As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Fans of old school dungeon crawlers, take note – Atlus has released two new trailers for the upcoming Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth, each featuring a separate class: the Reaper and the Necromancer. The reaper appears to be a front-row debilitating class, one that uses a…
A few days ago, the official Japanese Pokémon Twitter made an announcement that more information about Pokémon Sun and Moon will be released June 2nd. Since last week’s news didn’t get an announcement from anywhere other than Japan, it’s safe to assume that this Japanese tweet was meant to suggest…
Yet another Super Mario Maker update has landed, but this time around it isn’t anything too significant. From what players have gathered so far the new patch is mostly concerned with making search tools more convenient and fair. Here’s the full list of changes: The “Weekly” option for the Star…
One of the most enduring rhythm games of the past decade is Bandai Namco’s Taiko no Tatsujin series. Only localized once for the West as Taiko: Drum Master on the PS2, although Donkey Konga can be seen as a spin-off, the franchise has thrived in its home region of Japan,…
In American trademark news, it appears that Nintendo’s claim on “Hyrule Warriors” has been abandoned. According to a thread on NeoGAF, the trademark for “Hyrule Warriors” expired on April 22nd of this year following multiple notices from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. On March 26th, 2015, the trademark…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Contra III blasts its way on the 3DS Virtual Console, PixelJunk Monsters debuts on Nintendo Consoles, and Pikachu seeks friends and adventure in PokéPark Wii for the Wii U Virtual Console. There’s not much going on this week in the way of deals. If…
It seems like Capcom is on a roll revealing Monster Hunter Generations cross-overs lately, with the last being the announcement of fan-favorite Amaterasu of Okami fame. This latest collaboration is also with a major Capcom franchise, but this time it’s one of the company’s oldest IPs: Ghosts ‘n Goblins. That’s…
As part of a weekly DLC release schedule for Fire Emblem Fates, the third episode of Map Pack 2 is now available to purchase and download. “III: The Changing Tide” explores Hoshido child units Shiro, Asugi, Midori, Caeldori and Rhajat as they “seize an opportunity.” Successfully completing the map will…
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam badges are in stock at the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Repeat: This is not a Drill Shell! We have confirmation that badges from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam have arrived at the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Starting today, you can grab and Bomb Derby your way to…
Ever since the first Pokémon Sun and Moon gameplay trailer last week we’ve been waiting for more information regarding the new Alola setting. We may finally have a better idea now, as an updated description on the Amazon listings for both Sun and Moon suggests that there will be multiple…
Well, this is a little unusual. According to data miner Random Talking Bush on Twitter, the only character to be affected by the upcoming 1.1.6 Super Smash Bros. patch is everyone’s favorite sassy witch, Bayonetta. After unpacking the files, "param/fighter_param_vl_bayonetta.bin" and "fighter/bayonetta/script/animcmd/game.bin" are the only two changed. — Random Talking…
The first in a year-long line of DLC packs for Hyrule Warriors Legends is now available worldwide! The Master Wind Waker Pack includes 16 new My Fairy costume pieces, a The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker-themed Adventure Mode map and a new Adventure Mode battle scenario for players to…
