Browsing: Nintendo

Advance Wars has been dormant since 2008, and a 2023 remake did little to signal a real revival. Tactical RPG fans are growing impatient.

Donkey Kong Bananza’s underground world design is built entirely around DK’s solo toolkit, leaving Diddy Kong fans with no structural role in the franchise’s biggest new adventure.

Switch 2 port rumors for Hollow Knight: Silksong are splitting fan expectations after years of silence from Team Cherry. Here’s why the speculation is causing real frustration.

Miyamoto’s reduced hands-on role at Nintendo is creating gaps in long-term IP planning that no single successor has yet filled. Here’s why that matters.

Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom sold 2.04 million copies in its first quarter – respectable, but well below Nintendo benchmarks. Now a sequel push faces real internal pressure.

Nintendo’s Kirby franchise is releasing faster than it’s evolving, and the gap between its best work and its filler content is getting harder to ignore.

F-Zero has been dormant for over 20 years. The fans who campaigned loudest for its return are aging out, and Nintendo shows no signs of changing course.

Switch 2’s parental controls have real gaps frustrating family buyers – from missing purchase approvals to communication features that aren’t clearly disclosed at setup.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is drawing praise for its gameplay and sharp criticism for frame rate issues, splitting early buyers along hardware lines.

Microsoft’s 2002 acquisition of Rare locked Banjo-Kazooie behind an IP wall that’s quietly blocking any Switch 2 revival, no matter how strong fan demand gets.