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Prison City is coming to the Switch Overview and trailer. - - - - - Tiny Thor launch trailer Overview and launch trailer. - - - - - Great to see some more retro-inspired platformers from the 8-Bit and 16-Bit eras coming to the Switch. Esoecially as Prison City seems to be inspired by many classic NES titles.

Pokémon Presents 08.08.2023 to be shown on Tuesday 8th August Now up on the main page. N-Europe will have the usual roundup on the main page, shortly after the presentation has aired. - - - - -

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 31) The thirty-first 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 @Josh64 for the recently posted articles, which include... Multiplayer Festival coming to the Switch eShop in Europe Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons launch trailer Double Dragon Collection, Super and Advance announced for the Switch Fashion Dreamer Releases November 3rd Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Announcement Trailer Online Play for Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 on Wii U Resumes Tomorrow, August 3rd The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival Removed From eShop After Sony Stakes Copyright Claim Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope DLC 3: Rayman in the Phantom Show - Reveal Trailer Minecraft - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles DLC Available Now Call of Duty Online Services Discontinued for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS A packed news week, with everything from Wii U titles getting online restored, while some of the last third-party Wii and DS online services coming to an end.

I've played this now on the Switch. If you want to see what an (almost) full playthrough looks like... Check out the stream... Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons on the Nintendo Switch. (04/08/2023) Skip to the last hour if you want to see the last (almost) complete playthrough, as this game does take an hour or two to get into. I like how the game is setup, you choose from one of the four different missions, which are placed in different locations, taken over by various gangs. Each area is then divided into three stages or so, which are all basically part of the same area, and at the end of each stage, you get to choose how to upgrade your character. I'm not too sure how the token system works, but if you set the continues to 'unlimited' at the start, it's not actually unlimited, but it's tied to how much cash you have in game, but at least it gives you enough for a couple of continues. Of course, you could have more continues, if the opt not to buy any upgrades at the end of each stage, but you'll want the upgrades, as it makes the game more fun to play. Anyway, just from the first playthrough, I can see that this is a great game, well worth playing, and it'll likely take a few tries to beat, unless you get lucky with the enemy placements, repeated combos gaining you healing items, which you'll need to maintain your single life for each character, per continue. I'll be playing some more of this for certain.

Thanks for the games. *Insert meme here* "Noooo! you can't drive a realistic car in Mario Kart!" "Hurr Hurr, Mercedes car go brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (03/08/2023)

Thanks for the games. Only two X2 matches, I believe? But those matches were Snake and Palutena, so that was cool. Great to have four players for at least half of the stream, it was nice to play Smash with you again @RedShell even for an hour. The good matches continued just with the three of us though, @Ike showing us how it's done with various Fire Emblem characters and Hero, of course. We all had some decent wins, and some stylish stage exits... intentional or otherwise. @Glen-i and @Dcubed you'll probably want to check out the highlights of the stream if you get a chance, as there were some great moments. Also... I may have 'forgotten' to take out Palutena's Temple on Stock ruleset, and it came up in the selection towards the end... at least it shows why we don't play it online, but it was still fun, and I regret nothing! All of the other match options seemed to be correct. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (29/07/2023) - - - - -

Yep, I have the setups ready, I remember we made sure all the details were correct the last time I hosted. Sure, I'll host... so Stock tonight at 8pm then.

Double Dragon Collection, Super and Advance announced for the Switch Now up on the main page. No trailer, but there is an overview of all the included games. - - - - - @Grazza it looks like Double Dragon is officially back! (not that it ever really went away) Great to see the classic games and some lesser-known titles being brought back for a new generation to experience, and for long-term fans to play all over again.

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons launch trailer Now up on the main page. Overview and launch trailer. - - - - - Did anyone else pick this up on the eShop? (or physically?) I bought it on two platforms, I'll probably be playing the Switch version first though.

Multiplayer Festival coming to the Switch eShop in Europe Now up on the main page. Earn double gold points on selected titles. Three free multiplayer games to play for NSO members. - - - - -

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 30) The thirtieth 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 @Josh64 for the recently posted articles, which include... DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing Announced for Nintendo Switch Skull Island: Rise of Kong Coming Fall 2023 Sonic Superstars all Emerald Powers revealed The Legend of Zelda Oracle Duology Available Now Via Nintendo Switch Online A relatively quiet week, saved by Sonic Superstars news, and a couple of classic Zelda games, this current week seems to be shaping up well for news though.

Thanks for the games. A good turnout overall as we had Eight players at one point, which is good considering we were at least two players down. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (27/07/2023)

The Legend of Zelda Oracle Duology Available Now Via Nintendo Switch Online Now up on the main page. Thanks to @Josh64 for the well-written and researched write-up and for posting the news so quickly. - - - - - I'm glad to see both of these titles finally available on NSO, I can still remember buying both games and the dual game guide from EB/Game all those years ago. They are great games, and excellent entries in the series, definitely different from LInk's Awakening, but well worth playing.

