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…
The folks over at Digital Foundry have taken a look at what many consider an impossible port for the Nintendo Switch 2, Cyberpunk 2077. Announced as one of the premiere third-party launch titles for the system (and one of the only third-party games with the full game on a cartridge),…
Since the Nintendo Switch 2 is the hot new thing in gaming right now, it only makes sense that other companies would be worried about the device eating into their sales. As one of Nintendo’s two main rivals for the past 30 years, Sony has gone head-to-head with Nintendo’s consoles…
Super Smash Bros. ain’t just a celebration of Nintendo anymore – it incorporates characters, stages, and items, from several different third party companies, too. It all started with Snake and Sonic back in Brawl, but it’s since extended to include Mega-Man, Pac-Man, Ryu, Cloud, Bayonetta, Simon, Richter, and Ken. To…
In the months leading up to the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, rumors flew around claiming that the game would have a strong Heroes vs. Villains theme. For a while there it seemed possible, thanks to the addition of K. Rool and Ridley to the roster, but with the…
There’s just one day to go till the launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Even less if you’ll be picking up the game digitally, thanks to midnight unlocks! The Smash Bros. Ultimate countdown which started ten days ago is finally wrapping up, and a certain Blue Bomber and a tentacled…
I’ve been patiently awaiting any word on when Nicalis’ upcoming puzzler would be coming, and today they’ve delivered. We now know that Crystal Crisis will fall into place on Switch on April 23rd, 2019. https://twitter.com/nicalis/status/1070425235269148673 Looking to be inspired by Puzzle Fighter and other competitive falling block games,…
Time to speculate — the Pokémon Company is hiring for several positions slated to develop an upcoming mobile game. Details about said game are currently nonexistent, as the job posting offer no hint of the content or genre of the mobile title, so it’s unclear whether it will be some…
Limited Run Games has lifted the veil on its release of Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse Collector’s Edition. Just like the company’s standard physical version of the game, pre-orders for the CE will officially open on December 7th. Check out all the goodies included in the Collectors Edition: Switch Limited…
It looks like Niantic is still strong on the hype train for their upcoming Trainer Battle feature in Pokémon GO. Just earlier this week, Niantic teased about an upcoming feature for the still popular Pokémon GO, a feature that is one of the core elements in almost every Pokémon game…
Jingle might not have a red nose like a certain celebrity seasonal deer, but he sure is the most spirited reindeer in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp! You can continue celebrating this festive season by crafting the newly added Jingle’s holiday balloon item for 350 Leaf Tickets. Placing the red and…
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We already had an idea of how Nintendo would close out the year with Switch Online’s NES game selection, but now it’s official. December’s batch of games includes Adventures of Lolo, Ninja Gaiden, and Wario’s Woods. All three games have endured over the years, but in slightly different…
After months of watching these songs regularly update on the Smash Blog, I was wondering what would get the honor of the game’s release week. Big name series’ like Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon had already gotten a couple songs each and the main theme was right there on the marquee….
How’s this for a nice surprise? As the countdown for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s release dwindles and official Twitter accounts continue to spread the word and share in the fun, the account for an older Masahiro Sakurai game has been dusted off to join in. And I don’t mean an…
