Category: Nintendo

“What’s here is generally very well done”.

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered arrives on the Switch this week and the tech experts at Digital Foundry have already got a video up about the performance and frame rate across each system.

In case you missed it, the Switch version of this remaster runs at a native 1080p and 60 frames per second in docked, and 720p at 60 frames per second in portable mode. Digital Foundry also notes how it did not encounter a single frame rate hiccup, so it really is a silky smooth and “near perfect” experience in terms of performance.

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A few other titles have also made use of it.

During the Switch generation, Nintendo has sometimes developed the odd title on a different engine. We’ve seen Yoshi’s Crafted World and more recently Pikmin 4 utilise the Unreal Engine and now it appears the upcoming release Princess Peach: Showtime! might have also been created in Unreal.

This discovery stems from a post on social media (shared by Akfamilyhome via X), which shows the Chinese game box for Peach’s new game, and on the back of it, you can see the Unreal Engine logo:

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Let’s kick shell.

If you’re a gamer over the age of 30 with a decent amount of disposable income, then you’ve almost certainly heard of the Quarter Arcades range. As the name suggests, these are 1/4-scale reproductions of famous coin-ops, and the company has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the business to expand its lineup over the past few years – including Namco, Taito, and Konami.

With the likes of Space Invaders, Pac-Man, and Bubble Bobble in its ranks, the Quarter Arcades family can already lay claim to possessing some serious big-hitters – but the arrival of Konami’s 1989 coin-op Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will arguably take things to an entirely new level for players of a certain age.

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When old becomes new.

Not many game franchises manage to ascend to the status of ‘iconic’, but Tomb Raider is undoubtedly one of them. Despite the original trilogy being released for multiple platforms, Lara Croft quickly became synonymous with the PS1, standing toe-to-toe with Crash Bandicoot as one of the console’s mascots. Since then, of course, Lara has been practically everywhere, yet 2024 marks the first occasion the original trilogy has been fully revamped for modern audiences via Tomb Raider I-III Remastered.

We say ‘revamped’, but these are the same games you know and love from the late ‘90s, albeit with the additional expansions included for the first time on console. What developer Aspyr has done here, however, is give all three titles a much-needed lick of paint, boosting the visuals significantly while adding in an optional modern control scheme for those who might not get on with the ageing ‘tank’ controls — more on that later. Smaller additions include a surprisingly robust photo mode and health bars for boss encounters.

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Disorderly.

Splatoon 3: Side Order, the long-awaited single-player DLC for Splatoon 3, is just nine days away, and Nintendo has dropped an in-depth overview trailer to act as your guide for climbing the Spire of Order.

We know the gist of Side Order already — as Agent 8, you wake up in a new “world of order”, a grey-scale world which needs a bit more colour added to it. You need to climb the Spire of Order to figure things out, and the tower holds many, many secrets.

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Live performances coming to Japan this May.

The 20th anniversary of the Monster Hunter series is almost upon us (11th March, for those wondering) and today Capcom has announced that it will be celebrating the franchise’s iconic tunes with a series of live orchestral performances later this year.

The first of these performances is set to be held in Tokyo on 11th May 2024, and will offer two different shows a day — ‘Daytime Sound Hunting Quest’ and ‘Night Sound Hunting Quest’ — before moving on to Fukuoka, Sapporo, and Osaka.

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Join Tanjiro and the Demon Slayers this April.

In case you missed it, the popular manga and anime series Demon Slayer is getting its very own Mario Party-style video game this April on the Nintendo Switch. It will star Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the rest of the Demon Slayer Corp as they work their way around themed boards and participate in all sorts of minigames.

The latest update from Sega today is the release of a new overview trailer for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!. You can check it out above. If you are a fan of games like Mario Party, this could be a lot of fun for up to four friends.

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Sora from Kingdom Hearts completes the set.

Nintendo’s amiibo line is still going strong with new additions regularly. This week though marks the end of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate line with the release of the final amiibo. Yes, we’re now really at the end of this amazing line after all this time.

This last character, as you might recall, is Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series. He was added as the final DLC fighter back in 2021. Ahead of this amiibo’s arrival on 16th February 2024, we’ve been wondering if our community here will be adding Sora to the collection. So vote in our poll and leave a comment below.

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“…it’s a one-way strategy that leaves people behind”.

Former lead designer on Dead Cells Sébastien Bénard has spoken out over Motion Twin and Evil Empire’s announcement to end creative work on the hugely popular indie roguelike.

Bénard, who left as an associate with Motion Twin to form Deepnight Games in 2020, shared a post on his official website, clarifying his thoughts on the game. This follows an admittedly “impulsive” response the developer gave on the official Dead Cells Discord server, where he stated “…I’d just say did the worst imaginable a**hole move against Dead Cells and ” (via PCGamesN & PCGamer).

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An absolute NES-cessity.

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Ethan looks back on a pair of Wii U games — and a 3DS sibling — which could help curious gamers navigate the Switch Online retro library if they were given a second chance to shine…

With each passing year, the well of Nintendo franchises that haven’t yet graced the Switch runs ever drier — and I couldn’t be happier. Now that juggernauts like Animal Crossing have had their time in the sun, the later years of the hybrid console’s life have made space for the return of all sorts of niche legacy IP, from Another Code to Famicom Detective Club. But while the Switch has proven to be an oasis for the lesser-known properties in Nintendo’s stable, there’s one particular unsung micro-franchise stuck on last-generation hardware that arguably has the most potential for a revival.

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