In a recent discussion with VGC, Nightdive Studios bosses Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman have stated that they feel the company is ready to start tackling Xbox 360 and PS3 remasters. While the company has made a name for itself remastering games from the sixth console generation and earlier, including…
I can’t believe we’re this eager to get Switch 2 news out, but Nintendo has shared a brief look at the Switch 2’s brand-new “C” button ahead of tomorrow’s Direct. On the Nintendo Today app, the latest hype video for the Switch 2 gave us a seven-second look at the…
In an astonishing turn of events, the ROM for BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1 has finally been discovered and dumped for preservation. Over the weekend, LuigiBlood (famous for their preservation efforts and Nintendo Direct leaks) announced that they were finally able to secure a copy of the previously…
Warning: As we discuss characters and their backgrounds on this page, we may mention parts of the story you’re not yet familiar with if you’re playing Breath of the Wild. We’ve done our best to avoid major spoilers, but be cautious that smaller details about the game may be present….
Hold on to your tentacles, because it’s Inkopolis News time! It’s been revealed on the official Splatoon 2 blog that the Squid Sisters aren’t the only musical act players will be seeing in the sequel, as a new rock band is lighting up the stage. Christened as “Wet Floor”, this…
With a major Super Mario Run update imminent, arriving alongside the game’s Android launch on March 23rd, Nintendo is sure to start giving us news regarding its contents soon. To kick things off, courtesy of the game’s Japanese Twitter account, we have confirmation that the update will include four new…
Yet another benefit of the Switch being region free has come to light thanks to a Reddit AMA. From developer Image & Form, creator of SteamWorld Dig 2: “Now that Nintendo has embraced region-free publishing we save lots of time since we only need to submit one version of the…
Fans of the long-running Capcom franchise Monster Hunter know full well at this point that cross-overs are par for the course. Now, the currently Japanese expanded version of Generations, Monster Hunter XX, is adding some items based on a beloved Sanrio character – Gudetama. Known for his lazy and disheartened…
I’m a bit of a controller fan. I always have been, mostly due to Nintendo’s presence in my childhood. The company’s great controllers have been a strong anchor for nostalgia in my life, leading to my lifelong dream of owning every official variant of the GameCube controller. Despite this, I…
So far information on Sonic Forces has been scarce – we learned a few bare essentials from the SXSW panel on Thursday, but many things were left unclarified. Now, thanks to an extended demo given to Game Informer, we know several characters will make a return – Knuckles, Amy Rose…
UPDATE: Unfortunately it looks like this information is incorrect – we, and many others, inferred from the cloud icon that Nintendo was accessing a cloud-based save system, but it turns out the company is using that icon for simple downloads of game data. Nintendo most likely transferred the data during…
If I’ve learned one thing from being in Japan it’s that cute things always have an edge over not-cute things. Nowhere is that more apparent than the Pokémon Center, where Pikachu is king only because Mimikyu keeps selling out immediately and can’t rightfully take over. While the standard size plushes…
He’s been running and jumping all over iOS for a few months now, but Mario’s finally decided to stick the landing on Android. Super Mario Run will be available via the Google Play store starting March 23rd, and will include the latest, updated features that the iOS version will receive…
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While the Switch era is well and truly underway there are still a few Nintendo 3DS games unaccounted for, at least in the west. One of these is the bizarre Miitopia, which lets you gather a bunch of Miis on a quest to stop a fiend from stealing faces. The…
