List by Matt S. So, there we have it. Now the Nintendo Switch has been unveiled in full. We’ve got a release date, prices, the launch games, the works. You can catch a summary of the announcements here. Now it’s time to sit and think through what we saw on…
Read MoreWelcome to the DDNet Awards, our annual celebration of the best and brightest games that we’ve been playing throughout the year. It has been a really good year for games in 2016, with great examples of every genre popping up through the year. Across 15 categories over the next three…
Read MoreNews by Britta S, Matt S.Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Nintendo realised the dreams of many of its fans when it released Super Mario Maker on the Nintendo Wii U last year. Offering players a comprehensive toolset to create entire levels just as the good folks at Nintendo itself do, the game was perhaps the greatest…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Matt S. In 1998, two years after realising that it was onto something big in Japan with a humble game called Pokemon, Nintendo and Game Freak unleashed their first monster collecting JRPG in the west, with little fanfare, and minimal expectations that it would succeed (over and…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. It’s no secret that the original Corpse Party is an older horror game. The latest entry in the franchise is a polished version of that release and retains the original’s overall aesthetics and mechanics. What’s fascinating is that, 20 years later, Corpse Party is still a…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. A sense of humour goes a long way in defining a game’s identity. In Paper Mario Color Splash, jokes paint new life into every scenario and character interaction, upping the ante of peculiar situations tenfold. The Paper Mario series has historically emphasised comedy, but the latest…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. There we go. We finally know something about the Nintendo NX, now formally titled “Switch.” Not nearly enough, and I’ll get on to that in a moment, but we know something. Finally. Related reading: A full run-down of the Switch trailer and news. What we do…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Nintendo’s upcoming hardware project was first mentioned during March last year, but the information supply since then has been slim pickings to say the least. Naturally, hundreds of theories and so-called “leaks” flooded the internet in that announcement’s wake, but today we can finally put our…
Read MoreNews by Matthew C. Nintendo will formally reveal the Nintendo NX tomorrow, with a trailer due to be released at 1am AEDT / 7pm PT / 3pm BST / 11pm JST. This news comes by way of Nintendo’s various social media channels, with no other details given – as you’d…
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