Category: Nintendo

Review: Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition (Switch 2) – A Superb Port Of An Incredible RPG

Here comes the choom-choom train.

It’s more often than not these days that a game released in an underwhelming state is left abandoned in a pool of its own minor updates. On occasion, though, we have a redemption arc like that belonging to 2020’s Cyberpunk 2077.

Originally released in a state that was barely functional and riddled with more bugs than an anteater’s digestive tract, it’s safe to say that CD Projekt Red has not only redeemed its reputation, but the game is now celebrated as one of the strongest RPGs of the decade.

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PSA: Got A Switch 2 Pro Controller? This Little Capture Trick Is A Game-Changer

Snap happy.

With the Switch 2’s new Pro Controller (and the new Charging Grip, actually), one of the biggest changes from its predecessor is the addition of the ‘GL’ and GR’ buttons on the back.

Now, if you’re anything like us, then chances are these buttons probably won’t get a whole lot of use in terms of gameplay. Sure, maybe you could map a jump button to one of them if you’re playing an FPS, but generally speaking, most games will have been optimised to make good use of the standard button layout. You don’t want to alienate those just using the standard Joy-Con, after all.

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PSA: 8BitDo Controllers Require A Firmware Update To Work On Switch 2

Here’s a step-by-step walkthrough.

Switch 2 is here and users are slowly discovering all sorts of compatibility issues with select games and accessories. If you happen to own an 8BitDo controller, you might have noticed it’s simply not working with Nintendo’s new hybrid device.

Fortunately, there is a way to resolve this for certain 8BitDo products. As highlighted on the Nintendo Switch subreddit, “out of the box” these gamepads do not pair correctly and you’ll need to download some patches. You can visit the links to these downloads via the Nintendo Switch subreddit.

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Review In Progress: Mario Kart World (Switch 2) – The Perfect Introduction To A New Console Generation?

Highway to Shell.

Editor’s note: Having only gotten our hands on the game and the new system extremely recently, this is — as you can see from the title — a review in progress. We just haven’t had enough time with it yet, but we wanted to share our initial impressions (seeing as we’re all playing it at once).

We’ll be updating the text over the coming days and will deliver a final verdict as soon as possible. Until then, enjoy our early takes, and head down to the comments to let us know how you’re liking (or maybe disliking!) the headline Switch 2 launch game.

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Talking Point: Does Your Switch 2 Vent Smell?

Not unpleasant, necessarily.

Most of us here at Team NL, like many of you, have been unwrapping shiny new consoles today as Switch 2 arrives, finally. Nothing like the smell of new hardware in the morning, right?

Having said that, while we’ve been getting to grips with the new console, some of us have noticed an aroma. Not an unpleasant one, you understand, but a distinctly warm, electronic smell rising from the console’s top vent – as you might expect from a high-performance video gaming device being played for the first time.

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The Switch 2 GameCube Controller Has Gyro And A Better D-Pad

Old is new again.

It’s all busted open controllers over on Reddit today, and in particular brand new controllers that people have received with their Switch 2 consoles.

We’ve already seen a stripped-down Joy-Con, confirming (as Nintendo had already actually said) there’s no Hall Effect sticks in there, and now it’s the turn of the dear old GameCube controller in its new NSO form. Please remember that this controller, for now at least, only works on Switch 2, too (we tried it).

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“The Will To Resist Is In Your Hands” – Final Fantasy Tactics Creator Shares Heartfelt Message

“I offer this story once again”.

With the excellent news that Final Fantasy Tactics is to receive a revamped and re-energised outing on both Switch 1 and Switch 2 on 25th September, the game’s creator and director, Yasumi Matsuno, has taken to the internet to share some personal thoughts.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles sees both the original 1997 version of this absolute belter released in a pack alongside a revamped edition, which you can check out in the reveal trailer at the bottom of this very article.

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