TodayWed, 8th Mar 2023

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  3

  News Atelier Marie Remake Adds English Subtitles To Atelier Marie Plus

  Launching on Switch this July

  The Atelier series has grown in popularity here in the west in recent years, and now to top off the upcoming release of Atelier Ryza 3 later this month, Koei Tecmo will also be launching a remake of Atelier Marie on Switch this July. If the return of the original 1997 game wasn't already exciting enough, it's now been...

  • 2 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  19

  News Overwatch 2 Launches Its First Ever Anime Collab, Available In Season 3

  Get a One Punch Man outfit for Doomfist

  Update [Wed 8th Mar, 2023 04:25 GMT]: The One Punch Man Overwatch 2 collaboration is now officially live. This collection of cosmetics includes four cosplay hero skins inspired by Saitama (Doomfist), Genos (Genji), Tatsumaki (Kiriko) and a Muren Rider skin for Soldier 76 (obtainable by completing in-game...

  • 3 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Overwatch
  • Updates
  • Anime
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  17

  Random Rare Pokémon Trading Card Auctioned For $480K Gets Zero Bids

  Better luck next time

  Pokémon Trading Cards are as popular as ever - with original holographic Charizards often going for huge sums of money nowadays. It seems this isn't necessarily the case with every Pokémon card sale though. A recent eBay auction featuring a holographic Illustrator Pikachu in "near-perfect condition" has apparently attracted...

  • 5 hours ago
  • Pokemon
  • Pokemon TCG
  • TCG
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  16

  News Fire Emblem Engage Version 1.3.0 Is Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  Wave 3 has arrived

  It's a big week on the Nintendo front with all sorts of games and DLC expected. To kick things off, we've got a new Fire Emblem Engage update. Version 1.3.0 sees the release of the third wave of DLC for the game. It includes the returning faces Chrom and Robin 'Emblem of Bonds' along with Veronica ' Emblem of Heroes'. Nintendo...

  • 6 hours ago
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  • Fire Emblem
  • Updates
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  11

  News Two Official Nintendo Stores Have Been Closed Down

  It was fun while it lasted

  We're used to hearing about the global growth and expansion of Nintendo, but its business operations in Southeast Asia have been cut back in recent times. According to the video game giant's website, both of its official stores in Thailand have been closed. The JD Central store only opened its doors in December 2021...

  • 7 hours ago
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  • Thailand
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Business

YesterdayTue, 7th Mar 2023

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  41

  News Surprise! Fire Emblem Engage's 'Wave 3' Expansion Pass DLC Is Releasing Soon

  Update: Here's a first look

  Update #2: Nintendo's official Fire Emblem Twitter channel has shared some new footage of the Wave 3 DLC coming to Fire Emblem Engage later this week. Here's a look at Chrom and Robin in action: Update #1: Confirmed for other regions: Original story: Switch got off to a strong start

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Fire Emblem
  • DLC
  • Updates
  • Japan
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  122

  News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Version 1.2.0 Bug Supposedly Corrupting Save Files

  Some players have lost everything

  Last week, a new update was rolled out for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, bumping both games up to Version 1.2.0. It added a number of new features, made some adjustments, and also included a lengthy list of bug fixes. Unfortunately, it seems to have introduced a major glitch. As highlighted by Kotaku, Scarlet and...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Pokemon
  • Nintendo
  • Updates
  • DLC
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  45

  Review The Legend Of Heroes: Trails To Azure - Crossbell's Conclusion Is A Cracking RPG

  Blue-sky thinking

  The release of the Crossbell Saga in English has been a long time coming for fans of the Trails series. And with The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero’s cracking debut last September, the wait for Trails to Azure has had us salivating. And finally, the missing gap in the series has been filled, and the conclusion of the...

  • 18 hours ago
  • Reviews
  • Nintendo Switch
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  38

  Random Fan-Made Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Course For Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Is Pure Joy

  The Hero of Kart

  We already know that the Legend of Zelda and Mario Kart are a match made in heaven thanks to Hyrule Circuit in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. We're quite surprised we haven't seen another Zelda-themed course in the game, to be honest. But, don't worry, modder and YouTuber RiazorMC has taken matters into their own hands and popped the world of...

  • 22 hours ago
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  • Mario Kart
  • Mod
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  21

  News Tunic Goes Physical With Special Deluxe Edition Releasing Later This Year

  Hardback manual also announced

  When Tunic made its way over to the Switch back in September 2022, it quickly rocketed into our list of the very best games of the year. Now, we are raring to leap back into the little fox's mysterious world all over again as publisher Finji has today announced that the game will be getting a physical deluxe edition...

