The Nintendo talks from GDC are here
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▶ Nintendo’s GDC 2024 Super Mario Wonder, Tears of the Kingdom presentations now available to watch — Both are well worth watching. The roughly hour long Zelda talk, focused on the physics and sound found in TotK, is here . The Mario talk touches on finding joy in an established 2D format. Daniel Vuckovic // Vooks Mario meets Pareto — What happens when a data scientist wants to figure out the best kart combo in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Well, when you consider racers, karts, wheels and gliders, you have over 70,000 total configurations to consider. Time to crunch the numbers… Antoine Mayerowitz REVIEW Botany Manor — This review begins with some strong words on ‘cosy game’ culture, but notes that you shouldn’t let ” its cosy aesthetics fool you — Botany Manor is packed with nicely challenging, well-designed puzzles, and isn’t afraid to tackle heavy subjects, too “. Kate Gray // Nintendo Life SNES trio Wrecking Crew ’98, Amazing Hebereke, Super R-Type out now on Switch Online — ..and if you’re curious what other game we might still get yet on the service, here’s some good spelunking on just that. Daniel Vuckovic // Vooks The future of Pretendo after Nintendo Network Jonathan Barrow // Pretendo INTERVIEW French Aristocrats and Tony Hawk Pro Skater — Ok, the title here doesn’t give much away, but it’s a chat with the team behind Penny’s Big Breakaway, looking at how the small team made one of the most inventive platformers of the year. Hayes Madsen // Inverse REVIEW Let’s! Revolution! — ” a fresh roguelike game with thoughtful puzzle stylings “. Neal Ronaghan // Nintendo World Report REVIEW Moonglow Bay — ” has the bones of a great fun cosy game [but] the meat is a little thin “. Michelle See-Tho // Nintendo Life How to cheat at Super Mario Maker and get away with it for years Kyle Orland // Ars Technica I thought I’d clear my backlog in 2024, but the Switch had other ideas Jim Norman // Nintendo Life A Unicorn Overlord sequel could be great, but there’s a catch Robin Bea // Inverse I flew 3,000 miles to get my arse handed to me in Mario Party — Sure sounds like Mario Party… Kate Gray // Nintendo Life Why are younger generations embracing the retro game revival? Harriet Shepherd // The Guardian
All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated.
⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available
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