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Shigeru Miyamoto is highly regarded for his commitment to producing quality games. He’s even been known to completely overhaul aspects of a game in the middle of development if it isn’t living up to his expectations. That said, it turns out there’s at least one instance of a release that Miyamoto wasn’t happy with.

In a recent interview with podcasters and former Nintendo employees Kit and Krysta, games journalist Stephen Totilo shares a tidbit from a discussion he had with Miyamoto. According to Totilo, Miyamoto was very excited at the time about the release of Pikmin 3. Miyamoto said he knew Pikmin 3 was going to be good because of his experience as a game developer. In response, Totilo asked if he had ever released a “bad” game. Miyamoto answered in the affirmative, citing the Famicom Disk System version of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.

The Famicom Disk System was an add-on for the original Famicom released only in Japan. The accessory used floppy disks and was meant to produce cheaper games, as well as higher quality sound. According to Miyamoto, he was disappointed with the Zelda II release because of its long load times, an unfortunate side effect of the peripheral.

As far as revealing Nintendo secrets go, this one is a pretty safe answer! As Totilo says in the interview, he was hoping that Miyamoto would give up something juicier, but an alternative version of Zelda II was the best he could get. Check out a clip of the full anecdote below:

@kitandkrysta Recent podcast guest Stephen Totilo tells us a fun story about a conversation he had with Shigeru Miyamoto about his one bad game #nintendo ♬ original sound - Kit & Krysta

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Princess Peach: Showtime! will be available on Switch next Friday, March 22nd, 2024. If you’re still on the fence about where you should make your purchase, Target would like to sway you with the offer of another free bonus gift.

Target has announced that if you purchase a physical copy of Princess Peach: Showtime! at one of their stores, you’ll receive a special cup (with lid and straw) featuring the game’s artwork. The cup will be available in-store only, so online pre-orders won’t be eligible for it. Of course, supplies will also be limited, so you’ll need to get there early if you want to guarantee you’ll get one of these cups.

Click here to view Princess Peach: Showtime!’s official listing on Target’s site, but keep in mind that you’ll need to pick it up in store to receive the free gift.


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Bandai has announced another in their line of Nintendo themed Ichiban Kuji lotteries in Japan. This time around, the subject of the lottery will be Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It’ll be available to customers starting March 26, 2024.

For those who don’t know, Ichiban Kuji is a popular lottery prize series that is held at participating convenience stores and specialty shops. You’ll be able to buy tickets for the Animal Crossing version at official Nintendo stores, as well as 7-11s, and other convenience stores throughout Japan.

The possible prizes include several items inspired by items from New Horizons. Check out the full list below:

  • A Prize: Isabelle radio alarm clock
  • B Prize: The Roost Cafe apron
  • C Prize: DIY plate
  • D Prize: Pouch assortment
  • E Prize: Plate assortment
  • F Prize: Clear water bottle
  • G Prize: Stickers
  • H Prize: Stationery assortment
  • Last One Prize: Nooklings radio alarm clock
  • Double Chance campaign: The Roost carafe

Click here to visit the official site and view more details and photos for all the prizes.


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Fortnite is now very much in the business of third party collaborations, but they haven’t done much in the way of indie game crossovers. That could be changing, as reports indicate Epic Games has been having discussions with Edmund McMillen, the creator of roguelike indie hit The Binding of Isaac. By all accounts, both sides seem to be somewhat interested in working together on crossover content.

The latest development comes from Fortnite leaker ShiinaBR on Twitter, who confirms that the two parties have met and are exploring options. In fact, McMillen himself has been vocal about his desire to get Binding of Isaac content into Fortnite in the past. In a recent TikTok video, McMillen explained that he’d been talking to Epic Games and that things were moving forward, albeit slowly. As he says, it takes a long time for things to get added to the Fortnite pipeline.

The latest report from ShiinaBR could be an indication that this deal is moving closer to fruition. Will we see Isaac added to Fortnite in a future update, and will he come with any signature items or alternate skins? Stay tuned!


Ubisoft recently challenged players of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown to reach the ‘Pit of Eternal Sands’ area as fast as they could without using any glitches. One speedrunner who goes by iden managed to complete that challenge in just around 30 minutes. To celebrate the achievement, IGN gathered The Lost Crown developers Steve Alves (animator), Mounir Radi (director), and Antonin Fouquet (QA Analyst). Together, they watch the speedrun for themselves and comment on it as it goes. Check out the full video above to see how it goes!

