!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

Reminder: Version 2 Of The Monster Hunter Rise Demo Is Now Live

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 07:15 PM PST

Magnamalo has arrived!

Following on from Capcom's announcement earlier this week, the second demo for Monster Hunter Rise is now live.

It's appropriately named "Monster Hunter Rise Demo Version 2" and adds a challenging "Advanced" quest where players can take on Magnamalo.

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Switch Logo In Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot DLC Trailer Was A Mistake, According To Bandai Namco

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 06:30 PM PST

Grant us our wish, Shenron.

Earlier this week, Bandai Namco announced its third DLC pack for its open-world action RPG Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.

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Dark Horse Appears To Have Cancelled The ARMS Graphic Novel Series

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 04:55 PM PST

KO!

Remember the ARMS graphic novel series that Dark Horse Comics has been working on for a number of years now? Well, it's reportedly been cancelled.

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Capcom Allegedly Forced Staff To Work On-Site, Ignoring Japan's COVID Rules

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 01:00 PM PST

Last year's internal leak seems to have frightened the execs.

The global pandemic has been going on for a year in the West, but even longer in many parts of Asia, where the virus was first discovered. Like many countries, Japan - home to a number of high-profile games studios and publishers - asked workers to stay home, or at least to limit the number of people in the office.

However, reports have emerged that Resident Evil and Monster Hunter developer Capcom, headquartered in Osaka, has been allegedly forcing its employees to work on-site, and refusing to give time off if they catch the virus. These reports come from a whistleblower speaking to Japan's Business Journal, and were reported by Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft.

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'Square Enix Presents' Promises News On New Life Is Strange, Tomb Raider, And Balan Wonderworld

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 12:30 PM PST

Switch news? Well, we can hope.

Well, well, well. It seems like Nintendo's Directs are truly trendsetting - and although Ninty certainly isn't the first to invent "company makes video of upcoming releases", it really seems like they made it popular, because now Square Enix is getting in on it, too.

Square Enix Presents is a 40-minute "digital-direct" lineup of new and already-announced games from the company behind Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Tomb Raider, beginning on the 18th of March at 10pm PDT/5pm GMT.

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Soapbox: I'm Tired Of Ports And Remakes - Where Are All Nintendo's New Ideas?

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 12:00 PM PST

I don't want to relive the 2000s! Once was enough!

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. Having argued a defence of March 31st yesterday, Kate decides to take on another hot topic: Why is Nintendo so focused on remaking old games?

Remember a few years ago, when every single movie was a remake or sequel of an '80s classic? Remember how exhausting that was for people who had little nostalgia for that decade? Maybe you don't - the past year has sort of made time turn into a beige sludge, so we're not even sure we remember our postcode any more, but it was a rough time. Some of us wanted new movies. Innovation. Creativity. Instead, we got Ghostbusters (but women!), Blade Runner (but Deckard is old!), and Prometheus (but it completely misses the point of the Alien series!).

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The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk Reminds Us Of Divinity: Original Sin 2, And It's Coming To Switch

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 11:30 AM PST

Felicia Day has a starring role in this mouthful of a game.

Dungeons and Dragons fans, unite! Okay, now all four of us are here, how's it going? How much money have you spent on really expensive dice Kickstarters in the past few months? Yeah, us too. It's becoming a real problem. Wait, why did we call this meeting?

Oh yeah: The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos, a title we already hate typing and we've only typed it once, has just been announced for Switch! Drawing its inspiration from the excellent X-COM and the divine Divinity: Original Sin 2, The Dungeon of Nibblebork is a comedic fantasy turn-based tactical RPG, and if that series of words doesn't excite you, then you might be in the wrong place.

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The Creator Of Broken Sword Is Bringing Cyberpunk Thriller Beyond A Steel Sky To Switch

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 09:30 AM PST

"A thrilling story of loyalty and redemption".

Broken Sword studio Revolution Software has announced a new publishing deal with Microids that will see cyberpunk thriller Beyond a Steel Sky land on Nintendo Switch.

Beyond a Steel Sky is a sequel to 1994's point-and-click adventure, Beyond A Steel Sky, and has been made by Broken Sword creator Charles Cecil with art direction from Watchmen comic book artist, Dave Gibbons. The game's already available on Steam and Apple Arcade, but this new deal will see physical and digital releases across Switch, PS4 and Xbox One in Q3 2021.

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Farm-And-Fight Game, Kitaria Fables, Details Its Multi-Class Combat System

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 09:00 AM PST

We really hope it takes some inspiration from CATS (2019).

Many of you have been eschewing the Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons offerings this month in favour of waiting for Rune Factory 5's release later this year - and we're not too surprised. Rune Factory offers all the farming and foraging of the former two games, but with the added bonus of a robust combat system - and what else are you going to do while waiting for the crops to grow?

But Kitaria Fables knows what you really want: all the fun of Rune Factory, plus cats. PQube has just revealed some of the details of the feline fight-'n'-farm game, including how the class system works, and the local co-op.

