Category: Nintendo

Day one for other platforms, ASAP for Switch.

Contra: Operation Galuga is out on the Nintendo Switch today and as part of this, there will be a patch update released in response to demo feedback.

While other versions of this update are locked in for 12th March, for the Switch version, this update will be applied “as soon as preparations have completed”. This “post release” patch will include bug fixes, input optimisation, and visibility improvements. Here’s the full rundown courtesy of the official Contra social media account:

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Update: Available today.

Update :

These three Game Boy titles have now been added to the Switch Online service. To play these games you will need to have an active subscription.

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Party of one.

The LEGO Animal Crossing sets bring Animal Crossing: New Horizons to life in plastic brick form, featuring minifigures of some of the series’ most beloved characters at home and around their island.

The first wave of sets launched in March 2024, with Julian’s Birthday Party among them. This is the cheapest set in the range (at launch), and will therefore be an attractive option for Animal Crossing fans looking to dip their toe into this Lego pool without shelling out $180 to buy the lot.

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Hunted (ranked) by you.

Update: Capcom’s Monster Hunter series is celebrating its 20th anniversary on 11th March 2024. And to celebrate, we’ve decided to overhaul our Best Monster Hunter Game list into a reader-ranked format. That means you can influence the ranking!

Not only that, we’ve also changed the list to focus on Nintendo-only releases. That means no more World and OG PS2 entry — simply the finest Monster Hunters on Nintendo consoles.

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Gadd tidings.

After a brief MAR10 Day update, we now know that Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD will be bringing the scares to Switch on 27th June. What’s more, we also now know what to expect from the game’s box art.

Yep, Nintendo has revealed a first look at the cover for the upcoming game and anyone who played the original Luigi’s Mansion 2 (or ‘Dark Moon‘ for those in North America) will find very few surprises here.

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“I almost put a reference in there…”.

We were lucky enough to play a lot of great games at Summer Games Fest 2023, but perhaps the biggest surprise was Little Kitty, Big City, an exploration-focused adventure from Double Dagger Studio where you play as a cat on its journey home.

From our hands-on preview, the game really dug its claws in and we’d be kitten ourselves if we said that weren’t excited to see it pounce onto Switch later this year.

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Lovely stuff.

Following the sad passing of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama at the age of 68, tributes have been pouring in left, right, and centre from numerous notable figures in the entertainment industry and beyond.

One such tribute that caught our eye was a beautiful crossover drawing from none other than Yasushi Yamaguchi (more commonly credited as Judy Totoya), the original creator behind Sonic the Hedgehog’s enduring sidekick, Miles ‘Tails’ Prower (thanks for the tip, ‘Coolmusic’).

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Addressing the other elephant in the room.

Today is MAR10 Day (MARch 10th, get it??), so it’s no surprise that we are once again thinking about Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the first new 2D Mario game in 11 years.

Wonder flipped the script on 2D Mario. The ‘New’ series had lasted for a whopping 17 years and the visuals and level design were very much in need of a refresh. Wonder did just that, but the question is, should it happen again?

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Coming soon.

Following a rumour earlier this week about news updates for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, Nintendo has now shared the official Switch release dates.

Paper Mario will unfold on 23rd May 2024 and Luigi returns in his second scary outing on 27th June 2024. Nintendo has shared a few official posts on social media, alongside its latest video broadcast:

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Coming soon.

To celebrate Mario Day, Nintendo has locked in a release date for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It will be arriving on Nintendo Switch on 23rd May 2024.

In addition to this, Luigi’s Mansion 2 will be returning on 27th June 2024. More information soon.

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