Category: Nintendo

But producer Kensuke Tanabe decided against it.

Nintendo is shortly launched Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective, a new art book looking at concept art for the original trilogy on GameCube and Wii (with a small section dedicated to Metroid Prime Remastered).

Speaking of the more recent Switch remaster, the book reveals that Retro Studios had originally proposed completely new cutscenes for the game. However, in a producer’s note, Kensuke Tanabe confirmed that he opted against this approach.

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Both versions!

When Nintendo followed up on its recently ‘Close to You’ short with another version that confirmed the presence of Pikmin, the company annoyingly kept it locked to its Nintendo Today! app.

Well, not anymore, because both versions of the film – Pikmin and invisible Pikmin – have been uploaded to YouTube in one 8-minute-long video. Nice!

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Performed by ‘Persona 3’ singer Yumi Kawamura.

Ahead of the release of Persona 3 Reload on the Switch 2 this week, Atlus has announced it will be distributing an update on launch day, adding eight songs to the game.

This will include Yumi Kawamura’s vocal tracks from Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES as background music during dungeon exploration battles. Alongside this, the singer has also shared a special message with fans. Here it is, along with the eight tracks being added:

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From the ‘Persona 3’ singer Yumi Kawamura.

Ahead of the release of Persona 3 Reload on the Switch 2 this week, Atlus has announced it will be distributing an update on launch day, adding eight songs to the game.

This will include Yumi Kawamura’s vocal tracks from Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES as background music during dungeon exploration battles. Alongside this, the singer has also shared a special message with fans. Here it is, along with the eight tracks being added:

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Another smashing patch.

Ahead of Donkey Kong Bananza‘s first DLC in-game event next week, Nintendo has rolled out a new update for the game.

This updates the game to Version 2.0.2 and includes a fix tied to Pauline’s voice when collecting fossils in the two previous updates. It also makes several other changes to improve the gameplay experience. If we hear anything else about this update going on behind the scenes, we’ll let you know.

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Pop Up, Superstar!

This week, London will be treated to its very first pop-up Nintendo Store, making all of us UK Mario fans clutch our wallets in fear.

The shop opens to the public tomorrow (22nd October) in the Shepherd’s Bush Westfield London Shopping Centre, where it will be stocking its sweet merch until 16th November. Those hoping to visit before 26th Oct will need to book a ticket to attend, but you’ll be able to rock up as usual after this date — just expect some good old-fashioned queuing!

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Graphical improvements and *stability*.

Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s excellent open world adventure, has received another update on the Switch 2.

This isn’t a huge one, but it contains further improvements to the overall visuals, including upping the quality of the textures – yum. We’ve also got some of that all-important Stability™ alongside some more general fixes to the game’s story and UI.

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Another 60 minutes?!

Well folks, as promised, another Nintendo Direct for Kirby Air Riders has been announced for this week on Thursday, 23rd October 2025.

We’re getting another 60 minutes’ worth of information from director Masahiro Sakurai on the upcoming game, which is due to launch for the Switch 2 on 20th November 2025.

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Bring it on.

Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined may look all cute and cosy, but fans of the original game will know that its story is pretty dark when compared to other entries in the series.

According to producer Takeshi Ichikawa in a new interview with GameSpark (thanks, Automaton), this is actually a key factor in the team’s decision to bring the game back for modern platforms. Ichikawa believes that players have grown more accustomed to games with darker narratives, and so this essentially paved the way to revisit Dragon Quest VII.

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It won’t be updated “in time for the main game’s release”.

Persona 3 Reload got a Switch 2 demo a few weeks ago, and it’s raised some concerns about the performance of the game on Nintendo’s new hybrid platform, with players reporting all sorts of issues about the frame rate.

While the eShop showed the game operating at 30FPS, there were seemingly some frame rate hiccups. Fortunately, Atlus is aware, and it seems the experience will be improved in a “future patch” for the main game.

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