Category: Nintendo

Nintendo reconfirms.

In case you missed it, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will see the return of proper dungeons.

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Now you’re playing with power!

Gaming peripheral company ‘8BitDo’ has launched a new line of NES-inspired keycaps, which can be used on mechanical keyboards. These are apparently the same designs from its retro keyboard, which was released in 2023 (thanks, The Verge).

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Splinters not included.

It finally happened: Lego and The Legend of Zelda have come together, and the form they’ve taken is that of the Great Deku Tree in two delicious flavours. Whether you prefer Ocarina of Time’s or Breath of the Wild’s incarnation, this kit covers both. Not at the same time, of course – that would be yet more expensive, we’re sure.

But growing a mighty tree like this takes time, so join us, will you? We’ve got a Great Deku Tree to build.

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Cap it off.

Well folks, the weekend is here and it’s capping off (heh) a pretty interesting week in the world of Nintendo.

For starters, it’s been a big one for the upcoming Switch successor. Many folks online thought that this would be ‘the’ week that Nintendo would finally reveal the new console, but alas, it wasn’t to be. Instead, we got a glimpse at what might be with a series of renders and photos of unknown origin. Are they real? Are they fake? We still don’t know for sure, but we’re certainly intrigued.

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Update: The ‘GC Ultimate Controller Kit’ has been “fully funded”.

Update :

Well, the Kickstarter for the ‘GC Ultimate Controller Kit’ has now been “fully funded”. Creator Mitch Cairns has also provided an update, thanking everyone for their enthusiasm and support.

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Full game launches next month on Switch.

Ahead of its arrival next month, RPG Maker With has received a new Switch eShop demo, which you can download right now.

In addition to this, NIS America has also announced the launch of a wiki – teaching players how to make their first-ever RPG game with a bunch of useful guides, tutorials and walkthroughs.

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Punching onto Switch next month.

After making a surprise appearance at last month’s Partner Direct, SEGA has today unveiled a closer look at Yakuza Kiwami on Switch in a brand-new ‘Play it Together!’ trailer.

It has been almost 20 years since the first game in the series landed on PS2 (of which Kiwami is a remake), and this new trailer is all about the cross-generational appeal of walking around the streets of Kamurocho, beating up any punk that looks at you funny. We wouldn’t put any of the Like a Dragon games into the “family-friendly” category, but the trailer is a sweet watch, all the same.

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Honk.

If you played through Thank Goodness You’re Here earlier this year and thought, “yes, I want more of that,” then you’re in luck. Publisher Panic (alongside House House and Chromosphere) has channelled all those comedy vibes into a proof-of-concept short for an ‘Untitled Goose Programme‘ that never was, and it seriously made us chuckle.

All of the Untitled Goose Game vibes are present and correct here: a quaint English town, a meddling goose, chaos, but it’s all bent into a programme format reminiscent of old-school BBC scheduling. You’ll watch as an increasingly ridiculous episode of ‘Where is He Now?’ is derailed by the titular goose, leaving its presenter and guest groundskeeper soaked, injured and with their life’s work in tatters — not bad in four minutes, eh?

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The best Nintendo presents and stocking-fillers!

If you’re looking for the very best Nintendo gift ideas or the top Christmas presents for gamers this year, we’re here to help with this Nintendo-flavoured Holiday gamer gift guide.

Below, you’ll find our top recommendations for stocking fillers and video game-themed gift ideas to brighten your friends and family’s day this Christmas. We’re talking Switch consoles and games, eShop credit, Switch accessories, Nintendo toys, Nintendo homeware ideas, and everything in between!

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Wax-on lyrical.

In the wake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, squat, cartoony, sprite-based scrolling beat ’em ups seem to be very fashionable. The forthcoming Toxic Crusaders is going for a similar look, Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons was uncharacteristically cutesy, and now The Karate Kid: Street Rumble features a cast that look like they rolled out of a Gashapon vending machine.

That said, the aesthetic effort here is quite accomplished. Set in a pastel-hued mid-’80s Reseda, California, while locations are rather plain initially, they quickly improve as things progress, with one of the best-looking arcade centre stages we’ve seen in a while. The spritework is excellent, too, with cool characters who are both well-formed and animated, and have a nice finish in terms of colour casting. The pixel art is a far cry from the cutscene art, anyway, which kind of sucks.

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