A that seems to take inspiration from the Mario Party series has been announced for the Nintendo Switch.
07.09.2023 - 14:15 / polygon.com / Mario / New
Mortal Kombat is entering a new era. Following the events of Mortal Kombat 11’s campaign, the timeline has reset, summoning unique interpretations of classic characters, altered power dynamics, and dangerous new threats. To complement this universal reboot, NetherRealm Studios has brought new modes and systems to Mortal Kombat 1, like Kameo fighters that can support you in combat and a brand-new single-player offering in the form of Invasions mode.
Invasions blends RPG-esque progression systems with bite-size chunks of Mortal Kombat’s trademark gory goodness, and it will likely appeal to new players who want to get a foothold on the fighting experience before diving into multiplayer.
Players each choose their combatant and a Kameo to support them (though the player can swap both at any time) and appear on a top-down game board where every node tosses you into a bloody, amorphous brawl. Flying bats can turn the upper half of the arena into a hazard, and homing ice balls can frustrate your hard-fought combos. Invasions is also propped up by a lighthearted narrative spine, evoking natural comparisons to other fighting game single-player modes like The Subspace Emissary in Super Smash Bros. Brawl or, more recently, World Tour in Street Fighter 6.
As part of a hands-on demo at Gamescom, I was let loose on the gaudy Hollywood Hills mansion of MK stalwart Johnny Cage; the place is in total disarray upon my arrival. There’s a portal to another realm in the master bedroom, but I had to grab the key to the front door first, which (true to form) had been stolen by a Tarkatan warrior.
Lurching into battle as Liu Kang, I was struck by how visually nimble Mortal Kombat 1 felt compared to its predecessor. It’s quick but satisfying, a pick-up-and-play fighting game with deliberate animations that lean hard into the murderous spectacle, and it leverages the faster memory access and fidelity of current-gen consoles to deliver eye-popping backdrops and effects. I could see the crimping on a plastic flamingo as it floated lazily around Cage’s pool. I also noticed blood drizzling and compounding naturally across the marble flooring as we tussled back and forth.
Kameo fighters are attached to the left shoulder button, which you press to pull them into the fray for an attack. Depending on your D-pad orientation and Kameo choice, this can be a punch, a throw, or a projectile. They’re broadly unintrusive to the cadence of combat — I hit a classic MK uppercut and extended a juggle on Baraka with Jax’s Energy Wave, which felt terrific in practice. Your bloody buddy can also join the grimacing fun of a fatal blow. On one squirm-worthy occasion, Kano’s laser pierced a victim’s skull before Johnny Cage dropped a film camera on
A that seems to take inspiration from the Mario Party series has been announced for the Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo's mobile racer is coming to the end of its development cycle.
Mario Kart Tour was definitely one of Nintendo’s more successful forays into the mobile gaming space, but four years on from its launch, the kart racer is nearing the end of its active lifecycle, with Nintendo and DeNA confirming that it will stop receiving new content soon.
Given the sheer length of time Mario has been around, it’s not surprising that people are able to beat the original Super Mario Bros. in record time. Speedrunning is a huge part of the gaming community, and the iconic Nintendo game is close to having the perfect run.
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Last month, Nintendo revealed longtime Mario voice actor Charles Martinet will no longer voice the character. The company stopped short of revealing who is taking over the role, although it did say we’d find out in the upcoming release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which does not feature Martinet as Mario.
One speedrunner has set a new Super Mario Bros. world record for the first time in over a year, and runners are now only 22 frames away from literal perfection.
Charles Martinet and Shigeru Miyamoto have explained Martinet’s new role as ‘Mario Ambassador’.
Nintendo announced on Tuesday that it would be releasing a few new bundles, including a Mario Kart 8 bundle and Animal Crossing-themed Nintendo Switch Lites, next month.
It was a surprise to fans worldwide when we discovered that the iconic character, Mario, would receive a new voice actor. Nintendo’s flagship character had been voiced for decades by Charles Martinet. This actor has been offering his talents to Nintendo to give Mario those iconic phrases fans have become familiar with. But after his lengthy run, it looks like Charles was ready to hang up his cap and pass the torch. Unfortunately, we’re not sure just who that torch has been passed on to.
Nintendo has revealed three new Switch bundles releasing next month. One is a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle that includes a standard Switch model and the other two are special Animal Crossing: New Horizons-themed Switch Lite consoles that include the game. All three bundles will be released on October 6.
We may have heard Mario and Luigi’s new voices in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but Nintendo will not be confirming who is voicing them until the game’s release, according to Nintendo president Doug Bowser.