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My picks for future ports With Nintendo's next console in the distance I would like to talk about some of my hopes for this console. In this article I will be discussing 3 (technically 4) ports I would like to see at some time during the next consoles lifetime. For me, these are my most wanted ports, but there are other ports that I would like to see too. Something to note is that these are in no particular order and I generally would like to see them equally. ~ Xenoblade Chronicles X ~ Source: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/ This port is one I thought we would see on the switch for sure. I am somewhat glad we didn't though because I feel like visually there wouldn't have been much difference. With more power we would be able to experience this game in a much better way. I would want this port to add in many of features the definitive edition of Xenoblade Chronicles did. One of my biggest problems with the game was the map screen, hopefully this gets addressed too. I have also

Get a taste of this upcoming game! Source:  twitter.com/PlayStationUK Over on X, PlayStation have just announced that a demo for Stellar Blade will be coming soon. The exact time this demo will be dropping is on Friday, March 29th @ 2pm GMT. The demo is said to cover the opening moments of the game up until the first boss. Save data from the demo will carry over to the full game, so you can get a bit of a head start by playing this demo. There is also supposedly a "little surprise" awaiting people who finish this demo. This demo was actually released early the other week, Sony most likely wanted to wait a little closer to the date for it to be available as they pulled it off the store very quickly. It's not too long before this game comes out now though. As a reminder, April 26th is when this game will be releasing worldwide. So, if the demo intrigues you, there is still some time to get in a pre order to get some extras with the game. That's it for this blog, stay co

Pick your team and splat it out!   Source: twitter.com/SplatoonNA Another Splatfest is upon us. This Splatfest, about which instrument you would play, was first announced on February 29th on Twitter. The choices for this Splatfest are, drums (Shiver), guitar (Frye) and keyboard (Big Man). As usual, this event runs for two full days (March 23rd @ 00:00 - March 24th @ 23:59), with the tri colour battles starting on the second day. source: twitter.com/OatmealDome The tri-colour stage this time is Flounder Heights. The layout for it adds some new sections which are used for the defenders to spawn in. It also removes the flank route to the sides of the stage. I think it could be a decent tri colour stage. Last time I thought it was going to be a great stage though with blue fin and I was proven very wrong. That stage was so unbalanced in the end. I can't see this one ending up like that though. Hopefully this time we get a fun experience with tri colour with this stage. From looking at

More Okami merch is coming! source: https://www.first4figures.com/ Over on X, First 4 Figures have just put out a post telling informing us that pre orders are now up for their upcoming Okami series figurine. The figure will be coming some time during Q2 of 2025 . The figure stands at roughly 51 cm (20 inches) when on the base. There are two versions of the figurine, the standard and the DX version. The standard costs $636 while the exclusive edition costs $696 . Along with the figurine there are a few bonuses you get with it, the DX version of the the figurine offering more.  Here is a list of what is included with the figurine: Standard Okami - Waka painted resin statue Limited Edition Numbering  Authentication Card Exclusive edition  All the above 2 interchangeable hands (right hand holding Pillow Talk and left hand holding normal sword) Pillow Talk glow in the dark feature Two (2) LED functions for the water on the base (static and animated) People who are interested in this figu

Awesome new Tears of the Kingdom Link figure coming next year!  source:  twitter.com/GoodSmile_US Over on X, GoodSmile have just informed us that you can start to pre order this new Zelda series figure they are making. This figure won't be arriving for a while as it will be releasing at some point in Q3 of 2025. It is a decently sized figure as it measures around 150mm (5.9 inches). Just like all GoodSmile figures, it also comes with some parts for you to be able to customise it to your desire. There are two versions of this figure with the dx version offering even more customisable parts. The standard version costs $61/64 euros while the DX version costs $116/109 euros. Here is a list of what it comes with: Face parts Standard face  Shouting face Smiling face Optional Parts Master Sword Hylian Shield Hylian Hood DX Parts Paraglider      Rocket Rocket Effect Parts Arrows Construct Bow Ascend Effect Parts Traveller's Shield Rock Hammer King Rauru's Right Arm People who are i

