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…
The first Splatfest since Splatoon 2’s launch has come to a close in North America and Australasia, and the combined results are in. Just like in Japan, mayonnaise has emerged victorious. Despite being utterly trounced in terms of votes, mayo players got the slight edge in solo and team battles….
Square Enix announced today that they are working on a sequel to last year’s critically acclaimed Dragon Quest Builders, and it’s coming to Nintendo Switch. Gameplay of the newly announced Dragon Quest Builders 2 has also been shown off on a live-stream on Square Enix’s Japanese YouTube channel. Present in…
Following the leak of the cover of the new issue of CoroCoro this morning, where a seemingly new Lycanroc form can be seen, a brand new form was revealed on the latest episode of Pokénchi. The new form looks similar to Lycanroc’s Midday Form, however with darker, orange-ish colored fur,…
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Shhh! We have to keep this on the down low… so let’s hope that Spyke isn’t a reader of Nintendo Wire or else Murch might be, uhhh, in a prickly situation. Splatfest tees are a very limited thing. Once the corresponding splatfest is over, the tee is yanked from your…
Splatoon 2’s first Splatfest since launch is proving quite divisive across the globe, with ketchup and mayo fans firmly entrenched in their opinions. While it is still ongoing in several regions, Japan’s face-off has concluded, with mayonnaise coming out on top. It was a close 2-1 result though, with mayo…
The best things in life come in pairs. Sonic and Tails, Nana and Popo and Banjo and Kazooie — just to name a few. Now, two brand new adventurers are ready to platform their way to your heart with Chicken Wiggle. When a nasty witch kidnaps the townsfolk, it’s up…
To celebrate Pokémon Sun & Moon — Burning Shadows TCG release, Toys”R”Us is once again holding an event for the trading card game. Similar to previous releases, attendees who visit a participating Toys”R”Us location between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. their local time on Saturday, August 12th, can pick up…
Yooka-Laylee’s already been running, jumping and collecting out in the wild for a few months now. While other platforms have gotten to enjoy Playtonic’s inaugural, crowdfunded effort since April, the Switch version’s delay has remained a torn page in this particular story. Although no new information about the game was…
Regional Pokémon definitely add to the globally appealing nature of Pokémon GO, but that also limits just who can grab them easily to those places. Europe looks to be getting a chance to access at least one of those that isn’t normally found there, alongside other rare and mysterious Pokémon…
What’s red and white? It’s squid ink all over the latest Splatfest! Ah yes, Team Mayo vs. Team Ketchup. It won’t be red and white ink, they said — maybe yellow and orange? Some other color combination with colors we’ve already seen in Splatoon, perhaps? Nope! Why make it more…
The reveals for Fire Emblem Warriors appear to be increasingly regular as we inch closer to its nebulous autumn release. After the announcement of Cordelia and Female Robin a few days ago, word has come in via the game’s official Twitter that two new characters would be shown off later…
