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…
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…
Vanillaware’s mind-bending strategy/adventure sci-fi epic 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim has crossed a huge milestone – the game has sold a million copies worldwide. There’s also some commemorative art featuring Juro and Shiba. After releasing on the PS4 in 2019/2020, the game hit the Switch in 2022 to rave…
Pokémon is no stranger to TV – if anything, it’s a mainstay, with its anime airing consistently for about 25 years at this point. But what about live-action dramas? This new ground is pioneered in Pocket ni Bōken wo Tsumekonde, or Pokétsume for short. Translated as “Cram Adventures in a…
Today, August 31st, is Hatsune Miku’s birthday – her sweet 16, no less (though given that she was 16 years old when she was born, does that make her 32?) And as part of an absolute deluge of Miku songs, art, and projects celebrating her, Pokémon is collabing with the…
Trailing the end of August’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s Direct was the announcement of a sleek new Nintendo Switch OLED fittingly titled the Mario Red Edition — and wow, is it ever red. The system features the Joy-Con, dock, and the console all decked out in the “iconic Mario Red”…
Since the reveal of Super Mario Bros. Wonder we already knew it was going to have quite the sizeable selection of playable characters, including the first mainline playable appearance of Daisy. Now, thanks to today’s Direct, we have a list of every playable character! Mario Luigi Peach Daisy Yellow Toad…
In late 2003 Ubisoft released its own take on the Zelda formula across the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and original Xbox with Beyond Good & Evil. The game quickly became a critical hit, though its sales left a lot to be desired and in the subsequent years it has been fairly…
Get ready for some weird wonders as the next Nintendo Direct is imminent! The Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct will be airing today, August 31st, at 7 a.m. PT. You’ll be able to catch it live below: We’ll be sure to bring you all the updates as they…
Sonic Superstars is the Blue Blur’s next foray into sidescrolling, but the art is notably in 3D: and that’s no mistake. Speaking to Games Radar at Gamescom, Sonic Team lead Takashi Iizuka explained that while there’s a need to have both 2D and 3D Sonic games, pixel art won’t be…
There’s a new indie title in town. From developers Max Cahill, Franek, Bibiki, and Antonio Uribe comes Arco, a unique turn based action game following four heroes seeking retribution against the Red Company gang. You’ll travel through desert, jungle, and plains as you fight monsters, fend off colonizers,…
It’s almost time for a new season in Splatoon 3, and you know what that means – the new Ver. 5.0.0 patch has dropped ahead of Drizzle Season 2023, which begins on Friday September 1st. Additions include: Seasonal goods like a new catalog, two new stages (Crableg Capital and Shipshape…
Konami surprised RPG fans almost a year ago with the announcement of a HD remaster of the beloved Suikoden duology released on the PlayStation, though since then it’s been relatively quiet. Now we’ve gotten an update, though, and while it’s a bit unfortunate it shows the team behind the remaster…
