2023-02

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon got its first gameplay showcase after its reveal at the Game Awards last December. This storybook-themed adventures stars a young Bayonetta on a quest to free her imprisoned mother. Still going by her birth name of Cereza, our hero is still a witch-in-training so she won't be executing flash combos or summoning a litany of demons. Instead, Bayonetta Origins plays more like an adventure game. Along the way, she'll befriend the demon Cheshire who handles all of the fighting. Cerezea lends a hand by magically binding enemies in place using her magic. Outside of combat, the pair combine their powers to overcome platforming obstacles.  Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon comes to Switch on March 17. ...

Today during the most recent Nintendo Direct live stream, the company gave a new look at The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.   You're going to immediately jump past this paragraph to the trailer below, so here are the quick bits you need to know: there's rail grinding akin to Sonic and Splatoon, a new homing arrow, a big, dumb goofy car Link can drive and a new hoverboard, and all around the game continues to look great.  Here's the trailer: While we're at it, here's a whole host of new screenshots.    Tears of the Kingdom will be released on May 12, 2023. ...

Nintendo has been very robust in its support of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, regularly bringing out new content for enthusiastic racers over the last year to keep the experience fresh. That trend continues with the upcoming Booster Course Pass Wave 4, which is targeting a release later this spring. While we don’t have all the details, today’s Nintendo Direct gave us a look at the new course set on Yoshi’s Island, which looks just as whimsical and fun as that locale ever has. We also learned that Birdo is joining the roster of available racers – the one-time Mario foe first appeared in a Mario Kart game with Double Dash, and so this appearance is a return to the road. Subscribers to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service are able to access the new Booster Course Pass Wave 4 for...

After months of rumors, Nintendo announced that Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games are coming to the Switch online libraries. Best of all, both libraries are available today. These classic titles now support both local and online play (with friends only). Game Boy games will be available on the standard Nintendo Switch Online tier. The list of games includes Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare Game & Watch Gallery 3 Gargoyle's Quest Kirby's Dream Land The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX Metroid II: The Return of Samus Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Tetris Wario Land 3 Nintendo also teased future additions such as The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons, Kirby Tilt N Tumble, and Pokémon Trading Card Game. Game Boy Advance library will be part of the more expensive Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack tier. The first batch...

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp will be released on April 21, as announced today during the most recent Nintendo Direct live stream.  Re-Boot Camp has had an uphill battle hitting any release date. Originally announced for a release on December 3, 2021, in October of that year, it was pushed to spring 2022. And then, well, that didn't happen. In March 2022, Nintendo announced an indefinite delay "in light of recent world events," perhaps referencing the war in Ukraine, which had just broken out at that time.  Check out a trailer below. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is a remake of the Game Boy Advance games Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising. It's being developed by WayForward, known for its work on the Shantae series....

Today’s Nintendo Direct gave us a new look at Sabotage Studio’s Sea of Stars. This follow-up game to The Messenger is set in the same universe, but set many years prior to the team’s first game, and with an entirely different style and genre, recalling the early era of console RPGs, represented by games like Final Fantasy VI.  Sea of Stars features some stunning pixel art visuals, and also boasts guest musical compositions from Yasunori Mitsuda, whose music enhanced such games as Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. The new trailer helps to show off the wide variety of locales players visit in the game, along with some intriguing turn-based battles. Sea of Stars increasingly looks like a major treat for anyone who has fond recollections of that golden age of early console RPGs. The game is headed to...

The long-rumored Metroid Prime Switch remaster is finally real – and it will be available digitally today. It will be available physically on February 22. The trailer for the remaster showed off the improved visuals and also noted that the game will be playable with the modern, dual control stick first-person controls. If, however, you would like to play it as originally intended, that will be an option. Nintendo is promising additional control options, as well. The trailer also reminded that the game takes place on Talon IV, and focuses on using various visors to make progress. ...

The long-rumored Metroid Prime Switch remaster is finally real – and it will be available digitally today. It will be available physically on February 22. The trailer for the remaster showed off the improved visuals and also noted that the game will be playable with the modern, dual control stick first-person controls. If, however, you would like to play it as originally intended, that will be an option. Nintendo is promising additional control options, as well. The trailer also reminded that the game takes place on Talon IV, and focuses on using various visors to make progress. ...

Dead Cells: Return To Castlevania, the upcoming crossover DLC between, you guessed it, Dead Cells and Castlevania finally got a release date today during the latest Nintendo Direct live stream. The DLC will now be released on March 6.  Return To Castlevania was announced last December during The Game Awards' pre-show. We recently had a chance to talk to the developers at Evil Empire, which mainly handles DLC content for Dead Cells and is a studio made of ex-Motion Twin employees which made Dead Cells. Talking to co-founder Benjamin Laulan and brand manager Bérenger Dupré, we learned that Return To Castlevania will be "twice as big" as Dead Cells' previous DLC releases.  Alongside the Nintendo Switch, Return To Castlevania will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. ...

2010's Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective rises from the dead and will possess the Switch, along with PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, this summer.  The news comes by way of today's Nintendo Direct. The cult favorite mystery game has been remastered in HD, and presumably, the gameplay has been reworked, given it was developed for the dual-screened DS. The Capcom-developed adventure game follows Sissel, who passes away under mysterious circumstances. It's up to his ghost to figure out how he died by way of solving puzzles.  You can read our original review of Ghost Trick Phantom Detective here. ...