!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

Arcade1Up Is Releasing Its Very Own Killer Instinct Arcade Cabinet

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 06:55 PM PST

Includes Killer Instinct 1 & 2, Battletoads and Battletoads / Double Dragon.

Arcade 1Up - known for recreating classic arcade cabinet titles such as Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam - has revealed a cabinet for Rare's 1994 release, Killer Instinct. This is the same game that was ported to the Super Nintendo a year later - although there are notable differences between the two versions.

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A New Trailer For Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Is Airing Later Today

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 05:45 PM PST

Two minutes of action-packed goodness!

Nintendo has announced it will be airing a new trailer for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury later today (UK time).

The post over on Twitter notes how "Bowser's Fury will be unleashed", so we guess we'll finally get to learn about this new add-on content joining the Switch version of the game over the course of two minutes.

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Star Wars Video Games Join Forces Under Lucasfilm Games

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 04:55 PM PST

The beginning of a "new era".

Lucasfilm Games will now be the "official identity" of all Star Wars video game releases from Lucasfilm moving forward.

Lucasfilm's legacy in the video game industry obviously stretches back decades. With Star Wars entering a "new and unprecedented phase of creativity", Lucasfilm Games will be developed in collaboration with some of the "finest" studios around the world.

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Bandai Namco Releases Gameplay Video Of Super Baby 2, The Next DLC Character For Dragon Ball FighterZ

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 04:15 PM PST

Out later this week.

Update : Bandai Namco has now shared the first-look gameplay of the next DLC fighter, Super Baby 2. He'll be out on 15th January (that's this week!) and will be followed by Gogeta, who is "coming soon". And below this, we have a full replay of the live stream over the weekend. Enjoy!

Original article : One of the last reveals of 2020 within the fighting game community, was Super Baby 2 for Bamco's Dragon Ball FighterZ.

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There Were Over 2 Billion Tweets About Gaming In 2020, Most Of It For Animal Crossing

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 01:00 PM PST

We're also talking about Corpse_Husband a bit too much.

We're not saying it's because we had nothing better to do, but apparently in 2020 we all collectively tweeted 75% more about video games than we did in 2019. Huh! Weird!

With that big ol' chunk of tweets comes some interesting insight into what we're actually saying with those missives: it seems like Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the biggest topic, ahead of mobile games Fate/Grand Order and Disney: Twisted-Wonderland, both hugely popular in Japan.

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Random: This AGDQ Speedrun Of Majora's Mask Is Basically Magic

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 12:30 PM PST

"That's time, by the way.".

For anyone who wasn't tuned in to Awesome Games Done Quick last week - the charity marathon where people try to speedrun a variety of games as fast as possible - you may want to watch this video to witness ClaireLynnD's incredible wizardry to complete The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask in just under 27 minutes.

Up until the end, the speedrun is relatively normal: Lynn plays the game in Japanese, which reduces the time it takes to "read" the text, but otherwise she does play the first dungeon relatively straight. About 12 minutes into the run, Lynn takes Deku Scrub Link outside, and starts cutting a bunch of grass, with commentator Riley promising that it'll make sense later.

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Random: Cheap Clones Of NES LEGO Set Feature Duck Hunt, Contra, And Super Mario Bros

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 11:00 AM PST

Who's going to post the cease and desist first, we wonder?

Remember that gorgeous LEGO set that came out last year, with a deliciously retro TV and NES console playing Super Mario Bros.? Yes, the one that cost over £200. Yes, the one that none of us can actually afford. Well, it seems like a few enterprising companies have taken it upon themselves to clone the set for much cheaper, with... varying levels of success.

As Takashi S. Omoto points out in his tweet, the sets are "charming, if janky", and one of the sets even comes with extra "cartridges" that "play" different games, ranging from Duck Hunt to the infamous Bowser fight from Super Mario Bros.

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Random: Watch Someone Speedrun Celeste Using A Dance Pad

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 10:30 AM PST

Speeddancing, more like.

Celeste is a challenging platforming game that will make your thumbs bleed and your brain ache, but apparently that's because we've all been playing it wrong: we should have been playing with our feet.

During last week's Awesome Games Done Quick stream, speedrunner PeekingBoo performed a 14:41 speedrun of Celeste's C-Side levels, played entirely on a dance pad. Not satisfied with the difficulty of the C-Sides, which are optional short-but-challenging levels, PeekingBoo also decided to get all the Golden Strawberries, which are also optional achievements that you get when you finish an entire stage without dying.

