Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a specific Pokémon will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring Pokémon will…
The Strong National Museum of Play (which has been running for 57 years now) has just revealed the latest batch of inductees to its Video Game Hall of fame. For 2026, Strong welcomes Angry Birds, Dragon Quest, FIFA International Soccer, and Silent Hill to its storied annals. Short blurbs explain…
Alongside news of the Switch 2 getting a price increase this morning, Nintendo has stated that it expects to see sales of the Switch 2 slow as 2026 progresses. The statement comes as part of the company’s Q1 2026 fiscal results, which included stats such as the Nintendo Switch 2…
Paramount Pictures has shared the first full trailer for Street Fighter, the film reboot based on the mega popular Capcom series, and… it looks decent?! Color me surprised, but everything I’m seeing here looks like a legitimate movie. I wouldn’t say it’s exciting or even groundbreaking, but it looks as…
To a certain generation of people, the voices of Star Fox 64 have become iconic. Hearing Peppy say, “Do a barrel roll,” or laughing as Slippy shouted for help were formative moments during the early days of the N64’s life. It’s with a heavy heart that I share that one…
It’s still weird to read stories like this, but modders have made an unofficial port of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask for the PlayStation Vita. As reported by Time Extension, developer Rinnegatamante has used the work done by the team behind Majora’s Mask’s unofficial PC port to bring the…
Target and The Pokémon Company have announced a new collaboration event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pokémon. Aptly titled “Pokémon x Target,” it will include over 100 different items in Target stores with designs featuring iconic characters from Nintendo’s long-running creature catching franchise. Gigi Guerra, vice president of creative…
Photos of a physical Nintendo Switch 2 retail box for Borderlands 4 have surfaced online, despite Gearbox pausing development on the action shooter earlier this year. Borderlands 4 switch 2 physical version on Vinted by u/Veloxplayer098 in Borderlands4 A post on the Borderlands 4 subreddit reveals shots of…
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will be launching this week on April 16th, 2026, for Switch. While we’ve already covered its initial announcement and even an FAQ detailing the upgrades Nintendo Switch 2 players can expect, we haven’t gone into much depth about its game design. While a new “Ask…
In this week’s Nintendo Music update, we celebrate 25 years of Animal Crossing with the release of the OST for the original game! Animal Crossing, the real life game that’s playing, even when you’re not, originally debuted on the Nintendo 64 in Japan on April 14th, 2001. It was later…
April 14th, 2001, is when the first entry in the Animal Crossing series released in Japan for the N64. Titled Dōbutsu no Mori, or Animal Forest, it would eventually make its way to the West as Animal Crossing for the GameCube in December 2002. It’s hard to believe a quarter…
In an update from Cinema Con 2026 yesterday, Sony Pictures announced that filming has wrapped on the live-action Legend of Zelda movie. Sadly, that’s about the extent of the details we have as Sony didn’t reveal any new footage, show off a poster, or even give us a title. The…
Disclaimer: This review discusses the Steam version of Mouse: P.I. For Hire, meaning the performance only covers that specific platform’s performance. Once we’ve received the Switch 2 version, the review will be updated to detail Nintendo’s system performance. As of this time of writing, the Nintendo Switch 2 version is…
Australian YouTuber Karl Jobst is back in the headlines this week after filing a defamation lawsuit against former Donkey Kong record holder Billy Mitchell. If you’ll remember from last year, Jobst lost his previous court case in which Mitchell filed a defamation lawsuit against the content creator. Ordered to pay…
I know it’s hard to believe, but The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is looking to be one of the biggest films of 2026. For its second weekend at the box office, the movie managed to earn another $69 million dollars. Its domestic total now rests at $308 million with its…
