Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Celebrates First Anniversary With Special Artwork

What are your favourite memories?

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is now officially one year old! Nintendo has already announced a soundtrack and artbook as part of the celebrations and to top it off, it’s now shared some new anniversary artwork.

In it, you can see Link and Zelda falling from the skies above with a date alongside it marking one year. Nintendo has also asked fans for their favourite memories of this latest entry in the series:

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Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Estimated Switch File Size Revealed

You won’t need much space for this one.

Following a classification, the Switch game Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition was officially announced this week.

If you’re planning to download the title or are just curious to know how big the file size of this classic speed run compilation is, read on. According to Nintendo’s official listings, the estimated eShop file size is 313 MB. In comparison, NES Remix for Wii U (according to an official listing) was around 400 MB.

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Hands On: Hades 2 Is A Hell Of A Time, Even In Early Access

Switch successor release, then?

Hades II marks a first for Supergiant Games. This is the first time the studio has revisited a world, its characters, and their stories, and as a result, is its very first direct sequel. In a way, that might seem disappointing, but this is Supergiant Games we’re talking about. Hades is a masterclass in narrative design, addictive gameplay, rewarding progression, beautiful art, etc. It’s excellent across the board. However — this will shock you — Hades II also happens to be brilliant, and it’s not even finished yet!

After 20 hours of playing through the Early Access version, available via Steam and the Epic Games Store, we can tell Supergiant already has another hit on its hands. The studio can’t currently reveal what consoles it will be released on just yet — Switch Successor, maybe? We sure as hell hope so — but we couldn’t wait that long. So we loaded up our Steam Deck to check out this God-like, rogue-like sequel.

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Sonic Adventure-Like 3D Action Platformer ‘Spark The Electric Jester 3’ Coming To Switch

Electric!

If you’re a fan of series like Sonic Adventure and want a similar slice of speed, you’ll be pleased to hear Spark the Electric Jester 3 is on its way to the Switch.

Following a PC release in 2022, this high-speed 3D action platformer starring Spark is now “coming soon” to Nintendo’s hybrid device. It’s being ported by FreakZone games and there’s no specific release date just yet.

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Nintendo Will Continue To Support Physical Media And “Maximise” All Software Sales

“This policy will remain unchanged going forward”.

Nintendo’s digital software sales have grown remarkably over the years — and the same can be said for all of the big publishers. But in terms of where the Big N’s focus lies, it’s not dedicating itself to a digital-only future.

During the financial results briefing for FY2024, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa responded to a question about the growth of digital media and the expectations the company have for the “successor to Nintendo Switch” which was announced early this week.

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Feature: How Nintendo Switch Is Being Used By A New Generation Of Therapists

Cooperative healing in handheld hybrid form.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we’ll be running several features focused on how video games of all types have helped us through periods when we were struggling with our mental health.

Today, Tim speaks to therapists to discover how they are using Switch and video game therapy to help patients…

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