Category: Nintendo

“I Have No Words” – Silksong Fans Are Losing Their Minds Over One Bench

“this is the most anger i have ever felt for any game ever”.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is a pretty tough game; we know this, and we’ve discussed it at length already. But there’s one section of the game that is proving to be particularly devious.

Before we go ahead, please note that although this article won’t cover anything related to Silksong’s story, we will be spoiling a key gameplay surprise that you might want to discover for yourself. If you’d like to maintain the mystery, consider coming back at a later date.

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Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Receives An Update (Version 1.0.4), Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Try it out now on Switch and Switch 2.

Apart from the release of Street Fighter 6 on the Switch 2 this year, Capcom also released Capcom Fighting Collection 2 just before the arrival of the new Nintendo hardware.

Last month, this same collection of classics received a “free title update” – unlocking additional characters in Street Fighter Alper 3 UPPER and also adding quality of life upgrades, new artwork and more remix tracks. Now, this package has been updated again for all platforms (including Switch).

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Feature: “The Bigger A Fan You Are…The More Averse You Are To Making Changes” – Final Fantasy Tactics Interview

We speak with Kazutoyo Maehiro and Hiroshi Minagawa.

Boy, Square-Enix really wants us to party on our Switches like it’s… 1997.

Because over the last few years, they’ve made three separate titles in a newly minted, old-school RPG franchise Octopath Traveler, and then there’s the upcoming Switch 2 release of Final Fantasy VII Remake, the defacto RPG game that caused a brand distinction between Nintendo and Sony nearly three decades ago.

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“Everyone Is A Director” At Nintendo, Says Former Dev, But Don’t Make Excuses

Or you’re outta here, pal.

Motoi Okamoto, a former developer at Nintendo and now steward for the Silent Hill franchise at Konami, has taken to social media to comment on whether game directors might be considered “incompetent” if they’re unable to judge new ideas without first implementing them.

As covered by Automaton, Okamoto – who worked on games such as Pikmin, Luigi’s Mansion, and Wii Play – describes a culture at Nintendo in which “everyone is a director”, thus giving team members the agency to make decisions that might improve a game.

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Exclusive: Bloober Team Bigs Up The Switch 2 With ‘Cronos’ Live-Action Trailer

“The work of The Traveler is eternal”.

In case you happened to miss it, Cronos: The New Dawn is out now on the Switch 2, and it’s really rather good.

Despite leaning heavily on tried-and-tested survival horror tropes, Bloober Team’s latest delivers a fascinating story involving time travel, big helmets, and gross, gooey creatures that have the ability to merge with dead bodies. Gross. If you’re a genre fan or you simply enjoy well-told stories, this one might be for you.

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Emergency Meeting! Among Us Adds Two New Roles In Latest Update

Introducing the Detective and Viper.

Among Us has received a new update across all platforms this week, bumping it up to Version 17.0.0 and adding two new roles to the game along with various quality of life updates.

The new roles include the Detective and the Viper. Here’s a rundown about both roles courtesy of developer Innersloth, along with a look:

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