!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

It Seems Game Builder Garage Will Only Be Available On The eShop In Europe

Posted: 09 May 2021 09:00 AM PDT

Sorry, physical collectors.

Earlier this week, Nintendo announced Game Builder Garage for Switch. It gives players the chance to create their own games.

Alongside the reveal, we got an early look at the North American box art - confirming a physical release was on the way. Unfortunately, it seems not every region will be receiving a hard copy of the game. In Europe, Game Builder Garage will be "available in downloadable format only", according to Nintendo's latest release schedule.

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Random: Did You Know Link Can Ride On Giant Barrels In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild?

Posted: 09 May 2021 08:00 AM PDT

Do a barrel roll!

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch is now more than four years old and somehow players are still discovering new things within the kingdom of Hyrule.

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Feature: Toys For Bob On Crash 4 For Switch And The 'Dream' Of Smash Bros.

Posted: 09 May 2021 06:00 AM PDT

"If I had any influence, I sure would love to see that".

Nintendo Switch has lots of major exclusives and its share of awesome download titles, but the little hybrid system can still hold its own and join in with major multi-platform titles. A recent example is Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, which arrived earlier in the Spring; in our review we described it as an "excellent offering", with the game making the necessary tweaks and cuts to squeeze onto the system.

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Anniversary: Inti Creates Is 25 Years Old

Posted: 09 May 2021 03:00 AM PDT

That went fast.

This week marks Inti Creates' 25th anniversary. Yes, the Japanese video game company was founded on 8th May 1996.

Over the past 25 years, it's worked on games like Mega Man Zero, Mega Man ZX, Gal Gun, Azure Striker Gunvolt, Mighty Gunvolt, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon and Blaster Master Zero. In addition to this, it's helped out with series such as Shantae and even titles like Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.

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Random: Elon Musk Appears On Saturday Night Live As Wario

Posted: 09 May 2021 12:15 AM PDT

"The defense calls Wario".

On the American comedy show Saturday Night Live this weekend, the billionaire Elon Musk - known for SpaceX and his car company Tesla - appeared as the show's host.

If it wasn't already a big enough talking point, he also featured in a courtroom skit on the show as Mario's arch-rival Wario. And even his girlfriend Grimes appeared as Princess Peach.

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The Cotton Reboot For Switch Arrives In The West Next Month

Posted: 08 May 2021 10:45 PM PDT

Just a little later than expected.

Earlier this year, the classic shmup Cotton Reboot! arrived on the Switch in Japan. It's a remake of the Sharp X68000 port of the 1991 arcade title, Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams.

If you've been wondering what's happened to the local release, the good news is it's finally been locked in - although, it's going to arrive a little later than expected. Rather than a Q1 2021 release, it's now taking flight on 25th June for $39.99 USD, according to a listing on the Switch eShop.

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Former Metroid Prime Lead Designer Targeted With Abusive Messages

Posted: 08 May 2021 08:55 PM PDT

"The Metroid community is better than this".

Earlier this week, Michael Wikan - the former lead designer of all three Metroid Prime games - revealed on Facebook why he didn't think a Switch port of the Metroid Prime Trilogy was likely to happen.

In short, he doubts it will be released, as Retro Studios no longer has "functional editor tools to work with the Prime code base" and as a result, everything would have to be "brute-force" hard coded. Metroid Prime 3 alone would apparently be a "herculean effort".

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