!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates


Select Neo Geo Games On The Switch eShop Are Currently 50% Off

Posted: 09 Jan 2021 07:30 PM PST

Along with a number of other Arcade Archive releases.

If you're a fan of the Hamster's Arcade Archive games - in particular, the Neo Geo ones, there's currently a 50% off sale taking place on Nintendo's Switch eShop.

This sale is live in both North America and Europe, and will run until 13th January. The regular price of these games is $7.99 / £6.29. Here's the full round-up (thanks, Nintendo Everything):

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Random: Pokémon Red Is Being Played Inside Someone's Avatar On Twitter

Posted: 09 Jan 2021 06:25 PM PST

Step aside, Twitch Plays Pokémon.

Twitch Plays Pokémon is so 2014...nowadays, it's all about playing Pokémon Red inside someone's avatar on Twitter.

Yeah, we're not joking - Gameloft Montreal programmer Constantin Liétard (@screenshakes) managed to somehow assemble a script that updates his Twitter avatar every 15 seconds, which is playing the Game Boy classic.

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Feature: Dicey Dungeons' Terry Cavanagh And Chipzel On Inspirations, Characters, And The Crystal Maze

Posted: 09 Jan 2021 10:00 AM PST

"The game made me feel like I was on a '90s game show".

Roguelite deckbuilder Dicey Dungeons surprise-launched on Switch in the middle of December and has been keeping us busy over the holidays with its addictive blend of eye-catching art, cheeky humour, brilliant soundtrack and — of course — dice-based dungeon crawling.

We recently caught up with designer Terry Cavanagh and composer Chipzel via email to talk about the origins of this gem, how its characters and mechanics formed and evolved throughout development, and how classic British game shows helped shape the game and set it apart from your average fantasy deckbuilder.

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Frame Rate And Resolution For Monster Hunter Rise Demo Revealed

Posted: 09 Jan 2021 06:45 AM PST

What's the verdict?

Capcom has launched the highly anticipated demo for its upcoming Nintendo Switch release Monster Hunter Rise.

Now that the download issues on the eShop have been sorted, VG Tech - the same YouTube channel that investigated the performance of the demos for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and Pikmin 3 Deluxe - has taken a look at the new Monster Hunter entry. It confirms the game runs at a stable 30 fps (in docked and handheld mode), even in more intense moments.

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Feature: Why Not Patch These Switch Games To Work With The Ring-Con, Nintendo?

Posted: 09 Jan 2021 06:00 AM PST

Some fun ideas to get us off our backsides.

Remember when the Nintendo Labo VR Kit launched and a small handful of Switch games — including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Super Mario Odyssey — received improbable Labo VR mode updates? We might not have spent hours exploring Hyrule with Nintendo's VR Goggles held to our faces, but we certainly enjoyed the novelty of playing around in other games with that mostly-cardboard peripheral.

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Sonic's Animated Netflix Outing Won't Be Based On The IDW Comic Series

Posted: 09 Jan 2021 02:30 AM PST

Says comic book writer Ian Flynn.

At the end of last year, word accidentally got out that a new 3D Sonic animated series would be coming to Netflix in 2022.

It's a collaboration between Sega, Wild Brain and Man of Action Entertainment. While there's not much to go off at the moment, we've now got confirmation that the series won't be based on IDW's comic line.

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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 9th)

Posted: 09 Jan 2021 02:00 AM PST

Here are our picks, but what are yours?

We're at the end of yet another week – this time bringing with it another mass DMCA takedown from Nintendo, and then ironically a case where Nintendo appears to have used a piece of fan-made art on its own website – so it's finally time to take a bit of a breather and think about the games we'll be enjoying over the weekend.

Members of the Nintendo Life team have discussed their weekend gaming plans below, and we'd love for you to join in with your own entries via our comment section. Enjoy!

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