After years of speculation and anticipation, publisher Forever Entertainment has finally announced that its House of the Dead 2 remake will finally be seeing the light of day this year. Revealed alongside a new trailer, the aptly titled “The House of the Dead 2: Remake” will be hitting Switch and…
The Switch 2 has had a heck of a media week, especially in Las Vegas. The Consumer Electronics Showcase (Abbreviated as CES) played host to a number of tech giants, including accessory developer Genki who brought mockups of the yet-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch followup console. Genki in specific claimed this was…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of leaks and speculation, with alleged images, specs, and rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 dominating the gaming news cycle. Until Nintendo officially announces something about the much-anticipated console, this flurry of speculation is likely to continue. With that said, let’s continue…
Tri-Ace’s classic sci-fi RPG Star Ocean is heading to the Nintendo Switch in Japan this December, it’s been confirmed. The information comes via a new press release and trailer, which also unveil new details regarding the game. As translated by HDKirin, we now know the Japanese release will…
It’s the most exciting time of the month again – a firmware update for the Switch has dropped! Besides the usual slate of performance fixes, the following additions/changes have been made: You can now search for different News Channels in the News function. The ability to scan a QR code…
We’re less than two weeks away from the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening on the Switch, but there are still many cute, adorable sights for us to sink our eyes into. The official Link’s Awakening site is full of images and GIFs showing off iconic parts of…
Plush workshop extraordinaire Build-A-Bear brought beloved Pokémon Snorlax to life just a week and a half ago, and the company was kind enough to send over the online exclusive bundle to Nintendo Wire Headquarters right after the big (gigantic) release. I’m no stranger to BAB’s Pokémon line — from Pikachu,…
Arriving on 9/9/1999 in North America, the Dreamcast welcomed in not only a new millenium but also significant changes to the video game industry at large. It had a short lifespan with less than three years on the market in Japan, yet its influence can be felt to this day,…
For a genre that’s so well defined in its name, there’s a good deal of variety when it comes to beat ‘em ups. Somewhere between the poles of pure side-scrolling action and whatever stroke of genius God Hand was lies cult classic River City Ransom. The English localization of Downtown…
Not gonna lie, I’m pretty ‘meh’ when it comes to pinball. They’re typically the most expensive games at the arcade and, more simply put, I’ve never been good at them. For whatever reason I’m the master at getting the ball to drop perfectly between the two flippers. Every time, without…
School’s back in session and the weather’s slowly getting cooler (in some regions, at least), meaning the time of spookiness is upon us all. The North American Pokémon Center is in the process of playing catchup with its Japanese branch, as the Halloween Pumpkin Parade collection that was announced back…
The enhanced port of the 3DS’ Rune Factory 4 is still scheduled for launch later this year, and XSEED has announced that it’ll be receiving a special “Archival Edition”. This big boxed version will include the game, a 160-page artbook featuring pieces from every game in the franchise, the soundtrack,…
Next year the third Mana game, finally given the English title Trials of Mana during E3 alongside a shadowdrop onto the Switch eShop, will be seeing a modern remake with full 3D graphics, voice acting, and more. A collector’s edition was recently announced for Japan, and among the contents is…
The first of what will likely be many announcements scheduled for this week’s Tokyo Game Show has dropped, and it’s a release date for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition. Give the latest trailer a watch below, which also confirms additions to the game like new voice work, extra items,…
The past few years have reiterated that Nintendo is no stranger to redesigning its hardware – the Switch Lite earlier this year confirmed as much. Some new patents have emerged that even more changes coming to Switch hardware too, namely the Joy-Con and Dock. The new Joy-Con design that’s been…
