!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

Nintendo Reminds Us Splatoon 3 Is Still On The Way

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 06:55 PM PDT

Patience now, Inklings.

One upcoming Switch release that probably deserves a bit more love is Splatoon 3. It's a little difficult though when Nintendo hasn't really said anything about the game since the initial reveal at the start of this year.

So, what's going on with this third entry currently scheduled for a 2022 release? While there's no proper development update on the game, Nintendo has shared a special message via social media - wishing everyone a happy summer on behalf of the Splatoon 3 team. To go with this message, it even posted some special artwork:

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Switch OLED Upgrades Reportedly Cost Nintendo "Around $10 More Per Unit"

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 05:55 PM PDT

System will retail for $50 more than the original model.

It's always interesting when a new and slightly improved system is announced to see just how much it will cost compared to the existing model which does much the same.

In the case of the Switch OLED, it's going to be $50 more than the price of the original hybrid model - bumping the total amount up to $350 USD. If it's got you wondering what it might cost on Nintendo's end, read on...

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Yep, Tantalus Was Also The Developer Of The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 04:55 PM PDT

You might remember its work on Twilight Princess HD.

It's becoming increasingly common for Nintendo to lend out its IP and call on the services of external studios to help remake and remaster its classic library of games - so it's no surprise to discover that the company's latest release, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, was also handled by someone else.

As highlighted by the Australian Nintendo fansite Vooks.net, the developer of the enhanced Switch port was the Melbourne-based Aussie developer Tantalus. This information was confirmed in the credits of the game. While the studio may not be widely known, it actually has a bit of history with The Legend of Zelda series dating back to 2016.

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Minecraft's Caves & Cliffs World Generation Is Here, And It's Incredible

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 03:00 PM PDT

Cheese caves! CHEESE CAVES!!

Yesterday, the 13th of July, Mojang updated Minecraft to version 1.17.10, which wasn't too exciting for Switch players (unless you were really looking forward to the candles), but hidden in the "experimental features" section was Mojang's new world generation tools.

You may already know that the huge Caves & Cliffs update was split in two, with new mobs and blocks mostly in the first update, and the much-awaited world generation changes in the second update. 1.17.10 allows players to opt in in order to access that world generation for the first time, although it's worth noting that it is still experimental and can't be guaranteed not to crash.

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Button City Brings 'Hope-Punk' And Friendship To Switch This Summer

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:00 PM PDT

Harmony and melodies.

Button City has anthropomorphic foxes, pandas, rabbits, raccoons and cats living in harmony in a peaceful little community, and if that has your interest piqued, then you'll be excited to hear that you don't have long to wait to play it on the Nintendo Switch.

Here's some more potentially exciting words to do with the game: arcades, friendship, wholesome, mini games, cute merch, low-poly. And here's a whole sentence: Button City will be out on the Nintendo Switch eShop on August 10th!

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Nintendo's Record On Conflict Minerals Is Praised, But With An Important Catch

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 01:00 PM PDT

Avoids rather than confronts problem areas.

Just recently Nintendo released its corporate social responsibility report; there were various positives in its various policies, albeit there is always room for improvement. One area that's tackled, in manufacturing, is the sourcing of key resources with the desire to avoid 'conflict minerals' from mines and smelters that fund militias and lead to crime and human rights abuses.

GamesIndustry.biz has published its annual report assessing this area, and also the records of major technology companies including Nintendo. There's a lot of interesting detail on the background of the problem, the legislation in the US and Europe to counter it, and the general trends and progress being made. Companies make disclosures each year, with tech companies typically being "quite good" compared to some other industries.

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Video: The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD's Launch Trailer Is Here

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 12:00 PM PDT

One last push before the big day.

With just two days to go until the big release, Nintendo has dropped one final trailer to celebrate the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD.

The game arrives on Switch on Friday 16th July, giving fans of the series a new way to experience how the Zelda story began. If you've been thinking about grabbing a copy this weekend, or if the new trailer has managed to convince you, pre-orders are still open here.

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Soapbox: Nintendo Is More Collaborative And Open Than Ever, Which Benefits Us All

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 10:00 AM PDT

Everyone's a winner.

Nintendo is a company that has never been particularly good at communication. But it is a company that is good at learning from their errors. You remember that infamous Skyward Sword demo at E3 2010, right? The one where Miyamoto walked out onstage, waggled his controller around, and couldn't get it to work (that sounded dirtier than I meant it to)? It's no surprise that the following year Nintendo began using pre-recorded Nintendo Directs, meaning it wouldn't have to undergo live demo humiliation again.

