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Sonic Superstars announced for Switch Now up on the main page. Overview and trailer. - - - - This looks fantastic, classic Sonic, with the generations aesthetic, plus the 'Mania' and 'Origins' feel to it with the multiple playable characters. The drop-in, drop-out co-op is really what sets this apart though, as this could work very well indeed. New emerald powers were touted as one of the features, which could prove to be either interesting, or more throwaway... Those wisp-type transformations look fun, for instance, though the 'Sonic summon' at the boss might be a bit overpowered, though we'll see how it plays out. Sonic has definitely needed something new in the 2D games, with Sonic Frontiers providing that for 3D Sonic, Sonic Superstars looks like it'll do the same, in its own way.

Thanks for the games. Well that was interesting... the first time in a while that I've changed kart parts, that setup seemed slower initially, even on 200cc, but it soon picked up. Neo Bowser City was predictably a train-wreck, though speaking of trains, it was cool to see the predictability of the train on Kalimari Desert go off the rails in the extra GP. The tracks with the most traffic were easily the highlights of the evening, with some very close finishes. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (08/06/2023)

New Nintendo titles added to Nintendo Switch Online June 2023 Now up on the main page. - - - - - This marks the first worldwide release for Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble as it was never released in European gaming territories before. The tilt mechanism, was contained in a bespoke GBC cart, but now the same gameplay can be replicated on the Switch easily. For many, this will be the first time that they've had a chance to play this relatively obscure Kirby title.

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 22) The twenty-second 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... Dragon Quest Monsters in Development for Nintendo Switch Play NBA 2K23 For Free With NSO Nintendo Switch eShop Shuts Down in Russia Everybody 1-2-Switch! Launches Later This Month New Switch Joy-Con Colours Release This Month Zelda Tops UK Charts for 4th Week We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie - Launch Trailer Things seem to be picking up again in the news department, with more news likely being that it's June, as E3 may be gone, but its spirit lives on.

Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (03/06/2023) - - - - -

Thanks for the games. Some great track choices this week. (you're welcome) Also worth mentioning, we had some communication errors near the end of the "first" GP... but we still for three full sets of races in. (Just skip forward once the stream gets to the 12 minute mark, about five or six minutes to get back to the races) Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (01/06/2023)

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 21) The twenty-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... The Super Mario Bros Movie Available now in the UK and Europe Tetris The Absolute The Grand Master 2 PLUS Confirmed for Switch Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection Arrives June 1st Puzzle Bobble Everybubble Release Trailer The Plucky Squire Gameplay Trailer Farming Simulator 23 Available Now The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Updated to Version 1.1.2 Quite a busy week for the eShop, and the Switch in general, nice to see a gain in momentum.

Thanks for the games. Great theme night, would play again, We even got some X2 characters, with the same colour, even though it's not random, which is always fun. Plenty of great moments, some "well, that happened!" and some really good matches overall. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (27/05/2023) - - - - -

Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (25/05/2023)

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes on the Nintendo GameCube still has the best dialogue for the Psycho Mantis fight... I doubt this will be topped, as it's an example of a remake made at the right time, likely never to be repeated. For many, this was the first version of MGS that they would have played, and completed. And while it's good to see the series getting remastered or re-released, I'm grateful for The Twin Snakes. I'm guessing that because it's in two volumes, the first would be MGS, 2, & 3... while the second will likely be MGS 4, 5 and possibly the inbetween games/oddities or maybe not. Definitely the fourth game though, as I don't seem to recall that ever getting re-released on anything other than the PS3.

Analogue Duo is available for pre-order now... @Dcubed I'm guessing you're still intending to pre-order? It seems to work out at around £270 after shipping etc... which is still a lot cheaper than buying an original PC Engine, plus CD unit etc, plus it's a moden FPGA system, which should last a very long time, and supports all accessories, original or modern.

Thanks for the games. Some great matches all round, a few X2 same character matches, and more than a few 'Toon LInk' moments... including one actually featuring Toon LInk. My personal highlight has to be the Wario Sudden Death Bike K-O against Dark Samus at the 01:22:50 mark. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (20/05/2023) - - - - -

New Game Boy Advance titles added to Nintendo Switch Online May 2023 Now up on the main page. - - - - - These are interesting ports of the original NES/SNES games, the first title is well worth playing if you've never played Super Mario Bros. 2... the port of Super Mario World has extra content, but it's down to preference as to whether you'd choose this version or the original, and the same with Yoshi's Island, as it has extra content, but probably a few differences between it and the original SNES release. Still, good to have some new GBA games on the service, which means Kirby should be the next GBA game to be released... some time within the next month or two.

