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Nintendo Direct

There’s a 30-minute Nintendo Direct stream tomorrow, Thursday 27th March, at 2:00pm UK time (7:00am PT / 10:00am ET), focusing on upcoming Nintendo Switch games.
The stream won’t include any news about the Switch 2, which will have its own Direct stream on Wednesday, 2nd April.

Best of Feature OpinionMonday, 17th March 2025 by Mike Five reasons why “Two Point Festival” will be next in the series

Did Two Point Museum’s developers include a subtle clue to the identity of their next game? And if they didn’t, could they please start making it anyway? It sounds really good…

A screenshot showing the Urbz's endearing, isometric pixel art style

Feature OpinionTuesday, 12th March 2019 by Matthew The best Sims game is an oft-forgotten Nintendo DS title

Could an obscure Sims-series outlier — for an aging Nintendo handheld — really be the best game in the franchise? Matthew certainly thinks so.

Zero, the antagonist of the Zero Escape series

Feature OpinionFriday, 24th March 2017 by Mike You know what sucks?

Pricing disparity has reared its ugly head again with the release of The Nonary Games — and we’ve been screwed not once, but twice. Hmph.

The main game screen in Crusader Kings II, showing a map of the world

Feature OpinionSunday, 21st August 2016 by Matthew Why more games should take a leaf from Crusader Kings

It’s frustratingly difficult. It’s the pinnacle of “dialogue-box simulators”. So what exactly makes Crusader Kings II such an addictive, innovative game?