Category: Nintendo

Mario, Yoshi AND Donkey Kong all set to appear.

If you cast your mind way back to 2021, you might remember the announcement that Universal Orlando’s Super Nintendo World was getting pushed to 2025. Well, today Universal has reconfirmed that this is still happening (yay!) and it has given a sneak peek at what’s in store.

The above video gives an in-depth look at the Nintendo-themed section of the park’s Universal Epic Universe (which also has dedicated areas for Celestial Park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Ministry of Magic, How To Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk and Dark Universe). We can see the sights of the main Mario area and the Donkey Kong Country expansion as well as get a taste of the three rides which will be available: Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge, Yoshi’s Adventure and Mine-Cart Madness.

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Apocalypse wow.

Nintendo has announced the theme for Splatoon 3‘s next Splatfest and things are getting surprisingly dark.

Yes, away from last month’s competition of fluffy bunnies and cute chicks, the theme this time around is all about the end of the world. “What would you do at the world’s end?” is the question for this Splatfest, with Teams Same Ol’, Bucket List and Save the Day splatting it out for apocalypse supremacy.

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The classic RPG returns later this month.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is arriving on the Switch later this month and Nintendo’s European social media account continues to share all sorts of video clips. The latest one happens to be a look at the many locations you’ll visit throughout this classic adventure.

This includes destinations like Rogueport, the sights of Petalburg and Twilight Town, and various other exciting (and dangerous) locales. The same Nintendo account has also uploaded a sample of Rogueport’s soundtrack, which you can listen to below:

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Celebrating Star Wars Day.

As part of this year’s May 4th celebrations, LEGO Fortnite will be doing a special Star Wars collaboration in its next update.

This update will bring the Rebellion and Galactic Empire into your LEGO Fortnite world, with your job to help the Rebels survive and build up their village:

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Dive in!

Endless Ocean: Luminous is out on the Nintendo Switch today and to build up some excitement Nintendo is running a few crossover events.

First up is a special Tetris 99 Maximus Cup which will run from 10th May until 13th May. During this time, players will be able to unlock a special theme inspired by the new game. Here’s a bit more about it from the official PR:

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Get me behind the wheel.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we’ll be running several features focused on how video games of all types have helped us through periods when we were struggling with our mental health.

Today, Richard shares how racing games helped restore him during a difficult period…

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Clanker’s Cavern of Dreams.

Cavern of Dreams leapt to the Switch eShop on 29th February 2024. We weren’t able to review the game at the time but managed to catch up with it recently. And it’s good! If you like that sort of thing…

Talk to any video game fan over 30 about 3D platformers and they’re liable to stare wistfully into the middle distance and start mumbling about the ‘golden age.’ Once Super Mario 64 arrived and codified the form, the decade straddling the millennium delivered a trove of colourful treasures that routinely have platforming fans gushing, nostalgia leaking from their trouser legs. Oh, they don’t make them like they used to!

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Update: Switch catches up with the other platforms.

Update : After being released on other platforms last week, Konami and WayForward have revealed that the latest update for Contra: Operation Galuga is now available on Switch too.

Notice of the Switch’s inclusion was shared by the official Contra Twitter account. You can find the full patch notes for this new update in our original coverage below.

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Dragonite and Marill join the line up.

Earlier this year, some retailers accidentally revealed some new Pokémon Squishmallows. Now, in an update, The Pokémon Company has confirmed the next pair joining the line up are Marill and Dragonite.

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“Fight for glory in the arena”.

Back in 2021, the online and mobile developer Zynga announced it would be bringing the “free-to-download” player-verse-player third-person competitive shooter Star Wars: Hunters to the Switch and mobile devices.

While it’s been playable on mobile devices for some time, it’s now finally launching on the Switch eShop on 4th June 2024. Preloads are also live, so you can jump straight in when the game unlocks on Switch.

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