There are more rumors surrounding the Switch 2 than any other console I can remember in recent memory. People are dying to know what Nintendo has planned for the successor to its most successful gaming device ever. In the first few weeks of 2025, we’ve heard so many claims about…
We kicked 2025 off with some sad news for fans of one of Nintendo’s biggest nostalgic properties. According to a ResetEra post by Kinda Funny Games present Imran Khan, the developers over at Next Level Games had reportedly put the Punch-Out series on ice. While the true reason seems to…
2024 has come and gone and with it, a slew of incredible games. Everything from RPGs, platformers and shooters to fighting, puzzle and simulation games, there was something for everyone. However, before we talk about the good, we do have to acknowledge the unfortunate, which are the continuing layoffs in…
The Nintendo Switch exclusive Super Bomberman R has seen quite a few updates since launch, with the last big patch including characters from the Konami franchises Silent Hill, Castlevania and Gradius. Now at TGS the publisher has announced another update that’ll bring characters from two slightly more obscure properties –…
Tokyo Game Show is currently underway and nestled among the coverage is a brand new trailer for Atelier Lydie & Souer: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting, the next game in the long-running Atelier JRPG series. In the trailer we see the watercolor world come to life, get a…
Fire Emblem Warriors is the focus of a lot of events at Tokyo Game Show this year, which is little surprising considering the game releases in Japan next week. The first of four planned streams for the game revealed another character in the roster – Celica, one of the dual…
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Celebrating the change of a new season (fall for the Northern Hemisphere and spring for the Southern Hemisphere), Niantic announced today via Pokémon GO’s social media channels that we’ll have a new event. Starting minutes before the Fall Equinox begins in North America, the event will begin on 1:00 p.m….
Quietly added to the Pokémon Center website for North America, part of this year’s Halloween collection is available now. While North American fans won’t be able to obtain the whole set unless they import, the goodies that did make it over here are some of the best pieces in the…
Major gaming sites and journalists were recently able to explore Super Mario Odyssey thanks to a private event hosted by Nintendo. Given only 90 minutes and split between the Cap Kingdom, Luncheon Kingdom and Seaside Kingdom, news outlets have been able to provide new footage of things that haven’t been…
To say that I have fond memories of Super Mario Kart is an understatement. The game came out the same year my younger brother was born, when Disney’s Aladdin would debut on movie screens, and the latest addition into the Disney Afternoon line (Goof Troop) would be on television;…
As I stroll over from a merchant stall to the nearby mechanic’s workbench, counting my fresh earnings, I pour over the available options. A pack upgrade means bringing back more ore, which means more coin for further upgrades on the next pass. That’ll mean diving deeper though, so maybe longer…
We’re only a few weeks away from the launch of Culdcept Revolt for the Nintendo 3DS, and strategy fans everywhere should take note. While the game ships with a pretty expansive single-player experience, Nintendo of America has just released a new trailer of the game that shows off its robust…
Ever since Gamescom, Final Fantasy XV’s director Hajime Tabata has been discussing a potential port of the game to the Nintendo Switch. In his last update he stated that his studio was having difficulty porting the game’s Luminous Engine to the system, but that they would continue looking into it….
The Kunio-kun franchise, better known as River City in the west, has had something of a resurgence these past few years. Publisher Arc System Works and developer Technos aren’t going to forget the franchise’s past, however, and have announced Kunio-kun World Classics Collection for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One…
