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Wednesday20th Apr 2022
Video Mass Effect Gets Advance Wars-Style GBA Demake
"It's 2001 and you're playing Mass Effect on your GBA"
Have you ever wondered what Mass Effect would look like if it was transformed into an Advance Wars-style game? YouTube channel 64 Bits has uploaded its own 'demake' of a Mass Effect Advance Wars-inspired game, which is part of a larger series of demakes. It's officially titled "Advance Effect:...
Thursday14th Apr 2022
News This Switch Owner Is Apparently Already Playing Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
Update: Nintendo cancels purchase and refunds
Update #2 [Fri 15th Apr, 2022 03:00 BST]: This copy of the game can no longer be accessed, and Nintendo has also asked the same Switch user to remove footage and screenshots of the title from social media. "Nintendo got in touch about the screens and clips, so they're gone and I won't be posting...
Thursday10th Mar 2022
News Nintendo Halts Exports To Russia
Suspending all shipments for "foreseeable future"
Nintendo has announced that it is suspending all exports to Russia for the foreseeable future, joining several major video game companies in exiting the country following Moscow's invasion of neighbour Ukraine. As reported by Aljazeera, Nintendo has stated that its decision is down to the...
Wednesday9th Mar 2022
News Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Delayed "In Light Of Recent World Events"
"Please stay tuned for updates on a new release date"
Nintendo has announced that WayForward's Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp has been delayed. The surprise decision was made on Twitter, and is likely a response to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. The package, which contains remakes of GBA classics Advance Wars and
Wednesday9th Feb 2022
News Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Adds Voice Overs For Commanding Officers
Custom maps also return!
We've got some "new intel from the frontlines" about Nintendo and WayForward's upcoming Switch collection Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. The Commanding Officers in the series are now all voiced - so you'll not only be able to read lines of dialogue but hear them. The rest of the latest trailer went into detail about the...
Thursday3rd Feb 2022
News Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch Games
Breath of the Wild 2 still on for 2022, Metroid Prime still TBA
Nintendo's latest financial report is live and the company has (re)published its upcoming release schedule. Below, we've listed the major Nintendo releases currently on the docket for 2022 — the announced ones, at least. The updated schedule includes January launches, so you'll find...
Saturday11th Dec 2021
News Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Rated In Australia (Again)
First time was before the delay
Although we were meant to be playing Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp on the Switch by now, in October Nintendo announced a delay. While it's now due to arrive in "Spring 2022" according to Nintendo's website (
Friday29th Oct 2021
News Oh No, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Has Been Delayed On Switch
Update: Nintendo UK lists April release
Update: Nintendo UK has updated the pre-order information for Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, with the new date being listed as April 8th 2022. That's a very specific date (also a Friday), so it could be that this is the new launch date for the game. Original Story [Fri 22nd Oct, 2021 14:05 BST]: Sad news,...
Saturday2nd Oct 2021
News Advance Wars' Switch Box Art Recreates The Original GBA Cover
Here's your first look
The cult hit Game Boy Advance titles Advance Wars titles are returning this holiday season on the Nintendo Switch. If the announcement wasn't already a big enough dose of nostalgia for you, we've now got our first look at the box art of this upcoming release. For most parts, it's an accurate recreation of the first game's GBA...
Saturday19th Jun 2021
Video Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Switch Vs. GBA Comparison
Pixels against polygons
Beyond a few Spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Advance Wars series hasn't seen a skirmish in thirteen years. At this point, we'd assumed this tactical, army-based RPG had been long forgotten, considering the developers Intelligent Systems have their flagship series, Fire Emblem, to fill that tactical gap. Then,...
Friday18th Jun 2021
News Nintendo Confirms Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Will Include Online Support
More will be revealed soon
Apart from Metroid Dread, one of the other standout announcements of Nintendo's E3 Direct was the return of the Advance Wars games from the GBA generation. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is being
Wednesday16th Jun 2021
News Shantae Developer WayForward Is Making Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
"We are incredibly honored"
The Game Boy Advance generation had an amazing library of games, but some of the standouts of the lot were the Advance Wars games by Intelligent Systems - best known for the Fire Emblem series. Nintendo's obviously announced that it'll be reviving this classic turn-based tactical series, and it appears it's getting some...
Tuesday15th Jun 2021
News Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp Reimagines The Classics On Switch
It's back!
Advance Wars is a series that's long been awaiting a comeback, and now fans of the series or those yet to experience its charms have something to get excited about. In today's E3 Nintendo Direct it was confirmed that Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp arrives on 3rd December. It's a rather dramatic remaster of the original two campaigns -...
