...wait, this had MINIGAMES?

The next addition to the Expansion Pack may cause some historic multiplayer.

Kirby and the Amazing Mirror has been revealed as the next game in the Game Boy Advance library, launching on September 29. The 2004 platformer was in the original wave of GBA announcements.

The trailer (below) shows off four player online play for both the main story and some minigames.

Wait, a Trails series we can get in on the ground floor on?

Things we missed last week: Well, we predicted the Direct which added NSO subscription incentive F-Zero 99, strategy title Wartales, racing sequel Horizon Chase 2, and rhythm shitpost Trombone Champ. The Archives title, added in the educational section of every prison ever, is Jail Break from Konami.

The good news is, there's still enough time for it to get a second lotcheck review.

After being threatened on an annual basis for the last three summers, there is now a date attached to the remaster of Plumbers Don't Wear Ties.

In an announcement on Twitter, the service now known as X for some moronic reason, publisher Limited Run Games confirmed that the notorious FMV game would release digitally on December 8. The announcement was accompanied by the official opening of physical preorders for the game next Friday.

This list is pretty sus, and we're not just saying that because it has an Aspyr game.

Other 3rd party announcements from today's Direct:

Many new first party trailers, though not as much in the way of new information

Quick updates to previously announced Nintendo games from the Direct:

Is it any worse than stopping to talk about the Mario movie?

A brief interruption of the Direct announced that Nintendo is planning to show off more of their history.

After showing off a Mario ? block design on the roof, it was confirmed that a "museum" will be a part of a new Nintendo building in Kyoto, and is targeting a launch by the end of March 2024. According to Nintendo, it will contain "a wide variety of products from Nintendo's history".

The last Smash Ultimate amiibo comes with a bottle of aspirin and a plot novel from his home series. (Or it should.)

The Nintendo Direct featured launch dates for four previously announced Amiibo as well as confirmation of the existence of a fifth.

At least the "No Side Order" sign only had to be tapped once.

Two bits of outstanding DLC were discussed in today's Direct for two Switch megahits.

The Direct kicked off with the Splatoon 3 "Side Order" DLC, introducing a new character named "Acht" (the number 8 in German) and showing off some of the gameplay. Originally announced for a fall 2023 release, the second part of the Expansion Pass will now launch in spring 2024.

The puzzle-platformer series that originated on Game Boy Advance arrives early in the new year.

One of the first announcements during today's Nintendo Direct was for a remake of the first Mario vs. Donkey Kong game, a series that originally debuted in 2004 on Game Boy Advance. 20 years later, Donkey Kong is back to his mischief-making ways and it's up to Mario to foil his plan to steal all of... Read more...

Sadly, Trombone Champ does not appear to include "Through the Fire and Flames".

One of the wildest PC party games is coming to Switch with a very rarely used control method included.

Four player rhythm game Trombone Champ - a rhythm game focused on the large woodwind - is one of the Direct's shadowdrops. As the game is focused on moving a mock trombone up and down the screen, it will support a motion option via the right Joy-Con's infrared camera.

OK, I want to see proof of anyone who had this on the bingo card in the Talkback.

A pair of adventure titles from the late 2000s are coming out of nowhere for a Switch rescue.

"Another Code: Recollection" is a Switch remaster of Another Code: Two Memories (or "Trace Memory" in North America) and Another Code R: A Journey into Lost Memories (never released in NA), the 2005 and 2009 adventure titles developed by the late developer Cing. Recollections will launch on January 19.

Classic SNES F-ZERO racing meets last-person standing gameplay.

During this morning's Nintendo Direct presentation, the next 99-player online game was revealed as F-ZERO 99, featuring SNES-style visuals. The game is exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online members, and it sees new gameplay mechanics added to enhance the experience. These include a Power Meter that... Read more...

This is really going to jack up her Smash moveset.

The "untitled Peach game" is not only titled, it's also been dated.

Originally announced in June's direct, the Peach-starring game was shown today as "Princess Peach: Showtime" and will launch on March 22. In the game, Princess Peach can don various costumes including a patisserie (baker), detective, and swiordfighter in order to save areas from an evil gang.

We'll be over here folding origami.

The most beloved Mario RPG since the original is getting a 20th anniversary touch-up.

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door HD was the "one more thing" of today's Nintendo Direct, announcing a 2024 release. The original title released in 2004 on the GameCube, and the remaster trailer did not make any announcements of additional content.

Would it surprise you to know that their current CEO used to hold a similar position at EA?

Unity - the engine behind many popular productions in spaces from AAA to the shovelware peddlers of the Switch - is under fire today following a new fee structure that would be charged to developers and potentially platform holders.

As announced yesterday by Unity CEO John Riccitello, the new structure... Read more...

Here we go again!

As expected heading into Tokyo Game Show next week, Nintendo is getting a Direct ready.

The likely-final general Nintendo Direct of the year will air tomorrow at 10a.m. EDT / 7a.m. PDT / 1500 CEST / 2300 JST. It will run for 40 minutes.

According to the announcement, the focus will be on Switch software "releasing this winter".

The forthcoming release will collect all nine Picross e games that are now inaccessible after the closure of the 3DS eShop.

The next game in the Picross S series will be Picross S+, a collection of all nine Picross e games that were originally released on the 3DS eShop.

Due out in 2024, Picross S+ will contain the content from Picross e for an estimated price of $4.99 (and equivalent pricing). The other eight releases will be available as DLC for an estimated price of $4.99 each. This will be the first time Picross e9 will be available outside of Japan.

And we didn't even get the Fire Emblem crossover via Elimine.

Mario Kart Tour is getting the caution flag.

In an announcement today of upcoming content, it was announced that the tour beginning on October 4 (the "Battle Tour") will be the final tour to add new racers, courses, or cart parts. The tour following (a Halloween-themed tour launching on the 18th) will be the first to run as a repeat.

Sounds like a big week for fans of silent towns and IBM.

Things we missed last week: NBA 2K24 (now with Kobe Bryant hagiography), Zing Zing ZIp in the Archives, and a game that surprisingly is not about The Colossus of Boggo Road who famously botched a spinkick and fell flat on his arse.

Last week nearly doubled between the first and last of the week... Read more...

Real "guy in your work group who doesn't do a thing" energy coming out of the ESA right now.

The organizers of the PAX shows and this past weekend's Nintendo Live have apparently had enough of the ESA when it comes to a revival of the moribund E3 show.

As first reported by subsidiary company GamesIndustry.biz, ReedPop and the ESA have terminated an agreement whereby the convention specialists... Read more...