Rumours point to a Zelda Ocarina of Time remake
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Sources: Nintendo is planning a new Star Fox and a major Zelda remake this year, but no 3D Mario — NateTheHate laid it all out in his latest podcast, and now VGC has corroborated things. If true, Nintendo's big plans for the rest of year have just been laid out. 😬 Andy Robinson // VGC Nintendo make it official: Digital Switch 2 games will now be cheaper — Nintendo's pricing strategy remains in flux. I guess you can either see this as a discount for going digital, or a tax on going physical. Chris Brandrick // Hanafuda Report REVIEW Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park — "if you have no interest in playing more Super Mario Bros. Wonder multiplayer, you should probably skip this one", but if you do read on. Daniel Vuckovic // Vooks Glen Powell to voice Fox McCloud in ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ — Like many, I was surprised to see Nintendo confirm this ahead of the movie's debut, but there we are. Jordan Moreau // Variety ▶ The Super Mario Galaxy Movie stars sing hilarious lyrics to Super Mario Bros. theme — A roughly twenty minute interview, recorded at the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, with several members of the cast. Jake's Takes // YouTube Is the era of the big Nintendo Direct over? — …and is Nintendo Today doing the heavy lifting now? Daniel Vuckovic // Vooks The PlayStation 5 gets another major price hike — It's starting to feel like a similar price rise for the Switch 2 is more a question of when, rather than if now. Oh, and this news makes this a plausibility… Michael McWhertor // Polygon PREVIEW Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream should be a hit, if my daughter’s reaction is anything to go by Chris Scullion // VGC ▶ Check out Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream with Mii — There's a demo up on the eShop now ahead of the full release next month. I took it for a spin. Hanafuda Report // YouTube REVIEW Kena: Bridge of Spirits — A lovely adventure, but some visual issues are highlighted. Here's another review from Alan Wen at Creative Bloq, and one more from Jaxson Tapp at Nintendo Wire. Mikhail Madnani // Nintendo Insider REVIEW Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection — A well-presented package of an underrated DS trio — "continues Capcom’s unbroken streak of excellent Mega Man remasters, presenting these DS classics in the best possible light and providing a compelling package". Mitch Vogel // Nintendo Life REVIEW I threw a baby around while blasting demons with a shotgun in this hellishly fun new shooter — Damon & Baby is out now, and "the moment-to-moment runnin’ and gunnin’ is excellent" apparently. Austin Manchester // Polygon Pokémon Champions launches next month with paid upgrade pack to 'support early progression' — The game is free to download and start. Tom Phillips // IGN Catherine Lewis // GamesRadar+ REVIEW Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Daryl Baxter // Springboard 'Nintendo Switch' is more popular among Japanese teens than Disney, Pokémon and Nintendo itself, survey finds — Beyond the obvious iterative nature of the hardware, this helps explain some of the thinking to stick with the Switch name. Chris Scullion // VGC Japanese retailers slash price of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond — I just checked, and it's discounted on Amazon UK too. 😬 My Nintendo News Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen were primarily designed for girls and the elderly — A newly translated interview has revealed a few details of interest. Tomas Franzese // Polygon "Are these the most heard recordings in history?" — How the PEGI age rating recordings were made, and why €200 wasn't enough for them — Even if you don't live in Europe you've likely heard PEGI 18 or similar at the start of a trailer or two. Robert Purchese // Eurogamer.net Goodbye, Console Generations — "There’s no going back to the console generations of yesteryear". Kyle Labriola // Discard Pile
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