Sonic Superstars all Emerald Powers revealed Now up on the main page. Links back to the original Game Informer exclusive article and Nintendo Everything for the information. - - - - -

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 29) The twenty-ninth 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 @Josh64 for the recently posted articles, which include... Umbraclaw a brand new side-scrolling adventure from Inti Creates announced for Switch Stardew Valley 1.6 Update Teased Pikmin 4 Developer Interview Reveals Early Concept Art, N64 Version and More Pikmin 4 Developer Interview Part 2 Pikmin 4 Developer Interview Part 3 It was set to be a very quiet week for news, then those excellent Pikmin 4 Developer Interviews came out, and Josh put together some really decent articles from them which are very much worth reading, as he has been a long time fan of the series, so his enthusiasm for the series shines through in these pieces, in addition to highlighting the more interesting parts of each interview.

Thanks for the games. There were a decent amount of X2 matches, but with the randomness of the custom stages, character selection didn't matter much... until it did. It was fun to play some custom stages, especially the ones with a theme and one main gimmick, but I can also understand why some of the custom stages could be summed up as... "OK, that's cool for what it is, but it's not really Smash as such" even though, Smash multiplayer is about the laughs and the unpredictability of it all... when you're not really fighting, so much as just trying to knock each other into an obvious and almost unavoidable hazard repeatedly, it's a different kind of game. But... I still maintain that seeing Ridley climb up a tall ladder and slide down it, is one of the most oddly enjoyable things in the game. I do enjoy some of the more 'standard' custom stages though, and it's great to have @RedShell back playing Smash again, and assuming that there will be more custom stages in the future, especially to go alongside certain games coming out, I'd love to see any new stages that you come up with, at least once or twice, as the amount of detail which goes into them is astounding. Playing on the base stages is still fundamental to a decent Smash session though, so maybe there could be a chance for any new stages which anyone has created to be showcased at the start for a few matches... say ten minutes or so, unless it's a theme night which might require custom stages of course, then the rest of the session can be base stages. We seem to have a good thing going with N-E Saturday Smash sessions, so it'd be cool if we can carry on and find a way so that we can all still play and enjoy the game without unintentionally alienating anyone, as though I did enjoy the range of custom stages as a one-off, I can understand why @Ike didn't find the custom stages enjoyable. I reckon there is potential to include some custom stages though, so long as they aren't too gimmicky, heck... maybe we should all make a stage one week, if we can find the time... but generally, I'm happy to mostly play standard stages, while appreciating the artistic merit and creativiity of custom stages once in a while. With all of that said, I am glad that I was able to share all of the custom stages in the stream. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (22/07/2023) - - - - -

Thanks for the games. Welcome back @RedShell good to race with you again. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (20/07/2023)

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Updated to Version 2.4.0 All of this information is also on the main page, as of a few days ago. I just tend to promote all of the news in the eShop thread now once a week, unless there's a Direct or really big news. - - - - -

Thanks for the games. A fair few X2 matches, but it's almost expected now when we're all choosing from a smaller selection of charatcers, on a theme night. Some really great games though, also I seem to have learned how to play as Diddy Kong, so that was fun. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (15/07/2023) - - - - -

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 28) The twenty-eighth 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 @Josh64 for the recently posted articles, which include... Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons new trailer Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Updated to Version 2.4.0 Tomba! Announced for Nintendo Switch Gex Trilogy Announced for Switch Clock Tower Releasing in 2024 Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties: Definitive Edition Arrives September Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore announced for Nintendo Switch Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is coming to the GBA in 2024 TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge – Dimension Shellshock DLC new trailer Well.... there's deifnitely more news this week, there almost wasn't, and then the LRG3 event happened, a few trailers dropped, and here we are.

After much thought (well... a few moments) I predict... Pauline and Poochy. Pauline has been more popular since Super Mario Odyssey, and Poochy... well... it's Poochy! If I could choose from any non-Mario characters to add to the roster, then I'd choose... Mach Rider and Rick the Hamster. Also, if we were to have any Mole character in Mario Kart, it should really be Muddy Mole from Mole Mania. I mean... the dream would be some surprise reveal of the ultimate crossover yet again, which would be Banjo & Kazooie complete with a Spiral Mountain track, or even a Donkey Kong Country track from the original games, to go with Diddy Kong if he gets in, but they might as well save anything like that for either a new game or... a whole new set of tracks, but then things would get a bit out of hand if you were to have three sets of 48 tracks to choose from.

Thanks for the games. The new tracks are pretty decent overall, all of the remade tracks from previous console iterations of Mario Kart seem well-made once again, the Tour tracks seem reasonably good, and the new track, while a little chaotic in places, definitely commits to its Bathroom theme. Daisy Cruiser is the overall highlight, it's great to have another GameCube track available, here's hoping for another GC and DS track for the final two dlc cups. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (13/07/2023)

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons new trailer Now up on the main page. Overview and character trailer. - - - - - This looks decent, I've pre-ordered it seeing as it can be bought for little over £20 for the physical version at the moment. I haven't really properly played any new Beat 'Em Up's since Streets of Rage 4, so this should be decent for what it is.

eBay voucher code... SUN15 15% off, £15 minimum spend, max £75 discount, ends on July 13th, at 11:59pm UK time, selected sellers only. Can be used on Switch games, and other platforms, including pre-orders. You could use it on the upcoming Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons as the pre-order price is already cheap, with the code it's £21.21 exactly. The soon ro be released, Pikmin 4 is available, making it £39.91 which seems to be a good price for the game.

That particular match can be found at just past the 46:00 minute mark. It was a great match overall, and it turned out to be a more than OK stage for Terry, with that low ceiling.