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Soapbox: When Is The Next 'Big' Nintendo Direct? Oh, Does It Really Matter Anymore?

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 10:00 AM PST

No Direct-ion home.

Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics, opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. In this piece, Gavin wonders aloud if the old-style 45-minute Nintendo Direct format might have run its course...

It's been 495 days since the last Nintendo Direct. A proper one, I mean; a large portion. Not a Direct 'Mini' or a 'Partner Showcase' or a Pokémon Direct or a 35th Anniversary Direct or a 'Diet Direct'. No, I'm talking a bonafide sugar-loaded, fully-caffeinated Nintendo Direct™ — a real mother of a blowout!

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Brawl In The Family Creator's Award-Winning Music Game Tadpole Treble Is Coming To Switch

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 09:15 AM PST

Time for an encore.

Matthew Taranto – creator of the webcomic Brawl in the Family – released a music action title by the name of Tadpole Treble on Wii U not so long ago, scoring a 9/10 review from this very site.

The game is now coming to Switch in an enhanced form under the title Tadpole Treble Encore. The updated game is due for launch on the Switch eShop on January 21st.

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The Pokémon Company Has Started To Send Out Zarude Codes Via Email (Europe)

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 08:45 AM PST

Check your inboxes.

Newsletter emails containing a code for the Mythical Pokémon Zarude have started rolling out to players across Europe, allowing them to add the creature to their team in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

As we detailed back in December, players had the chance to sign up to the Pokémon Trainer Club newsletter to receive a code – those who had done so by 18th December would automatically be registered to receive Zarude via email.

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Sense - A Cyberpunk Ghost Story Gets New Physical Switch Edition, Pre-Orders Live This Week

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 08:15 AM PST

Only 2,000 copies will be available.

Publisher eastasiasoft has announced that it'll be launching a brand new physical edition of Sense - A Cyberpunk Ghost Story for Nintendo Switch, with pre-orders opening later this week.

The studio will launch this special new release in partnership with developers Suzaku Games and Top Hat Studio. It'll go up for pre-order over at Playasia on Thursday 14th January at 10am ET / 3pm GMT and will be limited to just 2,000 copies – for any PlayStation Vita owners, there'll also be 800 copies available for Sony's portable system.

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Horror Shooter Crossbow: Bloodnight Will Have You Fighting For Survival On Switch

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 07:00 AM PST

"Hunt. Die. Hunt Again.".

Launching later this month on Nintendo Switch is Crossbow: Bloodnight, a "frantic score-attack arena shooter" with some spooky horror vibes thrown in for good measure.

From Hyperstrange, the developers behind Postal: Brain Damaged and Elderborn, Crossbow: Bloodnight has you making use of an automatic crossbow to mow down waves of demonic creatures. "Hunt. Die. Hunt Again," the game says, just in case you weren't already creeped out enough.

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Jim Carrey Takes Home Critics Choice Award For His Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Performance

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 06:30 AM PST

Robotnik takes the gold.

Can you remember a time before the pandemic, before all the social distancing and current political tensions, when the thing making the internet the angriest was a slightly dodgy-looking Sonic for an upcoming film? Blimey, take us back to simpler times.

Well, after a complete redesign and a successful time at the box office, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie turned out to be quite the hit. It ended up being far better than fans had feared – we quite liked it, actually – and a couple of performances, including that of Jim Carrey, really helped to sell the whole thing to a wider audience than just gaming fans.

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Mini Review: Door Kickers - A Tough Tactical Take On That Old FPS Trope

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 06:00 AM PST

Press 'X' to breach.

Many modern FPS titles contain the obligatory 'breach' scene. You know the one; you blow a door off its hinges and suddenly everything goes into slow motion. You scan the room, and as luck would have it, all of your enemies are right in front of you, ready for the picking. It's flashy, it's cinematic, but it's not necessarily an accurate representation of real-life scenarios. Door Kickers seeks to take the concept a few steps further. Its entire premise is centred around breaching various environments, whether it be a small house or a fortified compound, and taking out every enemy combatant in the area. Visually, it doesn't look flashy or cinematic, but it's arguably far more realistic than many top-end FPS titles.

Presented from a bird's-eye viewpoint, Door Kickers is a tactical game at heart. Each scenario is broken up into 'planning' and 'live' segments: the 'planning' phase essentially gives you the time and opportunity to lay out the groundwork for your operation. You deploy your squad at various entry points, then proceed to map out their route throughout the environment by either directly drawing on the Switch's touch screen, or using the analogue stick. In addition to this, you can access items such as flashbang grenades via an inventory wheel, and you can plot out the direction at which these are thrown in the same way you control your squad.

