When comparing to the past few years, it’s fair to say that 2024 has been quite slow in terms of Nintendo content. Most of the year’s lineup has been ports and remakes, so needless to say, when rumors start to circle about new games on the horizon, it’s exciting. Notably,…
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…
In 2020 I would have called Hades the rare kind of game that so successfully interweaves its gameplay, narrative, art direction, and voice acting (among other things) that it’d be impossible to single out any one as its strongest element. That’s not to say my opinion on those qualities has…
Getting closer to its February 27th release date, Payday 2 is bringing something — nay, someone — new to the heist planning table! Touched upon in today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Payday 2 is getting a timed exclusive in the form of a new character: Joy. This Japanese hacking guru comes…
Pre-orders for the newly announced Switch titles are now live at GameStop! Dark Souls: Remastered Mario Tennis: Aces The World Ends with You: Final Remix Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Ys VIII:m Lacrimosa of Dana Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Kirby: Star Allies
Fe and Celeste were paired together in today’s Nintendo Direct Mini. Both games will have you exploring and traversing new worlds in two very different approaches. Check out the trailers at the 10:38 mark below. FE Fe is a goregeous game that completely immerses you in nature. Get ready to…
Completing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is still one of my proudest Wii U memories, and the game more than deserves a replay every now and then. The frigid fun of a frozen over DK Island is about to get even easier to jump into (and through) now, as it’s…
This won’t come as a total surprise since we saw his Rabbid counterpart last year, but now we have our first look at what Donkey Kong — the regular, non-Rabbid form — looks like in Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. Donkey Kong’s intro trailer shows just why he’s the leader…
The Nintendo press site has updated with new box art for both Kirby: Star Allies and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Nintendo Switch. Check them out below!
The Wii U’s Mario Tennis Ultra Smash disappointed Mario sports fans around the globe for multiple reasons, but it looks like Nintendo are course correcting with this latest entry for Switch. Not only does Mario Tennis Aces seem to spruce up its courts from the drab and simple stadiums seen…
Add Pokkén Tournament DX to the list of Nintendo Switch titles with DLC. Announced this morning during the Nintendo Direct Mini, Pokkén Tournament DX has more content on the way. Dubbed the Battle Pack and split into two waves, this spring will rock the competitive fighting scene: “The Pokkén Tournament…
The Hyrule Warriors saga continues! Just months after Fire Emblem Warriors, today’s Nintendo Direct has announced that The Legend of Zelda counterpart is joining the charge on Nintendo Switch. Yes, this is another Wii U port headed to the Nintendo Switch — and a much loved one at that. This…
In the Nintendo Direct Mini that was released today, we got the first look at SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy for the Switch. SNK, makers of the long-running King of Fighters series of fighting games, have made an all-female fighter before in the form of SNK Gals’ Fighter on the…
Wanting even more JRPG goodness on your Nintendo Switch? Well you’re in luck, as industry veterans Falcom are bringing the well received Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana to the system. Released in the west last year by NIS America for PS4 and Vita, Ys VIII features the franchise’s typical frantic…
Perhaps the biggest surprise to come out of the inherently-surprising Nintendo Direct Mini came at the very beginning – The World Ends With You is getting a Switch port. The 2008 DS game which was produced by Tetsuya Nomura (Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy VII) has been beloved for years, and…
