Don't Revive Your Friends

The Nintendo Switch has been a phenomenal console in its run. An absolute success for Nintendo financially and for gamers, we got a (mostly) full console experience on the go! Mario Odyssey on the train? Check. Skyrim on the toilet? Double check. Being able to play Breath of the Wild and the vast amount of Pokémon games anywhere and at any time has been an awesome time over the last 7 or so years and more people than ever have been able to play cool video games. In its later years, though, we've started to see a decline in what the console itself can actually do. Tears of the Kingdom pushed the Switch to its limits and while it is extremely impressive, it is hard not to think of what the game could look and feel like on better hardware. Super Mario RPG, Thousand Year Door, Kirby and the Forgotten Land and plenty others are examples of how awesome it can actually be. A lot of ports that come to the Switch often fail in comparison to their heavy duty counterparts (looking at you Mort...

  Good news, JRPG fans! Long after its initial announcement and a year after its delay, Suikoden 1 and 2 FINALLY has a release date. March 6, 2025. This has been a game I have been waiting for for WAY too long. After the delay when the game was supposed to be released in 2023, there was little hope in the RPG community that this game would ever be released. But here we are. Announced in the Partner showcase portion of the Nintendo Direct on August 27th, we get the, hopefully, final release date.

F-Zero was one of my favorite games ever on the SNES. The iconic soundtrack, the cool graphics, the weird...alien beams that heal your car as you smash your way around the track. Racing against a few people at a time can surely be thrilling but of course, you're working with the old Nintendo hardware. Enter: F-Zero 99. In the vain of Tetris 99, or Mario 35, this game pits you against 98 other drivers willing to bump you into oblivion. It is insane. It is chaotic. It is a ton of fun. Not only do you race against all these people in a 4 lap race elimination style (you're only "safe" past certain positions after laps), you get to customize your car, player card, and badge. The races are usually just a few short minutes and definitely blast you in the face full of nostalgia. Even if you have never played an F-Zero title before, it's worth giving this a try if you are a Nintendo Switch Online Member. In my 10+ races, I have clenched more areas than I am willing to admi...

Yes yes and more YES. During the Nintendo Direct today we finally got a release date for spiritual successor to Suikoden, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. On April 23, 2024 we will get to play the highly anticipated turn-based RPG from Rabbit & Bear Studios. EC:HH features old school pixel sprite work similar to Suikoden. It features the creators and writers from the original game so it is very familiar. Featuring over 100 characters to recruit and join your quest, you will will embark on a vast adventure through the war-torn continent of Allraan. This is one that has been one that I have waited YEARS for since their Kickstarter broke records back in 2020.  There has been a resurgence in nostaligic type video games recently, especially after the popularity of Octopath Traveler and I couldn't be more excited for this revolution. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes will be out for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

 The Nintendo Direct crash landed into our atmosphere today and while there were some pretty notable games revealed (Octopath Traveler 2, anyone?), the main event was reserved for Breath Of The Wild 2. Which, finally, now has a name:  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It goes without saying that I am EXCITED. Was I one of the people in the summoning circle trying to get a Wind Waker port to the Switch? Yes. Was I slightly disappointed? Sure. Was that overshadowed by the fact that we get the next chapter in The Legend Of Zelda's universe. Abso-freaking-lutely. The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom releases on the Nintendo Switch May 12th, 2023.

 The Nintendo Direct gave us our first glimpse of Bayonetta 3. The game was first announced back in 2017 and sort of unheard of ever since. We knew it was in development but was not sure how far along it has been. The trailer was shown at the end of the Nintendo Direct and it looks chaotic. Lots of action you've come to expect from Bayonetta. Combos galore, morphing costume changes and big arena fights. Check out the gameplay here: Those were...Giant...Kaiju? And she fought them with her own Giant Kaiju?! Pretty crazy if you ask me.  Bayonetta 3 will be released in 2022.

Did you know that Mario is coming out with a fully animated movie in theaters? If you didn't, SUPRISE! Mario is coming to the big screen in 2022. There's a twist. The cast is insane. If you're having trouble comprehending this, don't worry, so is everyone else. Chris Pratt, better known as Star-Lord, is Mario. Mario. The Italian plumber famous for his "wahoo" and "yah" noises. Personally, I have no idea how this will work but I am SUPER (get it?) excited to find out. Oh. Did you think that was it? Nope. Charlie Day is Luigi. Jack Black is Bowser. Anya Taylor-Joy is Peach, Keegan-Michael Key is Toad, Fred Armisen is Cranky Kong and Seth Rogen is...Donkey Kong? No joke. The movie is being made by the Illumination label who are credited with the Minion's fame. It will be interesting to find out how this all comes together including the story as well as the characters. We shall see in 2022.

The Nintendo Direct was held today and they had a few surprises the internet didn't have a chance to leak to us: Nintendo Switch Online is getting a new membership tier for it's service. That's not all so no frets here. The new tier includes new content: Nintendo 64 games AND Sega Genesis games on the online service.  The Genesis games were completely unexpected and include: Ecco The Dolphin, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Phantasy IV and Ristar.  N64 games will, of course, have Mario 64, The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, Pokémon Snap and Mario Kart 64. You will be able to play the Nintendo 64 games with multiplayer either locally or online. No more screen cheating! Be prepared to burn the palms of your hands once again because Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis controllers will also be released for Switch Online members for 49.99 each. It's nice if you want to play the games with the control scheme they were originally designed for. The new membership price increase has not been ...