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Tag: Nintendo Switch
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Hey look, it’s Zelda on Switch! Sort of.
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Super Mario Odyssey has been released to universal acclaim, and it’s not hard to see why. Since Super Mario 64, Mario’s first 3-D adventure, Nintendo has tried various ways to make their 3-D games more accessible, such as dividing levels into small sections as in Super Mario Galaxy and providing clear paths to the end of…
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The follow-up to SteamWorld Dig gets a fancy new Switch edition with all DLC included. But how does it compare to its illustrious forebear?
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A Metroidvania all about magnets and creepy towers, with some surprisingly dark storylines.
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Rive is Two Tribes’ swansong, as the company has sadly decided to cease game development. But is this Switch shoot ’em up a fitting finale?
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VVVVVV – from the creator of indie classics like Super Hexagon and Tiny Heist – finally makes it to Switch. And it’s as wonderful as ever.
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If you’re after a Zelda-style game that’s all about the puzzles rather than the combat, Ittle Dew 2+ might be the Nintendo Switch title you’ve been waiting for.
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This week: cockroaches in a frickin’ PS4, Knight Terror, a troll-baiting Mario list, games we need on Switch and goodbye to Miiverse. AND COCKROACHES.
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Perception is a rare example of narrative horror on Nintendo Switch, with the unique twist that you ‘see’ the world through the eyes (or rather, ears) of a blind person.
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This week: the press reacts to the closure of Visceral Games, Reddit reveals the designers behind Switch games, RiME gets praised and Sony gets told off.
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Something a bit different for the Nintendo Switch – a 1970s road trip along the Italian coast with fascinating conversations and multiple endings. And jazz fusion!
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Just in time for Halloween comes The Count Lucanor, a strange and creepy little gem released onto Switch’s eShop.
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With a deluge of independent games pouring into the Nintendo Switch eShop at a rapid rate, a quick look at the weekly releases makes you realize that publishers are trying to fill gaps in the library before someone else beats them to the punch. So far it has worked like gangbusters for most; sales have…
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When the best are busy, are these 88 heroes enough to keep YOU busy?
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The Switch eShop has been filling up with ports of indie games released on other platforms, and Inversus Deluxe makes its way to Switch after having been previously seen on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Steam. The game features a minimalist design and is easy to understand just by watching it for a few minutes. You play…
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Double Dragon, but with Romans. Wulverblade is a beautifully drawn old-school beat ’em up for Nintendo Switch.
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The Nintendo Switch eShop is rapidly filling up with quality indie games, and Yono and the Celestial Elephants is certainly a worthy addition. The game is most succinctly described as an old-school Zelda game with elephants, but it has an identity all its own and is a fun adventure game in its own right. Although the Moomintroll…
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This week, we start Spiffing Reads with yet another crazy tale from the fascinating space world of EVE Online, followed by something much more wholesome and heartwarming… ‘You will lose both hands’ – How the biggest theft in EVE Online history ended in death threats (Rock Paper Shotgun) Ah, EVE Online. The game I am…
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Beloved indie game Retro City Rampage is getting a fancy retail edition for its Switch launch, published by Vblank Entertainment themselves. The collector’s edition comes with a keychain, soundtrack, manual, 3D glasses and game cartridge. But best of all, the cover is reversible, the other side revealing a funky Master System inspired design. Pre-orders go…
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As Lucius mentioned, I sort of already went over the games I was happiest to see at this year’s E3, so I thought instead for my end of E3 post I would put together a short list of my favorite E3 bits instead. In no particular order: Dr. Mario, I need my pills! Too much…
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Well, the first day of Nintendo Christmas has come and gone, and as usual there were some disappointments, but overall this has been a solid E3 for Nintendo fans so far. First off, the cheers: There have been two big 180s for me in the past two days. The first was Super Mario Odyssey, which…
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At a svelte 30 minutes, Nintendo’s E3 presentation was far shorter than its rivals – but it packed a few truly stunning reveals into its relatively slim running time. The low points were undoubtedly Reggie Fils-Aime’s interminable ramblings, where he stirred in metaphor after metaphor and ended up producing a truly inedible word soup. “The…
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This week on Spiffing Reads, we kick off with a couple of interesting opinion pieces on the Nintendo Switch… Don’t Judge Switch by the Stagnant Competition (Kotaku UK) This article struck a chord with me, particularly in how it accuses many in the games industry of not being able to look past technical specs. “There…
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I didn’t get up at 4am this morning to watch the Nintendo Switch Presentation – I’m not a masochist. But I logged on first thing to devour all the juicy information that Nintendo revealed about their new console. And it left somewhat of a dry taste in my mouth. The main thing I was hoping…
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We’re only days away from the Nintendo Switch press conference, and I’m very excited to find out more about Nintendo’s next console. In an ideal world, these are the things I’d like to hear. Battery life of at least 8 hours The Nintendo 3DS was hobbled at launch by weak batteries – the most you…
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Eurogamer recently reported the rumour that the Nintendo Switch will have support for GameCube games on the Virtual Console. If true, this is fantastic news, as the GameCube has an enviable library of titles to draw from, many of which never reached the audience they deserved. Big hit titles like Super Mario Sunshine, Luigi’s Mansion…
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It’s been a quiet week on the blog thanks to some crazy work schedules, but as always we’ve got a few Spiffing Reads for you. Of course, the big news this week was a certain console announcement… Nintendo Switch Reveal – ALL EASTER EGGS, Analysis & Things Missed (IGN) Everyone everywhere has been writing about…
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