When Prince of Persia, The Lost Crown launched in mid-January, there was a speedrun challenge that pitted talented speedrunners against each other. The challenge required the use of no major glitches and the speedrun ended when the player dropped into the Pit of Eternal Sands, which is after the first four main quests. Because of this, this video doesn’t feature the full speedrun of the game, but instead a top submission in this challenge. So ride along as three key members of the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team watch and react to a speedrun of their game!


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Helvetii has been updated to Ver. 1.1.0 on Switch. This update was previously made available on Steam, and now it’s finally out for the Switch as well. It includes new items, a boss rush mode, a cooking mini-game, and several other small changes and fixes. See the full patch notes below.

New Features

  • A new cooking minigame is available on the camp site. Pay Chef Bob to cook various meals that can give a stat buff to the whole party!
  • 31 new items, included new character specific artefacts, food, general treasures and Bob curios have been added to the game
  • Added new unlockable moves for all characters in the sigil menu
  • Each costumes will now have unique sub-attacks (down + attack on the ground). Note that some of the items have been replaced with new costume specific items.
  • You may encounter a new enemy in your travels: the Korrigan! Whack em before they run away and you could get a very nice prize ~
  • A new boss rush mode will appear in the main menu as soon as the game has been completed once (when hard mode gets unlocked)
  • Brazilian Portuguese localization has been added
  • A handful of new rooms have been added

General Changes

  • The Sigil screen has been reworked. It will now show you currented unlocked (but not acquired) sigils, acquired ones, and locked sigils will also show you what you need to do to obtain them. The toggle now toggles the characters instead.
  • Various stat and price changes applied to some of Bob’s food items
  • Bob now has random hints for you when talking to him
  • Added small alert sounds when overlapping with chests, altars or shops
  • Added support for Steam Deck buttons
  • Visual update to the mouse buttons to help differentiate them
  • Changed look of status effects to make them more readable

Character Changes

  • Added more “Combo branches” inputs, meaning being able to continue actions after accidentally falling off a platform while attacking
  • Charged attacks now reset air combos and can all be dash cancelled. It takes also slightly longer for the charge to start (12 more frames)
  • Made a few Divico hitboxes a bit more consistent and added more early cancels into other attacks (such as air heavy into stomp)
  • Changed the enemy pushback on Divico’s final heavy stab to avoid the enemy flying all over
  • Unyielding stance: Getting hit while doing strong attacks with this item will no longer reset the combo meter
  • Renart’s super attacks can chain faster into regular combos
  • Treacherous Reach has an added guard break effect on Renart’s Down+ ground attack
  • Snaz time now also gives +1 dexterity
  • Nammeios’s burst has its base cost reduced to 20 (from 30)
  • Nammeios’s charged attack (tornado) will now delete projectiles
  • Nammeios air dash attack will systematically reset Caros’s position
  • Nammeios’s Spirit Walk Item now gives +5 agility when powered up
  • Reduced the damage scaling of Toutatis’s left ability

Enemy Changes

  • Guarding enemies have been changed slightly, as now hitting the shield enough time will also trigger a guard break. However, if you wait too long, they will use a critical attack after guarding for a few seconds
  • The ogre’s whirlwind attack now will knock away all enemies in proximity
  • Mask of Want’s attack out of guard is faster
  • Blight demon’s HP has been increased
  • Blight demons’s hitboxes have been adjusted and will miss the player less often. All their attacks have a chance to bleed
  • Some of Octavius’s attacks have seen its damage slightly boosted as well as his health

Fixes

  • A slight delay has been added between when you open the chest/activate an altar and are able to pick up an item/forge a pact to avoid accidental instant pick ups
  • Further general optimization
  • Fixed some faulty music and ambiance swaps

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Publisher Ares has announced that they’ll be bringing the romantic visual novel Hakkenden to the Switch sometime in the Fall of 2024. Hakkenden was previously available on PC, but this will be its first time coming to consoles.

Hakkenden takes place during the Sengoku Period, a time of great war and upheaval in Japan during the 15th and 16th centuries. The game will see you navigating the romantic lives of various fighters during this time. Ares has also promised that a limited special edition of the game will be released that will include some extras, although no specifics have been mentioned. Stay tuned as we await more details and a firm release date.