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Nintendo DS Platformer Monster Tale Is Making A Comeback On Modern Consoles

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 05:30 AM PST

Years after an 'Ultimate' version was promised.

Majesco Entertainment has announced that it will be giving Nintendo DS platformer Monster Tale a fresh spin on current hardware.

Currently only teased for "modern game platforms" – although, you'd imagine Switch is a safe bet with the original being a Nintendo exclusive – Monster Tale will be re-released later this year. Fans of the game will no doubt remember its half-platforming, half-pet-management gameplay starring the human-monster pairing of Ellie and Chomp, a duo tasked with ridding Monster World of the evil Kid-Kings.

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Capcom Shares Strict Video Guidelines For Content Creators

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 05:10 AM PST

Update: Have questions? Fire away.

Update: Capcom has released a second statement on social media regarding its recently posted video guidelines, thanking fans for their feedback and offering to answer questions.

"Though this policy is newly posted, be assured these are guidelines we've been using already and is not meant to change how we approach creator content," the statement reads. Capcom encourages those who have questions to reply to the tweet linked below. The full guidelines can be read a little further down this page.

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Guide: Where To Pre-Order Bravely Default II

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 04:30 AM PST

Buy bravely by default.

On its way to a Nintendo Switch near you on Friday 26th February 2021, the follow-up to Bravely Default and Bravely Second on 3DS is fast incoming and pre-orders for Square Enix's Bravely Default II are now live, with some goodies available alongside the game for anyone brave enough to put money down early for this latest entry in the RPG series.

Yes, coming from the same team that made the excellent Octopath Traveler, Bravely Default II will have you joining the Heroes of Light on a fittingly epic quest through five kingdoms as you do your utmost to return some Crystals to the place they were pilfered from. What is it with crystals in RPGs?

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UK Charts: Animal Crossing Top Again As Switch Software Jumps 123% Compared To The Same Week Last Year

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 04:00 AM PST

Over 260,000 boxed games sold in the UK last week.

The Nintendo Switch continues to dominate the UK sales charts, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons holding onto the top spot for a second week – despite shedding almost 50% of its sales over the previous seven days. This is to be expected as sales traditionally slump at the start of the year, but the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – combined with a fresh lockdown in the United Kingdom – has helped shift more than 260,000 boxed games in the past week.

According to our pals over at Gamesindustry.biz, Switch game sales are up over 123% compared with the same week last year, which shows just how strong the company's grip is on the UK market right now.

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Nintendo's Direct Archive Appears To Have Been Updated, And It's Got Some Fans Excited

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 03:00 AM PST

Is it a sign?

It's been a while since Nintendo held a proper Direct, or even a Mini one - so when might the next broadcast take place?

According to a post over the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit, there might be one on the horizon. With the assistance of Visio Spark - a website that's able to monitor when other websites were last updated, it's been discovered the Nintendo Direct archives was modified on multiple occasions last week.

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Nintendo Is Now The Market Leader In Video Gaming's Biggest Region

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 02:00 AM PST

1 million Switch consoles sold in China since 2019.

Nintendo has shipped 1 million Switch consoles in China since launching the system in the country at the close of 2019, according to its Chinese partner Tencent. This indicates that Nintendo has now surpassed both Microsoft and Sony as China's biggest console device seller.

According to Niko Partners' Daniel Ahmad, it is estimated that the total installed base of the Switch in the country is over 4 million units, taking into account the many units which have been imported from outside of China. Ahmed also confirms that with sales of 1 million units since 2019, the Switch has out-performed the combined sales of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the same period.

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Sadly, The Chances Of Seeing Desperados III On Switch Aren't Good

Posted: 11 Jan 2021 01:00 AM PST

"Maybe there's a new version of Switch that is a bit more powerful...".

We've seen some amazing ports on Switch, the most recent of which is the exceptionally good DOOM Eternal. While we know that Nintendo's console isn't as powerful as Sony and Microsoft's last-gen hardware, it's clear that in the right hands, it can still host some impressive titles.

However, not every game is destined to come to Switch, and it would seem that Desperados III – which is currently available for PS4, Xbox One and PC – is one of those games. Mimimi Games head of design Moritz Wagner was recently quizzed about the potential of a Switch port, and replied:

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