During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
With the Nintendo Switch 2 presentation less than a month away now, people are understandably very eager to learn more about the successor to the Switch. While more is known now than has ever been before, there has been little in the way of specific information made available quite yet….
When Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 was announced a few days ago, fans such as myself were excited. It’s been too long since the THPS series was prominent and while the excellent THPS 1+2 hinted at a bright future, Activision Blizzard put the kibosh on things after the game sold…
There’ve been plenty of ways to celebrate the Super Mario 35th Anniversary here in the states, but the Italian plumber’s home country is really getting into it. Over in Japan a Mario Cafe & Store just opened at Universal Studios in Osaka, and in Tokyo Nintendo has partnered with the…
Today’s the day Nintendo brings Mario Kart to your living room in a whole new way with Mario Kart Live: Home Tour. This blend of remote controlled car and AR video game will take some creativity to make the most out of it, and Nintendo has shared some course making…
Remember DSiWare? Hell, remember the DSi? That handheld digital storefront is where Shantae got her second chance in 2010, and WayForward’s half-genie flagship has never looked back. Now that game is back on a Nintendo handheld (and home) system in the form of Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut, an…
Physical Switch collectors, rejoice! Square Enix of Asia has announced that Final Fantasy IX will be getting a physical release in the region later this year. While this release has not been announced yet for regions outside of Asia, the game will come with English Language support right out of…
After the recent Choose Your Legends 4 additions, things have been a bit quiet on the Three Houses front for Fire Emblem Heroes until now. With so many characters, many of them having at least two designs, it’s a gold mine for the gacha game. Rather than bring on the…
Start hitting those question blocks fast because you are going to need every Platinum Point you can get your hands on right now. Nintendo has recently been on a spree adding new physical rewards to the My Nintendo store rewards page. Today, the company added five new physical items centered…
Shantae’s sophomore adventure has arrived on Nintendo Switch at last, joining Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, Shantae and the Seven Sirens, and (later this year) the original Shantae. That’s right: soon, you’ll be able to play the entire Shantae saga from the comfort of your Switch. This…
Koei Tecmo has revealed the release date for its upcoming RPG Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy. The first Atelier sequel to share the same protagonist as its predecessor, it takes the adventure to the Royal Capital, with familiar faces and new strangers joining the party. The…
After the enjoyable but initially lacking Kirby Star Allies and the mobile game inspired Super Kirby Clash, we were overdue for another serving of Dream Land’s pink, puffy, and powerful hero. Powerful is right this time too, as HAL has revisited a 3DS era subgame once again to bring us…
Kirby Fighters 2 has been an enjoyable slice of Dream Land, especially for fans of Kirby’s copy abilities. A new video has arrived to showcase a few of these (and one longtime friend), following up on a previous video that introduced Wrestler Kirby. This time around though the abilities are…
Way back in 2012, the fighting game Phantom Breaker was scheduled to launch in North America for the Xbox 360, but it was cancelled. We did get the side-scrolling beat’em up Phantom Breaker: Battlegrounds, but never the fighter. Now, after almost a decade, the game is finally hitting western shores…
Super Nintendo World, the upcoming Nintendo-themed areas of various Universal Studios theme parks, is so far only represented by Mario characters. Other than leaked art and models of the (now delayed indefinitely) Orlando park that features a Donkey Kong ride, there has been no indication of Universal or Nintendo’s plans…
