Category: Nintendo

I choose you, and you, and you.

The Pokémon Company International has announced that its line of soda pop plushies, once exclusive to Japan, are now launching in the West for the first time.

Designed via a collaboration with Japanese illustrator and graphic designer F*Kaori, the first three plushies are based on the original starter Pokémon: Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. Available to order now for £16.99 / $19.99 a pop, each plush measues in at just over 6 inches in height (well, about 5.5 inches for Bulbasaur).

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The Switch launch is so close now.

Just a day before its release, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Switch has apparently been leaked online.

Unfortunately, first-party game leaks like this have been a common occurrence throughout the Switch’s lifecycle, so it’s not exactly a surprise to see it’s happened again. While there are some new things to experience in this remake, story spoilers aren’t as much of a concern here.

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“The internet can tend to be an echo chamber”.

If you main a particular character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate because you saw it at the top of a certain tier list, you might want to read on…

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The JRPG had a lot of performance problems at launch.

The Suikoden spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has offered up quite an enjoyable RPG experience, but admittedly had some issues at launch on the Nintendo Switch.

Although the teams at Rabbit & Studios and 505 Games have already acknowledged this, there’s apparently something much more “major” in the works. According to the official social media account for this relatively new release, a Switch patch announcement is coming in the next few days.

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Does this paper make the cut?

After literally years of begging from Nintendo fans, what many consider to be the very best Paper Mario entry has finally been remade and is about to launch on Nintendo Switch.

But despite how lauded Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has been in the past, does it still hold up in 2024? Well, if you ask us, we’d say ‘too bloomin’ right, mate’, but if you want a bit more detail about what we think of the game, then be sure to check out our full review via the link below.

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Paper, un-jammed.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has been held as the standard for Mario RPGs for 20 years. It, alongside its N64 predecessor, captured what fans wanted from their turn-based, plumber-starring adventures – silly humour, epic adventures, fantastic combat, and charm. Purists often view the GameCube original as the end of the ‘true’ Paper Mario style – a little bit unfair, perhaps, when Super Paper Mario and The Origami King are both great, if undeniably different from that original formula.

It should be no surprise that the Switch remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was celebrated upon its announcement. Even if you like other Paper Mario titles, it’s hard to argue that Thousand-Year Door wasn’t a high point for the plumber, not just in the RPG space but in Mario’s wider canon. Two decades later, that still holds true, and now the best Mario RPG is finally more accessible.

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Oh, hello EA Sports FC 24.

The latest UK Charts are in, and… look, we’ll be honest, it’s not a particularly exciting week.

The usual suspects, such as EA Sports FC 24, Hogwarts Legacy, Minecraft, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe all make the top ten as usual, with the likes of Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition and Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate sneaking in to take the second and fourth spots respectively.

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Journey through Minecraft history.

Minecraft is currently celebrating its 15th anniversary and on day six of the celebrations it’s taking a “literal” trip down memory lane with a “free map full of nostalgia”.

“Celebrate 15 years of Minecraft with our free anniversary map! Made in partnership with our pals at Oreville Studios, this marvelous map holds a massive Minecraft museum filled with key moments in Minecraft history. Play mini games, collect lost memories, and explore historical exhibits to unlock the rich history of Minecraft. Take your friends with you – the museum is open to multiplayer too!”

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“Free for all players”.

Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has officially rolled out its second major title update, called ‘Boss Attack’.

This is an entirely free update that allows players to take on new challenges including “Boss Revenge” where you an replay any previously defeated boss on any difficulty.

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“Hope y’all like it”.

The developers behind the iOS app Delta, which lets users emulate thousands of Nintendo games on iPhone and iPad, have hastily updated the app’s logo after receiving legal threats from Photoshop creator Adobe (thanks, The Verge).

In an update via the App Store, the notes simply state “Adobe threatened legal action unless we changed our app icon – so we did! Hope y’all like it :)”. The new permanent logo is yet to be revealed, but for now, the old logo has been humorously amended to avoid any potential similarities.

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