The last few years have seen Nintendo adopt an unprecedented new approach, where partnerships with a variety of companies are forged, with their approach to communication with fans changing significantly. Nintendo Directs, originally developed under the direction of Satoru Iwata, allowed for communication directly with fans; whilst the company's approach to fan events and community creation based on Nintendo franchises is behind where we would want it to be, its focus on game development software like Super Mario Maker and the recent Game Builder Garage shows a level of willingness for 'other people' to make Nintendo-like games.

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Intriguing Shooter 'Darwin 4078' Is Joining The Arcade Archives Range On Switch

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 09:00 AM PDT

Utilises an 'evolution' system for your ship.

The Arcade Archives range has given us a lot of fantastic retro titles on the Switch eShop, including a number of intriguing lesser-known games. Darwin 4078 definitely qualifies in that category, as it was a Japan-only arcade from Data East that introduced some neat ideas to the vertical scrolling shooter genre.

Across 16 levels a key gimmick is 'evolution', with your ship evolving as you progress and collect EVOL capsules. Too long without picking these up and you'll begin to devolve, but there are certain conditions where you want to be hit by enemies at a certain point of evolution in order to unlock a special, powerful form. This is certainly a game where a bit of internet research and comparing notes with others will add to the experience.

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Round Up: The Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Reviews Are In

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 08:00 AM PDT

Is it any good?

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is launching on Nintendo Switch this Friday, adding a shiny coat of paint to a Wii classic. While loved by many, the original game had a fair amount of flaws that put a considerable number of players off the first time around – so is this remaster worth the money?

Reviews for the game have now been published, including our very own. Below, we've rounded up a selection of quotes and review scores from a number of different outlets to see just how well the title's gone down with the media ahead of its launch.

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New Trailer Showcases Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania's 'Wondrous Worlds'

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 07:30 AM PDT

Keep rollin'.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania was certainly a stand-out announcement during Nintendo's E3 Direct, bringing a whole lot of the IP's best content to Switch.

With over 300 stages from the first two GameCube releases, a story mode, online leaderboards and some rather effective looking gyro controls, it could be a huge amount of fun when it lands on 5th October.

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RPG 'Swords & Souls: Neverseen' Comes To Console For The First Time On Switch

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 07:00 AM PDT

And we don't have long to wait.

SoulGame Studio has announced that its popular RPG Swords & Souls: Neverseen is about to launch on console for the very first time, with a Switch release just around the corner.

The game, which has gathered a decent number of players and very favourable user reviews since launching on Steam in 2019, will arrive on Switch on 18th August. Those who haven't played Neverseen might still recognise the Swords & Souls brand from the series' original release; the first Swords & Souls game was the number one title on web game portals Kongregate and Armor Games.

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Square Enix Reveals New Bravely Default Game, But It's Only Launching On Mobile

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 06:30 AM PDT

As the series hits 3 million units shipped.

The good news? A brand new Bravely Default game has just been announced. The not so good news? It won't be coming to Switch.

Square Enix has today unveiled Bravely Default Brilliant Lights, a new entry in the series currently in development for Android and iOS devices. A trailer has been released to give us our first tease of things to come – it's in Japanese, but you can give it a watch up above.

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Review: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - A Remaster That Truly Soars

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 06:00 AM PDT

A Legend Reborn.

Returning to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword some ten whole years down the line from its original release, you may be expecting, as we certainly were, to be greeted by a core game that's unavoidably, naturally, beginning to show its age in some regards. It stands to reason, this is an entry in Nintendo's storied franchise that's had its detractors from the get-go, criticised for its sometimes unreliable motion controls, its fractured overworld, intrusive sidekick, pacing and some late-game repetition. Surely by now these issues — these rough edges — have been exacerbated, and even added to, by the natural progression of time.

Well, whether or not any of that might have been the case seems quite beside the point now; with this HD remaster, Nintendo has taken its gust bellows to a layer of jank that, in hindsight, stood between players and the true promise, the full potential, of this masterpiece. The raft of tweaks, changes and updates drip-fed to us in the months leading up to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD's release may not have seemed all that exciting on paper — this isn't some ground-up remake and there's no new content or notable changes to how things unfold — but together they give the underlying game here a whole new lease of life. This HD remaster feels like how we were meant to originally experience this adventure, the connection between the game's world and the player now unimpeded.

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Tencent Reportedly Planning To Acquire Crytek Through Subsidiary

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 05:00 AM PDT

Though it's 'not a secret' that Crytek is talking to potential buyers.

Tencent is an increasingly powerful influence in media and entertainment business around the world, making investments and acquisitions in various major brands. As one of China's most prominent corporations it also provides a gateway into that market; notably Nintendo teamed up with the company for Switch distribution in the country.

Tencent is now reportedly exploring plans to acquire Crytek (via a subsidiary) for over €300 million - Crytek is known for titles like Crysis (with Crysis Remastered Trilogy on the way to Switch soon) and more recently Hunt: Showdown. Arguably the bigger part of the business is its CryEngine technology / engine, now in its fifth full iteration and used / licensed for a number of third-party games.

