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…
In July 2022, Nintendo launched a “Wide Care” subscription service in Japan that effectively acted as a paid extended warranty, allowing for up to six repairs a year on a Switch (or Joy-Cons, dock, AC adapter, etc.) for a relatively low cost – 200 yen a month or 2000 a…
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 doesn’t seem like we can make it more than a few weeks without another Switch 2 rumor from popping up. While many of them over the past several years have proven to be nothing more than Grade-A BS, there is a possibility that this latest rumor just might have…
Since 2018, Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen manga has been going strong, leaping from the pages of Shonen Jump to anime and beyond. Featuring a frenetic mix of martial arts and flashy sorcery, it’s a surprise it’s taken this long to get a full video game based on the series. Thankfully…
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,…
Netflix’s upcoming exclusive Pokémon show, Pokémon Concierge, is still something of a mystery but over the weekend at Anime Expo some more info was shared. For starters, the protagonist is called Haru and will be voiced in Japanese by Non, who has starred in a variety of roles across Japanese…
It’s time for another special Pokémon distribution! In celebration of the North American International Championships, Scarlet & Violet players can get a Shiny Arcanine (in honor of the Arcanine used by Paul Chua in February’s Europe International Championships) for a limited time. Just pop over to Mystery Gift and input…
The latest mystery from the makers of Danganronpa has finally arrived. From Spike Chunsoft, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE promises a lucid-noir world and plenty of intrigue. You can pick up the game in stores and on the eShop now. Its first DLC chapter will follow on July 27th,…
Just like that the Switch and other systems have been graced by one of the finest entries in the DS library. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is back in HD, with extras and optimizations that hold up an already captivating experience. The less you know about the game’s story…
Toby Fox has poked his head out from the proverbial doghouse he develops away in to provide an update about Deltarune’s development, which plans to release its next three chapters – 3, 4, and 5 – concurrently and for money. The team is still focused on Chapter 3, though Toby…
Niantic, developers of Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, and the soon-to-release Monster Hunter Now, have laid off 230 employees are are closing their LA offices. The company is also cancelling its upcoming collaborative AR titles involving the NBA and Marvel, intending to “narrow our focus” by “concentrating on first party games…
Though the free updates have ended, Monster Hunter Rise and its Sunbreak expansion are still moving units. No doubt bolstered by going multi-platform, Rise has now sold 13 million copies since its Nintendo Switch launch. A year since its launch, Sunbreak has hit 6 million copies on top of that. …
