The festivities for Pokémon Day are in full swing and as such, we’ve gotten a slew of information about the future of the franchise. Most of the news has been focused on the games and shows that will be hitting shelves and streaming services this year, but interviews with key…
With February coming to a close, it feels surprising to say that nearly two months of 2025 have come and gone. As each day passes, the exciting new games on the horizon come ever closer into view. The next in that lineup that has action RPG fans on the edge…
Something new is coming to the Pokémon TCG — the Mega Evolution series! Showcased in today’s Pokémon Presents, Mega Lucario EX and Mega Gardevoir EX are the first two Megas to be officially revealed. Mega EX cards will have high HP and powerful attacks, but will come at…
With the recent announcement that Mario Kart Tour will no longer be getting new content, I’ve been dwelling on memories of the demise of another of Nintendo’s mobile offerings, Dragalia Lost, which would be celebrating its 5th anniversary today if it were still running. A collaboration between Cygames and Nintendo,…
Well, it’s that time of the year again – Nintendo has announced a 40 minute Nintendo Direct for tomorrow, September 14th, prompting us all to run around like our hair’s on fire. And as is ritual, we must attempt to know the minds of the gods and what fate has…
While the upcoming list of Nintendo Switch releases is a little lean, one publisher that’s more than pulling its weight in terms of upcoming titles is XSeed (subsidiary of Marvelous). The company had a sizable presence at PAX West 2023, demoing a handful of hot upcoming games – and was…
Having attended many a Sakura-Con and PAX West in my day, I’m well versed in the layout of the Seattle Convention Center’s Arch building (which, until recently, was the only building in the Con Center). The largest part of the building’s southern portion, adjacent to the atrium and courtyard, is…
PAX West took place in Seattle this past Labor Day weekend, and while Nintendo was sequestered off in their own little special event in a corner of the convention center, the usual wave of cool little indie titles and third party games descended upon the main expo floor. I got…
“Well, it looks like you know what you’re doing.” The comment from the Nintendo Live exhibitor next to me as I played Super Mario Bros. Wonder gave me a chuckle. I had to hold back a ramble about all the 2D Mario games I’d played before, from the golden oldies…
I never imagined myself beginning a video game article by stating “Paris Hilton was right,” and yet I can’t deny how doggone correct the high-profile media personality was with her 2018 tweet: “We need to get Nintendo Dogs as an app on the App Store!” Slight misnomer aside, Ms. Hilton’s…
In the wake of last week’s Nintendo Direct, Rob Fahey of gamesindustry.biz put out an opinion piece about the announcement’s lineup, proclaiming it to be the console’s “sunset slate.” Fahey argues that the Nintendo Switch’s upcoming games, “a focus on remasters and remakes,” is a stopgap as Nintendo prepares to…
RPGs are my favorite genre of video game, and have been since around the time I was a preteen and discovered the likes of SNES classics like Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and EarthBound. But my first RPGs, when I was just a wee tyke, didn’t feature any medieval knights or…
Spinoffs of existing games can be tricky. Fans of those worlds will come in with certain expectations while newcomers will want to know what they’ve been missing, and striking the right balance while offering something new often takes finesse and ingenuity. Without those you end up with a Link’s Crossbow…
Alright. Okay. FINE. Let’s talk about the characters in that new Tears of the Kingdom trailer that just dropped last week. Who are we talking about? There’s a lot of questions I could ask. Who’s our new little Rito friend? And where did Teba go? Who are these…
Three years ago, we took an island getaway that ended up being an unforgettable experience – it’s been three years since the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons! The fifth major title in the Animal Crossing series introduced elements like crafting, durability, and terraforming to the storied life sim franchise….
