!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

Cult Classic Motorbike Sim Elasto Mania Is Getting A Switch Remaster This Year

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 07:30 PM PST

A blast from the past returns.

Following a successful launch on Steam (PC) last year, the cult classic motorbike simulation Elasto Mania released in 2000 is receiving a remastered release on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other console platforms this year.

There's no exact release date just yet, but you can sign up to participate in the console beta test over on the official game site. Here's exactly what you can expect from Elasto Mania Remastered:

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Random: Introducing Fluffruit, The Tasty Fruit Found In Pokémon's Lental Region That's Totally Not An Apple

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 06:45 PM PST

"Nintendo I think you need to learn what an Apple is".

In the upcoming Switch release New Pokémon Snap, it seems there's a fruit that looks just like an apple (and might even taste like one) but isn't actually an apple.

Nope - according to a tweet by Nintendo of America's Twitter account, this apple-like fruit pictured above and below is actually known as a "fluffruit" and is located in the Lental region. As noted, it can be used to catch the attention of pocket monsters in the wild, and then you can take some stunning snaps while they eat it.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Will Feature Around 300 Playable Characters

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 05:30 PM PST

And 28 unique locations to visit.

Star Wars fans are in for quite the treat this Spring when LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga arrives on Nintendo Switch.

During a recent interview with the Official PlayStation Magazine, the game's Lead hub designer, Dawn McDiarmid, confirmed the number of playable characters you'll be able to take control of in this epic saga. There are "around" 300 playable Minifigures and "about 800 unique characters" all up have been constructed.

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Apex Legends' Switch Launch Date Appears To Have Been Revealed (Again)

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 04:45 PM PST

Could it be arriving next week?

One of the higher-profile third-party releases coming to the Nintendo Switch this year is Respawn Entertainment's free-to-play first-person shooter, Apex Legends (another EA title).

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Afterparty, From The Studio That Made Oxenfree, Gets Physical Switch Release

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 12:15 PM PST

Drink Satan under the table to escape Hell.

Do the folks at Limited Run Games ever take a break? Just days after their massively successful release of Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game, the publisher has announced a physical release of Afterparty, the narrative game (by Oxenfree creators, Night School) that's all about drinking your way out of Hell. Kinda like Hades, but with more bad decisions.

The four-week preorder period for the physical version of Afterparty will begin on Friday, 29th January, at 10am Eastern Time. Alongside the physical box and game card, customers will also receive a folded illustration of the map of Hell. Anyone with a record player may also be interested in the Afterparty OST, by Oxenfree composer @scntfc, printed on hellish blood-red vinyl and available in the same period.

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Feature: 6 Huge Video Game Franchises Missing From Nintendo Switch

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 12:00 PM PST

They've all played with power in the past.

Unless you've been living on a deserted island for the past four years (hey, lucky you — wish you'd stayed there now, right?), it's hard to miss how Switch has taken Nintendo back to the sort of mainstream success is achieved with the Wii two console generations ago. Wii U might have bombed commercially (although it had a pretty spectacular library of games), but its hybrid successor has put Nintendo back on top, attracting the most talented developers and the biggest names in the industry to put games on the console.

However, there remain some famous franchises and luminary studios that haven't come to Switch yet. No, we're not talking about ports from PC developers or mobile gaming giants bringing unlikely ports of their world-conquering MOBAs and clickers; rather, devs and publishers with a storied console history — which includes Nintendo systems — that haven't showed up to the Switch party for some reason.

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New Sail Forth Trailer Awakens The Wind Waker Fan In Us

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 11:45 AM PST

Belayed after delays.

It's been... 83 years... since we last played The Wind Waker. Despite our repeated cries for the Wii U version, which only Wii U owners played, to be ported to the Switch, we have not yet seen the slightest glimmer that this hope will come true. Sob.

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No, This Nintendo Ad Didn't Raise The Price Of The Switch - It's Just Canadian

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 11:30 AM PST

Sorry, eh.

The latest Nintendo Switch ad, featuring Canadian actress Annie Murphy, went up today on the Nintendo YouTube channel. Having published a few adverts lately featuring various celebs and actresses, like Kyary Pamyu Pamyu for Japan, and Brie Larson for the US, it seems like Nintendo reached out to Murphy following the huge success of Schitt's Creek, in which she plays down-on-her-luck socialite, Alexis Rose.

In the advert, Murphy plays Ring Fit Adventure, Clubhouse Games, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Just Dance 2021 - and notably doesn't use Nintendo's own voice chat service to play with friends.

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Random: Pokémon Fan Finishes Challenge To Play Every Game Without Using Pokémon Twice

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 11:00 AM PST

It took two and a half years to complete the series.

Pokémon fans love making things harder for themselves. There's the Nuzlocke Challenge, in which you can only catch the first Pokémon you meet in every area, and fainted Pokémon are considered "dead" and must be released. There's the original Twitch Plays Pokémon, which keeps popping up with more variants, like playing Pokémon Red and Blue simultaneously.

