Category: Nintendo

Logo mock-ups, curvy docks, yee-haw.

Over the weekend there’s been a flurry of Switch 2-related activity online, with unsubstantiated details and mock-ups for the officially-not-yet-revealed console doing the rounds on social media.

Following on from accessory makers such as iVolver and Dbrand putting out images and dimensions of the Switch 2, NextHandheld on Reddit claims to have seen and handled (though not played) the final retail hardware and has been fielding questions from curious fans.

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Okami and Onimusha are paving the way.

Some of the biggest surprises at this year’s Game Awards show were provided by Japanese video game giant Capcom with the revival of classic IPs like Okami and Onimusha.

In a company press release on its official website, Capcom has now made it clear this is all part of an initiative to focus on “re-activating dormant IPs” in its library that “haven’t had a new title launch recently”.

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AwoOooOo.

Get your paintbrushes ready, because it’s time for another edition of Box Art Brawl!

Last week, we matched up a trio of covers for Wario Land 3 on the Game Boy Color and after a weekend of voting, we were left with a clear winner. It was the European variant that walked away with the win, taking 42% of the vote and leaving the North American and Japanese designs with 36% and 22%, respectively.

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The LCD screen reportedly being swapped for an OLED panel.

A new leak has revealed Lenovo is seemingly following up its ‘Legion Go’ handheld gaming device with a “larger” model and it will once again take all sorts of design cues from Nintendo’s hybrid system.

This new system reportedly keeps the “detachable” Joy-Con-like gamepads and Switch-inspired kickstand. The same leak suggests the display screen could swap out the existing model’s 8.8-inch IPS LCD for an OLED panel of the same size.

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HD-TooMuch?

Cast your minds back: it’s January 2017, and while the Switch isn’t on store shelves yet, we’re beginning to get a taste of what to expect on the hybrid console. As part of the build-up to the console, Square Enix announces a brand new IP from the team behind the Bravely Default series – Project Octopath Traveler.

I, and many others, immediately fell in love. In the short 40-second clip, we got a glimpse at a stunning new art style, one that blends HD visuals with gorgeous pixel art and dynamic lighting. This is the first time we ever saw HD-2D.

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Update: New info has surfaced.

At this year’s Game Awards show, SEGA announced it would be releasing a new racing game officially titled Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.

We’ve only got a cinematic trailer so far, but as you can see, Shadow the Hedgehog features. It will be “coming soon” to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. Sega has also shared some more information about this upcoming release in an official PR:

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2025 draws near.

We’re back with a fresh look at our weekend gaming plans in the latest edition of What Are You Playing!

Before we dive into things, however, let’s recap this past week. Mr. Video Games himself, Geoff Keighley, was gracing our screens once again at The Game Awards, and while it was far from a Switch-fest, we did get a look at a new Sonic Racing title, Hideki Kamiya’s Okami sequel and a weird new spin on Pac-Man.

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“Featuring the voice of Keanu Reeves”.

In case you missed the initial announcement, Sega is celebrating the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie this week with special DLC for Sonic X Shadow Generations.

It allows you to “dash through the streets of Shibuya” in a unique stage inspired by the events of third live-action movie. Shadow is also voiced as his movie voice actor Keanu Reeves.

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Including a “Secret Edition”.

Bandai Namco shared a major surprise yesterday during The Game Awards – revealing a new 2D action platformer Pac-Man game called Shadow Labyrinth.

Tekken‘s Katsuhiro Harada is the executive producer and the title has creators, directors and game designers from series like Samurai Shodown, King of Fighters, Pac-Man and even Kirby and the Amazing Mirror working on it.

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Pining for the fjords.

‘Game’ is a funny word. On its face, it describes lighthearted, fun, frivolous things. Even a very serious game of snooker, in which people wear waistcoats, is ‘just a game’ on some level. But of course video games can be very different, and Pine is one such game. The subtitle gives it away – A Story of Loss – and it does exactly what it says on the tin.

You might be inclined to imagine something like Arise: A Simple Story, where some light platforming guides you through allegorical landscapes in between cutscenes. However, Pine could be politely described as ‘gameplay-light’. The protagonist is an unnamed man living alone in a forest clearing. He fells trees for firewood, grows vegetables in a small allotment to feed himself, and does little else besides carving little statuettes of a woman he loves but has lost.

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