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…
Yesterday, some leaked artwork from an upcoming expansion for Pokémon TCG Pocket showed what appeared to be traced over fan art for the new Ho-Oh EX card. While some people were jumping to the conclusion of plagiarism, most simply wanted an explanation of what had happened or if the art…
Mario Kart World’s infamous version 1.1.2 update that divided opinion on the game can now be seemingly disregarded. Nintendo just issued a surprise update for the Switch 2 launch title that brings it up to version 1.2.0. With this update, we can get a better idea of what Nintendo views…
We’re just two mere months into the Nintendo Switch 2’s life cycle, and already it’s hard to imagine the system seeing an accessory stranger than this one. GamiFries, created by user7R135 on MakerWorld, is an unofficial Joy-Con 2 holder designed to look like a McDonald’s fries box. If you have…
If early reports are accurate, it appears as if the new Ho-Oh card set to debut in Pokémon TCG Pocket may have traced-over artwork from a fan. Making the rounds on Twitter this morning, user lanjiujiu did a side-by-side comparison of the new Ho-Oh ex card illustrated by Sie Nanahara…
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can now enjoy an acclaimed artistic classic on the SNES app, with Switch 2 owners able to take advantage of a unique Joy-Con 2 feature. Mario Paint, originally released in 1992, is now available on the service and players can use Mouse Mode to replicate the…
Tetris 99 is the one Nintendo game that simply will not die. Despite originally launching back in 2019 as a free download for Switch Online subscribers, Nintendo has continually updated the game over the years with new themes focused on its latest Switch games. You’d think after more than half…
Yesterday’s update for the SNES app brought a couple of very interesting features for players of this beloved era of retro games. A CRT mode has been added to the app, which allows players to apply a video filter over their games that resembles the display of a CRT television…
If you live in Japan and are a big fan of Weekly Shōnen Jump or Pokémon, be on the lookout at your local newsstands next week. Starting August 4th, 2025, the popular anime magazine will be collaborating with Nintendo’s biggest critter-catching franchise for a series of promotional covers featuring artwork…
When looking at big names in the film industry, the titan that is the Star Wars franchise stands out among the rest. For almost 50 years the series has been capturing the imagination of people all across the world, expanding beyond movies and into all sorts of media, video games…
Eagle-eyed users of the Xbox app have potentially discovered a release date for the upcoming Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. The app listed the compilation with a release of September 29th or 30th September, depending on the users’ time zone. These dates have since been removed on the app, but users…
In a new ranking of Japanese gaming companies posted by software developer SalesNow, Nintendo has ranked third among its peers for average yearly income. Based on data gathered between June 2024 and June 2025, Nintendo’s average pay for employees comes out to around $65K USD (or ¥9,626,857). While that might…
It’s been 1,000 years since Hollow Knight: Silksong was announced by developer Team Cherry, but the wait is seemingly approaching its end. As part of its media blast for featured titles today, Microsoft confirmed that among first-party titles and partner published ones, Silksong will be playable at its booth during…