Reddit user Volman99 probably isn't the first person to play through the entire Pokémon series without repeating a single Pokémon, but he certainly is thorough. His rules include playing all the variants, like Red, Blue, and Yellow; being able to have, but not use "HM slaves" - a fan term for a Pokémon used to learn all the useful game progression moves, but generally not a member of the final team - and allowing himself to count Pokémon with multiple evolutionary branches as two separate entities.

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Players Are At Least Halfway To Killing 3.5 Million Bowsers In Super Mario Bros. 35 Challenge

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 10:15 AM PST

Every player will receive 350 Platinum Points if they beat the challenge.

A couple of weeks back, Nintendo announced the Super Mario Bros. 35 World Count Challenge, celebrating the reveal of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury by asking players to... kill Bowser. Like, a lot.

If players across the world have collectively beaten 3.5 million Bowsers by the 25th January, 11pm PT, then every participating player who has beaten at least one Bowser will receive 350 Platinum Points as a reward. The game will cease to exist on March 31st, of course, so what better way to celebrate its last days than by mercilessly dumping Bowser into a vat of lava over and over again? It's what he would have wanted.

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Review: Calico - Bursting With Heart, But Crippled By Bugs

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 10:00 AM PST

Glitchy and scratchy.

As part of the "wholesome games" trend, Calico promises quite a few of the hallmarks of the genre: cats, cafés, gentle music, soft colours, cooking, and befriending fluffy animals. The gameplay is unchallenging, but it's meant to be that way; your in-game avatar – a magical girl you design yourself with a fairly in-depth character creator – will spend most of her time performing good deeds for the townsfolk that live on the same star-shaped island.

The tasks that you'll perform over the course of the game are entirely made up of either fetch quests or more general requests. This usually means travelling from one person to another, often on different sides of the map, in order to complete the objective.

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Super Mario 3D World's Platforming Will Be "Snappier" On Switch, Gyro Support Included

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 08:00 AM PST

New improvements will "spice up" the adventure.

We're only a few weeks away from the launch of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury on Switch, and while the Bowser's Fury expansion might be the biggest selling point for those who already own the Wii U original, the base game will be receiving some very welcome tweaks, too.

On its official website, Nintendo has gone into a little more detail on the platforming present in the main game, specifically highlighting how the new Switch release will enhance the original's already impressive gameplay. "As an enhanced version of Super Mario 3D World, some brand new gameplay improvements have been made to spice up this adventure," the site reads.

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PSA: Planning On Buying Monster Hunter Rise? Play The Demo First To Receive Free Extras

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 07:30 AM PST

You don't have long left!

Monster Hunter Rise's limited-time Switch demo is now well and truly live, and while we're sure there are plenty of you out there who were already sold on the game without the need for a trial, you're probably going to want to boot it up anyway.

You see, anyone with save data from the current Monster Hunter Rise demo on their Switch system will receive a handy in-game item pack when they get stuck into the full release. If you were planning on ignoring the demo and waiting for the full game, you might want to think again – you don't have to play through the full thing, but get that cheeky save data on your console to reap the rewards.

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Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Is Officially The Best-Selling Musou Game Ever

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 07:00 AM PST

3.5 million units sold so far.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity had a pretty great launch for the most part. Though sales for Koei Tecmo's hack-and-slash series aren't usually brilliant, its status as a Breath of the Wild prequel undeniably elevated it.

Within a week of launching, Age Of Calamity had already sold an impressive 3 million units within a week. Outlined in their latest financial report, Koei Tecmo has now revealed it has shipped 3.5 million units worldwide, as of the end of December.

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UK Charts: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Dethroned After Three Consecutive Weeks On Top

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 06:30 AM PST

But it's still another great week for Switch.

UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 23rd January, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has finally been knocked off the top spot after three weeks leading the pack.

The Switch exclusive has lost out to Square Enix's new release, Hitman 3, which incidentally sold best on PS5. Switch's Cloud Version of the game is naturally absent from the listings owing to the fact that it only released digitally.

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Feature: Hands-On With Momotaro Dentetsu, The Switch Game That's Beating Zelda And Animal Crossing In Japan

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 06:00 AM PST

All aboard with the chart-topping hit.

This digital board game's only been out a few months, and yet in that short period of time, Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! has utterly dominated the Japanese charts and sold over 2 million copies (digital and physical sales combined). It topped the Japanese multi-format charts when it launched at the end of November (beating Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity to number one), and, at the time of writing, is still there.

Although now owned by Konami, the Momotaro Dentetsu series was initially created and developed by Hudson Soft (of Bomberman fame) and began life on the Famicom way back in 1988. It's been consistently successful in Japan ever since, popping up on every major format (and several minor ones, too) for over three decades, from the Game Boy to the PlayStation 2 and beyond.

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Wonder Boy - Asha in Monster World Gets A New Trailer And Fresh Details

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 05:00 AM PST

Physical edition exclusively contains the original Monster World IV too.

