Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. These…
The Fire Emblem is no stranger to massive stories and expansive casts. As early as the Super Nintendo, with Genealogy of the Holy War, it was playing with multiple generations and political intrigue. It and others would spread their lore across multiple games, multiple protagonists, and multiple storylines. It’s an…
To people of a certain age, the advertisements that ran in 1998 for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time have been seared into their brains. I still remember going to the movies to see A Bug’s Life and watching that legendary “Willst thou suck?” trailer as if my life…
The Final Fantasy series has evolved tremendously in the nearly four decades since its debut on the Famicom in the late 1980s. While most recent entries in the legendary RPG series have shifted toward fast-paced, real-time combat, for me, Final Fantasy will always be at its absolute best when it…
A journey where you’ll never know who you’ll run into next. That tagline for the first Kingdom Hearts stuck with me, because it really seemed true. How else could I come across Aladdin, Cloud Strife, and Tigger in a single game? The idea of exploring Disney’s animated worlds was appealing,…
As a die-hard Resident Evil fan since the 1996 original, I am often asked, “Are the films worth watching?” I’ve always been unable to give a straightforward answer. The truth is, I personally like them for strange reasons, but objectively, they aren’t good. The previous live-action installments are so nonsensical…
With how the series made its way to the Switch, I was surprised by the relative silence when it came to Persona games on Nintendo Switch 2. Yes, we got a port of Persona 3 Reload, but what about 4’s own “R”emake? Thankfully, Atlus brought news on that front during…
Hinted at a few months back, Nintendo unveiled Metroid Ravenous during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation similarly to how it announced Metroid Dread five years back. The first game in the series made specifically for Nintendo Switch 2, this adventure hearkens back to Metroid’s 2D roots and seemingly picks up directly…
Closing out today’s Nintendo Direct was something brand-new all the way from Dream Land. Kirby and the World Beyond was announced as the next title in the series, just in time for the series’ 35th anniversary. The most apparent aspect in this debut is the open 3D world…
It’s hard to believe that it’s been well over a year since Elden Ring was announced for Nintendo Switch 2. In fact, it was one of the very first games revealed for the console back in April of last year. Since then, the game has been previewed and shown off…
For the last 20 years, I’ve been what many would call an obsessive video game collector. Nearly every weekend, I could be found at the crack of dawn at garage sales, flea markets, thrift stores, and estate sales searching for Nintendo treasures to add to my collection. Over the decades,…
For a brainchild of Shigeru Miyamoto, the Star Fox series sure doesn’t feel all that supported. Loaned out to other developers since the beginning, Nintendo themselves have really only flown one solo mission — Star Fox 64. Call it bias, call it familiarity, call it quality; there’s a reason we…
Nintendo has revealed a ton of new details on Splatoon Raiders, with a specialized Direct presentation dedicated to the single-player spinoff. The video delves deep into many of the game’s features, including enemies, gadgets, weapons, collectibles, multiplayer features, and more. Treasure Hunting The band Deep Cut, consisting…
The rumors were true, and I can’t begin to tell you just how excited I am as a lifelong The Legend of Zelda fan. During today’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed that an Ocarina of Time remake is coming in 2026, and boy, does it look fantastic. Unlike the…
It’s always an exciting time when the developer of an indie darling gets to branch out into something new. Yacht Club Games, the creators of perhaps one of the most iconic indie games of all-time, Shovel Knight, had plenty to prove with their venture into a brand-new, non-Shovel Knight property,…
