The latest Nintendo Direct is only a couple of hours away, and while we’re expecting big news on games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and the possibility of a new 3D Mario, there are sure to be a few surprises sprinkled in as well. Unfortunately, one of those surprises was leaked ahead of time, as a new Samba de Amigo game is apparently in development with a release date of June 30....
It’s now February as 2023 continues to whizz by, and in video game terms that usually means a couple of things. That the launch slate is about to get very busy, andNintendois probably planning aDirect. Although nothing official has been announced just yet, it now seems very likely that the first Direct of the year may well take place as soon as next week. That’s according toGiant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb(thanks,VGC). “Over and over and over again, every little detail I get is, basically, a week from now we should begin hearing about all this stuff,” Grubb said....
Nintendoisshutting down the eShopon3DSandWii Uon Monday, without any plans to make its library of games available to the public - even ones that are exclusive to these stores. This means that you only have two more days to pick up a whole host of titles legitimately before they’re delisted for good. But with the eShop full of games from all genres, it’s hard to decide what to fill your SD card with before the closure....
The many heroes of Nintendoare a bit of a mixed bag. It’s pretty hard to compare someone like Captain Olimar to the likes of Link or Marth, although I’d love to see someone try. While some heroes go on sprawling adventures with deadly stakes, others wind up on relatively relaxed outings. Related:Nintendo Characters Who Would Make Good Personas If they all had to save the day when starting at the same time, most people would be shocked by what the results would likely be....
The Outer Worldsgot a current-gen update called Spacer’s Choice Edition earlier this week and it hasn’t exactly been celebrated by fans. In fact, most of them have called it a technical mess and a cash grab. For starters, it’s less of a current-gen update and more a new version of the game, whatwith old save files being incompatibleand it being sold separately (although you do get a discount if you own the original and its DLC)....
Overwatch 2is full of changes from the original, but none are more obvious than its willingness to hold crossover events. This week, the first-ever Overwatch collaboration was revealed, withmultiple heroes set to receive skins based on One-Punch Man. However, according to a recent blog post, we shouldn’t expect to see much more than Doomfist cosplaying Saitama. Asexplainedby game director Aaron Keller,Blizzardis determined to verify that these crossover skins don’t “replace” the Overwatch cast, ensuring that each character is still recognisable....
Metroidvaniasare the backbone of the indie space. AtPAX Eastlast month, PID Games successfully made the argument why the genre has a spine strong enough to support the medium. PID Games, which brand manager Stanislas Jun Peyrat describes as “punk rock”, is a small publisher that had four games on the show floor this year. Two of those, Elypse and Vernal Edge, are explore-em-ups taking the genre thatSamusandSimonfounded in interesting new directions....
Pokemon Scarlet & Violetdidn’t have many interiors - there’s your house, your rival’s,sandwich shops, and the ones that are expressed via menus and marked by welcome mats. There are far fewer than in previous games, but data miners have found evidence that, during development, more were planned. Lewto tweeted out a couple of screenshots showing a house interior, specifically the living room. We can see mirrors and artwork on the walls, a coffee table on top of a rug, a sofa, a chair, a fireplace, and a TV - it’s nothing remarkable, but it’s also evidently not a service spot....
We’re back, and we’re still smashing. After six long weeks in smash heaven, our two most repellent editors (Editor-in-Chief Stacey Henley and Tabletop Editor Joe Parlock) are here once again to decide whichPokemonto smash and which to pass. This time, we’re on the sunny shores of Alola, which is home to Stacey’s favourite Pokemon. She’s slowly clawed back the deficit over the past few weeks, but remains six behind overall. Can she turn the tide on Alola’s beaches?...
Nintendo is bringing Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games to the Switch its Nintendo Switch Online service, and this has caused some excitement for those fond of Pokemon, and there are a lot of you out there, who wonder if the earliest Pokemon games will be included. YouTuber Austin John Plays has been wondering if Pokemon Gen 1, 2, and 3 will be coming to the system this year and hopes more info will be announced during the Pokemon Presents within the next ten days....
Professor Layton and the New World of Steamjust got a second teaser during Level5’s Vision 2023 stream. It’s an extended version of the clipwe saw during the Nintendo Direct, but it ends with Luke Triton walking up to Layton in a steampunk vehicle that has mechanical legs instead of wheels, revealing his return. This time around, Luke will be played by Mio Imada who you may know as Slice from My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising or Hinata Tachibana from Tokyo Revengers....
InResident Evil 4 Remake, when you return to the village and the tower explodes, several enemy wolves will be waiting to gang up on poor ol' Leon Kennedy. As it turns out, they didn’t just wander in from the outskirts - someone let them out of their cage, and that someone can be killed earlier. As pointed out by u/klyespelledcaio on theResident Evilsubreddit, when you return to the village in chapter three, there’s an enemy on a ledge you have a brief window to kill....
Resident Evil 4isn’t due out for a little over a week, but that hasn’t stopped some players from getting a hold of their copies before everyone else. Just last week, we found out from a Resident Evil insider that copies of the Resident Evil 4 remake are “in the wild,” with clips being circulated privately. Now it seems some of those clips have found their way onto social media. Beware, don’t click the links ahead if you’re looking to avoid spoilers....
