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GDC 2025 was held in San Francisco last week, and First Break Labs was there to show off their upcoming releases. Pure Nintendo wasn’t on hand for a visit, but we did hop onto Discord for a demo of two games they’ll be sending our way: ILA: A Frosty Guide and Baseless.
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It’s surprisingly fun to think of your dream theme park, and then actually build it and see other people’s reactions to it. Just in case you’re not familiar with the RollerCoaster Tycoon series, that’s exactly what you do.
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A stealth puzzle game with an intense sense of intrigue, The Stone of Madness takes place in the grim setting of a 17th century Spanish monastery. The game tells the …
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This week on the Pure Nintendo Podcast, Jemma and Kirk are joined by special guest Nick Cellini from Turtle Flip Studio to talk all about his debut Switch title, Which …
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Cats and Seek: Dino Park is a hidden object game developed by Noobzilla and published by Silesia Games. I don’t play hidden object games too often, but when I do, …
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What’s happening on the Nintendo Switch eShop? Just a little game called Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition.

If you’re a Xenoblade Chronicles fan who somehow missed out on X, now …
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Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is a step forward in the Atelier series, but not everyone’s going to like the direction it’s taking. It feels like it’s starting to leave certain core elements—and Nintendo hardware—behind.
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Urban Myth Dissolution Center is a point-and-click visual novel for the Nintendo Switch. It takes the creepiness of Emio and the investigative elements of the Ace Attorney series and wraps …
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty is a visual novel that was first released in 2023 on Steam. Now, it brings its mix of drama and intrigue …
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Dead Dragons aren’t dead. This isn’t really a spoiler because you find out the dragons aren’t dead in about the first two minutes. Besides, the whole point of the game is what you do about the dragons still running amok.
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This week on the Pure Nintendo Podcast, Jemma, Kirk, and Trev talk about anniversaries, mobile gaming, RPGs, visual novels, Switch 2, and much more.

Last week, we celebrated all …
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It’s time to check out the latest offerings on the Nintendo Switch eShop. This week’s highlights include On Your Tail, a title we were intriduced to last year during one …
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Turbo Overkill is a first-person shooter for the Nintendo Switch. While this genre isn’t exactly in short supply, there aren’t many decent outings for Nintendo’s hybrid console. Turbo Overkill seeks …
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Kamikaze Lassplanes—thus named because the planes are the lasses and the…well, I’m not sure about the kamikaze part—leans heavily into its visual novel gameplay and ecchi art. It also serves up an engaging story and fun shoot ’em up combat throughout.
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This week on the Pure Nintendo Podcast, it’s time to celebrate all things Mario for MAR10 day! Jemma and Trev get into the spirit by looking at our fave Mario …
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It’s the end of the week and that means it’s time to welcome a host of new games to the Nintendo Switch eShop. This week’s highlight is Suikoden I&II Remaster, …
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There are a lot of words one feels compelled to use when covering an announcement such as the remake of Tony Haw’s Pro Skater 3 + 4. Those words all feel wrong coming from me, so I’m going to let the official press release do its thing.
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It’s hard for me to shake the stereotype that visual novels tend to be romances. Take a look at the eShop screens for this game, and you can see why that would be the case. But believe me, the HD remake of Ever 17 – The Out of Infinity is much more than a romance.
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