Never put it past dedicated modding communities to make older consoles run on a wide range of hardware. Once we started to get into 3D consoles, the desire to play older games on newer hardware increased and it was up to fan communities to make that wish a reality. While…
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,…
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…
Monster Hunter Stories 2 is growing get again, with three new variants of existing monsters joining its impressive roster. As previously detailed the new additions include Oroshi Kirin, Soulseer Mizutsune, and Elderfrost Gammoth. The latter two in particular are notable in that they complete the game’s collection of Fated Four…
Y’know, I didn’t think I could be surprised by Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania’s character additions after yesterday’s Hello Kitty debut, but here we are. Suezo from Monster Rancher is rolling into the game. The magical worlds of Monster Rancher and Super Monkey Ball collide as Suezo rolls into…
Pokémon fans may remember back in 2016, the “Pokémon Generations” animated series was released to celebrate the series’ 20th anniversary. Well, it looks like we’re getting a follow-up in the form of Pokémon Evolutions. This eight part series will recreate iconic moments from each mainline Pokémon region, with…
While it has been overshadowed by its fellow DS release Brain Age/Brain Training in the years since, the 2005 DS title Big Brain Academy was a staple of Nintendo’s “casual” fare. Other than receiving a single Wii sequel, though, it’s laid dormant… Until now. Big Brain Academy: Brain…
At this point I’m convinced Inti Creates, fine purveyors of pixelated 2D action titles, never sleep. They’ve just released Blaster Master Zero 3 and have the next Azure Striker title in the works, yet for this year’s Bitsummit they decided to announce and reveal yet another title. Enter Gunvolt Chronicles:…
Happy 25 years, Bokujō Monogatari! The farming-sim game better known as Harvest Moon (from 1996 – 2013) and Story of Seasons (2014 and onward) celebrated its 25th-anniversary last month on August 9th. Starting on the SNES, this humble farming game has spanned multiple games and spin-off series (Rune Factory, Innocent…
Editor’s note: The review below has been updated with the author’s full thoughts after playing through No More Heroes 3 after a Day One patch. If you read Ricky’s earlier version of his review-in-progress, I recommend diving in once again, as this full review offers a solid takeaway and thorough…
Retailer Gelato Pique is releasing another collection celebrating one of Nintendo’s classic IPs – the Super Mario series. Sure, the company may have miss Super Mario Bros.’ huge 35th anniversary, but they haven’t skimped on the details here. Consisting of 32 items, the clothing will be available in a variety…
We are a few days away from the release of WarioWare: Get It Together! for the Nintendo Switch, and to celebrate, some new rewards are being added to My Nintendo for you to spend your hard-earned Platinum Points on. Currently, you can get a September calendar wallpaper for your phone…
This summer for Pokémon GO Trainers has been a battle of another kind. Following Niantic’s “test” for US and New Zealand players where pandemic features were removed, players began to boycott the game as well as push for Niantic to listen to the community. Following August 5th’s Pokémon NO GO…
Pokémon Unite released on Nintendo Switch in July and appears to be a massive success thus far, paving the way for an upcoming launch on mobile devices this September 22nd. 5 million people have registered for the game already, meaning that mobile players will receive a special Holowear (costume) of…
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania’s character reveals are getting more surprising than Smash’s at this point, with this latest one taking the cake. The adorable @HelloKitty is rolling into the world of Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania! 🍌 As Hello Kitty says, "You can never have too many friends!"…
