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The Nintendo Switch port for 'Batman: Arkham Trilogy' includes a touching tribute to Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy. After completing the first game, there is a drawing of Gotham City with the words "in memory of Kevin Conroy”. The late actor - who died aged 66 in November 2022 - shot to fame voicing the DC Comics superhero in 1992's 'Batman: The Animated Series', before going on to voice the caped crusader in various games and shows. The Rocksteady Studios trio - 'Arkham Asylum', 'Arkham City' and 'Arkham Night' - arrived on the Nintendo console last week. The titles also come complete with ...
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'Super Mario Bros. Wonder' nearly featured a giant live-action Mario that says "Boing!" to himself. There were more than 2,000 ideas that the developers came up with for the new 2D adventure and they tested out some pretty "extreme" stuff. Game designer Koichi Hayashida revealed in an Ask the Developer interview on Nintendo's official website: “With these things in mind, we decided to have an idea-sharing session. “Everyone from programmers to designers and sound designers joined in and wrote down gameplay ideas on sticky notes, which could be unrelated to their field of expertise, and we made...
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Nintendo will continue to expand Switch Online content "throughout the year". Speaking during a recent Japanese investor Q A, President of Nintendo Shuntaro Furukawa revealed that the number of subscribers of its paid service had “gradually” increased since the 32 million reported in September 2021. He said: "We will continue to expand upon the service and deliver various content throughout the year. The number of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members is steadily increasing, and its share among the overall Nintendo Switch Online subscriber-base is gradually expanding. By region, the ...
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'Kirby' has won a Grammy Award. The gaming franchise - which centers around the adventures of a pink hero named Kirby as he fights to protect and save his home on the distant Planet Popstar - has been honoured with the prestigious award via The 8-Bit Band, who won won the Grammy for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella for their cover of Meta Knight’s revenge from the 1996 SNES title 'Kirby Superstar.' The Recording Academy tweeted: "Congrats Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella winner - 'Meta Knight’s Revenge' (From 'Kirby Superstar')" @CRosenMusic Jake Silverman" The creator ...
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Nintendo has seemingly filed a patent for a new controller. According to Nintendo Life, a new patent was submitted in July last year, but was only published in January and it has been suggested by the Twitter user who found the patent that it could be a Switch Pro controller. The abstract of the design posted to Espacenet reads: "A game controller according to the present disclosure includes: a housing; and an internal structural body accommodated inside of the housing. The internal structural body includes at least: an internal frame having an installation surface and a recess adjacent to the...
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Native ports of ‘Kingdom Hearts’ games for Nintendo Switch are still “undecided”, according to series producer Ichiro Hazama. It was recently announced that all of the ‘Kingdom Hearts’ games would be making their way to the Nintendo Switch via cloud versions of the games rather than native ports. However, in a recent interview with Nintendo Life, Hazama responded to fans’ disappointment with the news but offered a glimmer of hope that maybe one day there might be native ports of the games. He said: “Bringing these titles to Nintendo Switch proved to be quite difficult for various reasons, incl...
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The latest system update for the Nintendo Switch has added Bluetooth audio support. With the launch of the new update, Version 13.0.0, players can now connect Bluetooth speakers, earbuds, headphones, and other Bluetooth audio devices to get wireless audio output from the handheld console. In an announcement on the ‘Nintendo of America’ Twitter account, the company revealed the news whilst also linking to the support site for more information, including restrictions on some features while using Bluetooth audio. On the support site, it was revealed that up to two wireless controllers can connect...
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‘Bayonetta’ voice actor Hellena Taylor has been hinting she may not return for the third game in the series. Taylor has been the English voice of the titular character in the first two games in the series, while the third game, ‘Bayonetta 3’, is currently in development by PlatinumGames. However, as spotted by IGN, she has been responding to fans on Twitter and causing concern on whether or not she is returning to the franchise. In an exchange with a fan who wrote: “You’re an icon Hellena I can’t imagine Bayonetta without your amazing voice”, Taylor responded: “Well you might have to.” And whe...
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‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ has brought back pine cones and acorns for Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. In a post on Twitter, Isabelle announced the return of the seasonal items; acorns and pine cones, which can be used when crafting items. The Twitter post read: “Hey, friends! Sorry, I can't stop tweeting about the changing seasons! “In the northern hemisphere, now's the time to collect acorns and pine cones. “For those in the southern hemisphere, get your spring bamboo! Hope you have fun with seasonal DIY!” Acorns can be used to make the Acorn pochette, as well as the yellow leaf pile ...
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Reddit users helped to raise money to donate Nintendo Switches to children in hospital! A UK-based Reddit user known as yusuo85 decided to do a charitable act and wanted to donate Nintendo Switch bundles to the Bristol Children's Hospital. In order to do this, he started a fundraiser and explained that as a child he spent time in hospitals, and gaming helped him during this time. His original goal was to raise £500 in order to buy two Switches and some games. However, after the fundraiser was shared on several subreddits, the goal had been surpassed after a month! £1,535 was raised in total: w...
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