Category: Nintendo

Mintrocket “didn’t apply” for controversial Best Independent Game nom.

Dave The Diver is undoubtedly one of the best games of 2023, but it found itself caught in a bit of a storm during awards season as at The Game Awards of that year, the fantastic diving game and restaurant management sim was nominated for Best Independent Game, despite it being created by a subsidiary of the huge South Korean developer and publisher Nexon.

Now Mintrocket CEO and writer and director on the game, Jaeho Hwang, has directly addressed the controversy in an interview with 4Gamer (translated by Automaton Media), stating that “it’s not like we applied for the award ourselves.”

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“Bump to the bump to the Bumble”.

Argonaut Games may be basking in the aftermath of the return of Croc, but the British-based developer isn’t done revisiting its back-catalogue just yet. The newly-revived studio, who returned last year after being dissolved in 2007, are particularly keen to revisit an N64 cult classic: Buck Bumble.

Speaking in the latest issue of the MCV Develop magazine (via VGC), CEO and co-founder Jez San and Mike Arkin listed off a handful of titles the team, originally called Argonaut Software, worked on during its initial stint — Starglider (“it’s my ‘first-born’” San explains) and I-Ninja both came up, but a certain third-person shooter stuck out to us, and others, the most.

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Boom, waka-waka!

Bandai Namco has revealed a new pre-order trailer for Shadow Labyrinth on the Switch 2, confirming that the game will run at 4K/60fps when docked.

Not only that, but if you wish to purchase the game on the Switch 1 for the time being, you can rest easy knowing that a free upgrade to the Switch 2 version will be available when you eventually nab Nintendo’s new console. Bosh!

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So he’s finally here.

With the Switch 2 entering its second month, following his Switch 2 debut in the Mario Kart World roster, DK is back in his own game – and it’s looking bananas.

Seriously, though, Donkey Kong Bananza is looking brilliant and we’re very excited to finally get our hands on the latest game from the makers of Super Mario Odyssey. And Nintendo is following it up just a week later with the Jamboree TV update for Super Mario Party Jamboree. And with all the Switch 1 games still coming out, too, it’s looking like a busy time over the summer months in the northern hemisphere!

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Discounted eShop credit, subs, and games.

Summer has arrived in the northern hemisphere, and what better way to enjoy it than sitting in the shade with a glass of something cool — possibly with a novelty straw sticking out the top — and relaxing with a Switch?

Whether you’re still rocking the OG Switch or you’ve got your hands on the new hotness with Switch 2, there’s plenty to play over the warmer months, and we’ve got a discount on Switch eShop credit which might pique your interest, too.

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Make sure it’s “Ultra High Speed”.

The Switch 2 has been out for almost a month now and during this time some users have been experiencing issues with their Joy-Con 2 and other Switch 2 controllers repeatedly disconnecting when using the system in docked mode.

If this has come up on your end, it might actually be due to the cables you’re using. As highlighted by IGN, Nintendo’s troubleshooting guide on its official customer support page notes how one way to potentially eliminate this problem is to simply make sure you’re using an “Ultra High Speed HDMI” cable.

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The Switch title received a free update last month.

Alongside Switch 2’s launch last month, Nintendo rolled out multiple free Switch game updates. One of these was for Game Builder Garage – which not only included visual optimisations but also added Joy-Con 2 mouse support.

Now, timed in with this update and the game’s fourth anniversary, the Game Builder Garage community has held its very own “fan-made Nintendo Direct” hosted by VideoDojo on YouTube (thanks for the heads up, Giovani Vitti).

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The ‘Deluxe’ version of NSMB. U returns.

The Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online subscribers continues its weekly updates with more album drops and the latest one to join the service is New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

This soundtrack, based on the 2019 Switch version, comes loaded with 90 tracks and has a total runtime of 2 hours and 7 minutes. You’ll be able to listen to everything from the title screen through to the catchy staff credits.

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Just hypnotic.

If you were a kid who grew up in the ’90s, you’ve probably watched more than a handful of episodes of Animaniacs. The Warner Bros.-produced cartoon ran from 1993 to 1998 and received well over 250 episodes. And, you can bet there were many video games out there to accompany Yakko, Wakko, and Dot’s animated antics.

In fact, there were nine different games between the SNES and DS eras, in fact, but a tenth, long-lost one has recently been rediscovered and preserved online (thanks, Time Extension!); Animaniacs: Hollywood Hypnotics, which is now fully preserved and playable online thanks to the efforts of Hidden Palace, MrPinball64, and Billscat-socks.

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Gawrsh!

Gameloft has announced that its free-to-play online racer, Disney Speedstorm, is getting a free Switch 2 upgrade.

Shared via an in-game message (and reported on by My Nintendo News), the upgrade is due to arrive at the start of the new season, which lands on 3rd July.

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