Washing blood with blood, in an era when people wage wars earnestly for a small plot of land, the Sengoku period.

Kanto region, in the small mountains, even though autumn has ended for some time, the crimson leaves still blossom, the blooming and falling of these crimson leaves seemingly continue eternally.

At first, everyone wonders, but their suspicion gradually fades. After a while, the influential people at the time name this era “Kowa.”

With the leaves slowly spreading throughout the region, a small cult worshiping the crimson leaves, calling themselves Shuukyou, has risen among the people.

Time passes, and it is now the 18th year of Kowa. When the hapless fates of those who live in this harsh world intertwine, the end of an era begins.


Nintendo kids quiz asks how well you know Princess Peach

Are you on a first name basis?

16 March 2024
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Nintendo has shared a video quiz centered around Princess Peach over on their kid friendly Play Nintendo channel. The quiz asks questions about Peach’s many Switch appearances, including Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Super Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Of course, some time is also devoted to showing off the upcoming Princess Peach: Showtime!. Play along now, and see just how advanced your Princess Peach knowledge is!

Think you know a lot about Peach? Or maybe you just want to know a little more! This Kids Quiz is all about the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom and what she gets up to in games like Princess Peach: Showtime!, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! Ready to play?


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Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and Pokémon Masters EX, have all received a content update. Check out the full details for each game below via perfectly-nintendo.com.


Super Mario Run

  • [Events] The latest Weekend Spotlight is now live, and it’s all about Bowser’s Minions. Here’s the items you can get from the Super Bonus game in Remix 10: Bob-omb Statue (8%), Bullet Bill Statue (8%), Rocky Wrench Statue (8%), Spike Statue (8%), Thwomp Statue (8%), Piranha Plant Statue (8%), Blooper Statue (8%), Goombrat Statue (8%), Scaredy Rat Statue (8%), Fishing Boo Statue (8%), Boo Statue (8%), Gold Goomba Statue (8%), and Big Gold Goomba Statue (4%) (available until March 18th)

Fire Emblem Heroes

  • [Special Maps] The Grand Hero Battle feat. Castor (Loving Son) is now live (available until March 23rd)

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

  • [Cookies] A returning Fortune Cookie and related set of Stamp Trade rewards are now available: Lyman’s garden port cookie, Azalea’s train cookie, Pompom’s daisyville cookie (available until March 19th)

Pokémon Masters EX

  • [Scout] The following Sync Pair is now available via Costume Scout: Irida (Special Costume) & Zoroark (available until April 3rd, with Ticket Scout running until April 10th)
  • [Events] The latest returning Egg Event, Raise Tyrogue!, is now live (available until March 30th)
  • [Missions] A new set of Event Missions is now live: Raise Tyrogue! (available until March 30th)

Feardemic Games has announced that they’ll be bringing the thrilling adventure game STASIS: BONE TOTEM to the Nintendo Switch on March 28, 2024. This is the sequel to the original STASIS. You can check out the announcement trailer up above, and more information below.

Experience a thrilling adventure deep below the waves with 3 unique characters. Use their personal strengths to solve the puzzles and progress through the underwater base. Put their relationships to the test and uncover a horrifying mystery at the heart of the facility.

Follow Mac and Charlie, a husband and wife duo, who make their living scouring the ocean for salvage as they stumble upon an abandoned oil rig in the Pacific Ocean. Help them and their trusty Super-Toy, Moses uncover a horrific secret that Cayne Corporation will do anything to keep hidden.

Explore an immersive narrative filled with spine-tingling horror and unexpected twists. Combining the thrilling storytelling of STASIS and a tense underwater setting, STASIS: BONE TOTEM offers a personal story that will test the limits of family resilience.

FEATURES:

  • Water Under, and Over The Bridge - Delve deeper and deeper into a mysterious underwater facility
  • Mac or MacGyver? - Combine items, swap between characters, and solve puzzles to progress
  • Seashell Resonance - Listen to the beautiful, atmospheric score by Mark Morgan
  • Family Feud - Explore the complicated family dynamic of Mac, Charlie, and their trusty Super-Toy, Moses
  • Immersed - Let the stunning visuals and deep narrative transport you to the bottom of the ocean where an ancient secret waits to be discovered
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Nintendo of Europe has shared a new trailer for Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD via their Twitter account. It’s a brief 30 second trailer, but it does include new footage of the upcoming remake. You can check it out for yourself up above.

Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD will be released on Nintendo Switch on June 27, 2024. Pre-orders are available now via the Switch eShop.

It’s time to clean house! Join the faint-of-heart hero Luigi on a spooky quest in Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD for Nintendo Switch. In this visually enhanced adventure, you’ll visit the chilling locales of the eerie Evershade Valley, a place where until recently, the peculiar Dark Moon hung in the sky. According to ghost researcher Professor E.Gadd, it pacified the ghosts of the valley…that is until one night when the Dark Moon mysteriously shattered! Now, the place is screaming and teeming with troublemaking ghosts! Can Luigi recover the missing pieces of the Dark Moon and restore peace to the valley?

Luckily, Professor E. Gadd has equipped Luigi with the right tools for the job, like the enemy-stunning Strobulb and the trusty Poltergust 5000, which can vacuum up ghosts, objects or interact with the environment. Luigi’s paranormal escapades will take him to all sorts of places, including a former plant research lab, a broken-down clock factory and an icy, snow-covered mine, just to name a few. Up to four players can team up to take on the challenges of the ScareScraper, a haunted building teeming with ghosts and challenges not found in the main adventure. Recruit your fellow ghost hunters to scale the terrifying tower via local wireless play or online.


Sooner or later, most Switch owners are going to seek out an SD Card to increase their console’s internal storage. You might think that a quick trip to Amazon would solve this without any issue, but many gamers probably aren’t aware that there are fake SD cards being sold there by third party vendors. A new video from Nintendo Life has some pointers on how to avoid falling into this trap.

These fake SD Cards from vendors like “V-Grace” claim to offer large amounts of storage for super cheap prices. If that seems too good to be true, that’s because it is. In at least one instance, an SD Card claiming to hold 1 terabyte of storage actually holds closer to 64gb. If used, the Switch will be forced to overwrite data on the card once that storage runs out. Game saves and other data could be lost or corrupted because the Switch will treat the card as if it has a larger amount of storage available, and many customers won’t realize this until it’s too late.

When in doubt, be careful, and do your research before buying! Check out Nintendo Life’s handy video up above for more details on what to watch out for.


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It’s time once again to take a look at the games heading to the Switch in Japan. Here’s what’s slated to hit the system for the week ending Mar. 21st, 2024. Remember, this isn’t the final list, as there’s always some surprises each week.

  • Ambitious Mission
  • Animal Buddies - Party Beasts
  • Attack of the Karens
  • Dragon Quest X Online: The Door to the Future and the Sleeping Girl
  • Farming Simulator Kids
  • Master Maker 3D Ultimate
  • Paper Dash - City Hustle
  • PORTAL SHOT GUN TELEPORT
  • Power of Ten
  • Princess Peach: Showtime!
  • South Park: Snow Day!
  • Virtual Girlfriend Dating Simulator
  • Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Hanayui no Kirameki (Volumes 5-8)

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Konami has just released a new round of merch on their official web store for Contra: Operation Galuga. This includes, shirts, a hoodie, a desk mat, and more, all featuring logos and images from the newest Contra release. Check out the full details below:

Click here to browse Konami’s complete Contra collection, including merch from past Contra games. Or, you can see some images of the new merch below.

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Actor John Bradley shares his love of GoldenEye 007 on N64

Great way to pass time at the Wall

12 March 2024
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In a promotion for their upcoming Netflix show, the cast of 3 Body Problem were asked to relive their early video game experiences that first “blew their minds”. Actor John Bradley (also of Game of Thrones) shares an anecdote about his love for GoldenEye 007 on the N64, something many of us can no doubt relate to.

Bradley mentions the highlights of split-screen multiplayer gameplay that GoldenEye provided. Specifically, he talks about how immersive and realistic it felt at the time. Read his full quote below:

Goldeneye on N64, yeah. That was it, really. The multiplayer level of that game where you’re walking around these sets with your gun and you just see the tiny little flash of somebody in the corner of your eye. The fear, the excitement, is really a real thing in the moment of death when the blood trickles down. There’s something about that. It’s like your soul leaves your body. It feels like death when that happens. I made it through, but I remember that being huge for me when I was growing up.

[John Bradley, ComicBook.com]

Click here to check out the full interview clip, and to hear the answers of Bradley’s co-stars.