The beat-em-up genre tends to stay in its lane. Its tried-and-true arcade format has rarely been deviated from or added onto. There have been some recent attempts at modernizing the genre such as Xbox Game Studios’ live service brawler Towerborne or the open nature of WayForward’s River City Girls games….
If you can believe it, a second Animal Crossing-like knock-off game has appeared on the PlayStation store recently. Dubbed “Anime Village Online,” the sole screenshot available for the game looks not only heavily inspired by Animal Crossing, but almost like an HD mod for New Horizons. Spotted by Redditor YellowFlower69,…
Switch Online subscribers are in for a treat this month. As announced by Nintendo last night, the Super Nintendo App is going to receive a trio of new games for October 2025. One of those is the western debut of Mario & Wario, the 1993 puzzle game developed by Game…
North American gamers planning on digital purchases of Metroid Prime: Federation Force or Style Savvy: Fashion Forward can now begin pre-loading either title through the Nintendo eShop. While those who pre-load won’t actually be able to play the games until release date, they’ll be able to make their launch…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia gets caught on Wii U Virtual Consoles, a demo for Style Savvy: Fashion Forward sashays onto the 3DS, and Bieber Fever infects the Wii U through a Just Dance 2017 demo. Today’s rather anemic update doesn’t stop there, as…
Pokémon Sun & Moon & Z-Ring Accessory Amazon and GameStop are currently taking pre-orders for the upcoming Z-Ring accessory for Pokémon Sun & Moon. Amazon is $4 cheaper at the moment. Additional Z-Crystals can be purchased at GameStop as well. Amazon is also taking pre-orders for the Pokémon Sun and…
New Animal Crossing and pixel Fire Emblem Fates badges headline today’s update. Not a fan of either series? A selection of Mario Kart 8 catchers are also lapping through the Arcade, with one set in particular drifting into the sunset after today. Be sure to check out the full gallery…
A small collection of 16-bit Disney platformers – Aladdin, The Lion King and The Jungle Book – are now available for purchase on PC via GOG.com. Originally released on Sega Genesis and SNES, the beloved titles saw a few early ports but have since been stifled by licensing rights, preventing…
Originally revealed for a U.S. re-release on the 3DS back in June, Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure had a brand new teaser posted on the Gurumin 3D Twitter account just yesterday. The teaser looks great and shows off exactly how cute this 3DS port is going to be. Originally released…
In the midst of leaks from several retailers claiming that Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse would be getting a physical retail release, along with a release date and all new box art, Rising Star Games has now confirmed the release, new box art and all. Thanks to overwhelming critical reception…
Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied talk about all the Nintendo toys that will be coming to shelves in 2016 and 2017!
Considering the NX is planned for a March 2017 release, that means we’re a mere 7 months away from having a brand new Nintendo system in our hands. Despite this, we still know surprisingly little, and have to go on rumors and supposed leaks to get an idea of what…
VIZ Media has been on a roll lately when it comes to Nintendo books, from the announcement of a Pokémon cookbook releasing this December to the confirmation of a planned localization for the eagerly anticipated Twilight Princess manga. Zelda fans will also remember that last year the company re-released the…
Prepare yourself! Mii V Mii, the amiibo tournament with attitude, returns this month with Season 2 exclusively on the Nintendo Wire YouTube Channel. This season, TJ and Dark TJ are joined by two new teams of toys-to-life fanatics to raise the stakes even higher! Check out the promos for Season…
Over the past few days, Pokémon GO developer Niantic Inc. has slowly begun to break its complete radio silence regarding the current status and future of its record breaking app. While the sometimes vague statements that it’s been giving don’t hold all the answers to aspiring trainers’ most burning questions,…
