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Even as someone who owns 3D World on Wii U, I’m in Yesterday’s trailer forSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furylooked fantastic– you almost could’ve fooled me into thinking the new cat-filled zone was a DLC world forSuper Mario Odyssey– but the glimpse we got left us with plenty of room for hopeful speculation. (Partially by design, I’m sure.) Today, Nintendo posted amuch betteroverview of the two-in-one Switch title. Super Mario 3D Worldis about what you’d expect for a Wii U-to-Switch upgrade, but I’m far more interested in the latter half of this video – jump to the four-minute mark to learn aboutBowser’s Fury....

You DO know Jack You know the name, and you could’ve predicted the number — Bandai Namco has releasedanother character trailerfor its great-looking fighterTekken 8, this time focusing on the return of one of the franchise’s longest-“living” characters: the destructive battle droid, Jack-8. Jack, asTekkenfans will be fully aware, is essentially the name of numerous characters in the Tekken series, essentially depicted as newly upgraded versions of the original Mishima Zaibatsu robo-soldier....

STEALTH I’m a pretty big fan of old-school point-and-click adventure games.Grim Fandangois one of my favorites and I do have fond memories ofMonkey IslandandDay of the Tentacle. You’d think I’d have been all over the episodicKing’s Questgame, but I somehow let it slide past me. It looks cool and all, but I guess I just got sidetracked by other games. Damn youSteam sale! For anyone who owns the complete season, a new epilogue chapter has just been released....

I almost vomited from motion sickness while watching this video, but it’s worth working through to see this neat concept. Nirav Pateltook a ShowWX miniature laser projector, a Wii Remote and a Spacepoint Fusion gyrometer and worked them all onto a Wii Zapper body to make a sort of free moving virtual reality device. The end result is a gun you can aim at the walls in any room and play something like a shooter, pointing up to see up, down to see down, in full 360 degree movement....

Powerful music-making software I know that we have a fair number of musicians out there in Destructoid Land, so I wanted to share with you this slick piece of music software for the 3DS that I just started checking out. For those not musically inclined, I may lose you in the next paragraph. Rhythm Core Alpha 2is basically a music sequencer for your 3DS, complete with a solo synth and a drum machine....

The ole switcheroo Upon thereveal of the Nintendo Switch, a lot of questions raced to everyone’s mind including the status of battery life, backwards compatibility, region locking, touchscreen, motion control, price, and so on.Famitsu reached out to Nintendoand got a few answers. Nintendo says Switch is not a successor to Wii U nor 3DS. When asked about compatibility with Wii U and 3DS, Nintendo replied that “Nintendo Switch will not be able to play Wii U game discs or 3DS cartridges....

Gearing up for Pikmin 4 Just in time for ourPikmin 4review, Nintendohas released an official interviewwith keyPikminteam members, which helps shed a bit of light on this previously niche (but now fairly ubiquitous) series. In it, we hear from a few familiar faces like Shigeru Miyamoto, as well as Nintendo director Shigefumi Hino, manager Masamichi Abe, programmer Yuji Kando, and art director Junji Morii. Even in a controlled environment like a Nintendo-published interview, these sorts of glances behind the curtain are fascinating....

As part of an investor briefing today, Satoru Iwata revealed that Nintendo is hard at work on the next game in their flagship line of Wii-centric games. We’re talking the ones with “Wii” in the title, likeWii FitandWii Music. The stuff where when it’s about to come out you have to wonder how it is anyone can afford to market a product that densely. That next game is going to beWii Party....

Fans with fond memories of gaming in the ’90s (i.e. me) rejoice, as soon you’ll be able to play classic Sega Genesis games on the go. If you always wondered what it would be like to playCool Spoton a train orToeJam & Earlwhile in a post office queue, well wonder no more. As reported byThe Verge, a company calledHyperkin– a specialist in console hardware and accessories – is working on a portable Sega Genesis device....

More curious silhouettes Wereported last weekon how card-thrower Oswald would be making his return to the ring inKing of Fighters XIV.Well, it appears he’s not alone, as SNK confirmed at EVO Japan that, in April, three more DLC characters will also be joining the team-fighting title. Similar to the game’s last batch of DLC characters — which included Whip, Vanessa and Yamazaki — astrange hybrid silhouettehas been unveiled, with the previously confirmed Oswald already filled in....

Finally, I can bring GLaDOS on the go! Portalis one of my favorite game series of all time. It’s challenging, it’s funny, and it’s exactly the kind of bombastic romp I miss in AAA games right now. As announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, I can finally take thePortalseries on the go with me, because both titles are being ported to the Switch in thePortal: Companion Collection. According toValve, this will include both full single-player experiences, as well as the co-op mode fromPortal 2, which will be playable via split-screen, local, or online multiplayer....

Smol Juri coming to a desk near me soon San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2022 is underway, bringing with it a huge selection of video games, movie memorabilia, celebrity signings, exclusive toys, and cosplay — Somewhere in the middle of all of that, there are even some comics. Also in attendance this week is publisher Capcom, which is taking the opportunity to shine a new spotlight on its upcoming fighting sequel,Street Fighter 6....

Got some spare change laying around and want to support a good cause? The folks over atTheSpeedGamersare tearing through the entireMetroidseries once again in order to raise money for the Halton Autistic Family Support Group. They do good things for families in need. The goal for this marathon is $15,000, and while they’re rocking the games pretty hard they can use any help you can give to reach it. The marathon began yesterday at 6 p....