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Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube798k As we approach the end of the ‘Switch 1’ generation (at least, we hope we’re approaching the end), we’re starting to get all whimsical about the last eight years. In truth, the Switch has brought us some of our favourite games of all time, and the list of certified 10/10 bangers to have landed on the console is enough to keep us occupied for years — something our ever-growing backlogs can attest to. But rather than focus on the sheer mass of brilliance that now lays out before us, we’ve decided to be a…

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Image: Human EntertainmentHuman Entertainment’s PS1 survival adventure Septentrion: Out of the Blue is about to get an English fan translation, it was announced yesterday. The patch for the game is currently in “its final state”, according to its developer @Plissken___ on Twitter/X, and is currently looking for testers to put it through its paces, ahead of its release. Septentrion: Out of the Blue is a game that originally launched in 1999 and is the Japanese-exclusive sequel to the SNES game SOS (otherwise known as Septentrion in Japan). While the first game took place in 1921 and saw players escaping from…

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Gazing Into the AbyssThe venerable Wizardry series originated with Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord on the Apple II in 1981. While comparatively obscure now, it had a massive influence on the JRPG genre, with its descendants including Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, and Dragon Quest, among others.However, we’re not here to talk about Wizardry’s influence on the game industry and the evolution of console RPGs. We’re here to discuss Studio 2Pro and Drecom’s Wizardry Variants Daphne. The turn-based, first-person, RPG dungeon crawler sees players recruit a party of adventurers and delve into the depths of a sprawling dungeon known as…

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Shootvaders: The Beginning is, as the title suggests, a variation on the one-screen shoot ’em up style most obviously associated with games like Space Invaders and it comes to us by way of Thailand’s own 7 Raven Studios. Released in 2023, this one was a bit of a surprise when it showed up some two years later in our inbox but we’re always happy to play a shoot ’em up, so let’s see how this one fared. With no plot to speak of, the main thing here is the gameplay.  You know how these things work though.  You’re a little space…

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1 0 Read Time:3 Minute, 25 SecondPokémon Day was only a few short weeks ago and you may remember to celebrate it I reviewed the PowerA Charizard Storm Enhanced Wired Controller. Well, now it’s MAR10 Day and you guessed it, I have another PowerA controller to showcase! This time it’s the turn of the Super Mario PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller. More specifically the Mushroom Kingdom Pop Art edition!Here we go!What’s your favourite Super Mario game to play? And did you know not at all scientifically playing a Super Mario game with a Super Mario controller improves your skills by eleventy-six points?…

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Chrono Trigger turns 30 this year, and Square Enix plans to celebrate the famed RPG with several “projects.”本日、『クロノ・トリガー』は1995年の発売から30周年を迎えました。時代を超え今なお語り継がれる不朽の名作は「ドラゴンクエスト」の堀井雄二氏、「ドラゴンボール」の鳥山明氏、「ファイナルファンタジー」の生みの親 坂口博信氏によるドリームプロジェクトから生まれました。… pic.twitter.com/gXQODyjVaY— スクウェア・エニックス (@squareenix_jp) March 11, 2025While no details were provided, Square Enix took to Twitter to announce that it was working on several projects to coincide with the anniversary.“Today marks the 30th anniversary of the release of “Chrono Trigger” in 1995. This timeless masterpiece that transcends generations and is still talked about today was born from a dream project by Yuji Horii of “Dragon Quest,” Akira Toriyama of “Dragon Ball,” and Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of “Final Fantasy.” As we mark…

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by William D’Angelo , posted 2 hours ago / 555 ViewsThe VGChartz sales comparison series of articles are updated monthly and each one focuses on a different sales comparison using our estimated video game hardware figures. The charts include comparisons between the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, as well as with older platforms. There are articles based on our worldwide estimates, as well as the US, Europe, and Japan. This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the PlayStation 5 and Switch. The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020, while the Nintendo Switch launched in March…

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Munich-based indie developer Active Fungus Studios has a special treat for all fans of Inspector Schmidt ahead of the release of The Ebbing on April 7: The events leading up to the detective’s latest adventure are now playable in the form of the prologue! The polished mini-game is available now on Steam and offers around three hours of gameplay – perfect for getting in the mood for the new detective adventure on the German North Sea. The demo’s story serves as a prologue to the events that take place in the main game in the tranquil town of Havstedt. From the moment Valentin steps off the…

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