When one thinks about the video games with the best music out there, a lot of times RPGs are the first to come to mind. Of course, once RPGs with good music come to mind, Final Fantasy will inevitably follow. Arguably being the face of the genre, Final Fantasy tends…
In the nearly 30 years the Pokémon franchise has existed, it has grown to become a globe-spanning empire. Beyond even the video games themselves, Pokémon has a wide array of content to enjoy. One of the most popular is the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which has been carrying along since…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
It’s almost time for you to jump up in the air! In celebration of the release of Super Mario Odyssey this Friday, Nintendo has just released a pair of brand new ads featuring the game’s costumes and its gameplay mechanics. Check them out! Super Mario Odyssey releases…
Instead of waiting for 2018 to roll around, Nintendo isn’t holding back any punches concerning Animal Crossing’s foray into the mobile world. Given a deadline of March 2018, tomorrow we’ll get whatever information Nintendo can jam into 15 minutes of a special Nintendo Direct about the well-loved franchise. Until then,…
Sega has supported the Nintendo Switch quite strongly these first few months since launch, from releasing the likes of Sonic Mania to effectively funding the just-announced Shin Megami Tensei V. That said, there are still many, many IPs that would fit perfectly on the platform, and in a recent Eurogamer…
Update: The Animal Crossing Mobile Direct has been confirmed for North America as well. The event kicks off tomorrow, October 24th and 8:00 PM PT. Stay tuned for live updates! Many, many months ago Nintendo confirmed an Animal Crossing game was in development for mobile devices, though the delay of…
Back in January’s Nintendo Switch reveal we got our first glimpse of a Shin Megami Tensei game for the system, developed by Atlus with Unreal Engine 4. Now, thanks to a very brief stream that mostly rounded up the history of the franchise (leaving out the Persona sub-series), we know…
Hacking and slashing your way through hordes of soldiers in the just-launched Fire Emblem Warriors? Well, be prepared for even more mass destruction in the future, as Bandai Namco has revealed (via Gematsu) that the Omega Force developed One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 will be heading to the Nintendo Switch…
Nintendo just doesn’t want the SNES to drop out of the public eye right now. The SNES Classic came and sold out in a heartbeat, and now we’ve finally got a US version of the Super Nintendo New 3DS XL. Coming out of nowhere and landing on Amazon for pre-order,…
We’re only a few days away from the launch of Super Mario Odyssey and it appears that the spoiler floodgates have finally opened, as gameplay videos and spoilers have started to appear online thanks to retailers breaking street date for the title. Be warned, if you’re trying to avoid spoilers…
The Nintendo Switch eShop now has plenty of great little indie games on offer, but one of its earliest is still proving to be quite a sales success. The cheap and cheerful top-down action game Kamiko, which we gave a score of 8.5 back in May, has surpassed the 150,000…
Japanese developer Level-5 has kicked off many popular IPs from Nintendo handhelds, from the venerable Professor Layton to the more recent Yo-kai Watch. Nestled among those is Inazuma Eleven, which got its start on the original DS back in 2008. While not nearly as popular in the US compared to…
With just under a week till the launch of Super Mario Odyssey, you can get pumped up for the game with the iconic vocal theme that surprised us all at E3 2017: “Jump Up, Super Star.” A portion of the jazzy jam is available to download for free on the…
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