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The best 2D Super Mario game since Yoshi’s Island is upgraded for the Nintendo Switch 2, with a suite of new multiplayer ...

Since 1986 the Metroid series has gone from 2D to 3D (and back to 2D) and to consoles and portables, with plenty of Samus appearances and cameos in other games along the way. It’s responsible for ...