
Issue #440
July 13, 2025
It’s been ten years since Iwata left us
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▶ Satoru Iwata's Legacy — Brian reflects, 10 years on from Iwata's passing. Brian Shea – All Things Nintendo // YouTube This is my favorite Satoru Iwata memory Kat Bailey // Nintenkats ▶ This Switch 2 dock actually works — I've been testing this new dock from Antank and share my thoughts here. Turns out the dock situation with Switch 2 is a bit of a mess! overkill // YouTube Nintendo and Universal Pictures seemingly pursuing Donkey Kong movie Brian // Nintendo Everything Nintendo Switch Game Voucher program to end in January 2026 Daniel Vuckovic // Vooks ▶ Switch 2 Pro Controller: Built to break? — A full teardown of Nintendo's new "professional" controller. The iFixit team don't hold back here, calling it a "piss-poor excuse for a controller". Yikes. iFixit // YouTube IO Interactive assures fans that Hitman’s Switch 2 port will be getting performance updates soon Peter Glagowski // Nintendo Wire Major Nintendo Switch piracy website seized by FBI Ethan Gach // Kotaku The music of Donkey Kong — A dive into the sound design of the early DK games, and how they revealed the evolution of the early-80s game industry. Marc Normandin // Retro XP Why games are better and worse than ever before Chris Plante // Post Games REVIEW Patapon 1+2 Replay — Praised for being a great value release, but notes that more could have been done "to make these games as palatable as possible for modern audiences". Dominic L // The Sixth Axis REVIEW Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 — "feels just as good as it did 20+ years ago". Neal Ronaghan // Nintendo World Report REVIEW Everdeep Aurora rewards those willing to dig deeper — Robin Bea writing at Inverse notes that "there’s so much more to Everdeep Aurora than its fantastic retro aesthetic". Elijah Gonzales // Endless Mode REVIEW Islanders: New Shores is a big upgrade Jenni Lada // Siliconera REVIEW System Shock 2 25th Anniversary Remaster Cullen Black // Nintendo Insider Nintendo Switch 2 has serious untapped potential for strategy games Hayes Madsen // Inverse Here's how every Fire Emblem game runs on Switch 2 Mikhail Madnani // RPG Site Postcards from Mario Kart: Roaming an unsteady world with a Switch 2 — A travelogue retelling of buying a Switch in the US and taking it home to Argentina. Diego Nicolás Argüello // Endless Mode
All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated. ⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available
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