Rhythm Heaven gets a date
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Nintendo confirms a summer release date for Rhythm Heaven Groove — …and it's priced at $40. Chris Scullion // VGC No James Bond on the go next month, as 007: First Light's Nintendo Switch 2 version has been delayed until "later this summer" — Kinda bummed about this. The day-and-date release alongside other platforms felt like a proper vote of confidence — IO Interactive putting Switch 2 on equal footing. Borderlands 4, Elden Ring, and now Bond… hmmm. Fran Ruiz // Eurogamer Pokémon Champions can't decide if it's for newcomers or veterans Giovanni Colantonio // Polygon How Pokémon Champions is improving competitive accessibility Laura Dale // Access-Ability Pokémon Champions dock trick makes Switch 2 graphics better — Removing and reinserting the console into the dock gives the game a resolution boost for some reason. Matthew spoke with Digital Foundry's Tom Morgan to shed some light on why. Matthew Reynolds // One More Catch You can now play Pokémon developer Game Freak's first game on Nintendo Switch — Game Freak's debut NES game Mendel Palace (known as Quinty in Japan) joins the original Pac-Man, and The Tower of Druaga on NSO. Austin Manchester // Polygon ▶ This Punch-Out!! prototype is unlike anything we've seen before The Video Game History Foundation // YouTube REVIEW Deadzone: Rogue — Something of a pleasant surprise this FPS: "one of my favorite shooters in recent years". Brian Shea // Game Informer REVIEW People of Note Jordan Rudek // Nintendo World Report Is the Super Mario Galaxy movie’s Rosalina reveal canon? Drew Mackie // Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games Fun is celebrated in Nintendo games, why not Nintendo movies? — "They need to bring more to the table because they have to make up for missing one of the most under-appreciated and uncelebrated story elements that's central to every great Nintendo masterpiece: you, the player". Carmine Red // Nintendo World Report 40 years of Zelda’s legend — A fun read in which developers from across the industry and beyond share what Zelda means to them, how it has influenced them creatively, and what their favorite entries are. Game Informer Super Mario what?! The seven best obscure Mario games — Not sure I'd call Super Mario 3D World obscure by any stretch, but beyond that, it's a good list of some Mario curios. Keith Stuart // The Guardian ▶ So you made Star Fox popular — Following the movie, how will Nintendo capitalize on the momentum of a new wave of potential Fox fans. John Rairdin // Nintendo World Report Porting Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii Bryan Keller
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