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Japanese Charts: Super Mario 3D World Returns To Number One As Nintendo Dominates Proceedings

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 08:30 AM PST

Entire top ten and best-selling hardware secured.

Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for the week ending 7th March, revealing that Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury has returned to the top of the pile.

Nintendo's mega Mario rerelease sold another 53,603 physical copies this week to get that top spot, knocking last week's debut number one, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, down into second place. No new games made their way into the top ten this week, with familiar faces being spotted up and down the pecking order.

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EA Investigating Allegations One Of Its Employees Sold Rare FIFA Ultimate Team Cards For Cash

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 08:00 AM PST

"If we identify improper conduct, we will take swift action".

EA has confirmed that it is launching an internal investigation into allegations that one of its staff sold FIFA Ultimate Team cards for thousands of euros in cash (thanks, Eurogamer).

The scandal – which now has its own hashtag on Twitter, "EAGate" – began when unconfirmed direct messages appeared online which suggested that an EA employee was selling FIFA Ultimate Team "Icon" cards for between 750 euros (around £642 / $895) and 1000 euros (£856 / $1,194). In another message – again, unconfirmed – three "Prime Icon Moments" cards were offered for sale at an eye-watering 1700 euros (£1455 / $2,300).

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Little Nightmares II Has Just Become Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe's Fastest-Selling Game

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 07:30 AM PST

One million sales in a single month.

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has announced that Little Nightmares II has surpassed one million units sold in its first month on sale, earning the company a brand new record.

As noted in a press release, Little Nightmares II's impressive launch makes it "the first title developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe to in this timeframe." The game launched on 11th February, releasing across Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC and Stadia.

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Nintendo Offers Rare Savings On Mario Switch Games In Europe

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 07:00 AM PST

Get 35% off for a limited time!

While sadly not as impressive as the great savings taking place in North America at the moment, Nintendo of Europe has now slashed the prices of a couple of Mario Switch games for a limited time.

In celebration of MAR10 Day, which took place yesterday, as well as last year's 35th anniversary, you can now grab both Super Mario Maker 2 and Paper Mario: The Origami King at 35% off. The saving takes both games' usual RRP of £49.99 all the way down to £32.49 – one of the biggest discounts on Mario games you're likely to see.

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Nintendo Download: 11th March (Europe)

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 06:40 AM PST

Crash! WRC 9! A-Train!

The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch Retail eShop - New Releases

Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It's About Time (Activision, £44.99 / €49.99) - It's About Time - for a brand-wumping new Crash Bandicoot™ game! Crash fourward into a time shattered adventure with your favourite marsupials. Neo Cortex and N. Tropy are back at it again and launching an all-out assault on not just this universe, but the entire multiverse! Crash and Coco are here to save the day by reuniting the four Quantum Masks and bending the rules of reality. New abilities? Check. More playable characters? Yep. Alternate dimensions? Obviously. Ridonkulous bosses? For sure. Same awesome sauce? You bet your sweet jorts. Wait, are they actually jorts? Not in this universe!

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Super Mario LEGO Has Been One Of The Company's Most Successful Launches

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 06:30 AM PST

"LEGO Super Mario introduced an entirely new way to play".

Last year's announcement that LEGO Super Mario would finally happen was like a childhood dream coming true. Blending together block-building with unique character interactions, we've since had several expansions like Bowser's Castle and Toad's Treasure Hunt, and even a LEGO NES Console.

We thought highly of it ourselves, and it's become a big driving force in LEGO's recent success. As part of the LEGO Group's annual financial report, CEO Niels Christiansen confirmed it has witnessed its fastest sales growth in five years, which is now driving investment into digital platforms.

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Nintendo Download: 11th March (North America)

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 06:10 AM PST

Crash Bandicoot 4, Stubbs the Zombie and WRC 9!

The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch eShop - Highlights

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (Activision, 11th Mar, $39.99) - Neo Cortex and N. Tropy are back at it again and launching an all-out assault on not just this universe, but the entire multiverse! Crash and Coco are here to save the day by reuniting the four Quantum Masks and bending the rules of reality. New abilities? Check. More playable characters? Yep. Alternate dimensions? Obviously. Ridonkulous bosses? For sure. Same awesome sauce? You bet your sweet jorts. Wait, are they actually jorts? Not in this universe!

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Review: Apex Legends - A Great Game Hamstrung By A Compromised Switch Port

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 06:00 AM PST

A Royale Mess?

Respawn's Apex Legends, to our minds one of the very best free-to-play Battle Royale shooters currently available on PC or console, finally makes its way to Nintendo Switch and it is, unfortunately, a real mixed bag of a port. This is at its core the same fast-paced, ping-tastic game we've been enjoying since 2019, but here the concessions made in order to make it playable – the overall loss of graphical fidelity, framerate dips, blurriness, unrefined controls and so on – result in an experience that feels heavily compromised and one you should definitely try for yourself before shelling out cash on any of the paid versions or battle passes currently on offer.

