The Nintendo Switch 2 is officially here, and while everyone’s off racing in Mario Kart World or hacking away in Cyberpunk 2077, I’m doing what I do best: opening amiibo! That’s right, four new Legend of Zelda amiibo just dropped: Yunobo, Tulin, Riju, and Sidon. Each one unlocks special gear…
When Nintendo unveiled the Switch 2 earlier this year and revealed its new GameChat feature, one of the key elements to making that whole thing work was a new webcam for the console. Plugged directly into the console via USB-C, the camera wasn’t anything special and didn’t require any additional…
In what is sure to be a devastating story for some, there have been various reports across social media of GameStop customers receiving their Nintendo Switch 2 units with staple holes in the screen due to the flimsy packaging used for the console. IGN reports that US GameStop customers found…
As we quickly approach June, various online game shows that have stepped up to fill the void created by the hole left by E3 2020’s cancellation. While some are already active, others like Guerrilla Collective are psyching up fans by releasing the names of more game companies involved in their…
Trials of Mana has been available for a bit now, updating the SNES gem with more modern flair. That includes the original music from Hiroki Kikuta, and to promote the upcoming release of that soundtrack Square Enix has shared an official preview video of multiple songs. It’s a…
Shantae and the Seven Sirens is now available to play on the Nintendo Switch. To celebrate its release, publisher WayForward has released a new launch trailer, which can be seen below: The newest adventure-platformer sees Shantae on a new underwater adventure, complete with new characters and minigames to…
There’s no denying the Nintendo Switch is in high demand, and that goes for countries around the world, including the console’s home, Japan. The lineup of games available is a big part of that, and Nintendo wants to make sure shoppers know everything on offer. That’s why they put together…
Since the split between Marvelous and Natsume concerning the Bokujō Monogatari farming sim series, Natsume has taken the Harvest Moon name and grown their own farming games. Starting with Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley in 2014, all Harvest Moon games that have been produced by Natsume have all used the…
Though June (and summer!) are almost here for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo’s given spring one last shoutout in a new video. It focuses on some of the critters that are popping up during May in the Northern Hemisphere. Maybe you’ve already caught these fish and bugs, donated to Blathers,…
Games becoming genres has happened a handful of times in video game history, with names like Metroidvania and roguelike transcending their origins. It’s a compliment of the highest order for those progenitors, and though those particular examples have seen countless send-ups, there’s always been a sense of knowing when you’ve…
Next week will be an exciting one, if what Japanese technology journalist Zenji Nishikawa’s hint at a huge reveal is true. Nishikawa mentioned during a YouTube livestream that a “huge scoop” will be published the 4th of June in an issue of Weekly Famitsu, where he currently writes columns about…
Previously we reported on Pokémon: Twilight Wings’ fifth episode being delayed. As the previous episode, focused on Nessa, took some time to debut outside of Japan, we were worried there may be further differences in its release — but a tweet today begs to differ. There’s never a moment’s…
Add another to the assortment of Sega Ages titles available on Switch, as Thunder Force AC has taken flight in the eShop. Made as an arcade port of Thunder Force III, it’s an inverse of the usual path of Sega’s arcade classics that would later arrive on console. …
It’s been a long time coming but Alberia’s White Sparrow is finally getting to spread his wings in Dragalia Lost. The next Gala Dragalia Summoning Showcase is set to feature long recurring NPC Leif in his first playable appearance. Unique for a Gala though, it looks like he’s not the…
Quite a while back now we saw Duma, one of Valentia’s gods, come to Fire Emblem Heroes as a fittingly Mythic character. Now his sister and counterpart Mila is finally joining, completing the dichotomy most recently seen in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. As shown above, the…
