Kicking off today’s Xbox Showcase stream was the announcement of one of the worst kept secrets in gaming: an Xbox handheld. After months of speculation and leaks, Microsoft has finally confirmed what we all thought was happening: Microsoft is partnering with Asus to create a variant of its ROG Ally…
Over the course of the past couple years or so, the Super Mario Bros. series has seen quite a bit of change. When Charles Martinet stepped down from his role as the voice of Mario, that took many fans by surprise. That wouldn’t be the last of the well-known Mario…
Last November, we ran an op/ed speculating about the performance improvements the Nintendo Switch 2 could bring to the vast library of Switch 1 games. While some have gotten native ports or Switch 2-specific updates, it would be impossible for Nintendo and every other publisher to update all 5,987 games…
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas has been on quite a journey since releasing on iOS all the way back in 2013. The title has been ported from console to console in the years following with graphical updates and gameplay tweaks. Now, over three years after its initial launch, publisher FDG…
It looks like the Switch launch window is getting more and more packed with content. Just two weeks ago, Yacht Club Games announced that the upcoming Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment will be arriving first on the Switch during the console’s launch window. Now, we’ve gotten word that action strategy…
Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away and if your significant other is a fan of catching ’em all, The Pokémon Company has your back (so long as you’re in the US.) Simply head on over to the Pokémon Center online store and take a look at the heart-covered…
Earlier this week we got a look at an enigmatic new building in the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild thanks to the official Facebook page. Featuring a very Sheikah design, the structure led to a lot of speculation. Now we have an even closer look at the potentially…
In an interview with YouTube personality The Completionist, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma and Nintendo Creative Fellow Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild can be played in a variety of ways depending on the player’s preference. Aonuma stated: “If you want, you can actually approach…
In an interview with IGN UK, RiME developer Tequila Works revealed that Tantalus Studios, the team that ported The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess to the Wii U last year, will be working on porting the upcoming adventure title to the Nintendo Switch. The Nintendo Switch version is being developed…
While Nintendo has shared a lot about the Nintendo Switch over the last few months there were still a few lingering questions regarding the hardware and the operating system. While it doesn’t cover every base, a new Switch page on Nintendo UK’s site clears up a few things. We’ll go…
It looks like some Switch boxes are popping up in the wild, specifically in Japan. Thanks to the dutiful work of Gaijinhunter on Twitter we have a great view of the packaging for the launch titles for Nintendo’s upcoming system. The displays were on shelves in the Tokyo area, but…
Every seasoned tactician knows the value of reinforcements. Whether your front line is failing or you’ve planned a carefully timed ambush, the more allies you have the better. From the varied battlefields of Fire Emblem’s past come a second round of heroes and heroines to bolster the ranks and get…
The official Splatoon twitter account from Japan has been rolling out bits of art and info the upcoming sequel, but today we got a look at one of the new maps in Splatoon 2! When translated it’s called the Barnacle Sports Club and from the look of things it holds…
The Mario Sports Superstars launch is drawing closer and more information about the game and everything coming along with it is getting announced. Just today, in fact, Nintendo of Europe shared new details about the title that we weren’t yet announced. Most excitingly, especially for all you amiibo collectors out…
Pokémon is one of those franchises that can be really shaken up by hackers – training the “perfect” Pokémon is usually a lot of time and effort, after all. In response the Pokémon Company has started cracking down on those with detected altered save data by banning them from online…
