These Nintendo games didn’t get DLC, but could have
Posted on 12 hours ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
These days, a big majority of games get DLC in some form, whether it’s free or (more often) paid. But with that being said, not every major Nintendo game has its own substantial expansion – some big-name titles that you would expect to have additional content don’t really have any to speak of at all. So today, we’re going over some of Nintendo’s biggest games that never got DLC, and including ideas for what said DLC could have added or changed to each title.
5 things we want to see from a new Star Fox game
Posted on 13 hours ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Switch 2 | 0 comments
With rumors of a new Star Fox game coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in a matter of months, we’re talking about what we’d like to see.
Advance the canon. That’s about it! In all seriousness, the Star Fox series has been lying dormant for over ten years now. There hasn’t been an all-new Star Fox title since Star Fox Zero on Wii U, but it wasn’t received very well – and, perhaps more frustratingly, it was yet another retelling of the original Star Fox. To that end, the franchise’s biggest problem has been revealed: it keeps telling the same story. The original Star Fox sees the team taking on Andross for the first time. Star Fox 64 also sees the team taking on Andross for the first time, and then Star Fox Zero sees them in the exact same situation. The canon has been at a standstill for twenty years, since Star Fox Command on Nintendo DS. That’s a very, very long time for a series to tell no new stories. We’ll talk about this in more detail soon, but for now, here are some things we’d love to see from a new Star Fox game.
[Let’s Talk] Rate The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Posted on 16 hours ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch 2 | 0 comments
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie finally released this week. Three years after the previous film, Nintendo’s famous plumber is back. There are even some unexpected inclusions this time with Fox McCloud from Star Fox making an appearance.
Did you get a chance to watch The Super Mario Galaxy Movie this week? If so, what’s your rating for the film? Let us know in the comments below.
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4 ways Animal Crossing can learn from Pokemon Pokopia for its next game
Posted on 1 week ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
When Pokemon Pokopia was first announced for Nintendo Switch 2, I don’t think any of us really saw the game’s incredible success coming. However, it released to rave reviews just recently, and it’s so polished and well thought-out that it truly gives Animal Crossing a run for its money. In fact, many of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ biggest problems – namely its lackluster multiplayer and numerous design hurdles and limitations – feel like they were specifically addressed in Pokemon Pokopia. As a result, Pokopia actually feels like another Animal Crossing game – just with an overarching story and a bigger focus on progression. Compared to New Horizons, Pokopia has been met with an outpouring of love and support from the Pokemon community – in fact, it may be the best-received Pokemon title of the past several years. So today, we’re going over all of the bits and pieces Animal Crossing could lift from Pokopia for its next title.
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[Let’s Talk] Will you be buying more first-party Nintendo Switch 2 games digitally following pricing changes?
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Earlier in the week, Nintendo made a somewhat surprising announcement. Moving forward, first-party Nintendo Switch 2 games will be cheaper digitally in places like the US and Canada. So when this goes into effect with Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, that game will be priced $70 and $80 digitally. You can read more about the situation here and here.
Now that the news is out there, are you rethinking your purchasing habits for Nintendo Switch 2? If you’ve been going physical, will the cheaper digital option entice you to buy more games on the eShop? Let us know in the comments.
5 games that benefit from Nintendo Switch 2’s Handheld Mode Boost
Posted on 1 week ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Well, it’s finally happened – after writing about it in editorials for almost a year, Nintendo has gone ahead and fixed the Switch 2’s biggest flaw, being that all unpatched Switch 1 software looks blurry in handheld mode. Up until now, Nintendo has addressed the situation by issuing Switch 2 Editions of its games that increase performance. That said, though, this isn’t a solution for every single Nintendo Switch game – some third-party developers that made games no longer exist, for instance, which means some titles will never receive Switch 2 patches. So today, we’re looking at five games that currently don’t have Nintendo Switch 2 patches that benefit from the new Handheld Mode Boost feature.
Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection review for Nintendo Switch
Posted on 1 week ago by Ellie Lutes in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: March 27, 2026
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
With the arrival of the Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection on the Nintendo Switch, a long-dormant corner of the Mega Man universe finally gets its moment back in the spotlight. Originally released on Nintendo DS, the Mega Man Star Force trilogy carved out its own identity by blending real-time grid-based combat with a surprisingly heartfelt story about loneliness, connection, and the digital spaces we inhabit. This collection brings together all three core entries: Mega Man Star Force, Mega Man Star Force 2, and Mega Man Star Force 3 along with their multiple version variants, giving players the most complete way to experience the series to date – but how well does the franchise hold up in 2026? And does this collection do enough to modernize a series built originally for dual screens and stylus controls?
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage review for Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 1 week ago by Richard Ford in Reviews, Switch 2 | 0 comments
System: Switch 2
Release date: March 26, 2026
Developer: AM2 and RGG Studio
Publisher: SEGA
Virtua Fighter 5 is back …again! Originally released in Japanese arcades back in July 2006, Virtua Fighter 5 is the most recent title in the legacy SEGA series that helped shape modern 3D fighters. There have been several revisions for arcades and consoles over its 20-year history. Now in 2026, we have another version that is almost unrecognizable from its first home release on the PlayStation 3. Running in RGG’s Dragon Engine, in use since Yakuza 6, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage has a whole new facelift, UI redesign, improved sound design, battle changes, new costumes, DLC and rollback netcode for online fighting at an optimal level. If Nintendo gamers want their first taste of the magic that made Virtua Fighter 5 a game so good they’ve been releasing it for two decades, the ultimate version of the martial arts masterpiece is here on Switch 2.
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream preview: our last look at the Nintendo Switch game before launch
Posted on 1 week ago by Ellie Lutes in Previews, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo is bringing back one of its strangest and most charming social life simulators with Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream on the Nintendo Switch, and after checking it out during a virtual preview event, it appears that this sequel is doubling down on creativity, personality, and player-driven storytelling in ways that captivated me almost instantaneously.
Why Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen are still great 20 years later
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, GBA, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Whether you love or hate the modern Pokemon era, it’s safe to agree that Nintendo Switch has a huge selection of games in the series to pick from. You’ve got Pokemon Scarlet and Violet for open-world gameplay, Sword and Shield for a more classic and experimental experience, Legends Arceus for a whole new take on the franchise, and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl if you want to be bored out of your mind. But now, for the first time in several years, Pokemon has made two of its legacy titles available – and available on Nintendo Switch for the first time ever. By this point, many of us are growing tired of Kanto – we have full-price Kanto remakes on the system already, even – so the thought of playing FireRed and LeafGreen again wasn’t hugely exciting to me, even as a huge Pokemon fan. 35 hours later, though, and it’s clear to me that these games really are the definitive versions of Kanto. Whether you’ve played these games before and are coming back for more, or if you’ve never really gotten into Pokemon and want a good place to start, FireRed and LeafGreen are great options.