  • 13 hours ago
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  12

  Review Pronty - A Challenging, Aquatic Metroidvania With Beautiful BioShock-Inspired Visuals

  They're good dogs, Bront

  These days, it feels like it takes a lot more for a Metroidvania to stand out from the pack, especially when there are so many excellent titles that have already shown impressively creative takes on the genre standards. Pronty from Taiwanese indie developer 18Light makes its bid for your attention by plopping players in a...

  • 13 hours ago
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  • Switch eShop
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  16

  News Grim Guardians: Demon Purge Is Currently Unavailable On The US eShop

  Still available in Europe and Japan

  Grim Guardians: Demon Purge, the 2D mash-up of Gal Gun and Castlevania from developer Inti Creates, is currently unavailable from the North American eShop. Although the game only launched at the tail end of February this year, there is currently no sight of it on the Switch eShop. A quick Google search of the...

  • 16 hours ago
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  • Switch eShop
  • North America
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  29

  News Not Used Your Wii U In A While? It Might Be Dead

  Time Extension Wii U, you have a problem

  They say nothing ever lasts forever, but in the case of Nintendo's Wii U, the endpoint might be coming sooner than most of us expected. It is being reported (thanks, Exputer) by more than one Wii U owner that the console is in danger of becoming unable if not switched on for a long period of time. According to these...

  • 16 hours ago
  • Nintendo
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  21

  News Super Mario amiibo Get Restocked Ahead Of MAR10 Day (US)

  Grab any you missed

  Mario Day is on the horizon and this means all sorts of themed goodies are being distributed far and wide. This apparently includes a Super Mario amiibo restock in the US. As highlighted by Siliconera, the NFC figures are back in stock at stores like Target and Best Buy - with collectors able to get their hands on Mario, Luigi,...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • amiibo
  • US
  • North America
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  10

  News LEGO Announces 'Super Mario YouTube Premiere' For MAR10 Day

  Could more sets be on the way?

  This Friday is MAR10 Day, the calendar event of the year where we can pretty much guarantee a healthy dose of news about everyone's favourite plumber. Nintendo has already revealed its special edition Switch bundle and final Mario Movie trailer livestream, but it looks like LEGO is going to be getting in on the...

  • 20 hours ago
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  16

  News The Mageseeker, A Gorgeous Pixel Art Action RPG In The League Of Legends World, Out April

  Update: A Collector's Edition will be available, too

  Update [Tue 7th Mar, 2023 18:00 GMT]: After last month's teaser, Riot Forge and Digital Sun have announced that The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story will be launching on Switch pretty darn soon, on 18th April 2023 (via Gematsu). The game will be available on the Switch eShop for $29.99USD /...

  • 14 hours ago
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  49

  Feature 5 Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Quality Of Life Updates We Still Want To See

  Before the DLC, please

  The 1.2.0 update to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet brought a lot of nice little additions and improvements to Paldea. A handful of bug fixes — such as accurate reflection of damage done in Tera Raid battles and some quality of life updates for the in-game Pokémon PC boxes — certainly go a long way into taking the

  • 15 hours ago
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  • Pokémon
  • Nintendo Switch
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  10

  Random Mario Movie Plumbing Van Rolled Up To Spring's London Comic Con

  Where's the leak?

  Last weekend saw the first London Comic Con of the year arrive at Olympia London, bringing with it a whole host of stars and fans from the worlds of movies, TV and comics. While Nintendo is often not the biggest name at this event, this season's convention brought a certain iconic plumber twist thanks to the upcoming Mario Movie...

  • 14 hours ago
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  • Mario
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  26

  News Front Mission 2: Remake Blasts Onto Switch This June

  Strategic sequel

  Publisher Forever Entertainment has today announced that the strategic mech battler sequel, Front Mission 2: Remake will be heading over to Switch on 12th June. Following on from its predecessor (Front Mission 1st: Remake) this will be the first time that the series' second entry has been available outside of Japan and it promises...

  • 21 hours ago
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  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  20

  News Fortnite's Next Season Will Apparently Add An FPS Mode

  Ready up

  Epic's insanely popular battle royale title Fortnite could be getting a new mode that will put it more in line with certain other games on the market. According to Fortnite content creator HYPEX, the third-person multiplayer title will be adding a first-person mode in the next season - allowing players to keep a much closer eye on enemies...

  • 1 day ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Fortnite
  • Updates
  • Rumours
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  4

  News Switch Rating For Hyper Light Drifter Devs' Stunning 'Solar Ash' Appears Online

  A heart breaker?

  A brand new rating for a Switch version Solar Ash, developer Heart Machine's second game following the gorgeous and brutal Hyper Light Drifter, has been spotted on the official PEGI database (via Nintendo Everything). The rating lists the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions, plus a newly dated Switch version with a 7th March,...