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Previously Limited Mario And Monster Hunter Spirits Are Now Available Permanently In Smash Ultimate

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 04:00 AM PDT

Smashing.

In a spot of good news for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit collectors, several Spirits that were previously exclusive to events are now available permanently, for everyone, in-game.

As of yesterday, you'll see the Monster Hunter Rise Magnamalo, Palamute, and Palico Spirits, as well as the Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Fury Bowser, Giga Cat Mario, and Kittens Spirits, on the Spirit Boards or the Store.

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Evercade's 'Renovation Collection 1' Will Bring A Dozen Rare Games To The System

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 03:00 AM PDT

Features games never previously released in Europe.

The Evercade is a rather intriguing physical-only handheld that we quite liked in our review last year, while a home console iteration that supports multiplayer, Evercade VS, is coming soon. In a little over a year the system has built up a unique collection of physical cart releases and bundles that has certainly attracted an eager audience of retro enthusiasts and collectors.

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Mushihimesama Was Removed From The European Switch eShop Due To PEGI Rating Error

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:35 AM PDT

Update: And it's back!

Update 2: More good news! The game's publisher, Live Wire, has now confirmed that the game is once again available on the European and Australian eShops.

Update: We've been in touch with the PR firm handling Mushihimesama on Switch, and have been told some good news:

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Guide: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch OLED Model

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:25 AM PDT

Time to upgrade?

Update 14th July - Very.co.uk has now gone live with their pre-order pages if you missed the other UK options.

Update: 8th July - Amazon UK's product pages are now live, although you cannot place a pre-order at this time.

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The First Review For The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Is Now In

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:00 AM PDT

The first verdict from Japan.

Update (Wed 14th Jul, 2021 14:00 BST): Our very own review is now live, too. You can read our full thoughts on the game right here.

Original Article (Wed 14th Jul, 2021 10:00 BST): The very first review of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD has now been shared by Japanese publication, Famitsu, with western reviews still a few hours away from publication at the time of writing.

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Mario Kart Tour Kicks Off Its Los Angeles Tour With Some Baseball Style

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 01:30 AM PDT

In the citaaay of L.A.

Mario Kart Tour is in the middle of its Summertime Celebration, and has kicked off its Los Angeles Tour which will run until 27th/28th July. It doesn't offer an all-new track but rather 'a new route on Los Angeles Laps'; there's also a new kart and outfit to get after.

As you can see below there's the 'Pinch Hitter kart' which looks like the baseball hat table from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, albeit on wheels.

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Samurai Warriors 5 Demo Allows Players To Transfer Progress To The Full Game

Posted: 13 Jul 2021 08:35 PM PDT

Arriving on the Switch eShop next week.

Samurai Warriors 5 will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch later this month, and ahead of its release Koei Tecmo has announced a special demo.

It will be made available on the Switch eShop on 20th July and allows players to experience two stages and try out multiple different characters. Your progress will also carry over to the full game when it arrives on 27th July.

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Someone Thinks They've Resolved Nintendo's Joy-Con Drift Problem With An Incredibly Simple Fix

Posted: 13 Jul 2021 07:25 PM PDT

"There you go, Nintendo".

If you're desperate to salvage those drifting Nintendo Switch Joy-Con, have watched all the videos online (including our own), and still haven't had any luck, then why not try this new fix that's surfaced on YouTube, which is claiming to have solved Joy-Con drift problems once and for all.

VK's Channel on YouTube identified how the Joy-Con realigns when pressure is applied to the surrounding area of the analog stick - therefore increasing pressure within the Joy-Con (which loosens over time) makes the drift disappear.

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Brand New Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Spirits Are Joining Smash Bros. Ultimate

Posted: 13 Jul 2021 06:25 PM PDT

Unlock them later this week.

Surprise! The rice farming game Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (which we thought was pretty neat, by the way), will be joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in spirit form.

Nintendo has announced the latest event - taking place this Friday, and lasting for a total of five days - will feature three new spirits from the above-mentioned game. Here's a look:

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Octopath Traveler Teases Sequel On Its Third Anniversary

Posted: 13 Jul 2021 05:45 PM PDT

A "new adventure" appears to be on the way.

Square Enix's Octopath Traveler celebrates its third anniversary this week, and while it's no longer a Nintendo Switch exclusive, it's still an amazing game and one we would absolutely recommend trying out if you haven't already.

It's got everyone wondering though if there are more adventures to come. While Square Enix has mentioned previously how it's talked about a sequel and what it should be like and how it would likely take a bit more time, there has been no announcement just yet. That's why the latest anniversary tweet for the original game is so exciting.

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