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Nintendo eShop new releases (week 03) The third week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Check the article for the full roundup. - - - - - Thanks to @Cube for the recently posted articles... Animal Crossing is Heading to Sea Life Nintendo Switch 2 Officially Announced New Mario Kart shown off for Switch 2 Also, I couldn't wait to replace the old Switch eShop banner with a Switch 2 banner for the eShop news, and start using the new news icon, as it's a matter of months away now anyway, so it'll get people used to seeing the new console, plus it's all backwards compatible, so there we are. The banner might change closer to release, but this is it for now, though I'm happy to take design suggestions on-board, this is just as simple a banner as I could make, while still retaining the feel of the previous banner, but more importantly putting a little bit more colour back into the weekly updates. There's plenty more to do on the main page, I know... though I should be putting more time into this on Sundays and Mondays going forward. See you next week!

Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (18/01/2025) - - - - -

Perfect Dark on the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack - N-Europe Multiplayer (17/01/2025) Thanks for the games.

Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream. - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (16/01/2025)

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 02) The second week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Check the article for the full roundup. - - - - - Again, this week didn't have any official new eShop release article, so I just went to the recent releases page and picked a handful of games which appear to be potentially worth checking out. See you next week!

Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (11/01/2025) - - - - -

Perfect Dark on the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack - N-Europe Multiplayer (10/01/2025) Thanks for the games. (highlight of the evening? Second to last match, DY357-LX, from one spot, 43 kills)

Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream. - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (09/01/2025)

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 01) The first week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Check the article for the full roundup. - - - - - Just like with the last week of 2024, the first week didn't have any official new eShop release article, so I just went to the recent releases page and picked a handful of games which either appear to be decent by reputation, or aren't at least absolute asset-flips, cash-ins, or A.I copy-pasted, shop-simulation trash. See you next week!

Gotta go fast! Sonic X Shadow Generations - Its been 10 years since I last played Generations... also Shadow. Sonic Superstars - I own this game on two platforms, and have played it on neither. Sonic Origins Plus - I've played these games many times over but I'll play them again. Sonic Frontiers - Not played, and "That's no good!" time to catch up. Sonic Colors Ultimate - Played it once... on the Wii, might check out the DS port too for fun. Sonic Mania - Either in Mania or Plus form, it's the best 2D Sonic game since Sonic 3 & Knuckles. Sonic Forces - Not great in general, but not the worst Sonic title, I'd give it another chance. Sonic Adventure DX - The best version of the original Dreamcast classic. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - One of the best GameCube launch titles, now with renewed interest. Shadow the Hedgehog - Ow the Edge! Now with extra renewed interest thanks to the recent film, time to watch Maria die all over again.

Out of all those games... Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Unbeatable The first game, because... it's 2D Ninja Gaiden, the first in a while... since the 8-bit and 16-bit era (not counting unreleased games or mobile spin-offs) except this has a modern twist to it, as expected, given the developers. It's just nice to see the franchise being revived in a meaningful way again, which hasn't happened since the 3D games in the early 2000's and of course, Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword on the Nintendo DS Whereas the second game looks like a unique rhythm-action game, with influences ranging from Jet Set Radio, so that era of similar games from the early Playstation era, right through to modern-day titles. It looks like it could be fun, and also reminds me that I need to buy Bomb Rush Cyberfunk again, this time on PS5. - - - - - Speaking of the PS5, I finally got around to settting mine up when I had a few days off work, it only took... a year and a half from when I bought the machine. In fact, I had to recover my account it had been so long, apparently four years had passed since I last played on my PS4, so if anyone wants to re-add me, they can as my user name is still Metal-Mutiny on PSN. First game that I played? Sonic X Shadow Generations of course. It's nice to be playing the original Sonic Generations again, working my way through the stages, I'm sure I must have persevered to get all the achievements on the Xbox 360 version back when the game was first released, so I might just make this the first game that I earn a platinum trophy on. Yep... you read that right, as far as I'm aware, I haven't earned a single platinum trophy yet, so I'm going to start with gaining all of the ones for all of the Sonic games I own for the PS5, which is... all of them. Indeed, I haven't played a new Sonic game since Sonic Origins Plus on the Switch, so that'll be fun. I also probably need to rebuy Sonic Mania Plus on the PS4 so that I can play it on the PS5. I don't have Playstation Plus, as clearly it would have been a waste up until now, but when Monster Hunter Wilds comes out, I'll likely start a subscription then. even if it's only for a month or so, to see how the game is at launch and then go from there. It's good to be playing on a console which is new to me though, and I can see myself keeping the launch PS5 for many years, just like I did with the PS4, as I don't anticipate buying a new console until the Switch 2, but playing most modern games on the PS5 will at least keep me busy for a while, even though I don't make as much time for gaming now, aside from regular online multiplayer games on both the Switch and the Nintendo GameCube. So getting to play an online game on the PS5 when Monster Hunter Wilds releases will be something of a novelty, and hopefully another enjoyable game in the series.

Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (04/01/2025) - - - - -

Perfect Dark on the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack - N-Europe Multiplayer (03/01/2025) Thanks for the games.

Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream. - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (02/01/2025)

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