“Stay tuned to find out”.
Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack tier got off to a slow start with a handful of Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance and DLC releases, but it’s steadily grown over time. We’re now in the third year of this higher priced tier and it’s sent out an email informing fans to “stay tuned” for what’s to come in 2025.
Although there are no specific details to share just yet, here’s exactly what Nintendo had to say (thanks, GoNintendo):
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It sure sounds like it…
In case you missed it, Nintendo recently opened a Museum in Japan and it’s filled with all sorts of displays featuring the company’s classic titles. For anyone who has been wondering how exactly Nintendo is showcasing these retro games in its museum, it seems it might be making use of emulation on Windows PC.
As highlighted by PC Gamer, an ‘X’ user known as ‘ChrisMack32’ shared a video of a Super Nintendo controller being disconnected (via USB) during a game of Super Mario World at the Museum, and you can reportedly hear the Windows USB disconnection sound play in the background.
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From the team behind Blasphemous.
The Stone of Madness, the upcoming RTS adventure from Teku Studios and The Game Kitchen, has already bagged a release date.
The Spanish monastery-set stealth adventure was re-revealed at Gamescom 2024, four years after Teku Studios originally announced the title. But now the game is set to launch on Switch and other consoles on 28th January 2024.
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Smile and wave(bird).
Get your pinches of salt at the ready, folks, because it’s time for more Nintendo rumour discussion.
In a break from usual proceedings, this one isn’t about ‘Switch 2’ (at least, not entirely). Instead, the latest speculation is focused on the GameCube controller and how it might, might, be making a comeback.
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In remastered form, no less.
The creepy survival horror game Forgotten Memories was announced for Wii U way back in 2013. The port never materialised, but it seems developer Psychose Interactive has pivoted to the modern market as it has announced that Forgotten Memories: Remastered Edition will be coming to Switch on 28th October.
This remaster takes the base mobile game and gives it what appears to be a pretty substantial facelift. The upcoming release is treated to updated visuals, new advanced lighting effects, a revamped score, gameplay improvements and a new ‘Insane’ game mode, amongst other tweaks. In short, if you were waiting for it on Wii U, this certainly seems like it’ll be the best way to play.
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2D or not 2D?
This time last year, the thought of having a new top-down Zelda in our hands felt like a pipe dream. But then Echoes of Wisdom came along and reaffirmed the idea that the future of the series might not be an exclusively open-world, 3D affair.
But our minds are now drifting to the franchise’s other style, one we haven’t seen used in isolation since Zelda II (and even then not fully). If Nintendo is open to different game perspectives, is it time for another side-scrolling Zelda?
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From ‘NX’ to… [redacted].
There’s been a massive Pokémon leak this week and it seems details related to the Switch “successor” have been uncovered.
According to the latest reports and findings circulating online, Nintendo’s ‘Switch 2’ is internally known as “Ounce”. Some claims suggest this name actually extends to “Ounces” (and is abbreviated as “oz”) so take this all with a grain of salt for now. This information was reportedly found alongside evidence of Pokémon’s tenth-generation game, which is believed to be in development for the new hardware.
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Source code, Switch 2 details, Legends Z-A info & more.
Pokémon developer Game Freak has apparently been hacked and it’s seemingly resulted in a large amount of data – from source code to future project details – leaking online.
While we won’t be going into too much detail, according to multiple reports already doing the rounds, source code for DS titles like Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver as well as Black and White 2 have surfaced online.
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A new ‘One Blast Demo’ will now be released.
The explosive fast-paced action platformer Antonblast was meant to be arriving on the Switch eShop next month, but it’s now been delayed due to Hurricane Helene and Milton.
According to Summitsphere studio head and Antonblast director Tony Grayson, the hurricanes have “directly and indirectly” impacted multiple team members, which have their “roots planed across the southeaster United States”. Fortunately, everyone is safe.
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Caw blimey, it’s good.
Modern survival horror games looking to recapture the aesthetics and essence of classic titles from the ‘90s often make one fatal mistake. You see, when fans who were around to play Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark: A New Nightmare on the PS1 look back, they do so with a level of fondness that, frankly, makes the games sound like the best things since sliced bread.
The truth, however, is that the earliest survival horror titles, with their awkward controls and fixed camera angles, haven’t aged particularly well; heck, there’s a reason so many of them are getting modern remakes. Veterans will forever adore them (this writer included), but newcomers often come away wondering what all the fuss was about.
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