Category: Nintendo

Every DK game, as ranked by you.

Update: To celebrate the 10th anniversary of DKC: Tropical Freeze and the return of DK (and his rivalry with Mario) to Switch in Mario vs. Donkey Kong, we’re overhauling our Best DK Games list, switching it to a reader-ranked format.

That’s right, the list below is now governed by each game’s User Rating in our database and subject to real-time change even after publication. Read on to find out more and see if Tropical Freeze, our original pick for number one, is still top banana…

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The GBA title is back.

Apart from the arrival of the Smash Bros. Sora amiibo this week, Nintendo has also revived Mario vs. Donkey Kong for Switch.

This one is a bit different to the average new release because it’s a remake of the 2004 Game Boy Advance title with a few new worlds, co-op mode and a new casual difficulty setting. We rather enjoyed the Switch version, but we’re now curious to know if our community will be picking it up.

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Get ’em while you can.

Alongside the launch of Sora and the arrival of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 13.0.2 this week, Nintendo appears to have restocked multiple amiibo on its official store in the US.

As highlighted by ‘Amiibo News’ on social media, these restocks include Smash Bros. fighters like Sephiroth (Final Fantasy), Mega Man, and even Metal Gear Solid‘s Snake. Each one will set you back $15.99. Unfortunately, some have already sold out!

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Here we go again…

The next Nintendo console — the Switch 2, Super Switch, whatever you want to call it — may not be releasing until 2025, new rumours are suggesting.

Brazilian journalist Pedro Henrique Lutti Lippe (via VGC) made this claim in the O X do Controle podcast after consulting five different sources, who have all reportedly stated that the follow-up to the hybrid console will be launching in 2025.

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Everything from dunks to dumps.

We’re getting ready for NBA All-Star Weekend 2024 with a look at every basketball game on Nintendo Switch. The three-day event tips off in Indiana on 16th February with contests and challenges taking place every day until the 73rd All-Star Game finale on 18th February.

With all of its high-flying athleticism, nail-biting buzzer beaters, and silky skills, it’s no wonder that basketball is often the number one draft pick for developers looking to make a sports game.

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Which day got your vote?

Update #2 : There wasn’t a Nintendo Direct this week, but there is a Splatfest, so that’s some Nintendo news to be excited about, right?

Yes, this is your friendly reminder that Splatoon 3’s next team event kicks off this weekend (today, if you’re in North America)! This time, the vote is all about “What’s the best day of the weekend?“, with Team Friday, Saturday and Sunday battling it out.

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Everyone is (finally) here.

With today’s release of the Sora amiibo for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the collection is complete. Every fighter now has a corresponding figure (excluding alternate costumes), Sakurai has announced that development is over, and Nintendo has put together a neat image to mark the occasion.

Shared in a post on Twitter, Nintendo highlighted all 94 Smash Ultimate amiibo in one beefy graphic. We wouldn’t have thought that a collection of plastic figures could look quite so epic, but we’d be lying if we said that we didn’t want to see this released as a poster.

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And Super Mario Bros. Wonder wins family GOTY.

Update :

The 27th annual DICE Awards has just ended and (unsurprisingly) Baldur’s Gate 3 took out the game of the year award. On the Nintendo front, Super Mario Bros. Wonder won “family game of the year” and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won “adventure game of the year”. F-Zero 99 missed out on the racing award, with Forza Motorsport taking out the top spot. Koji Kondo was also inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame.

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Would like Kirby with that?

McDonald’s will be running a new Happy Meal promotion in Japan featuring a bunch of new plush-like Kirby toys. This promotion will begin later this month on 23rd February 2024 and features two waves, with four Kirby in each.

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The final major update arrived yesterday.

It’s been a long development cycle for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with the team not only celebrating the initial launch of the game but also multiple updates and DLC fighters over the past five years.

Now that the Sora (Kingdom Hearts) amiibo has arrived, the game’s director Masahiro Sakurai has taken to social media to thank the team for their hard work on this latest amiibo, and acknowledge the fact this is the last of his work on Ultimate. It’s officially the end of an era!

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