The “overriding factor” is money.
There have been ongoing requests over the years for the revival of Rare’s famous bear and bird duo Banjo-Kazooie, but will fans ever see this series return?
The game’s composer Grant Kirkhope already spoke about this earlier in the year – mentioning how he had “zero hope” for a new entry, and now in an interview with our friends at Eurogamer recently, he’s elaborated on why he thinks it’s “unlikely” to happen.
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ARMS, Pokémon and much more.
We’ve been overloaded with all sorts of information about the Switch 2 and one thing many fans might not even know is that 12 original Switch games will be getting free Switch 2 upgrades.
We highlighted this when it was initially announced and now our video team has issued a reminder while also chiming in with their own thoughts about what exactly the upgrades could be for each game.
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Nintendo says it’s investigating the issue.
Nintendo released a new firmware update for the Switch 2 earlier this week and while it’s been exciting to unpack all the new features and surprises, it seems it hasn’t gone as planned for everyone.
Some Switch users are reporting problems with their systems after performing this update. It results in “Error Code: 2206-1015” and stops the device from working. Nintendo has now officially acknowledged this error code via its Japanese customer support page on social media.
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Oh boycott.
The death of physical media has been looming for decades now, essentially since the internet made digital downloads a viable option for purchasing games – or purchasing your licences to play games. While Nintendo got involved relatively quickly (for Nintendo, at least) with WiiWare and Virtual Console digital downloads, there’s still always been a strong link between this particular platform holder and the physical article.
And it’s not just the need to provide stocking-fillers for parents and grandparents of a younger-skewing demographic; perhaps Nintendo’s general preference for carts is also a factor. Cartridges have a more substantial, chunky physicality compared to discs – and even when the company went for optical media, the GameCube’s cute 8cm discs and the curved edges of Wii U games injected some personality. Carts, with their unique forms and chip-filled innards, somehow feel more than just a blank medium with some data burned in. Just me?
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Is it actually better than the original? Time to find out.
Hamster Co. has announced that Arcade Archives Super Xevious will release today (May 1st) on Nintendo Switch.
Those of you who remember the halcyon days of the early 1980s will know that Namco’s original Xevious made quite a splash when it hit arcades in 1982. However, this ‘Super’ variant from 1984 was, at the time of its release at least, considered a bit of a disappointment.
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Another big departure for the legendary studio.
It’s been announced in the latest issue of Famitsu Magazine that PlatinumGames designer Takahisa Taura is parting ways with the developer in order to start work on his own company, Eel Game Studio.
As revealed in a post by Genki, and spotted by the folks over at VGC, Taura stated on a few social media sites that he hasn’t got anything he wishes to share with regards to his new venture just yet, but really it’s the fact of another big name leaving Platinum that’s the real concern for fans of the studio.
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New gen, new look.
Since announcing the Switch 2, Nintendo has been updating its services, storefronts and even merch to reflect this new generation. Now, in the latest update, Switch to eShop cards are reportedly getting a “visual refresh”.
Some of these new eShop cards have apparently already been shared on social media and it seems Nintendo will be releasing different-priced eShop cards with some updated character art. Noticeably, this also includes Donkey Kong’s new look. Here’s a sneak peek courtesy of ‘Portal Super Mario’:
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The fun begins with Undertale.
Nintendo’s Switch Online game trials aren’t always the biggest reveals, but in Japan this month, Nintendo will be doing something a little bit different. Between 2nd May until 25th May, there’ll be four surprise trials released.
The first one has been revealed as Toby Fox’s Undertale game, with his next lot of chapters for Deltarune recently confirmed to be arriving this June. This first trial for May will run until the 4th and will be followed by the next three games – scheduled for the following dates:
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A refreshed crop.
Natsume is bringing Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley and Harvest Moon: Skytree Village to Switch on 3rd July 2025 as a double-pack.
Pre-orders are open now for the physical edition of Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley & Skytree Village, which will also net you an adorable little acrylic standee featuring a host of cuddly farm animals. This is only available online via The Natsume Store.
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“After your Expedition, check out The Hundred Line”.
Goodness gracious, RPG fans have been spoiled over the past few years, right? In fact, let’s point to last week specifically. In the space of two days, three huge RPGs launched across various platforms — Oblivion Remastered, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and, for those of us with a Switch, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy.
Those latter two launched on the same day, with Expedition 33 seemingly getting the lion’s share of the attention on social media. But those who have played The Hundred Line, the latest game from Kotaro Uchikoshi and Kazutaka Kodaka (of Zero Escape and Danganronpa fame) cannot stop raving about it. Including the director of Expedition 33, Guillaume Broch.
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