As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
One of the only things to be completely revamped in the Nintendo Switch’s The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake is the Fishing Pond, made a bit more robust by the addition of fish sizes, more fish types, three different lures, and more rewards. Each fish you catch visibly varies…
The Nintendo Switch remake of the Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is finally here! And just like the original game, there’s a trading sequence sidequest players must complete before they can face the final boss. The trading quest in The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening differs a…
In 2019, players return to the mysterious Koholint Island 16 years after the original The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening launched on the Game Boy. The entire game has been remade from the ground up for Nintendo Switch with gorgeous visuals and a whole bunch of other improvements. But, like…
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition launches on Switch on September 27th, and there’s a demo in the eShop now so you can get started on your journey through Erdrea. If you’ve never played a Dragon Quest game before and want to prepare for…
The latest installment in the long-running Fire Emblem series, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, has a wide cast of characters. The game takes place at the “Garreg Mach Monastery” and features three different school “houses” (as the name would imply): the Black Eagles, Blue Lions, and Golden Deer. Over the course…
Prepare for trouble — and make it double. Team GO Rocket invasions are now available in mobile game Pokémon GO, bringing tons of new gameplay elements and features — including battles with Team GO Rocket Grunts and “Shadow Pokémon.” (Oooh!) Confused? No worries: Our handy guide should clear everything up…
SPOILER WARNING: The following guide contains spoilers for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order! Turn back now if you don’t want to know who the game’s secret unlockable characters are! The Nintendo Switch-exclusive game Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (MUA3) has such a titanic number of…
Nintendo’s latest mobile game, Dr. Mario World, is live for iOS and Android devices! The company’s latest foray into mobile gaming sees the Dr. Mario franchise get a bit of a refresh, crossing over with gameplay not unlike other mobile titles Bejeweled and Candy Crush Saga. While the titular Dr….
Brand-new Pokémon games are on their way in 2019! Yep, that’s right: Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, the second set of mainline Pokémon titles on the Nintendo Switch, are headed to store shelves and the Nintendo Switch eShop later this year. The games were teased back in 2018, when new…
No, the sky isn’t falling — a new Animal Crossing game for the Nintendo Switch is on its way. Finally, after almost six years since Animal Crossing: New Leaf for the Nintendo 3DS, fans are getting a new mainline entry in the Animal Crossing series. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was…
Update: In addition to the methods listed below, you can evolve your Eevee into Leafeon and Glaceon without requiring a Lure by nicknaming them Linnea and Rea respectively, after the two characters who used them in Pokémon Sun & Moon. This only works once per Eeveelution. In preparation for the…
Hey there, Trainers! We all know that Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Let’s Go, Eevee! are bringing things back to basics for the franchise, and one of the biggest ways that this is accomplished is by having only the original 151 Pokémon available in the game, rather than incorporating all…
