After years of speculation and anticipation, publisher Forever Entertainment has finally announced that its House of the Dead 2 remake will finally be seeing the light of day this year. Revealed alongside a new trailer, the aptly titled “The House of the Dead 2: Remake” will be hitting Switch and…
The Switch 2 has had a heck of a media week, especially in Las Vegas. The Consumer Electronics Showcase (Abbreviated as CES) played host to a number of tech giants, including accessory developer Genki who brought mockups of the yet-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch followup console. Genki in specific claimed this was…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of leaks and speculation, with alleged images, specs, and rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 dominating the gaming news cycle. Until Nintendo officially announces something about the much-anticipated console, this flurry of speculation is likely to continue. With that said, let’s continue…
Late last year, Toys”R”Us filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. This came after years of lagging sales from the one-two punch of growing competition from online sellers, along with kids having more interest in tablets and phones and less interest in traditional action figures and dolls. Today,…
Tomorrow Corporation has been developing games for Nintendo platforms for years now, ever since the halcyon days of World of Goo for WiiWare. Now it’s been revealed the studio’s support is ongoing, with the announcement of 7 Billion Humans for the Nintendo Switch and Steam. A follow-up of sorts to…
Once again a Nintendo game has been datamined revealing all sorts of intriguing info. This time the news comes via Random Talking Bush on Twitter, who has discovered not only some unused Retro Coin sprites for the Metro Kingdom but also some very intriguing outfit data. First up lets examine…
Much like the Switch itself, the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been a runaway success sales-wise since it launched in early March 2017 alongside the system, while its presence on the Wii U undoubtedly helped too. The extent of the game’s success, however, is easy to under-estimate…
This March will see the long-running Atelier franchise return to Nintendo systems, featuring the new protagonists Lydie & Suelle as they explore mysterious paintings to gather ingredients and get to alchemising. If you were hoping to play it with English voice-overs, however, you’re out of luck. The news comes via…
If you just can’t stop loving Fire Emblem’s Game Boy Advance adventures, the latest Heroes banner has got you covered with a trio of lovely ladies from The Sacred Stones. Have a look at them in action below: First is Myrrh, the long awaited next green Manakete….
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For the past year or so, anytime there’s a Nintendo announcement it’s inevitable to see the masses pining for a new Animal Crossing announcement. In all honesty, I can’t really blame them, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m hoping to see one soon. While I’m not going to…
Japanese game publisher Flyhigh Works confirmed this morning that it’ll be responsible for publishing OPUS: Rocket of Whispers on the Switch, originally developed by SIGONO. While a release date hasn’t been announced quite yet, Flyhigh has assured us that the game will be coming to the Nintendo Switch’s eShop in…
It’s hard to imagine that Nintendo got its start making playing cards in Japan over 120 years ago. Few companies were able to stand the test of time quite like Nintendo has, evolving decade after decade to stay relevant in an ever-changing world with people who have tastes that are…
We hope you had a blast getting out on the first-ever Pokémon GO Community Day and caught tons of Surfing Pikas for your collection! If for nothing else, it was a great opportunity to rack up the Pikachu Candy that we all know can be so hard to find. Niantic…
Starting today, Pokémon Trainers around the globe will be able to find and capture 23 new Pokémon from the Hoenn region in Pokémon GO. Pokémon featured in this update include Aggron, Camerupt, Trapinch and a whole heap more. You can see a few of them in the image above! Are…
