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…
Put on your defense attorney badge and ready your chords of steel as Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney finally has a set release date next month. You’ll be able to download the game in North America on November 21 and in Europe on November 23. Alongside the announcement, Capcom released a…
Nintendo of America released a helpful chart featuring recent and upcoming 3DS and Switch titles on Twitter today. Games ranging from popular releases, like Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Fire Emblem Warriors, to more mysterious titles that we know little about, like Octopath Traveler (working title), are listed in…
We learned earlier today that a division of Sony would be publishing turn-based, tactical title Tiny Metal, yet we didn’t know much about the branch itself, other than the fact that its name is Unties. Lucky for us, we didn’t have to wait long to get ahold of more information…
Nintendo of America has just released a new trailer showcasing the game modes that will be available in Mario Party: The Top 100. We also get our first look at how amiibo will play a role in the title. Check it out! Mario Party: The Top 100 launches…
Sonic Forces is pretty dang close to releasing, though it still feels like I haven’t “seen” much of the game. I’ve played it at multiple events and walked away pleased, but it seems only a couple zones have been demoed — whether that was intentional or not, I’m not sure….
Warning: Turn around like a Rowlet if you haven’t played Pokemon Sun & Moon — there are some spoilers for those below. Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon look to be pushing plot above all else in their pre-release. Where Sun & Moon told a story about the formation of…
We’re only a few days away from the launch of Fire Emblem Warriors for the Nintendo Switch and New 3DS. To build up the hype, Nintendo of America has just released a launch trailer featuring several of the game’s cutscenes. We also get confirmation that a downloadable Japanese language pack…
Dust off your construction caps and tighten your overalls, all ye Mushroom Kingdom faithful: a special surprise is creeping up the Warp Pipe in Super Mario Maker. Plucky plumbers can currently experience a piece of Nintendo history by leaping through the finals course featured in this year’s Nintendo World Championships….
Famitsu, the venerable, 31-year old Japanese gaming magazine, has awarded a score of 39/40 to Super Mario Odyssey in its latest issue. The individual scores from each reviewer broke down to 10/10/9/10. For comparison’s sake, here are the scores for every previous 3D Mario game from Famitsu: Super Mario 64:…
Fans of Advance Wars rejoice, as a game heavily influenced by its turn-based tactics is releasing for the Nintendo Switch next month. Developed by Japanese indie studio Area 35, Tiny Metal features grid-based battles with a dynamic 3D camera swooping in and out of the action. In Tiny Metal you…
Update: The Apple Watch App Store has confirmed that Generation 3 Pokémon will be spawning during the Halloween event in Pokémon GO. A witch hat Pikachu will also be appearing. Thanks to jir9 on Reddit for making the discovery! It looks like big changes are heading to Pokémon GO soon….
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