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…
Last night, Nintendo Sweden accidentally released all of the official artwork for the upcoming Super Mario Odyssey line of amiibo coming out in October. It was odd that it took so long for box art to appear online, as Nintendo usually doesn’t hold back on the art after an amiibo…
While many games started to forgo the dual screen nature of the DS line of handhelds once the 3DS arrived, one RPG series from Atlus kept it up to high acclaim – Etrian Odyssey. Soon even that long standing support will change though, with the series’ director Shigeo Komori shedding…
Box art for both the individual Super Mario Odyssey amiibo and the 3-pack is here at last, thanks to Nintendo Sweden. The renders of the crew in their wedding outfits look crisp and clean, showing off Mario’s dapper eagerness, Bowser’s regal pomposity and Peach’s astonished indecision. The background has longitude…
The combined results for the North American and European Superpower Splatfest are in! The epic battle between flight and invisibility has drawn to a close with flight taking the contest 2-1. Invisibility, backed by Marina, ended up winning the popular vote, but Pearl’s flight took solo battles and team battles…
During Gamescom last month, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata blatantly teased Final Fantasy XV coming to the Nintendo Switch, though very little else was revealed. Now, a few weeks later, he’s clarified the statement in an interview with Dualshockers. Apparently nothing is yet permanent, but the development team tried…
The speed-running staple that is Games Done Quick usually convenes twice a year to earn money for several charities, but following the devastating Hurricane Harvey the group has banded together for a mini-marathon to support the Houston Food Bank. Not only that but various pieces of merch from…
As the Nintendo Switch relies on cartridges for its physical games, publishers have to be mindful of file size before manufacturing, with 32 GB being the upper limit. While few games will surpass that, it’s definitely a possibility, and there are also cases where publishers may seek to use a…
Ever since launch, the Nintendo Switch has been transforming into a de facto follow-up to the Neo Geo Pocket, with its library of retro Neo Geo ports growing by the month. The next confirmed game to make the leap is the colorful side-scroller Blue’s Journey. Released in the early ’90s,…
For the first time in Splatfest history, the options are just too darn difficult for me to pick just one. According to the official Splatoon 2 Twitter account in Japan, the next Splatfest in the region will be fries vs. McNuggets — yes, the McDonald’s kind. フェスの開催が告げられた。お題は「ご一緒にいかがですか？ マックフライポテト vs…
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Team Meat is at PAX West 2017 to dish out the juicy details of Super Meat Boy Forever on the Nintendo Switch. Appearing on the Nindies@Night livestream, Tommy and Kyle discuss Super Meat Boy’s sequel, including who’s composing the music for the game.
Even with all the spectacular reveals and announcements coming from Nintendo’s Nindies Showcase to fawn over, it’s pretty telling that I’m still thinking about the newest No More Heroes game the most. Bringing back Travis Touchdown and mixing in various indie games with Suda51 at the helm is a recipe…
