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…
Fans of rhythm games, rejoice! The folks at Harmonix, the company behind the Rock Band series, have announced that Super Beat Sports is coming soon to the Nintendo Switch. The game features five sports that are played by matching your movements to the beat of the music. You can check…
If you needed any extra incentive to pick up the special edition of Metroid: Samus Returns, this might entice you — the game’s cover is reversible, and the flip side bears the cover and blurbs of the original Metroid II: Return of Samus for the Game Boy. The Metroid:…
Octopi and kindness are both so cool. Nicalis gets this and has announced a new game that asks the hard-hitting question: “Can octopi and humans coexist?” Save me Mr Tako will take place in a world where the two species are at war, unable to understand or accept the other….
Last we heard about Stardew Valley’s journey to the Nintendo Switch, there was a chance it would be delayed to early 2018. That information was never officially confirmed, but the notion was definitely hinted at. It seemed especially likely with the Switch being the first console to include multiplayer mode….
Fans of indie titles will be in for a treat tomorrow as Nintendo broadcasts its Nindies Summer Showcase. That said, Nintendo UK has jumped the gun with a montage trailer featuring indie games releasing from September through to early 2018. Check it out: While there are no release…
Say it isn’t so! If you were hoping that last month’s bit of datamine text concerning Miiverse’s closure was a joke, then Nintendo squashed that with adding the final nail in Miiverse’s coffin. Making waves last night, Nintendo’s Japanese Twitter account made the announcement. This morning Nintendo updated their Nintendo…
Last September Nintendo decided to skip out on attending EGX, one of the United Kingdom’s biggest gaming expos, presumably due to a lack of games to show. Thankfully, with the Switch’s ever growing library and a steady flow of 3DS titles, the Japanese giant will be returning to the Birmingham…
Fire Emblem Heroes fans should be counting down the days til the Brave Heroes focus begins. Thanks to the recent Feh Channel broadcast we’ve already seen these upcoming hero variants briefly, but now that we’ve a full look at all their skills it’s even more clear that all four of…
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Take note, Emblemiers – Fire Emblem Warriors is releasing on October 20th in the U.S., and is coming with a fancy special edition for the Switch version, too. #FireEmblemWarriors Special Edition includes 3 CDs, a dual-sided poster & 25 character art cards! Available Oct. 20th for #NintendoSwitch. pic.twitter.com/C0Z8OKr70w — Nintendo…
Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon are still a ways away but there’s plenty of people I know that are already locked in and committed to grabbing both games. Paired versions are a long time Pokémon staple but more recently Nintendo’s caught on and offers dual packs of the versions,…
Pokémon Centers in Japan have finally released new information on how they’ll be celebrating Halloween this year. As we reported earlier, thanks to Pokémon Trainer Jaxson Tapp’s sleuthing, Mimikyu is getting so much love that it’s the Pokémon of choice that will be distributed to copies of Pokémon Sun &…
