Looks like Nintendo is ready to bring the classics back! After thee and a half decades of headbutting bricks and consuming groovy mushrooms, everyone's favourite Italian plumber is getting ready to relive some of his greatest games on Nintendo Switch.
Surprise! Having left Randy Orton in charge for the day, Nintendo launched a new mini-direct presentation from outta nowhere, leading to a three-count of joy and the reveal of a ton of games headed to the mega-popular console. So without wasting any more time, let’s dig into the announcements!
Anyone who claims that Animal Crossing is just too niche a game to bring in the cash, clearly wasn’t expecting these kinds of numbers.
“For Lord’s sake!” Nintendo cries. “We gave you two whole Mario Makers, stop using Dreams!”
Nintendo held their latest Nindie Direct yesterday, and in that short span of time a whole lot of fantastic-looking content was shown off. Highlights include Enter the Gungeon getting a sequel by the name of Exit the Gungeon that happens to be out right meow, a card battler game with a living board to play on by the name of Faeria and Moving Out giving physics victims PTSD with its wacky application of the laws of Newton.
According to a post on ResetEra, the granny has played Animal Crossing: New Leaf for over 3000 hours. Next stop, Counter Strike!
Animal Crossing has always been one of those franchises that either clicks with you or it simply doesn’t. While it might seem strange that such a purposefully tranquil experience can be so immediately polarising to the public, I firmly believe that when it comes to paying off your mortgage and building up your idyllic town, carefully populating it with friends …
How has this never been done before? On the one hand, you have LEGO. The premier name in creativity and construction, literal building blocks for the imagination. On the other hand you have Super Mario, Nintendo’s most famous mascot who made a name for himself by stomping on turtles and busting blocks for a living. Put the two together, and you’ve got LEGO Mario, a match made in heaven between franchises.
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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