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…
At the tail end of August we reported on the upcoming closure of Nintendo’s Miiverse service, the in-built social media platform for the Wii U and 3DS. If you’ve been wanting to give the service a proper farewell, the company has opened one last global “Everybody’s Message” Miiverse community where…
Maybe you’ve heard the Mimikyu rap, gotten down with some Slowpoke reggae or wondered exactly where Magnemite was in its own special song. But nothing could prepare you for the latest official Pokémon-centric musical treat. It’s Ditto’s turn and the cute, childish song with an arts and crafts aesthetic does…
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We’re only about a month away from the release of Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, and while info about what’s new in the game seems rather sparse for how little time is left, a new trailer has dropped to hopefully alleviate some of that trepidation. The trailer focuses on…
Plenty of indie game franchises got their start on Nintendo platforms, but few feel quite as synonymous as atooi’s Mutant Mudds series. After the first dual-layered platformer launched in January 2012 on the 3DS, it later saw ports to various other systems and a spin-off sequel in 2016. Now the…
Yes, we’ve only just crossed into October and we’re still weeks away from Halloween — yet for those who wanted to start early with penning their wish lists for the holiday season, Nintendo has an official site up and ready for viewing. Dubbed the Holiday Gift Guide and donning a…
Nintendo has teamed up with the clothing chain Forever 21 to offer a wide variety of new and affordable Super Nintendo themed attire. The series of clothing includes t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets and swimsuits, featuring Mario characters and symbols, as well as a few Zelda logos, in both 8-bit and illustrated…
If you’re the type of player who looks for a new adventure every time you play and you have a soft spot for tactical turn-based combat, this news might be of interest to you. Developer and publisher Impact Gameworks is bringing roguelike dungeon crawler Tangledeep to the Nintendo Switch sometime…
Next month Pokémon is returning to select US cinemas for two days only, with the nostalgia-laden “I Choose You!” movie. As the 20th film since Ash first met Mewtwo in 1998/99, the production studio at Toho has decided to call back to the very first season of the anime. Check…
With Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy set to finally launch on 3DS in the West this Friday, what better way to drum up some more hype for Layton than the announcement of a new TV series? In part of a feature on Level-5 Abby, Level-5’s overseas expansion…
One of the many things I miss about Japan is being able to walk into a local Pokémon Center and take in all the new merch and themes available to trainers, fans and everything in between. This latest batch of goods puts Eevee and its evolutions in the spotlight once…
Ever since the release of Final Fantasy VIII, Square Enix has released massive books collating concept artwork, behind the scenes information and lore tidbits from several games under the banner “Ultimania”, which are not unlike Nintendo’s own Hyrule Historia. Unfortunately these were never officially translated into English, so fans have…
