Category: Nintendo

A shorter presentation filled with “exciting Pokémon news”.

With Nintendo’s Partner Showcase now out of the way, our attention turns to the Pokémon Presents: Pokémon Day broadcast, streaming live later today.

When it was initially announced for 27th February there was no mention of the runtime, but that’s changed now that the Japanese broadcast link has gone live. As highlighted by Gematsu it will be about 13 minutes in length. In comparison, last year’s Pokémon Day broadcast ran for just over 25 minutes.

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Monsters, Inc. has arrived.

After teasing a Monsters, Inc. update, the new update for Disney Dreamlight Valley adds Mike Wazowski and Sulley on 28th February 2024.

This it the first major update of the new year, with the team excited to officially welcome players to The Laugh Floor. Below is a brief message from the team, along with the full patch notes:

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March launch for PC and console “will follow” ASAP.

Last month, Stardew Valley creator Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone mentioned how he was finally done adding “major new content” for the next update.

Now, to mark the 8th anniversary of the game, he’s finally locked in a release date for Version 1.6. It will be arriving next month on 19th March 2024, but the catch is this date only applies to the PC version.

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Your favourite game for eShop Selects.

It’s back! We’re almost at the end of February already — yes, even with the extra day in this fine Leap Year.

Our monthly Nintendo Life eShop Selects will be landing this coming weekend for February, but for 2024, we also want you lovely readers to pick your favourite eShop game from that we’ve missed out on at NL Towers.

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Back soon!

Inti Creates has today announced that its recently released musical rhythm game GUNVOLT RECORDS: Cychronicle has been temporarily removed from the North American Switch eShop.

Revealed in a tweet from the studio, Inti Creates stated that the removal was down to a “change in ratings”. The team is endeavouring to get the issue sorted and the game reinstated on the eShop as soon as possible.

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Yeah, science!

Do you like Metroidvanias? Do you like science? You do?! Well good news, because the two are combining in Exographer, an upcoming adventure title from Abylight Studios and SciFun Games.

Imagined by CERN physicist and sci-fi author Raphael Granier de Cassagnac, Exographer is a Metroidvania that ditches combat for science-based puzzles in which you utilise four distinct powers to uncover secrets hidden within the strange, atmospheric environment.

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“This is stooping to new lows”.

YouTuber Luke Wild of channel SwitchStars — which focuses primarily on highlighting low-effort, low-quality games to avoid on Switch eShop — has published a video detailing what he believes to be an attack on his channel orchestrated by the publisher Midnight Works.

The Moldovan company is responsible for much of the software Wild has covered in recent years. In the video (see below — please note, it contains swearing), he shows messages he received via Discord tipping him off to a request allegedly sent to Midnight Works staff asking them to submit false reports to YouTube.

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Freddi Fish returns.

Humongous Entertainment has already released some Freddi Fish games on the Switch eShop and next week it’s adding another one. Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds will return on 29th February 2024.

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Make some space.

Arguably one of the most exciting announcements during Nintendo’s Partner Showcase was the reveal of Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection. It revives the OG Battlefront games and even adds some new content and characters like Kit Fisto.

If you’re wondering just how much space you’ll need, the US and UK eShop listings have revealed the estimated Switch file size as 25.4GB. Here’s a refresher on what exactly is included in this updated package:

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Ah-woooooo.

Welcome folks, to another episode of Box Art Brawl!

Last time, we looked at Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis for the Nintendo DS. We’d love to say it was a close call, but it really wasn’t. North America and Europe teamed up to take on Japan, with the Western design winning with a resounding 87% of the vote. Crikey.

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