Retiring after 30 years at Nintendo
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INTERVIEW Star Fox and F-Zero’s Takaya Imamura discusses leaving Nintendo and the future — A chat with Imamura following his 30 years at Nintendo. He ” became a massive fan of British beans and bacon ” when visiting Rare in the UK. Andy Robinson // VGC ▶ Tears of the Kingdom: “It’s Dangerous to go alone” — A 20-minute video essay exploring the themes of isolation found in Zelda games, and how the famous first line of dialogue in the series has always been core to how each game addresses its relationship to loneliness and support structures. Laura K Buzz // YouTube Percentage of female managers at Nintendo hasn’t improved, despite pledges Jim Norman // Nintendo Life Sakurai said he’d ‘love’ to play Kid Icarus: Uprising ‘on a bigger screen’ Jenni Lada // Siliconera REVIEW Everybody 1-2-Switch! — ” a perfectly serviceable party game [..] but it doesn’t come close to what Nintendo has achieved in the genre in the past “. Jim Norman // Nintendo Life The charm of Pikmin 1 lies in how un-Nintendo it is — I don’t wholly agree with the thesis here, but this piece makes some worthy points on the quirky appeal of the first Pikmin game. Jesse Lab // The Escapist INTERVIEW From Banjo to Mario – Grant Kirkhope talks big huge troubles and composing for massive IPs Gavin Lane // Nintendo Life We need Ring Fit Adventure 2 on the Switch 2 Stacey Henley // The Gamer
All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated.
⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available
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