Category: Video Games

Sweet dreams.

Nintendo’s new music app for smartphone devices might have stolen the spotlight over the past few days, but don’t forget about the Japanese company’s new sound clock, Alarmo.

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Kidney blues.

For retroheads looking to show their love for old consoles, there are plenty of retro-styled controllers available for Switch. Usually they’re limited to a livery and an old-school colour scheme on the buttons, though.

They’re often missing modern features, too. With the Warrior Bluetooth Controller, NYXI hopes to appeal to GameCube aficionados as well as people looking for a fully functional Switch pad along the lines of Nintendo’s Pro Controller.

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A saga of SaGa.

Final Fantasy. Kingdom Hearts. Mana. Dragon Quest. Chrono. Star Ocean. Valkyrie. Bravely. Square Enix has no shortage of RPG franchises under its belt, from those it’s developed in-house to beloved classics that it’s acquired over the years. But among all the space-faring action RPG and patisserie chef jobs, there’s one Square-developed franchise that manages to stand clear from the pack: SaGa.

SaGa made its mark on the world back in 1989 on the Game Boy, making it one of Square’s longest-running franchises. It’s never gained the popularity of its older cousin, yet SaGa has accumulated a die-hard following over the years for its dedication to being weird and different. Non-linear stories, ‘sparks’ and ‘glimmers,’ multiple playable protagonists, and multiple timelines are all par for the course here.

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Wandering Kamurochō.

The weekend is here folks, so it’s time to wash away the stresses of the working week and relax with some gaming.

Before we find out what we’re up to this week, however, let’s see what’s been going on in the world of Nintendo. It’s been a bit of a big week, and although we didn’t get the ‘Switch 2’ reveal that many were perhaps hoping for, Nintendo did nevertheless launch a new ‘Nintendo Music’ mobile app and the Pokémon TCG Pocket mobile game. It also revealed the release date for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete along with a surprise Switch port of Xenoblade Chronicles X.

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“Yo-Ho, Bro!”.

Nintendo often comes up with all sorts of ways to market its games and for the upcoming release Mario & Luigi: Brothership, it’s decided to release ‘A Sea Shanty’.

In this brand new adventure, the Mario brothers will set sail on ‘Shipshape Island’ (part ship, part island) as they journey the vast world of Concordia. You’ll even be launched out of Shipshape’s cannon to “visit, explore, and quest” across islands.

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Mario & Luigi, Dragon Quest and more.

We’ve made it to the second last month of the year and there’s a whole bunch of games to be excited about!

The big Nintendo release in November is Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Apart from this, Farmagia is already available, Metal Slug Tactics arrives next week and then there are plenty of other anticipated releases like Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and LEGO Horizon Adventures to look forward to.

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“Team Sonic has largely done a great job”.

Sonic X Shadow Generations launched on the Switch last week and Digital Foundry has now released its technical analysis.

In the original release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Sonic Generations ran at 880 x 720p at 30 frames per second. In the new Switch release, the game runs at 1080p and technically a “super-weird 31.5fps”. According to Digital Foundry, there’s a “constant stutter” in this particular version of the game as well.

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