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…
Assignment Desk Editor Chip Skambis at WFTV, a local news station for Orlando, Florida, somehow got his hands on the permit to Project 487. That info doesn’t sound too exciting at first — not until you find out that Project 487 is actually another name for Super Nintendo World. (We’d…
Capcom has released plenty of Street Fighter merch over the years, from G.I. Joes in the ’90s to detailed Figuarts more recently. The latest licensing collaboration is quite unexpected, though. For the franchise’s 30th anniversary, the company is teaming up with Tomy to release some Transformers that mash together iconic…
From the jammed pack announcement trailer for the next wave of free DLC for Splatoon 2, there’s been a barrage of social media posts and press releases detailing the entire update. Here we’re going to go through each post and break it down! FORWARD FASHION AND FRESH CUTS Prepare your…
Sneaking into ARMS’ last update, an event simply called “Party Crash” will be taking place this month. Thanks to Nintendo Versus on Twitter, we now have a better idea of what Party Crash is and what will happen from November 22nd to the 24th. R.S.V.P. AND BYOC – BRING YOUR…
It was only five days ago when we learned that the Nintendo Switch made Time Magazine’s 25 Best Inventions of 2017 list, and the good news for the Big N hasn’t stopped there. Just yesterday, Time announced that the Switch also landed the number one spot on its Top 10…
Ever since the game launched in July, Splatoon 2 has seen a steady splattering of free updates. To close out 2017, though, Nintendo is going all out. As shown in the video below, new hairstyles are being added alongside more gear, new stages both for normal play and Salmon Run,…
It might be hard to believe, but we’re just ten days away from the launch of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on the Nintendo Switch. While the recent game-specific Direct no doubt helped any hardcore gamers still on the fence, Nintendo is trying to advertise the game to more casual consumers through…
It should come as no surprise that Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp’s release date of 11/22 has been broken. This is the second time the app’s stated release window has been ignored, the first being when the app debuted on Australia’s iTunes/App Store and Google Play store within 12 hours of…
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A special breaking announcement is less than 12 hours away, according to the Splatoon Twitter account. Promising an investigative report from the Squid Research Lab on November 21st at 6 a.m. PT | 9 a.m. ET, a one and a half minute video will go live. イカ研究所の調査員から、突如連絡が届いた。本日11月21日（火）23：00から、今後のアップデートに関する1分半程度の映像が公開されるらしい。要チェックだ！ pic.twitter.com/Vvu9ADVoys —…
After a successful journey through the United States Kingdom to launch Super Mario Odyssey, Mario and Cappy are now taking a break. Relaxing between the Mushroom Kingdom and Nintendo of America Kingdom, they’ve decided to go through some fan mail. In a new video series, Mario is inviting you to…
Kirby continues to slowly take over Japan, with his anniversary year celebrations seemingly never ending. The latest in the mile-long list of adorable goods, events and more is a pair of sweet treats available in Lawson convenience stores all over the country. These takes on wagashi, a type of confection…
