Super Mario Odyssey's stages are open-world. Mario Kart is literally called "Mario Kart World" and takes place in an open world. Donkey Kong Bananza is an open-world platforming wonderland. Metroid ...

Beyond" was first announced in 2017 but then things went quiet. Two years later, Nintendo announced that development would start all over again, this time with a different studio. Now the game has ...

Up until now, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond for Switch 1 has mostly been a mystery in terms of how it looks and runs. Luckily, as part of our Metorid Prime 4: Beyond review process, we were able to go hands ...

Metroid Prime 4 is also a premium Switch 2 experience. It runs at glorious 120 FPS and can support up to 4K quality if you ...

I felt the spark when I started Metroid Prime 4, but the longer I played, the more I realized I wasn’t the only one struggling to enjoy it.

Jump from the slab on the right to the slab on the left, and then grab the mote from the right slab, and place it on the next furthest slab on the right to start building a path to the far side.

A reader is concerned that Nintendo is purposefully simplifying all its Switch 2 games, and going against the formula that ...

The Shacknews Awards 2025 celebration kicks off today and will last until the end of the year. Please take a look at all our ...

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