100 years of Mario?
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a huge Switch 2 upgrade & new DLC Deven McClure // Polygon REVIEW Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake — “feels like the third game in a trilogy with the two original PS2 games“. Nadia Oxford // Game Informer INTERVIEW How modern remakes of ‘Dragon Quest’ are keeping an RPG dynasty alive — Series producer Masaaki Hayasaka breaks down the challenges of reimagining Japan’s most popular role-playing franchise Rhi Easby // Rolling Stone REVIEW Two Point Museum — Looks like Willem will have more to say on this one, but for now it seems to be lacking: “once I started digging deeper I found myself quickly running into issues with the way in which the game is presented on Nintendo Switch 2“. The lack of mouse controls or even touchscreen support is a real miss. Willem Hilhorst // Nintendo World Report ‘He’ll constantly evolve’: Nintendo creators discuss if Mario can reach 100 years — Miyamoto and Tezuka have discussed the future of Mario in a new Nintendo Museum book. I’d like to snag a copy, but it’s only on sale at the Museum itself and resale prices are insane right now. Andy Robinson // VGC ▶ ICYMI After 9 years, it’s time for a change — I shared this last week, but just in case you missed it, here’s some background on the change from Switch Weekly to Hanafuda Report. Chris Brandrick // Hanafuda Report INTERVIEW Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection devs reveal the origin of the fatality Hayes Madsen // Inverse Japan Patent Office rejects Nintendo application relevant to Palworld dispute — A superb, matter-of-fact explainer. Florian Mueller // Games Fray Nintendo is releasing the Zelda: Breath of the Wild soundtrack on vinyl — Stuff like this is usually kept to Nintendo’s home market, so it’s lovely to see this gorgeous pressing get a wider release. I’ll likely grab the standard version — but the eight-disc, 130 track set may be a bit much… Chris Brandrick // Hanafuda Report One of 2025’s best games, ‘And Roger’, is about God, love, and loss — I played ‘And Roger’ a few months back, and it’s a surprising,creative take on the visual novel that deals with some big themes in inventive ways. Patrick Klepek // Remap Radio REVIEW Simon The Sorcerer Origins – A faithful return to a classic adventure series Ken Talbot // Nintendo Life Pokémon Gen 10 should combine the best elements of past games Austin Manchester // Polygon The Pokémon Legends Z-A soundtrack breaks a series rule — and brings Lumiose to life Madeline Blondeau // Endless Mode ▶ Let’s Play: Luigi’s Mansion on Nintendo Switch Online — This early GameCube classic was added to the Switch Online service just before Halloween. Here’s my play-through. Chris Brandrick // Hanafuda Report The art I ‘stole’ from Nintendo — A charming slice of nostalgia here, from when folks sent in hand-drawn pictures to Nintendo Power magazine. Nathan Lockard // Nintendo Life Did you play Brain Training? A new study proves the age-defying benefits Robert Purchese // Eurogamer
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