As the weather continues to warm up as spring arrives in full, there are plenty of people looking to enjoy their time in the sun. For the Pokémon fans out there, there’s no better way to do so than by enjoying the Alola region’s tropical weather and colorful scenery. If…
It feels like eons since a Madden game has last graced a Nintendo console, but EA is finally going to change that this year. Recently announced as part of the slate of titles heading to the Switch 2 this year, Madden 26 will be available on Nintendo’s latest console alongside…
With Switch 2 pre-orders finally live for the US and Canada, you now have the chance to fork over money to Nintendo for the chance to play the next generation of Switch hardware. Fun! If you want to utilize the full feature set of the Nintendo Switch 2, you’ll need…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
After having a month of tinkering with Max Battles and leveling up our Dynamax Pokémon, it’s time to challenge some Gigantamax Pokémon! Gigantamax Venusaur, Gigantamax Charizard, and Gigantamax Blastoise debut in Six-Star Max Battles and they’ll pose a challenge. Up to 40 Trainers can participate in these Max Battles! (For…
The nostalgia for Sonic is strong, it would seem. According to Sega, the recently released Sonic x Shadows Generations has sold one million units on launch day. While there isn’t a platform breakdown for which version did the best, the sentiment is clear: people really love the Blue Blur and…
It’s kind of hilarious that Nintendo believes people won’t share information about the ongoing NSO playtest. Having started just yesterday, October 23rd, 2024, and running for a whole week, there is no possible way that someone with access to the internet wasn’t going to share something about this application. Whenever…
Have you seen one of those incredible Pokémon vending machines out in the wild? They’re official Pokémon vending machines, complete with a giant Poké Ball at the top, and up until now I’ve only really seen them in shopping malls. However, you might get lucky and find one at your…
Update: As of this morning, the Nintendo Switch Online Playtest has officially begun. Just as quickly as testing started, loads of screenshots, videos, and impressions were uploaded—and promptly removed—from social media. While we can’t show them here, for those curious, they aren’t too difficult to find if you look around….
It feels like an eternity since Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2 was real and would be announced no later than the end of the 2024 fiscal year. Many fans, myself included, assumed we’d have heard something by now, but unfortunately, we still know as little today as we did six…
As developers continue to innovate and gaming advances into a new era, it can often be easy to forget where a lot of the amazing things we have now first came from. For that reason, it’s a good idea to periodically look back at the greats of the past and…
New trademarks have been filed by Nintendo, but these latest entries don’t have anything to do with new games. Instead, 10 new trademarks were filed in Japan by Nintendo on October 11th, all falling under Class 43. So what is Class 43? It all has to do with food, drink,…
After the absolutely brutal news yesterday that Ubisoft had disbanded the team responsible for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, it seems that not everything is entirely gloom and doom for the publisher. According to a new report from Insider Gaming, the former Prince of Persia team has had most…
As seems to be a tradition with Nintendo games nowadays, early copies of Mario & Luigi: Brothership have been leaked online ahead of the title’s official release on November 7, 2024. We already reported on copies out in the wild confirming that Brothership runs on Unreal Engine and was developed…
After a few years of running a YouTube channel dedicated to game development tips and insights, Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has finally hung up the reins. In his final video, he not only shared some extra insight about what he hopes to achieve with any new projects, but Sakurai…
