Category: Nintendo

The seal is broken.

The long-rumoured LEGO Zelda set has finally, officially been unveiled and, despite the cost of the adult-focused set causing many a Zelda fan to spit-take their Lon Lon Milk across the room, the 2-in-1 Great Deku Tree set looks like a beauty. Of course, it absolutely should do for 300 bucks, but looking at the myriad details crammed into the 2500-piece set — which covers both Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild incarnations of the ancient tree — the care and attention that’s gone into this latest Nintendo-themed Lego creation is obvious.

Eschewing the innovative play features of the course-based Lego Super Mario line, this build carries an 18+ age recommendation so it’s clearly targeting a different demographic from the Mario or Animal Crossing sets. Those sets are great, but for adults it’s perhaps more exciting to see larger builds and pieces meant equally for display in addition to play.

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Usurped.

Ahh, victory.

Yes, the latest Japanese charts are in courtesy of Famitsu (thanks, Gematsu) and, as expected, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has managed to beat the competition to take the top spot with a total of 115,649 copies shifted.

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Coming to Switch in 2025.

Developer Badass Mongoose has today revealed a first look at Helix: Descent N Ascent — a gorgeous-looking puzzle adventure that will make its way to Switch in 2025.

This is a non-linear adventure that will see you exploring a long-forgotten world, unlocking skills and abilities along the way — including the power to remove and control your own head, it seems. Sounds a little Hollow Knight-y, no? Well, don’t expect that kind of intensity. It seems that Helix is all about the vibes, with “non-violent gameplay” putting the focus on puzzle-solving and storytelling as you try to work out what happened to the abandoned world.

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The new Kameo Fighter follows “later in June”.

After a long wait, we’ve finally got some proper gameplay footage of the new Mortal Kombat 1 DLC fighter Homelander. The new trailer also confirms he’ll be arriving next month on 4th June 2024.

In case you missed it, ‘The Boys‘ character will be joining existing DLC characters such as Omni-Man and Peacemaker. It’s worth mentioning this character won’t be voiced by the actor Antony Starr.

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P3’s Japan-only mobile title joins G-MODE Archives+.

G-MODE Archives+ series has another surprise in store for Switch fans, announcing it’s releasing the Atlus 3D action RPG Persona 3 Aigis: The First Mission on the eShop next month.

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Out this week.

Nintendo has announced its next major update for Splatoon 3 bumping the game up to Version 8.0.0.

It comes with new season and catalog changes, changes to the game’s multiplayer, Splatfest, Salmon Run, and all sorts of bug fixes across each mode of the game. Below is the full rundown, courtesy of Nintendo’s support page:

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Coming to Switch this August.

Last month, Bandai Namco unveiled a first look at That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles, an upcoming RPG based on the popular anime series. The game isn’t set to come our way until 8th August, but to keep us going until then, the publisher has revealed the opening movie in all its animated glory.

If you were wondering how closely the game will stick to its anime source material, we’d wager that this opening movie will give you a hint. Fans of the anime will see more than a few familiar faces here, but the game promises new storylines and characters from author Fuse so there will still be a few surprises along the way.

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No other lifeforms, no trading, no help.

Hello Games is preparing to launch the third large No Man’s Sky update of the year, ‘Adrift’. While previous patches have all been about adding more, this one strips things back.

In ‘Adrift,’ the universe has been abandoned. There are no other lifeforms — say goodbye to shopping, trading and shortcuts — and only echoes of a long-gone civilisation remain. Oh, and we should also mention that Sandworm numbers have increased, so be careful when taking a stroll across desert planets.

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Become ‘existent’.

Celeste composer and game developer Lena Raine has revealed her latest project ANOTHEREAL, a shmup RPG that combines exploration, puzzle-solving, and tense combat encounters.

Though a Switch release has not been confirmed at the time of writing, we remain hopeful that the eventual Steam release will pave the way for more platform launches (and maybe our enthusiasm will give publisher Radical Dreamland a bit of a nudge!). Similarly, a release date has not yet been set, so we could be in for a bit of a wait.

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Tune in for the latest announcements.

Marvelous has announced its 2024 digital game showcase will be taking place later this week.

According to the official announcement, the team will be delivering a 30-minute broadcast featuring the “latest information” on its projects currently in development. You’ll be able to watch this showcase on the company’s Japanese YouTube channel.

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