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Nearly six years ago, Animal Crossing: New Horizons arrived at exactly the right moment. It was a gentle, welcoming game in a stressful time, and for many people it became a daily ritual. I poured many hours into my island back in 2020, then slowly drifted away as updates dried up and my town settled into a comfortable routine. Coming … Read More

When I first heard that Octopath Traveler 0 was evolving out of Champions of the Continent, I’ll admit I was cautious. The mobile game had some great ideas and a surprisingly strong story, but it was also very much designed around gacha systems, daily play habits, and bite-sized progression. Turning that into a full, premium console RPG felt like a … Read More

When Kirby Air Riders was first announced for the Nintendo Switch 2, I honestly had to double check that it was real. Kirby Air Ride has always been one of those strange Nintendo cult classics. People who love it really love it, but it has also spent its entire life living in Mario Kart’s shadow. It came and went on … Read More

When Pokémon Legends: Z-A was announced, I felt that familiar spark of curiosity that Legends: Arceus first lit. It was clear that Game Freak wasn’t content to just rest on nostalgia anymore, they were trying to reshape what a Pokémon game could be. That’s what makes the Legends series exciting to me. After 30 years of largely sticking to the … Read More

I’ll admit it, despite owning a Wii back in the day, I never played Super Mario Galaxy or its sequel. I watched friends rave about them, I heard the music, I saw clips of people running around tiny planets, but for one reason or another, I just never took the plunge. And that always bugged me a bit, because these … Read More

When Nintendo dropped the DK Island & Emerald Rush Expansion for Donkey Kong Bananza, It honestly came as a big surprise. The base game only swung onto the Nintendo Switch 2 a couple of months ago, so seeing a full-blown expansion pack this soon, announced during the latest Nintendo Direct no less, was surprising enough. But the bigger shock was … Read More

Earlier today, Nintendo delivered a new Nintendo Direct. Despite hosting both a Partner Showcase and Indie World Showcase Direct in July, this was the one a lot of people were waiting for, knowing that it would come with a look at the future for many of Nintendo’s biggest franchises, be over 60 minutes long and give us updates on games … Read More

When Nintendo announced Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World as a launch window title for the Switch 2, I wasn’t sure what to expect. On paper, it’s a re-release of 2022’s Kirby and the Forgotten Land bundled with new, Switch 2 exclusive DLC called Star-Crossed World. You can either buy the whole package fresh for Switch 2, or, … Read More

When I booted up Nintendo Switch Welcome Tour on my shiny new Nintendo Switch 2, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Was it a game? A tutorial? A tour of the console’s inner workings wrapped in cute Nintendo polish? Turns out, it’s a bit of all three. A mash-up of mini-games, tech demos, and console feature spotlights meant to … Read More

Sonic fans were over the moon last year when it was revealed that Sonic Generations was getting the remaster treatment and coming out with brand new content focussed on everyone’s favourite anti-hero Shadow. Now with the launch of Nintendo’s newest console, last year’s release is now back yet again. The original Sonic Generations has always been one of those rare 3D Sonic … Read More