There’s a key detail about the upcoming wireless GameCube controllers for Switch 2 that we all seem to have missed: they will only function with the GameCube app provided with a Switch Online subscription. As noticed by Nintendo Everything, the fine print in the UK version of the “GameCube Nintendo…
A brand-new character flies into Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble! Red from the Angry Birds franchise has been added as paid DLC, and while playing as Red, various items around the course will change to match. Bananas will turn into feathers, bunches of bananas are now tufts of feathers, and…
In a bit of news that will certainly be disappointing for our fellow gamers overseas, a new report from Nikkei has stated that Nintendo has chosen not to launch the Switch 2 in China just yet. According to the outlet, Nintendo has chosen to forgo a launch in the region…
Popular anime figure line Nendoroids from Good Smile Company are back, with a couple more little guys you can add to your collection. First is everyone’s favorite goat mom from Undertale, Toriel, complete with a variety of expressions and her iconic cinnamon-butterscotch pie. We also have the yellow-raincoated Six from…
4/20 is a day with a multitude of very dank meanings, but in the world of video games, it’s the anniversary of some very notable and influential titles indeed – which is to say, it’s once again Fire Mother-kami day, wherein we celebrate the anniversaries of Fire Emblem, Mother 3,…
Few Nintendo characters are as obscure as Foreman Spike, the fellow from Wrecking Crew who hasn’t made another appearance in the sprawling multiverse of Mario crossovers in the past three-plus decades – but he’s returning at last on a very big stage, with a small role in the Super Mario…
Build-A-Bear has released a ton of Pokémon plushes over the years, from Teddiursa to Growlithe to every single Eeveelution. And after previously releasing Grookey and Scorbunny, the Galar starter trio is finally complete, as Sobble joins the lineup. Going for $64 in the Build-A-Bear online bundle, Sobble comes…
There’s a long and storied history of turning existing game franchises into competitive and exciting fighting games. The visual novel Tsukihime becomes Melty Blood, for instance. That tradition is alive and well with ArcSys’s latest, DNF Duel. Based on the long-running and massively popular Korean online beat-’em-up Dungeon Fighter Online,…
Even though E3 2023 is officially dead, the approach of summer still instills a sense of excitement for video game fans. THQ Nordic is one of the first companies to announce its plans for an event, and it’s a bit far off! The THQ Nordic Digital Showcase will be streamed…
From the makers of Kingdom of Loathing and West of Loathing comes yet another goofy monochrome RPG that sends up genre tropes – featuring cosmic horrors, mobsters and monsters, and quite a bit of irreverence is Shadows Over Loathing (a play on Shadows Over Innsmouth), announced during yesterday’s Indie World…
Working in the restaurant business is a notoriously easy job that has never stressed out any service employee ever. And you too can engage in that calming business in PlateUp!, a new title from developer It’s happening and publisher Yogscast Games that combines the panicked order-taking of Diner Dash and…
Today’s Indie World Showcase gave Nintendo fans the world over a good look at upcoming Nintendo Switch indie titles, including the much-anticipated Oxenfree II: Lost Signals. Originally announced just over two years ago in an Indie World Showcase, the game has been delayed twice, but today’s presentation finally gave fans…
Today’s Indie World presentation covered various indie games – from upcoming releases to shadow dropped titles to DLC announcements. The Jet Set Radio Future-inspired title, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, appeared during the presentation’s highlight reel section. Yet, for eagle-eyed viewers, the snippet of footage wasn’t the only new thing shown off….
Spotlighted during today’s Indie World presentation, Rift of the NecroDancer offers a sequel/spinoff to the beloved rhythm-roguelike hit Crypt of the NecroDancer, featuring protagonist Cadence navigating the modern world while bobbing along to more traditional rhythm game tracks – but don’t mistake this for pure convention, as you’ll have enemies…
The trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s Future Redeemed DLC suddenly dropped yesterday, shocking Xenoblade fans with just about every iota of visual information to process possible. Fortunately, the official Xenoblade Twitter is here to post details on the new prequel and its characters, with some translations by the unofficial @XenobladeEN…
