Category: Nintendo

The concept vetoed by Miyamoto.

Right back at the start of this year, we discovered that after inventing Waluigi, the team behind Mario Tennis, Camelot Software Planning, was planning another ‘Wa’ variant of Princess Peach. It was a shudder-inducing thought, we’ll admit, and one that was rejected by Shigeru Miyamoto before even looking at the designs. But now, those very designs are seeing the light of day.

Fumihide Aoki, the father of Waluigi and character designer on the Mario Tennis GameCube follow-up, Mario Power Tennis, has today shared his initial sketches of “Walpeach”, an evil inversion of the Mushroom monarch that was left on the cutting room floor.

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Mr Freeze (frame).

Ever since it was first revealed back in the June 2023 Direct, we have been waiting with bated breath to find out just how Batman Arkham Trilogy would run on Switch. It’s the port that we all need, but would it be the one that we deserve?

Well, today’s the day. The trilogy is now available on the Nintendo hybrid console and while we are busy working on our review, we have been able to capture some footage of the most demanding title, Batman: Arkham Knight, so that you lovely lot can see what the Caped Crusader looks like in action.

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Far from a miserable pile.

In honour of the 35th anniversary (in North America) of the divisive Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest this month, we’re updating and republishing this article rounding up and ranking every Castlevania game in the series on Nintendo consoles.

This was originally ordered by us here at Nintendo Life, but we’ve rejigged things to transform it into a reader-ranked list governed by each game’s User Rating on our games database. As such, it is subject to real-time change as the ratings fluctuate. Feel free to get in there and rate the games you’ve played if you haven’t already. Enjoy!

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“I want to choose fast!”.

Masahiro Sakurai has revealed that during the development of the Nintendo GameCube, he had suggested that a scroll wheel be implemented into the design of the controller.

In his latest YouTube video, Sakurai explains the reasoning behind the suggestion, stating that a scroll wheel might have several useful functions for players. The obvious is that it would allow users to move between menu options quickly and efficiently, but he also noted that it would allow for easy manipulation of an in-game camera, or for choosing between items and abilities.

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Rare’s Jet Force Gemini is back.

Nintendo has now added the N64 classic Jet Force Gemini to the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. The catch is, it appears to only be available in Japan right now. If there’s an update, we’ll let you know, but right now it’s locked in for a “December” release here in the west.

Jet Force Gemini is a third-person shooter which was originally released in 1999. It stars Juno, Vela and Lupus who must put a stop to an insectoid threat. This game was also developed by the talented team at Rare. GoldenEye 007 happens to be the other N64 release in Japan this week.

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Coming “early 2024”.

Penny’s Big Breakaway — the chaotic, kinetic 3D platformer from Sonic Mania lead Christian Whitehead’s new studio — has delivered a brand new animated trailer.

The game is due to launch next year on Switch and other platforms, and ahead of its launch, this new trailer debuted during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted 2023 Showcase over on YouTube.

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Featuring Three Musketeers concept art.

We’re all having fun with Super Mario RPG on Switch, right? The return of this SNES classic has brought smiles to our faces with constant reminders of Nintendo at its weirdest, but, according to one Square developer who worked on the original title, it was almost a whole lot weirder.

In 1994, Jiro Mifune had just completed work on Live A Live (which also received a swanky Switch remaster last year) and was just about to get cracking on Chrono Trigger (which, unfortunately, did not) before he was brought onto Super Mario RPG. In the game’s early development, Mifune sketched up several ideas for how the Nintendo mascot might transition into the world of an RPG and guess what, he’s sharing those very sketches on Twitter!

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Update: Sale ends today!

Update: Our sale on eShop credit, digital games and more comes to an end today! Make sure to throw anything you wanted in your basket now to unlock those savings!

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Original Article: It’s Black Friday season, which means there are all sorts of tasty discounts to be found on products like Switch consoles, games and more. We’ve decided to join in too by hosting our very own sale on our code store.

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Tune in to Day of the Devs.

So this one initially slipped through the net, but Digital Eclipse is currently gearing up to announce the next entry in its Gold Master Series.

The developer, which was recently acquired by Atari, will reveal its follow-up to The Making of Karateka at Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition 2023 on December 7th.

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Returning with new features next month.

Following on from The Rumble Fish 2, 3goo and Dimps Corporation have now announced they’re bringing The Rumble Fish+ to the Nintendo Switch next month on 20th December.

This 2004 fighting game will return with new features including online player-versus-player action and rollback netcode as well as a training mode, with CPU recording and a playback feature. Here’s the back story to this classic fighter, along with a cinematic trailer (above):

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