper gameplay footage of the new Mortal Kombat 1 DLC fighter Homelander. The new trailer also confirms he’ll be arriving next month on 4th June 2024.

In case you missed it, ‘The Boys‘ character will be joining existing DLC characters such as Omni-Man and Peacemaker. It’s worth mentioning this character won’t be voiced by the actor Antony Starr.

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P3’s Japan-only mobile title joins G-MODE Archives+.

G-MODE Archives+ series has another surprise in store for Switch fans, announcing it’s releasing the Atlus 3D action RPG Persona 3 Aigis: The First Mission on the eShop next month.

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