We’re just 24 hours away from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, and I can hardly contain my excitement! Nintendo has officially confirmed that tomorrow’s presentation will run for a full hour—packed with updates, reveals, and likely a release date and pricing information. But, SUPRISE! That’s not all: they’ve also announced…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
With the Switch 2 unveiling happening in just mere days, it seems likely that developers would already be creating games for Nintendo’s upcoming platform. Nintendo obviously wants people to upgrade ASAP, so why would it hold back dev kits? A rumor last week (from Insider Gaming) stated that Nintendo is…
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 &…
Saums is back! To celebrate the upcoming launch of Metroid: Samus Returns, Nintendo of America has just released a new trailer showcasing some of the abilities and worlds that Samus gets to explore. Check it out below! Metroid: Samus Returns launches in North America alongside a pair of…
Get ready to get your hands on another Mythical Pokémon, trainers! It’s been announced that Marshadow will be distributed in the US through GameStop stores from October 9th through October 23rd, while Europe will see it pop up at “select retailers” from October 1st through November 16th. The Ghost/Fighting type…