  • 17 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
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  26

  News New Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi Game Announced By Bandai Namco

  "Still in the early stages of development"

  If you've been wondering what's next for the Dragon Ball fighting series now that FighterZ is winding down - here it is! At the recent 'Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2023' event, Bandai Namco teased a new Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi game. In the trailer, you can see Goku is in his Super Saiyan Blue form,...

  • 1 day ago
  • Dragon Ball
  • Bandai Namco
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  17

  News Retro-Inspired 'Ultra Pro Wrestling' Announced For Switch After Passing First Kickstarter Goal

  Get ready to rumble

  While the Kickstarter campaign might not be over just yet, it's fair to say that Hyperfocus Games' fundraising for Ultra Pro Wrestling has got off to a great start. With 22 days left to donate, the team has surpassed its target goal of £17,000 and (at the time of writing) is now sitting on over £25,000. The game is still in...

  • 19 hours ago
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  • Nintendo Switch
  • Indie
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  12

  Countdown 3DS eShop Spotlight - 3D Gunstar Heroes

  #12 - A real treasure

  For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we're going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention — before it's too late. The chance to add these to your library will be gone for...

  • 12 hours ago
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  • Features
  • 3DS eShop
  • Sega
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  7

  News GrimGrimoire OnceMore Demo Available To Download Now On Switch

  Ta-dah!

  Surprise, budding witches! GrimGrimoire OnceMore has just received a demo on the Switch. It's available to download now on both the UK and North American eShops. This gorgeously-drawn real-time strategy game from Vanillaware — developer of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim — and published by NIS America is out next month on Switch, but you can...

  • 12 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  11

  News Lunark Brings Gorgeous Flashback-Inspired Cinematic Platforming To Switch This Month

  A lunar leap

  WayForward is bringing Lunark to Switch on 30th March, and in anticipation of this retro-style cinematic platformer's release, the publisher has shared a video from the game's creator — Johan Vinet, head of developer Canari Games — showcasing the inspirations behind what looks to be a delightful throwback. Vinet details his love of...

  • 20 hours ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  12

  News Stealth Platformer The Library Of Babel Sneaks Onto Switch Next Month

  With a crisp hand-drawn art style to boot

  The gorgeous hand-drawn visuals of The Library of Babel caught our eye when we first saw the above announcement trailer, and we now know that this stealth platformer will be making its way over to Switch on 7th April. From developer Tanuki Game Studio and based on the short story by Jorge Luis Borges, The...

  • 17 hours ago
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  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
  • Indie
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  6

  Video Jeff Minter On How He Brought Atari's Lost Shooter 'Akka Arrh' Up To Date

  A physical edition is coming this week, too

  Akka Arrh was, for a long time, one of Atari's long-lost treasures, an arcade shooter that was scrapped back in the '80s. After making its return in Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, legendary game designer Jeff Minter and his studio Llamasoft brought an updated version to consoles in the form of a...

  • 15 hours ago
  • Video
  • Switch eShop
  • Atari

Monday6th Mar 2023

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  News It's Official, The Mario Movie Release Date Has Been Brought Forward For The UK Too

  Update: A number of EU release dates also changed

  Update [Mon 6th Mar, 2023 10:00 GMT]: Last week we learned that The Super Mario Bros. Movie would be brought forward in the US and other territories by two days to a new release date of 5th April. Initially excluded from this change, we now know that the UK will be joining suit and will be showing...

  • 2 days ago
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  • Mario
  • Mario Movie
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  42

  Deals Nintendo's MAR10 Day Sale Discounts Top Mario Games By Up To 40% (US)

  Deals live now ahead of the big day!

  The celebrations for this year's MAR10 Day (March 10th) have gotten underway early, with plenty of fantastic deals appearing at retail in the US. If you're wanting to add some of Mario's biggest and best titles to your library, now's your chance! All of the deals found below will be available between now and...

  • 2 days ago
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  • Sales
  • US
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  70

  UK Charts Metroid Prime Remastered Bags Franchise's Fourth Biggest Boxed Launch

  Sales roughly half of the original

  After a few weeks of digital exclusivity on the Nintendo Switch, Metroid Prime Remastered has finally landed in retail stores across the UK. Although the release wasn't quite enough to knock Hogwarts Legacy off its throne, Retro Studios' shooter managed to take the silver, selling around half of what the original...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo
  • UK Charts
  • UK
  • Metroid
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  21

  Random Check Out The Director's Cut Of Metroid Fusion's Weird Live-Action Commercial

  "First you grow strong... then you grow scared"

  We are nearing the release of Metroid Fusion on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack GBA library on 9th March, and it's fair to say that we are all pretty excited. Nintendo published its own advert for the upcoming release just last week, but those after a real throwback might want to check out...

