
Issue #462
December 14, 2025
Nintendo’s Game Awards Wins
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Everything announced at The Game Awards 2025 — All the Switch reveals — These are always handy. Jim Norman // Nintendo Life INTERVIEW Meet the developer behind The Game Awards’ most bonkers reveal — The reveal of ‘Bradley the Badger’ was one of my favourite’s from this years The Game Awards. It’s got Davide Soliani of Rabbids fame behind it. Christopher Dring // The Game Business ▶ The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Mario & Luigi vs. Bowser Jr. — A quick teaser for the movie, as shown during The Game Awards. Illumination // YouTube Your Nintendo Switch ‘Year In Review 2025’ won’t arrive until next month — This typically shows up in December (just like Spotify Wrapped), but Nintendo are pushing it to January. Makes sense to be honest, and hey this means the likes of Prime 4 will get a mention. Jim Norman // Nintendo Life Current Xbox console exclusive South of Midnight to release on PS5 and Switch 2 in Spring 2026 Tom Orry // Eurogamer.net ‘Out of Words’ adds Switch 2 version — This stop-motion co-op adventure looks rather charming. Sal Romano // Gematsu Analogue 3D Is Getting Some “Funtastic” Case Options — These sure look nice, but man it feels like the timing on announcing these could have been better… Damien McFerran // Time Extension REVIEW Terminator 2D: No Fate — “a perfectly presented tribute to 90s nostalgia“. Ian Higton // Eurogamer REVIEW Skate Story Willem Hilhorst // Nintendo World Report It’s time to rethink cozy games Robin Bea // Inverse Metroid Prime 4 is the Dragon Age Veilguard of Metroid Josh Broadwell // Polygon Hades II — and its heroine — asks why we fight for the status quo Madeline Blondeau // AV Club Why are there so many bloody roguelikes or roguelites, and what really makes a game roguish? Edwin Evans-Thirlwell // Rock Paper Shotgun INTERVIEW Moonlighter 2 and Silksong composer reveals the process of ‘hand drawing’ video game music Josh Broadwell // Polygon After 34 years, this abandoned NES game is finally getting a cartridge release Jack Yarwood // Time Extension ▶ Why there’s no ‘Zelda Maker’ game Thomas Game Docs // YouTube The best Game Boy games of all time Darryn Bonthuys // GameSpot
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