Category: Nintendo

New screenshots also released.

We’re still months out from Sonic X Shadow Generations, but it seems the estimated file size has already been revealed by Nintendo.

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Worth a thousand words.

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Nathan goes mapping the pixels…

What is your greatest video game pet peeve? That one thing that, when present, ruins your experience, no matter how good the game is otherwise? For me, it’s a bad in-game map.

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BAT!

Welcome back to another edition Box Art Brawl!

Last week, we matched up two covers from Capcom’s Gargoyle’s Quest II: The Demon Darkness and oof, it was a close one! Japan’s action-packed cartoony take just about walked away with the win, taking 53% of the vote and leaving Europe and North America’s shared design with the remaining 47%.

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A new Limited Run release.

Lollipop Chainsaw is making a comeback this September on the Switch, and ahead of the remake’s release, pre-orders for the Limited Run collector’s edition and standard edition have gone live.

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Celebrating five years.

Good Smile Company has this week announced some new figures based on the Nintendo Switch exclusive Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

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HAL be there.

Unless you’re a dedicated Famicom collector, it’s unlikely that you’ve heard of Metal Slader Glory. Released right at the tail end of the Famicom’s life in 1991, the year after the release of the Super Famicom, Metal Slader Glory never made it out of Japan, and it proved to be a massive flop for HAL Laboratory. But the very magnitude of its failure helps to explain the close relationship that exists between Nintendo and HAL today, with the latter producing games like the first two Super Smash Bros. entries and the Kirby series exclusively for Nintendo consoles.

“It’s famous for being one of the most expensive Famicom games of its time,” said Satoru Iwata of Metal Slader Glory in a 1999 interview with Used Games magazine (translated by Shmuplations). Iwata, who became president of HAL in 1993 and then president of Nintendo in 2002, worked as a producer on the game, which took four years to finish in a time when game development was often measured in months, not years. “It’s actually kind of amazing that we stuck to it, persevered, and eventually released it,” he continued, “but from a management perspective it was a mistake.”

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What a horrible night to have a curse.

It’s been a pretty quiet few days in the world of Nintendo, but as we’re all gearing up for a another weekend of gaming, let’s take a peek at some of the highlights of the week.

First up, there’s a new Nintendo Lego set incoming! Hooray! This one looks spectacular and is essentially a replica of the Mario & Yoshi sprite from Super Mario World. It’s gorgeous, but like all Lego, it’s got a hefty price tag. Speaking of Lego, Eiji Aonuma also commented on the upcoming Lego Deku Tree from The Legend of Zelda.

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“Meet Eddy”.

10:10 Games has shared an official story trailer for Funko Fusion and it appears the game is now due to launch on Switch on 15th November 2024.

As previously revealed, this game will feature all sorts of franchises from Back to the Future to Five Nights at Freddy’s. Here’s a bit about the evil “Eddy”, who threatens every Funko land with his own “distorted image”:

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Lego Fortnite and Rocket League also have some themed content.

This week marks the return of Deadpool in cinemas with the new movie Deadpool & Wolverine. Hugh Jackman is even reprising his role as Wolverine, as the unlikely duo set out on an epic adventure to save the MCU in more ways than one.

To celebrate, Epic’s free-to-play battle royale Fortnite has added two new “pen & ink” style skins for Deadpool and Wolverine. These skins can be used in not only Battle Royale but also Fortnite Festival and Rocket Racing. Here’s a look:

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Welcome, Uzuki.

The Arc System Works fighting game UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes today adds a new character to the roster.

In case you missed the previous announcement, it’s Uzuki “the witness of all deaths” and “the Black Monger who lurks in the night”. The Uzuki DLC will set you back $4.99 USD (or your regional equivalent). This character is also available in the season pass for $9.99, which includes four new DLC characters all up.

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