Category: Nintendo

Things that go ‘baa’ in the night.

Farming games are well-tilled territory. It’s near-impossible to play a new one without comparing it to the many predecessors on Switch. Everdream Valley knows this, and uses it to both its benefit and detriment.

Released on PC and PlayStation last month from newbie developer Mooneaters and publisher Untold Tales, this debut squeezes its way onto the Switch’s crowded farming sim market (farmers market?). The game does a lot differently; unfortunately, we found those differences didn’t necessarily make for a better farm sim experience. But, depending on how you play other farm sims, your (horse) mileage may vary.

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Sorry, GameCube fans.

Nintendo’s Switch Online service added Game Boy games in February this year, but there are obviously requests for even more platforms, so is there a chance of other legacy systems being added?

According to the company’s president Shuntaro Furukawa, Nintendo “currently have no specifics to share”. He responded with this classic line when asked about the possibility of “other platforms” like the 3DS software library joining one of the subscription tiers in the future.

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Will focus exclusively on the publishing side of the business.

Although The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is still meant to be coming to the Nintendo Switch at some point later this year, Daedalic Entertainment has now announced it will be shutting down its internal development teams to focus on publishing.

Unfortunately, as part of this company restructuring, 25 employees have been affected. Daedalic will support these same individuals in finding new opportunities within its network. This “new beginning” also brings the development of Daedalic’s other Lord of the Rings game to a halt.

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It’s going back to Redmond.

Nintendo was known in its earlier years of video game development for its durable and long-lasting hardware, but one system that trumped all was the legendary Game Boy. In fact, there’s one famous Game Boy as you might recall that was damaged in a bombing during the Gulf War and still works!

In an update, the Game Boy has apparently been retired from active duty. ‘VGArtandTidbits’ on Twitter asked one of the Nintendo New York Store employees about it “after not seeing it on display for a while” and was informed the famous handheld had been returned to Nintendo’s headquarters in Redmond Washington.

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The Mario franchise is full of odd stories.

There’s nothing that the gaming community loves more than someone finding a ‘cursed copy’ of a beloved childhood game or a way to visit a secret world inside a game universe.

The Mario franchise has been the source of a lot of myths and secrets, including the Paper Mario serial code mystery and the elusive Minus World.

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Including Pikmin 4!

The summer’s usually a quieter time for new releases as we await the holiday season rush (Nintendo’s October and November are already taken care of), but that means for now, we can really concentrate on quality over quantity.

We’ve been busy rounding up our usual selection of games headed to retail in the coming weeks, including some highlights picked by us as well as lots of other games and accessories that are launching soon. Pikmin 4‘s certainly the standout this month, but have a browse through and see if anything takes your fancy:

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“this chapter is shaping up to be a pretty strange one”.

It has been almost two years since our last instalment of Deltarune, Toby Fox’s follow-up to Undertale and, given the three-year wait between the first two chapters, this isn’t all that surprising. However, Fox has recently shared an update on the development of Chapter 3 to keep us all in the loop about what’s going on (thanks, Nintendo Everything).

Released as a part of his free newsletter, Fox noted that progress is still being made on Chapter 3, with the team working on the final overworld area for the instalment. After this, it looks like the chapter should be almost ready to go with Fox stating that he will need to give it a thorough once-over — though he hopes that this won’t take too long.

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All colours, best prices!

Launching on 30th June 2023, two gorgeous new Switch Joy-Con sets are now available to buy.

The Pastel Pink/Pastel Yellow and Pastel Purple/Pastel Green combinations are available at a variety of retailers, and we’ve been busy tracking all the best deals and cheapest prices so you don’t have to. If you’re in need of some new controllers or if you like to collect as much Nintendo hardware as you can, here’s where you can get your hands on them:

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Pokémon GO is still the “top priority”.

Niantic hit the big time with Pokémon GO and rapidly expanded into multiple other augmented reality-driven mobile experiences. Unfortunately, post-pandemic it’s now experiencing a rough patch – with an update on the company website and email to employees revealing Niantic is axing two games and letting go of 230 employees as part of its LA studio closure.

Niantic CEO John Hanke told employees and fans how the company had decided to “narrow” its focus on certain mobile game investments. NBA All-World will be sunset and production on Marvel: World of Heroes will come to a halt.

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Mario Kart and Smash Bros. tournaments will feature.

If you happen to be located in the US and can set aside a few days in late July, you might be interested in checking out the anime and gaming experience ‘Dream Con 2023’ taking place in Austin, Texas.

Nintendo of America will be a sponsor of the 2023 event. Nintendo games have “played a major part in past events” and there will be even more relevant tournament opportunities this year – covering titles like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (1 v 1), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (sponsored), and a bunch of third-party games like Dragon Ball FighterZ and Mortal Kombat 11.

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