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…
One of the most common talking points among video game circles is often the music that accompanies them. Yet for every award-winning soundtrack, there’s a handful of tracks that live on for more amusing reasons. Perhaps the most well-known song of this caliber is the notorious “DK Rap” from Donkey…
F-Zer… I mean FAST Racing NEO fans rejoice! Shin’en Multimedia has announced that a new update, v1.1, will be made available on May 18th for the action-packed, adrenaline fueled racer on the Wii U. Aptly titled ‘Vertigo,’ the update packs performance improvements, changes to the user interface, and several added…
It’s been an exciting couple of weeks for Ace Attorney fans, from the confirmation of a western release of Spirit of Justice this September to the on-going anime series making its way to Crunchyroll every week. Japanese fans of the franchise have yet another thing to look forward to though:…
Hey, everyone! Do you find shorts comfy and easy to wear? Then you’re gonna love today’s new arrivals in the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Get ready to add the likes of Gardevoir, Voltorb and Linoone to your living badge Pokédex! Free play? No. Practice catcher: It’s the final day for the…
UPDATE: A potentially new Pokémon can be seen in the bottom left-hand side of the new CoroCoro trailer at the 12 second mark. The Pokémon appears to be a dog type with a bushy white tail and pointy ears. What could it be? Just a day after images of the…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Disney Art Academy paints its way onto the 3DS, the critically acclaimed and brutally challenging Super Meat Boy finally makes its Nintendo console debut, and The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass sets sail for the Wii U Virtual Console. For those of you eagerly…
CoroCoro Magazine is well known for its Pokémon leaks, but you might be surprised to find out it’s got quite a bit more content inside for Japanese readers. Through images leaked online of the upcoming issue, it’s been revealed that CoroCoro is getting a collaboration with Splatoon! Three entirely new…
Join Happily Candied and Amiibo Jason as they welcome Jared Rutledge to the newscast! This week, they discuss Nintendo in the movie business, Pokémon GO, and Pokémon Sun and Moon!
For the past two years, Geoff Keighley has produced and hosted the industry-wide year end awards show, The Game Awards. As one of the first video game-centric award ceremonies to approach the hobby and its enthusiasts with the respect that they deserve, The Game Awards have been generally well received…
Pokémon trainers, today’s Badge Arcade update is legendary! There are tons of new Pokémon badges in the Arcade today for you to catch, and a great selection, too! If you’re not so much of a trainer, though, don’t worry! There’s also plenty of classic Mario badges and pixel animal badges…
The run-and-gun classic Contra III: The Alien Wars has arrived in Europe as the next SNES Virtual Console title to hit the New 3DS. Interestingly, Contra III was never released in Europe under that name. Instead it was called Super Probotector, and the human protagonists were replaced by robotic soldiers….
Players of the Pokémon Trading Card Game are in for a treat, as a new collection is on its way — exclusive to PokemonCenter.com. As part of Pokémon’s 20th year anniversary celebration, the Pokémon TCG: Generations Elite Trainer Box features a number of special cards and items to help new…
Rejoice, aspiring video game lawyers! On the heel of yesterday’s announcement that the next Ace Attorney game will hit the west in September, Capcom has also announced that the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies are both on sale in the Nintendo 3DS…
