
Issue #451
September 28, 2025
Bowser bows out
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Doug Bowser bids farewell to the Mushroom Kingdom — After some six years in the gig, Bowser is moving on, and Devon Pritchard will be taking the role. Satoru Shibata will be taking the CEO role. Bowser's time at the top of NoA will without doubt, if nothing else, go down as one of the finest cases of nominative determinism ever. Business Wire ▶ Everything you need to know about Nintendo of America's next President — Some thoughts on the changes within NoA from two former employees who have worked with the new head honcho. Kit & Krysta // YouTube REVIEW Hades 2 — "Supergiant's visionary approach to storytelling and roguelike design has not suffered at all from the success of Hades: it merely emboldened it.". Dom Peppiatt // Eurogamer Final Fantasy Tactics’ themes of class and resistance hit way harder in 2025 Hayes Madsen // Rolling Stone PREVIEW Pokémon Legends Z-A is essentially an action game, but might not be a particularly great one Chris Tapsell // Eurogamer Nintendo is opening a pop-up store in London next month — I'm going to have to try and pay this place a visit. Here's hoping this ends up as a permanent fixture. Chris Scullion // VGC Professor Layton And The New World Of Steam has been delayed until 2026 — There's a new trailer to tide us over. Liam Doolan // Nintendo Life What does Nintendo's recent Pokemon patent actually mean for game developers? Nicole Carpenter // Game Developer Mario Kart World's new update makes it easier to locate collectibles you've already found Ed Nightingale // Eurogamer ▶ Naoki Hamaguchi on how Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade was made for Nintendo Switch 2 Willem Hilhorst – Nintendo World Report // YouTube INTERVIEW Resident Evil Requiem bosses talk leaks, Switch 2, and remakes Andy Robinson // VGC REVIEW Cronos: The New Dawn — "unlikely to dethrone your favorite survival horror — but there is a meaty and reasonably enjoyable experience to be had here". Joel A. DeWitte // Nintendo World Report I love Silksong even when it bugs me Chris Person // Aftermath ▶ Nintendo's got a DLC problem Arlo // YouTube New study finds even more evidence that gaming can improve overall happiness Alex Newhouse // GameSpot Forget Nintendo Switch, you probably own a great way to play Virtual Boy games already Damien McFerran // Time Extension
All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated. ⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available
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