Nintendo really calling the bluff of everyone who claims Tears of the Kingdom is the best Zelda, launching a new amiibo three years later.

Big point of concern - there appears to be a conscious effort to make Slippy Toad less annoying

I sometimes wish games retail could be more like record shops, with a dozen little enthusiast places in every city catering to different niches, but then, they've all doubled their prices in the last few years.

Could do with a new jacket for summer, but I'm strictly limited to those with inside pockets big enough to hold a Switch Lite.

Shenmue is BACK!

That orchestrated Star Fox (64) soundtrack is very good

Leon Must Die Forever just makes me hope they're really taking their time on Mercenaries

Played about three hours of Point Blank's RPG mode last night. Utter misery.

As people get ready to vote in the Scottish Parliament election please be careful of the spoiler operation which is 'Independent Green Voice'. They are listed second on the regional ballot paper in South of Scotland with the Green Party further down. IGV is a right-wing spoiler operation.

In terms of tone and aesthetic, Star Fox Zero was about as much as you could appeal to me. That clash of how lush and natural the worlds were, and how angular and weird all the low-poly buildings and spacecraft were. Loved that look.

Very funny response to the fanbase's demands, Shigsy

God bless the in-game memory card manager

Still looks a little crunchy, but far more complementary than an HD display

Was a little miffed because my Point Blank case wasn't in as good nick as I thought in the shop. There was a bonus in there to balance it out.

Wee black and white cat's been hanging around the last couple of days. Reckon they must be from the same house, because he usually hates other cats. Very wary of me, and whenever they come close to approaching me, the buddy jumps in to get the pets instead.

Traded in some Japanese PS2 shelf clutter for some PAL PS1. Tenner of my own cash.

It is built

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Nintendo Today having to squeeze two Kirby Café animations into Monday means the big Direct is obviously this week

I've made it to the dicklaser page

Resi 9 teases at an upcoming Chris adventure, but I think if they're canny, they'll dial back on the series lore again for a bit. Another self-contained 7ey thing. Stick to the trilogy format, and make 12 the next big blowout all-star extravaganza.

"weird al" youtu.be/MxZXdnZcrkM?...

Clutching at straws to find anything in Splatoon Raiders that might not be a Horde Mode level

The chemical-grade force of passive aggression it takes to pretend that's a comfortable spot to sit

I've spent around six hours getting through about two-and-a-half pages of REX. Very intricate, but I'm really enjoying it. Was so excited when I realised I'd just built hinged missile hatches.

Watched a real-time uncut video of ROB playing a level of Gyromite, and I think I'd enjoy that...

It was kind of Talking Heads to write a song that gets me psyched up to do weeding

Interested in Nintendo's low-effort calendars. I think the newest render in the 2026 Metroid one is from 15 years ago.

Maybe you're already aware, but I only found out because I thought to look it up - The Tears of the Kingdom art book's available for pre-order on UK Amazon now amzn.eu/d/00D0Qz6h

Nice thing in the instructions are a set of close-up reference photos of the original REX model that Shinkawa made during the game's pre-production. I think the illustrations might be new for this kit, too. If you've seen him draw before, he could probably get that on paper in five minutes.

Watched a thing about reintroducing wild horses to expanding deserts, cutting through hardened soil with their hooves and fertilising between distant water sources. Really cool.

Was really hoping at least some of it would be pre-painted. The wee dudes are going to be a right challenge

Yes mate

A *Competition* Pro controller

Rolly morning

Ate a pigeon's head today and he's still looking around for food

He hasn't gone home because he wanted to show me the pigeon he caught 😵‍💫

The audience's rapturous applause for him during Miyamoto's Ocarina of Time GDC keynote is one of the all-time Nintendo moments

My stomach just made a sound like a dubstep drop

I'd confidently assume that Illumination and rumours of a Metroid film have nothing to do with each other, but after Myles MacKenzie, all bets are off

It's supposed to be subtle background decoration, but all it's done is get me to stop playing and straight on the Wikis to find out more about Squaresoft's long-running partnership with Coca Cola

Inconsistent weather

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I think there's something about how cheat codes kept old games relevant for longer. Gave magazines reasons to keep featuring them, and the particularly outlandish ones, like DK Mode or hidden THPS characters, drew more interest towards floundering old releases.

Poposed use cases for Super ZSNES functions seem soooo dumb

I've had this tab on my browser for a full month now

A Bubble Symphony-like

I appreciate the "ey, sit on it" approach to videogame PR

This far in, I'm convinced the only good application for capacitive touchscreens in games is for playing a virtual piano (and they rarely let you play chords anyway). Bring back accurate styli.