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Mega Cat Studios has announced that its upcoming Sega Mega Drive / Genesis shmup ZPF will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch after securing the necessary funding to unlock the stretch goal.
At the time of writing, there are mere hours remaining on the Kickstarter campaign, but the studio has managed to amass over $200,000, smashing its initial $15,000 goal and the $180,000 needed for a port to Nintendo’s hybrid console.
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Spotlighting Eunie.
This week marks the second anniversary of the Switch exclusive Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and while there’s nothing planned for this occasion, it seems the game’s character designer Masatsugu Saito has shared some new artwork on his social media page.
It’s an illustration of the character Eunie, with some English text on the side to commemorate this two-year milestone. Saito previously shared a similar image marking the launch of the game in 2022.
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A is due out in 2025.
The famous Pokémon developer Game Freak is gearing up for a new era with titles like Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and with this in mind, it appears to be on a recruitment drive.
As highlighted by DenFamiNico Gamer (thanks, Siliconera), the developer is holding a new recruitment campaign on 30th August 2024. Some open positions don’t require previous experience in the games industry, and other roles will require at least three years of relevant work experience.
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Brand new music remix shared by Sega.
Need to hear some excellent new music for the upcoming Sonic X Shadow Generations? Sega has you covered today, as the developer has shared a new remix from the upcoming game.
The new track is a remix of Kingdom Valley, one of Shadow’s levels from the much-maligned Sonic the Hedgehog (or Sonic 06 as it’s often referred to). While the quality of that game may be disparaged, almost everyone can agree that the music is absolutely phenomenal. And this new remix from Audissi Studios does a fantastic job at reimagining the track for the stage’s return in Sonic X Shadow Generations.
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Discounted delights.
Before the June Direct came along, we were starting to think that 2024 would be the year of remakes and remasters on Switch. We had Another Code: Recollection, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD already banked and that was before Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (releasing in 2025) was added to the pile. Sure, new titles like Echoes of Wisdom and Mario & Luigi: Brothership left things looking a little brighter, but, like it or not, as the Switch keeps chugging through its eighth year, Nintendo is clearly relying on the old faithful to tide us over until new hardware.
It’s no surprise, of course. Game development is no walk in the park, and despite the Switch’s undoubtedly impressive library, there are still a handful of classics that are yet to make the jump to the hybrid console *cough Wind Waker cough*. It’s the way that most Nintendo consoles go in their senior years, but these late-life lineups have historically been counterbalanced by a ‘Nintendo Selects’ range, a chance for owners to catch up on some of the console’s bestsellers at a reduced price.
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“Do not look away”.
After being teased earlier this year, Good Smile Company has finally given us a proper look at the upcoming Tears of the Kingdom Ganondorf figma and it’s a beauty.
Set to release in Q4 2025, the highly-detailed figure retails for $84.99 / €104 (or your regional equivalent) and pre-orders are now live from both the North American and European Good Smile websites.
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A “limited time” offer.
Nintendo is currently running a “limited time” promotion where you can earn 1,000 My Nintendo Gold Points when you purchase or renew a 12 month family membership for NSO or the Expansion Pack service.
This offer is currently open to residents located in North America and will be available until 11th August 2024. These Gold Points can be exchanged for games on the eShop and other Nintendo Switch content.
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“We apologize for the inconvenience”.
There have been some concerns raised about the state of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on the Nintendo Switch in recent times, and it seems the development team is looking to resolve some problems in the next update.
In a brief post on social media from the official account, the team apologised to players for any inconvenience and mentioned how it’s working on fixes to resolve a “Switch crash” as well as some issues associated with other platforms.
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Depicting the opening movie.
The original storyboard documents for Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64 have been discovered online.
David V. Kimball, a marketing director and content creator who has previously made videos about Super Smash Bros. Melee, stumbled across the design documents — drawn by Masahiro Sakurai — by using the Wayback Machine on HAL Laboratory’s website.
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“Literally nobody asked for it, but here it is”.
The age-old question of “Can it run DOOM?” now extends to poker roguelikes, it seems. And if you have ever wondered “Can Balatro run DOOM?” (and why wouldn’t you have wondered that?) the answer is yes. Yes, it can (thanks, Eurogamer).
Reddit user UwUDev took to the official Balatro forum to share footage of their latest project which sees the iconic first-person shooter running on the game’s Joker collection screen, albeit very, very slowly.
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