As 2025 carries on and anticipation for the year builds, it feels as if the collective video game industry is holding its breath for something big. With so much to look forward to, many are eager to hear more on upcoming titles and more. Fortunately, the relative silence is set…
Once a hilarious meme that somehow took life 17 years later, Hello Kitty Island Adventure is now available for digital download on PC and Switch. A riff on Nintendo’s popular Animal Crossing series, Island Adventure sees players start a new life with their favorite Sanrio characters on an island where…
Nintendo is planning to release the Switch 2 this year, unless the company pulls a fast one during its April 2025 Nintendo Direct reveal. With a brand-new console set to hit the global market, it stands to reason that third parties will want their games on Nintendo’s newest device to…
It has already been six years this week since developer Niantic unleashed Pokémon GO into the world, creating a vast global resurgence in the franchise’s fandom. In July 2016, many people around the world could be seen glued to their mobile devices and excitedly venturing out to catch augmented reality…
While Ubisoft skipped on its usual “E3” presentations this June, it still has a major stream planned. At 12:00 p.m. PDT on September 10th, 2022, you’ll be able to tune into the next Ubisoft Forward, featuring “exciting news on upcoming games” from the company’s many studios around the world. …
Square Enix is keeping the hype train chugging for Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion’s launch this winter, with a recent tweet giving us a quick run-down of what to expect from the remaster alongside some striking screenshots. 🎥 Improved camera and character movements📝 Optimised UI⚔️ A new menu-based…
Get ready to splat in style as Splatoon 3-themed hardware is on the way! Nintendo has announced both a Switch OLED with custom dock and purple and lime green Joy-Con… As well as a new Pro Controller! These will release on August 26th, a little before…
There’s just over two months to go until the next Tokyo Game Show conference and as is customary we’ve got a new piece of key art to admire. Illustrated by Kukka, who previously contributed 2020’s artowrk, the new piece is based on the theme “Nothing Stops Gaming” as reported by…
Summertime is in full swing, but it won’t be until September that squid kids reign supreme on Nintendo Switch again. Splatoon 3 is no doubt on players’ minds thanks to Nintendo drip-feeding info via the always-welcome Squid Research Lab. Today they’re serving up a tour of one of the game’s…
Capcom can’t be stopped when it comes to Monster Hunter. Their highest selling title may still be Monster Hunter World, but in the wake of its Sunbreak expansion’s launch last week we’ve got fresh numbers on Monster Hunter Rise. 【御礼】『モンスターハンターライズ』全世界1,000万本、『モンスターハンターライズ：サンブレイク』全世界200万本を達成！ ハンターの皆さん本当にありがとうございます！ こちらを記念した2つのアイテムパックが7月7日(木)に配信！#モンハンライズ #MHサンブレイク pic.twitter.com/z0HXbXsjZ4 — モンスターハンターライズ：サンブレイク公式 (@MH_Rise_JP) July 5,…
It appears fairly mundane on the surface. Nintendo, ever eager to protect its IP and branding, recently filed to trademark the acronym “NSW” sometimes used to refer to the Switch when “NS” is just a little too vague and “NX” is extremely old hat. (Man, remember when we could only…
In the name of the moon, she will bubblebeam you — independent figure maker Yaya Studio has crafted a slate of resin Psyduck figures where the iconic duck is dressed up as the even more iconic Sailor Scouts from Sailor Moon, complete with henshin poses and/or holding its head in…
On March 4th of this year, following Russia’s widely condemned invasion of Ukraine, the Nintendo eShop in the invading country stopped working — less a product of Nintendo actively pulling the plug and more a matter of course, since their third-party payment provider for the region suspended transactions. About a…
Nintendo has released a full transcript of its recent Investor Q&A session and one key question focused on Nintendo’s leak management. The question itself references “reports of hacks which allegedly have been traced to China”. While the asker doesn’t specifically mention Nintendo, it’s worth noting that the infamous “gigaleak” involved…
When Nintendo Switch Online was updated with redeemable icon parts back in March, Super Mario Odyssey was one of the first games to be spotlit. Now the game’s back for the month of July with even more goodies to redeem. The first wave features the wedding versions of Mario, Peach,…