Wonder Boy's been getting a lot of love in recent years. We've witnessed successful remake with The Dragon's Trap, an entertaining sequel with Monster Boy, and now, Wonder Boy – Asha in Monster World is drawing closer. Confirmed to launch on April 22nd in Japan, Western players can expect it around Q2 2021 and, thanks to a new trailer, we've got a fresh look at what to expect.

Initially released as Monster World IV back in 1994, Asha in Monster World is a remake of this once Japanese-exclusive entry for the Sega Mega Drive. Developed by Studio Artdink, it also reunites the original staff, which includes the series creator, original composer, character designer and creative manager.

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It's A Real Shame This "Lemon Yellow" Game Boy Advance Was Never Released

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 04:30 AM PST

And it was all yellow.

Many of us remember the bright yellow Game Boy Color units. It's a good colour choice, but we never saw an official lemon yellow unit for the original Game Boy Advance – however, a new prototype unit has been uncovered with that exact colour scheme.

This reveal comes via Developer Jeff on Twitter, who often showcases prototype models for different hardware. His latest post shows us a prototype Game Boy Advance, which sports the lemon yellow design and we have to say, it looks really nice. Jeff also confirmed that this particular model was used as a controller for the "IS CGB/AGB Emulator kit ver.1", which he also tweeted about later on.

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New Pokémon Nanoblock Sets Revealed, Garchomp And Kubfu Coming This April

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 04:00 AM PST

Mini grass-type set with Bulbasaur also confirmed.

Pokémon's 25th-anniversary celebrations continue to unfold and the merchandise keeps coming. Fans of collectable figures can look forward to a new wave of Funko Pops, and Pokémon Black and White's enigmatic N is getting the official treatment too.

Next up are some natty Nanoblock sets, which are due to launch by April 2021. As revealed by Rakuten, there are two new ones coming in standard size, based on Kubfu and Garchomp. Both are currently listed at ¥1099 on Rakuten's Japanese site.

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New Letter Details Why Donkey Kong 64's Innovative "Stop 'N' Swop" Feature Was Removed

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 03:30 AM PST

"We must ask that you remove this feature".

Stop 'N' Swop was undoubtedly one of the N64's biggest mysteries, and even now, we're still learning new things about it decades later. With six coloured eggs and an ice key scattered across Banjo-Kazooie, it was designed as a means of unlocking special content in the sequel, Banjo-Tooie. It was never used in the end, but Rare had plans for it beyond the Banjo-Kazooie series – back in 2018, Rare software developer Paul Machacek confirmed it was intended for more games, including Conker's Bad Fur Day.

Donkey Kong 64 was another one of these games, and now, Paul Machacek has revealed the letter from Nintendo which ultimately put an end to its functionality in that particular title. Releasing this via Rare Gamer, the letter was directly addressed to Chris Stamper, former joint head of Rare.

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The Man Behind The Ninja Gaiden Reboot Thinks Ryu Hayabusa Is Perfect For Smash Bros Ultimate

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 03:00 AM PST

"I think it's a stage big enough for Ryu Hayabusa to play an active role".

We haven't seen Ryu Hayabusa on a Nintendo console for nearly nine years now. Though Ninja Gaiden 3: Razors Edge made its way to Wii U back in 2012, rumours had previously surfaced about a reboot trilogy compilation on Switch. Like many popular characters, Ninja Gaiden's protagonist Ryu Hayabusa has been often requested for Smash, and reboot director Tomonobu Itagaki has weighed in.

Having worked on the aforementioned Ninja Gaiden reboot, Ninja Gaiden II and Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, Tomonobu Itagaki recently spoke with Dexerto about the series. When asked if he believed Ryu could ever come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, he gave the idea "two thumbs up".

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Random: Yuji Naka Has Never Heard Of Sonic's "Official" Codename

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 02:30 AM PST

"Even though I was the one who made it!".

Sonic is one of video gaming's most enduring characters, so it's little wonder that there's been plenty of attention given to his origins over the years.

It's been commonly accepted that the mascot's codename during the initial development of his Mega Drive debut was "Mr. Needlemouse" but it would seem that doubt is being cast on this particular piece of trivia by none other than Yuji Naka himself, the lead programmer on that game and former head of Sonic Team, the internal Sega studio responsible for many Sonic outings.

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Hideki Kamiya Was "A Shoulder To Lean On" During Astral Chain's Development, Says Director

Posted: 25 Jan 2021 01:00 AM PST

"I don't think I've ever felt a sense of distress like that before".

Takahisa Taura has worked on plenty of amazing video games, including Madworld, The Wonderful 101 and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, but Astral Chain was his first time working as a director – and he's been speaking to Famitsu about the experience (thanks, Nintendo Everything).

It's natural to have nerves on your first big project, but Taura points out that Hideki Kamiya was on hand to offer advise and steady the ship when development waters got a little choppy (Yoko Taro from Square Enix, who worked with Taura on NieR: Automata, was also part of the interview):

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