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…
The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 was hosted at PAX East back in March, hosting top MK8 players who qualified for the grand title. Among them was Tris of GameXplain, who got a special prize for participating – a rare Mario Kart-themed Switch Pro Controller. The…
Time to dust off that Wii U! You may remember back in March, Nintendo temporarily suspended network services for Splatoon and Mario Kart 8, due to an “identified vulnerability” in their online play. The vulnerability is likely ENLBufferPwn, which would allow a hacker to take over your console simply by…
I struggle to think of a Nintendo series that has consistently “found itself” the way Pikmin has. Few titles get the kind of treatment it has – a myth-like origin story involving Miyamoto in his garden, multiple Japanese pop songs, cameos in unexpected places (data transfer apps? Super Nintendo World?),…
For a crossover involving a series that originally bore his name, there’s been no sign of Rayman in Mario + Rabbids – until now. The trailer for Mario + Rabbids DLC pack 3, Rayman in the Phantom Show, shows off the platforming icon tackling the evilest force of all: TV…
Ready to grind, tag, and style against the man? Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is due out on August 18th, and developer ReptileGames is here with a special trailer: The sneak peek shows a nice little vertical slice of the game, complete with some wayward story beats, rad skating action,…
Plenty of video game franchises have crossed over into Mediatonic’s Fall Guys, from Sonic the Hedgehog to Death Stranding (of all things). Next up, though, is a series that only rarely crosses over – Final Fantasy. Specifically, Final Fantasy XIV costumes are heading to the game, though given the MMORPG…
Tabletop gaming has only been growing from strength to strength over the past few years and now Falcom is throwing two of its biggest IP into the fray in partnership with Promethium Books. Two new titles have been announced – Ys: Age of Heroes and The Legend of Heroes: Trails…
The folks at 8BitDo are back at it: the noted peripheral makers are releasing a very nice pair of mechanical keyboards for your PC, each styled after a Nintendo 8-bit console of yore. Listed as the N Edition and the Fami Edition, both offer identical specs with differing color schemes:…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
It’s that time of the season where a new Wonderful Hobby Life For You!! or WonHobby event is held in Japan, bringing with it a cavalcade of new figures in various states of development. Alongside the usual billion Fate figures and absolutely gorgeous renditions of Hatsune Miku (seriously, look how…
Come along with me, children, for another Switch 2 rumor has arrived. Take a seat around the campfire, and let’s hear the tale of a Switch successor for the 100th time this year. What’s that you say? An actual reputable source? Quality journalism from VGC? Could this actually be the…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