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 20) The twentieth 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... No Plans for Switch Price Drop Tears of the Kingdom Post-Launch News Super Mario Bros. Movie Available to Purchase Now in America Pac-Man 99 Ceases To Exist This October All up to date on the eShop news, though there isn't much in the way of new releases this week... there are a few sale items, and that's about it.

Thanks for the games. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Get Together! (18/05/2023)

Nintendo eShop new releases (week 19) The nineteenth 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... Nintendo Switch Has Sold Over 125 Million Units, Nintendo Warns Loss of Momentum Sonic Frontiers Becomes Best Selling 3D Sonic Game Ever A late posting for the eShop news this past week, I'm sure some big game just got released... Ah well, onto next week soon enough.

Thanks for the games. Only just got around to posting the highlights here. There were definitely a few good double matches, I believe there was a triple as well, too many moments to timestamp. Check out the one hour five minute mark though for a Bob-omb K-O. Any other moments when anything relevant happens, will have time-stamped chat on the stream just after it happened, though it doesn't alwasy appear in highlights. Worth skimming through though, for some amusing moments. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (13/05/2023) - - - - -

4444 if anyone wanted to join...

Are you sure? I just checked the replays earlier, it seems to be three minute time limit for Stamina... I'm setting up now anyway.

Right... Stamina matches, tonight at 8pm. (until 10pm) (Just putting this here for reference later, for when I hopefully create the ruleset(s) in advance...) Stamina matches, *All items enabled, Item Frequency Low, *All stages enabled, Time Limit 3 mins. Stock matches 3 Stock, *All items enabled, Item Frequency Low *All stages enabled, Time Limit 10 mins. *No Flag item, *No Palutena's Temple (Large) If I create those two separate rulesets, then that should cover any general Saturday Smash night which doesn't have a theme.

@Glen-i thanks for letting us know, and all the best with the real life stuff. I could host the room this week... unless anyone else wanted to. Just let me know what settings, but as far as I'm aware, if we're carrying on the same pattern, then it'll just be a case of... Stamina matches, All items enabled, All stages enabled... "Insert title here" no password, friends only... start at 8pm. shut down the arena close to 10pm... I think that's it? I'm assuming that we might at least get @BowserBasher and @Ike joining this week still, so I'm happy to host and stream the gameplay as usual.

Hmm, OK well assuming @BowserBasher is playing this week... on his profile he hasn't been on the forums today... maybe he got Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom early? Or might just be avoiding spoilers... Ah well, we shall see, but I'll see if I can get on a bit earlier, set the stream up, if it gets to 19:55 and BowserBasher isn't on, then I can host. 150 CC, All Vehicles, CPU on and... custom items set to Lightning bolts and Blue Shells only... right? - - - - - Updated - 19:25 - OK, it looks like I'm hosting then, I should have the room open, half an hour from... now! 150cc Grand Prix, No Teams, Normal items, CPU (possibly), All Vehicles, 4 races... 19:55 room opening time. It'll be interesting in the Discord chat this week then if no one else is in there... Me - "Blue Shell" ... Me - "Well, don't say I didn't warn you!" Annnd BowserBasher is here! Wahey! I'll join the room in a few minutes.

I got an e-mail update from ShopTo, my copy was dispatched at 9pm, yesterday. So it could arrive today, or Friday... either way, I probably won't play it until the evening of whatever day it arrives. At least it's on the way through.

Thanks for the games. Too many double to list, and even a match of double doubles... Some rather inventive K-O's as well, plus more than a few 'Toon Link' exits. Here's a link to this week's stream... - - - - - N-Europe Saturday Smash! (06/05/2023) - - - - -

Nintendo Treehouse Live for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom announced Now up on the main page. This is to coincide with with the US launch time of the game. So the UK time for this is... 02:45am on Thursday May 11th, 2023... We'll erm... have a roundup article up at some point during the day. (probably) Unless I'm playing the game by that point, we'll see... It might arrive early...