  • 2 days ago
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  18

  Random Super Mario Kart Composer Launches Retro-Inspired Chiptune Album

  LOOP816 is out now

  If you're a fan of games like Super Mario Kart, Super Mario All-Stars, and Pilotwings, then you may have heard of Soyo Oka, a composer who worked with Nintendo from 1987 to 1995. Even if you're not aware of her by name, you will have no doubt heard a number of her more famous tracks, including Mario Circuit and

  • 2 days ago
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  • Nintendo
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  • NES
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  23

  Review Fitness Boxing Fist Of The North Star - A Fun Crossover That Delivers Basic Beats

  HD Rumble in the jungle

  Despite what you may initially think, combining a fitness game with much-loved manga and anime series Fist of the North Star isn’t the completely left-field crossover it appears to be. In fact, it’s not even the first game based on the IP that makes the player swing actual punches. Many years ago, this writer used to...

  • 2 days ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  18

  News The Next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid Battle Event Has Been Revealed

  Decide on Decidueye

  Decidueye is going to be the next 7-Star Tera Raid reward in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Announced by the official Japanese Pokémon Twitter account (via Serebii), the Gen 7 starter will be available in-game between 17th and 19th March, and again from 24th to 26th March. The Arrow Quill Pokémon follows from the Pokémon Day...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Pokemon
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  30

  News Europe's MAR10 Day Switch Bundle Will Not Contain 'Choose Your Own Game' Option

  Locked in to Super Mario Odyssey instead

  Last week we got our first proper look at Nintendo's upcoming MAR10 Day Switch bundle. As revealed for the US, this set contains a standard model Switch with red Joy-Cons, a Mario Movie sticker sheet and one game from a choice of three. Nintendo Europe has today revealed the same offer for the continent,...

  • 2 days ago
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  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Mario
  • Mario Movie
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  22

  Feature Meet The Rayman Veterans' Roguelike That Blends Animated Absurdism With The Office

  Are you planning to Have A Nice Death?

  The industry just loves games about death, doesn't it? We've seen the grim reaper take up the scythe in multiple games, from the expletive and squeaky in Conker's Bad Fur Day to the 'travel agent' Manny Calavera from Grim Fandango. And now, Magic Design Studios is taking up the black cloak with Have A Nice...

  • 2 days ago
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  18

  News Theatrhythm Final Bar Line's New Update Is Now Live On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  After a brief tuning period

  The latest instalment in Square Enix's Final Fantasy rhythm series, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, played its way onto the Nintendo Switch last month to high praise (we gave it a 9/10 in our review). A new big-fixing update was released for the title's PS4 release last week and we are now happy to see that the tweaks have...

  • 2 days ago
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  4

  Random Octopath Traveler II Scene Recreated By World's Largest Miniature Train Exhibition

  Miniature Traveler

  We feel like we should be used to unusual collaborations, but they don't get more unexpected that a miniature train exhibition and a retro-style JRPG. Square Enix DE has partnered up with a German miniature train exhibition in Hamburg to recreate one of Octopath Traveler II's most memorable scenes — and it's really rather...

  • 2 days ago
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  • Nintendo Switch
  • Europe
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  3

  News Growlithe Joins The Build-A-Bear Pokémon Collection

  Part of a new bundle

  After a series of leaks this weekend, it has now been confirmed that Growlithe will be the next Pokémon to get the Build-A-Bear treatment. The Fire-Type has begun to appear in online stores for those who are part of the Build-A-Bear Bonus Club, and we imagine that general access will be just around the corner (thanks, Nintendo...

  • 2 days ago
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  • Pokemon
  • Build A Bear
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  27

  Countdown Wii U eShop Spotlight - Affordable Space Adventures

  #11 - One more hand for the Wii U's finest exclusive

  For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we're going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention — before it's too late. The chance to add these to...

  • 2 days ago
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  • Features
  • Wii U eShop
  • Nintendo
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  7

  News Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Goes Gold, Launching Next Month

  Cosmic!

  Publisher Frogwares has confirmed that Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened has gone gold and will be launching on Nintendo Switch on April 11th, 2023. Pre-orders for the Lovecraftian mystery are available via the digital storefront now and will grant owners three custom outfits for Holmes and Watson. In addition, there are two different versions...

  • 2 days ago
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  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
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  12

  News Ambitious New Shmup 'Over OBJ' Pushes The Famicom To Its Limits

  Time Extension The project recently received a fantastic, new retro trailer

  The homebrew developer Little Sound has unveiled a retro trailer for its new Famicom shoot 'em up Over OBJ (as spotted by Gosokkyu!), and the game looks pretty exciting from what we've been able to see of it so far. As the name suggests, Over OBJ will feature an absurdly high number of...

  • 2 days ago
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