3D collectathon platformers occupy the same lane for me as comfort food or an AC/DC album. They’re reliable, and no matter how much time passes, I can always return to them and feel familiarity. Of course, the best 3D platformers that leave their mark on history end up feeling more…
Hamster Corporation has announced that the classic Namco arcade game Air Combat 22 will be heading to its Arcade Archives series for modern platforms. As the sequel to the industry defining Air Combat, Air Combat 22 expanded the gameplay by allowing players to select different aircraft to carry out their…
Limited Run Games is back with a brand-new lineup of merchandise based on a classic Sega title. To honor the 25th anniversary of Jet Set Radio, you can now get a whole slew of shirts, plushes, trading cards, and keychains to show your love for Beat and the crew. While…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ massive Ver. 2.0 update has added a returning feature from New Horizons’ predecessor, New Leaf: ordinances! These let you change up aspects of your island to suit your playstyle. Even when one of Animal Crossing’s big draws is how real-time the entire experience is, these small…
K.K. Slider, Animal Crossing’s traveling musician dog, is always up for some jams during his weekly island visit. The iconic guitar-playing dog won’t visit your island right away, appearing once you’ve completed Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ “Main Story” questline. Yet, you can start collecting his songs early thanks to Nook…
Sora has finally arrived as the final fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! With him come other Kingdom Hearts elements, like a DLC Spirit Board and the Hollow Bastion stage. It’s there that multiple pieces of Kingdom Hearts music will be at home, though it’ll take a little extra effort…
Among all the features coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons on November 5th are a dozen new tracks from the islands’ top musical talent – K.K. Slider! These new songs will all be requestable once the major free content update arrives, and like all other K.K. songs can be added…
New villagers arrived in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as part of the game’s Ver. 2.0 update on November 3rd (two days before the planned release date of November 5th) — and via the Animal Crossing Series 5 amiibo cards. 16 new villagers made their debut in Animal Crossing: New Horizons in 2021,…
Nintendo has revealed its Animal Crossing Series 5 amiibo cards! As many had predicted, the set will add all the new villagers and characters from New Horizons to your collection, letting popular characters like Raymond and Judy come to your town easily with a few taps. Also joining in are…
Metroid Dread is here, and with it comes two new amiibo! Both Samus in her latest suit and the supreme robotic threat that is E.M.M.I. are looking great as figures. They join the existing line of Metroid series figures from the release of Metroid: Samus Returns on 3DS, as well…
Metroid Dread is finally here, and one of its signature additions to the series is absolutely terrifying. The E.M.M.I. robots that stalk and threaten Samus at several points across the game manage to flip the script on the galaxy’s premier bounty hunter, turning her into nearly-helpless prey. Your only hope…
Samus returns for her latest 2D adventure in Metroid Dread — the sequel to Metroid Fusion that was 19 years in the making. With any new game (especially a new Metroidvania), you’ll undoubtedly have some questions about how to play. This is where Nintendo Wire comes in! Check out all…
Nintendo has a brand-new My Nintendo mission available! Members who are looking for 100 Platinum Points to add to their stash, it’s off to the official Mario Party Superstars site. There, you’ll be on a dice block scavenger hunt. There’s a total of four dice block types hiding throughout the…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
Another week, another Pokémon GO mini event! This time, the Mythical Pokémon Zarude is making his GO debut in the all-new research story “Search for Zarude!” The event runs from today, October 1st, through October 10th for all players. That’s right: no special ticket or purchase are needed to take…
