It’s time for Mario to move over. Princess Peach: Showtime! puts the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom on stage, trading her crown for a sword, detective hat, a mermaid tail, and far more. It’s Peach Time Princess Peach: Showtime! sees the titular character decide to visit the Sparkle Theater. Unfortunately, things soon go wrong. A […]
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Splatoon 3: Side Order – Review
Released back in 2022, Splatoon 3 was the latest entry in Nintendo’s very successful competitive shooter series. Despite some hiccups with its multiplayer and inconsistent servers, it was the game that gave me a long-term interest in the series. More than a year later, the hotly anticipated expansion has arrived to give us even more. […]
Pokémon Scarlet/Violet DLC: The Indigo Disk – Review
Following on from The Teal Mask, The Indigo Disk is the second half of Pokémon Scarlet/Violet’s The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC. The Indigo Disk packs a lot of new content into Scarlet/Violet’s endgame, with a new area to explore, new Pokémon to catch, and new challenges to overcome. Does The Indigo Disk do […]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars – Review
Back in the 1990s, there was a collaboration that nobody saw coming. Nintendo and Squaresoft teamed up to bring the Italian plumber who could into a new genre. Bear in mind that, despite a few high-profile releases, Squaresoft wasn’t quite the behemoth that the Square Enix of today is. 2023 sees both Nintendo and Square […]
Fashion Dreamer – Review
Fashion Dreamer is the latest release from Syn Sophia, developers of the popular Style Savvy series. Despite sharing the core dress-up gameplay of Style Savvy, Fashion Dreamer is a new IP with its own identity. Fashion Dreamer has a laser focus on its core gameplay loop, supplemented by a substantial online element that encourages players […]
Detective Pikachu Returns – Review
Detective Pikachu is a spin-off of the Pokémon series, starring the adorable mascot as he works to solve mysteries. Since its debut on the 3DS, it’s even gotten a movie adaptation and finally a sequel on Nintendo Switch. It’s time to sleuth and put on our thinking caps with Detective Pikachu Returns. Elementary, My Dear […]
Pokémon Scarlet/Violet DLC: The Teal Mask – Review
Enjoyed Pokémon Scarlet or Violet and want more? The Teal Mask DLC adds a new story, a new region, and plenty more as part 1 of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC. Not played Pokémon Scarlet or Violet yet? Go check out our review of that first. This review assumes you’re familiar with the original game […]
Pikmin 4 – Review
The loveable little sprouts are back in their first original release in 10 years! Despite being announced as “near completion” years ago by Nintendo, it’s been a long time coming for the Switch to get its own original Pikmin title. Closely following the re-releases of Pikmin 1+2 we now have the latest entry to the […]
Pikmin 1+2 – Review
With every Nintendo generation comes iconic titles. The NES had Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and Kirby, the SNES saw Donkey Kong, Star Fox, and F-Zero rise to the challenge, and the Wii-U had Splatoon. Our review today focuses on the franchise that was born on GameCube, Pikmin, with the Switch release of Pikmin 1+2. Pikmin 1+2 […]
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Review
With bated breath, the sequel to arguably the most acclaimed game of the 2010s is upon us at last. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s legacy is one that has cast a looming shadow upon the open world genre. If games don’t take direct and sometimes blatant inspiration from it, then they’re often […]