Game announcements incoming! Source:  twitter.com/geoffkeighley Over on Twitter, Geoff Keighley has just informed us that, to no ones surprise, Summer Game Fest will return this year. June 7th is the date it will be happening. It will take place live in the YouTube theatre in Los Angeles. A stream of the show will also be accessible on multiple platforms, so anyone can view the event. Tickets for the show go live from May 7th. Other than that, there is no further information for the event yet. Summer Game Fest usually isn't that interesting, there have been a few cool things come from it but it's never felt E3 level. With all the major gaming companies having their own shows now there isn't much point to show new stuff at SGF, so the show by default won't have any major announcements. Who knows though, this year could feature a bunch of cool smaller things and turn out pretty decent. We won't know for sure until it happens. That's it for this blog, stay connecte

A wave of Mario news has just passed source: www.youtube.com/@NintendoUK Over on Twitter, Nintendo have just shared a video with a bunch of information about what is upcoming for the Mario franchise. The video is around 3 minutes long and you can view the video on YouTube here .  As for what the video includes here is the full list: - A New Mario Movie - Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door Remaster - Luigi's Mansion HD - 3 New Switch Online games For the short runtime of this video, they do reveal quite a few things here. Paper Mario and Luigi's Mansion got release dates. Paper Mario being released on May 23rd and Luigi's Mansion releasing on June 27th.  Next, the three new games coming to switch online are all Mario Game Boy games. These games being, Dr Mario, Mario Golf and Mario Tennis. These will be available very soon, on the 12th of March.  Now, lastly, let's talk about the new Mario movie in development. With the success of the first, this comes as no surprise. It

Another LEGO collab for Nintendo! source:  twitter.com/NintendoAmerica Over on Twitter, Nintendo have just announced a new collab with LEGO. This time it's going to be LEGO x Mario Kart. The small teaser video on the twitter post gives us a a look at one of the karts coming to this collab which is the standard kart. Other than that all we know is it is coming sometime in 2025. This seems like it could be quite a cool collab. Hopefully they bring in some of the more interesting karts to this rather than just a bunch of the basic ones. I would love to see some of the bikes, especially the Bone Rattler. Some of them could be much harder to do and not really be feasible though. I guess we will see what they choose to do next year. That's it for this blog, stay connected!  

Defend Splatsville as another Big Run event is underway in Splatoon 3 source :  twitter.com/NintendoUK The latest Big Run event is now upon us. This time the Salmonids have invaded Eeltail Alley. This invasion will take place from today, the  9th of March @ 12am, till the 11th of March @ 12am . The reward this time is a trophy of the megolodontia. As usual there is a green trophy for participation with the chance to earn a bronze, silver or gold one too depending on your score. The amount you need to get gold is 135+, while silver is 110+ and bronze is 85+. As always, Big Run is a good way to earn scales to spend in the shop, as you will be receiving double the amount of scales during this event. A lot of new stuff just got added to the Grizzco exchange shop with the recent seasonal update. So, make sure to try and take out as many bosses as you can. That's it for this blog, stay connected!

Get a taste of this upcoming game! source:  twitter.com/NintendoAmerica Over on Twitter, Nintendo have just announced that you can download a demo for Princess Peach: Showtime. The size of the demo is 1GB and it covers a portion of the opening moments of the game. This demo will also be available at select retailers, though these are not named. It's not long before this game comes out now. As a reminder, March 22nd is when this game will be releasing worldwide. So, if the demo intrigues you, there is still some time to get in a pre order for some extra goodies with the game. If you would like some more information about the game even beyond the demo then you can check out the new overview trailer, found here . That's it for this blog, stay connected!

Ada gets her time to shine! source:  www.xbox.com Ever since Resident Evil 4 Remake came out, fans knew we were gonna get this at some point. Around seven months is when we would see it though and the first impression was great. This side story seemed to be much more than it was originally, which makes sense as to why we had to wait to see it. The DLC released not long after it's announcement though, on September 21st 2023. You can purchase this DLC expansion currently for £8 on Steam, Playstation store and Xbox store. Though, how did it shape up? Well I have played it several times, including a speed run of it, so I am more than confident in giving my views on it now. ~ Positives ~ It Looks Amazing - Just like the main game, to no one's surprise Separate Ways looks great visually. Not only this though, but all the new cutscenes look wonderful and are very cinematic. You can tell a lot of effort went into this game's visuals as a whole.   I also feel like the cutscenes in g