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With so many games and so many tweaks to those games in this series, elements I like and dislike come and go. That’s expected and appreciated, but there’s one element that should remain consistent, and it’s really not in The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II.
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Whether they be more about puzzle solving, adventuring, or arcade action, platformers tend to involve a slow build into what they’re about. Moons of Darsalon starts with its foot on the gas and doesn’t let up.
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Have you been listening to the range of tunes on Nintendo Music? It’s time to plug those headphones back in because a new soundtrack has joined the collection. The most …
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This week on the Pure Nintendo Podcast, Jemma, Kirk, Trev continue their countdown to April 2’s Nintendo Direct. This week’s topic is hosts.

Last week, we chatted about the …
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Nashville, TN – Feb 3, 2025 – Hi, Koopalings, and welcome to the first issue of the new year. Purely Trev here, taking another shot at Message from the Editor while …
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VED is a turn-based adventure game with sword fights and fantasy. As you probably expect, there is a gaggle of game gadgets to collect, upgrade, and use in interesting ways to beat the baddies and win the day. However…
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Ready to check out the latest titles to hit the eShop? This week’s disparate highlights include an outing with the adorable Hello Kitty and a turb-based adventure of the ghost-busting …
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Nippon Ichi games test my brain in ways that most do not. The strategies required to work through them run deliberately and distinguishedly deep, and the same can be said of Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero.
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Rarely do I see an RPG stumble and fall in such rapid succession, but Dragon Takers does just that. Despite some initial promise, it quickly makes one blunder after another. …
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Have you been keeping up with the latest tunes on Nintendo Music? Well, get ready to plug those headphones back in because the most recent soundtrack to join Nintendo’s own …
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Blending entrepreneurial spirit with adventure, Cuisineer challenges you to manage the day-to-day running of a restaurant while also dungeon crawling for ingredients. The game utilises an adorable art style and …
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This week on the Pure Nintendo Podcast, Jemma, Kirk, and Trev discuss everything from Donkey Kong Country Returns HD to the next Switch 2 presentation.

Last week was all …
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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD will be great fun for those who’ve yet to experience Retro Studio’s platforming adventure, and I mean great with a capital G. But if you’ve …
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Mindcop is an adventure-puzzle game wrapped in a murder mystery. This unique take on the whodunnit genre puts you in the shoes of a mind-reading detective working a murder case …
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What’s happening on the Nintendo Switch eShop this week? Looks like it’s time to head back to a galaxy far, far away with the launch of the classic Star Wars …
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Zen Studios has had a rough go transitioning from FX3 on the Nintendo Switch. Pinball FX – Williams Pinball Volume 8 is no exception. Besides the obvious question of, “Where …
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The alien terror won’t come from above, it’ll come from the deep. And it’ll rise on February 20th when ININ, Kritzelkratz 3000, and Ziggurat release the Amiga-era shoot-’em-up X-Out: Resurfaced in digital and physical editions.
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We’re just two months away from the March 21st release of Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land. Can you think of a better way to acknowledge that than with a new exploration, synthesis, and combat trailer from KOEI TECMO America and Gust?
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