Alongside the myriad of announcements this morning from the Switch 2 Direct was the confirmation that certain Nintendo Switch titles would be getting enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 Editions. First up for the enhancement process are two of the Switch’s biggest titles, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and…
Not revealed in today’s Direct, Nintendo has a new wrinkle in store for publishers that opt to sell physical games without the physical component. For anyone looking to sell a “key-in-a-box,” Nintendo has a brand-new option: the Switch 2 Game-Key card. As the name suggests, this will be a Switch…
Mario Kart World, the newest entry in the Mario Kart franchise and the first new console game in over a decade, races on to Switch 2 in just two months! First teased back in January for the Switch 2 reveal, Mario Kart World was the first trailer shown off in…
Indie developers often try to recreate the feeling of classic games, whether it be the classic Metroid stylings of Axiom Verge or the Harvest Moon evolution that is Stardew Valley, but one particular era isn’t touched nearly as much – the PlayStation 1 JRPG. Developer Semisoft has tackled the pre-rendered…
Leave it to Pokémon to go back to the very beginning and rewrite its own history when it comes time to keep making movies. While not the most recent release, Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! was a turning point that took Ash and Pikachu back to when they first…
With winter’s chill still hanging in the air, one of the best ways to warm up has got to be with a little bit of baking. Once that oven’s going the whole house will feel nice and toasty, but if it’s your heart that needs to thaw, then how…
Sometimes it’s the most mundane news items that are the most humorous. Case in point, quirky Japanese game auteur Suda51 — born on January 2nd, 1968 — is now 51 years old. Neat! Suda remarked upon the occasion on Twitter, stating that, “As of today, I am now literally SUDA”51.’” His…
If you had to pick the top two toy companies in the world, Lego and Nintendo would probably be the finalists. [Insert frivolous argument about whether or not video games are considered toys here.] So what could be better than combining the timeless iconography of the Big N and the…
Amazon revealed its list of top 100 best-selling video game products for 2018, and the list is littered with Nintendo products! Here’s a quick rundown of every Nintendo game that made the list: #95: Mario Kart Wii Woah. That’s intense. Are people still buying the Wii? Mario Kart Wii is…
Super Rare Games, one of the leading outlets for physical Nindie titles, has unveiled its 2019 Super Rare Club membership. The subscription costs $32.50, and it covers February 1st, 2019, all the way to January 31st, 2020! Here’s the rundown of what you get for subscribing: Access to all products…
Mario’s Spirit Board event is about to let’s-a-get outta here, leaving room for a new theme to take up those spots and offer up some extra rewards. This time around it’s games and characters from the NES, Famicom, and Famicom Disk System showing up at a higher rate and hoping…
Welcome to 2019! Take a look at our plans for 2019 and beyond. We have loads of new de-makes, Wiretaps, and more for you to look forward to!
Brrr! The holidays might be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean that the cold is stopping anytime soon! Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is helping all us campers keep warm by offering a brand new fortune cookie filled with items that’ll help keep everyone at your campsite cozy. A…
2019 is here and it already sounds like it’ll be quite the exciting year for Nintendo fans. With Mario, Zelda, and Smash already accounted for on Switch, it’s time for Nintendo’s other heavy hitters to shine, with Animal Crossing and a whole new Pokémon already being confirmed for release in…
In January of 2018, the news broke that the creator of Downwell, Ojiro “Moppin” Fumoto, was hired by Nintendo. After working at the studio for almost a full year, however, he’s announced that he’ll be leaving Nintendo to pursue indie development again. I was working at Nintendo for most…