Panic Button, a team that has done such stellar work in the past porting the likes of Doom, Doom Eternal and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus to Nintendo's console, has handed in an effort here that, despite its problems, doesn't feel lazy or half-hearted – this is the full-fat Apex Legends experience delivered onto Switch in a reasonably playable state. It's just that the seemingly necessary downgrades that have been made in the face of the limitations of the system itself, when combined with a handful of niggling performance issues, make for an experience we could only truly recommend if you really don't have any other way of playing the game.

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Nintendo Will Release Its 2020-21 Fiscal Year Earnings Results In May

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 05:45 AM PST

Updates on best-selling games and hardware sales.

Nintendo has revealed that its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2021 will be shared on 6th May, falling in line with the company's usual annual timeline of earnings report releases.

Typically, these reports provide us with the latest official figures for both hardware and software sales for Nintendo Switch and select past consoles; an overview of the company's performance over the year including its digital and mobile business, and online subscription stats; as well as an updated forecast for the year ahead.

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Cancelled Game Boy Color RPG Infinity Is Finally Getting Released 20 Years Later

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 05:00 AM PST

Kickstarter campaign launches this June.

For an unreleased Game Boy Color game, Infinity's got quite the history behind it. Developed by Affinix Software between 1999 to 2001, it wasn't far off completion, but due to the Game Boy Advance's launch, got cancelled due to publishing struggles.

An unfinished ROM emerged five years ago – alongside a soundtrack release – and now, Infinity's making a comeback through Kickstarter this June.

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Sega And Nintendo Veterans Launch Sumo's New Publishing Division, Secret Mode

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 04:30 AM PST

"Secret Mode knows how to nurture developer talent".

Sumo Group is keeping busy recently. While its largest developer Sumo Digital continues working on numerous projects, it has usually worked with other publishers, but recent years have seen self-published efforts like Snake Pass and Spyder. Building upon this, Sumo Group has just announced the launch of a new publishing division.

Named Secret Mode, this new venture is being led by James Schall, former Sega VP of Digital Business, joining Sumo as a Director of Publishing. He'll be backed up by Head of Marketing Derek Seklecki, who has previously worked with Nintendo and Sega.

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Soapbox: There Might Be A Bright Side To Mario's March 31st Doomsday, After All

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 04:00 AM PST

The termination of various Super Mario games looms, but it's not all bad news.

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, Kate argues that Mario's Doomsday might not be as bad an event as you think...

Let's begin with a tally of everything that's going down after the 31st March, 2021:

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Rumour: Nvidia Is Stopping Production Of Switch's Most Important Hardware This Year

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 03:30 AM PST

Tegra X1 Mariko coming to the end of its lifespan.

Nvidia – the company which produces the Tegra X1 Mariko "system on a chip" that powers both the Switch and Switch Lite – is reportedly bringing production of the SoC to an end this year, fuelling more speculation that a Switch Pro is on the way.

The news comes from Gamereactor, which has spoken to a source close to the matter. The source claims production on the Tegra X1 Mariko will end in 2021, but did not elaborate on what chip would be replacing it in Nintendo's supply chain.

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Hades Almost Had Theseus As The Hero Instead Of Zagreus

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 03:00 AM PST

"We just found a better sort of angle on the protagonist".

Hades has been incredibly successful for Supergiant Games. It's an excellent roguelike action RPG, and a lot of its appeal comes down to a charming story. Focusing on Zagreus, Prince of the Underworld, you can hardly imagine Hades without him. However, according to Supergiant Games, its original plan would've seen us playing as Theseus, the mythical Athenian king.

Even if you're not familiar with Greek mythology, Theseus is a name you might have heard a lot recently, thanks to the Disney+ series WandaVision, which referenced the famous "Ship of Theseus" thought experiment in its series finale.

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Sick Of Waiting For A New F-Zero? Far S Ultra Might Tickle Your Fancy

Posted: 11 Mar 2021 02:00 AM PST

Comes to Switch this month.

As we continue lamenting the lack of a new F-Zero game, Switch owners have got a few racers to choose from, but not many futuristic ones. Between Fast RMX, Redout, and the upcoming BallisticNG NX Edition, next up is Far S Ultra – the 'Far' stands for 'Future Aero Racing', by the way – which launches on the eShop on March 26th.

Developed by Nurendsoft, it previously launched for PC and Xbox One back in 2019 but mostly flew under the radar, only holding 9 (mostly positive) user reviews on Steam.

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Thunder Dragon Brings More Shoot 'Em Up Action To The Switch This Week

Posted: 10 Mar 2021 10:45 PM PST

Hamster's latest release.

This week's Arcade Archives release from Hamster is Thunder Dragon. A top-down shoot 'em up released by NMK in 1991.

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