The Nintendo Switch 2 has officially been unveiled. Nintendo confirmed it comes with 256GB of internal storage, which is eight times more than the original Switch. But here’s the thing: games have never been bigger. AAA titles like Cyberpunk 2077 clock in at a massive 64 gigs. If you’re anything…
No sooner did Nintendo confirm that the Switch 2 utilizies DLSS and will support ray-tracing that Nvidia has now given us a breakdown of the CPU and GPU the console will contain. While there aren’t raw numbers to compare against Nintendo’s rivals, we do know that not only are DLSS…
During yesterday’s Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo spent a surprisingly decent chunk of time describing GameChat, a new system feature that is basically like all of the social features Microsoft introduced to the Xbox 360 20 years ago. It’s charming how old-school Nintendo can be sometimes, but one thing that wasn’t…
Over the weekend, the Kingdom Hearts Second Breath concert was held, letting fans experience the series’ music, listen to a new tune from Kingdom Hearts 4, and get very anxious about something series director Tetsuya Nomura said. Distributed alongside the concert, however, was a pamphlet featuring new artwork from Shiro…
2023 is shaping up to be a big year for the Mega Man Battle Network series, with all of the original entries getting their own Legacy Collection in just a matter of weeks on April 14th. There’s something else worth celebrating before that big launch day, though. The original Battle…
Gaming archaeologists are always digging up cool and interesting finds, and a particularly old discovery has been made today – a prototype map from Super Mario World all the way from 1989, initially found as part of the Nintendo “gigaleak” of 2020 and freshly de-corrupted by codfish1002: Super Mario…
Super Mario Run was the first Nintendo offering on mobile, and yet also the most unusual – rather than the free-to-play money slurry that has become standard for the platform, the game cost a flat rate and didn’t put out a steady stream of perpetual updates. While subsequent mobile titles…
Nowadays, companies can’t just release products and see how much money they’ll make after the dust settles – it’s all about projections, predictions, and profits. And with Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie set to release on April 5th, box office projections are out – the movie is expected to…
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 been several months since Sonic Frontiers sped onto the scene, and now the game is getting its first free content update of 2023 – the Sight, Sounds, and Speed update adds a handful of new features for fans of the game looking to speed along into this year. After…
Koei Tecmo’s Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout broke new ground for the series, becoming a best-seller and getting the series’ first single-heroine trilogy. The third entry, Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, is set to launch in just a matter of days on March 24th,…
After being teased last month, we finally have confirmation of two Pokémon joining the previously released Pikachu and Gengar Squishmallows! The next extremely huggable picks are Snorlax and Togepi. You can watch them quite literally drop-in in the video below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
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,…
The next event in Pokémon GO’s Season of Rising Heroes is, ultimately, setting the stage for Team GO Rocket to swoop in and cause their usual shenanigans (and perhaps be the villainous punching bag that hit hard throughout the Season). So, there won’t be any new Pokémon debuting in-game. Instead,…
Start your engines, pump up your squirt guns, and set your GPS for Boston, MA – Nintendo of America is hosting two game tournaments at PAX East in Boston from March 23rd to 26th. The Splatoon 3 North American Championship 2023 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 both…
