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…
A close but fortunate call, as just after 1 p.m. Japan time today (which would be late yesterday in North America due to time zones) emergency services responded to a fire that broke out at Nintendo’s Kyoto headquarters on the third floor. As reported by NHK and translated by VGC,…
Disney’s game output has been increasing in recent years and is about to be bolstered even further with the likes of Marvel’s Midnight Suns and Disney Dreamlight Valley. Fittingly, the time has come for the company to host its very own Games Showcase as part of this year’s D23 Expo….
The Japanese messaging service LINE is getting even more Pokémon goodness with the arrival of a pixelated theme. The sprites used primarily come from the old menus and HeartGold & SoulSilver’s overworld, meaning it’s unlikely Pokémon from beyond Gen IV will appear. Still, it’s a great blast of nostalgia to…
According to a listing spotted on Amazon Japan, a new Avatar: The Last Airbender game from publisher GameMill Entertainment will be coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4 this year. As can be seen below, while the listing for “Avatar The Last Airbender: Quest for Balance” doesn’t contain any details about…
WHEN DOES THE MINECRAFT STEVE AND ALEX AMIIBO RELEASE? The Minecraft Steve and Alex amiibo releases on September 9th 2022 for $29.99 WHERE CAN I PRE-ORDER THE MINECRAFT STEVE AND ALEX AMIIBO? Amazon (Sold Out) Best Buy Target
The countdown to Splatoon 3’s launch continues! Today, the Squid Research Lab has released another report on the official Splatoon Twitter account. Focusing on the game’s special weapons, we’re getting some more info on a brand new one that was announced during last week’s Splatoon 3 Direct – the Tacticooler….
Wii Sports solo players will likely remember the brutal beatdowns they received at the hands of the most challenging AI opponents. One of the most legendary was Matt, who quickly became a meme after doling out punishment in Boxing and Wii Sports Resort’s Chambara. If you thought you’d escaped his…
Closing out THQ Nordic’s Digital Showcase 2022 today was a F.U.N. new look at SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake. Announced last year during THQ Nordic’s 10th Anniversary Showcase, we haven’t seen any gameplay footage – until today! Everything is possible in the infinite expanses of the cosmos… there might…
The Squid Research Lab is back with a new finding! After this week’s mega-packed 32-minute long Splatoon 3 Direct, you’d think there wouldn’t be anything left until the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premier. Nope! Over the last few months, the official Splatoon Twitter accounts have been featuring various weapons available…
Calling all Pokémon Trainers! There’s a new Pokémon distribution happening right now for Pokémon Sword and Shield. Announced earlier this month, The Pokémon Company is holding a campaign throughout August and September where they’ll distribute Mystery Gift codes of Ash’s Pokémon team featured in the recent Master Tournament anime arc….
Dude, you’re not gonna believe this. They’re adding Dragon Ball Z’s GOKU to Fortnite! Or at least, they’re gonna. The Twitter account for the game showed, like, Shenron going all “speak. Name your wish…” and a date of August 16th! Tubularrr! This is the sickest thing I’ve ever seen! …
It’s hard to believe we’re less than a month out from the release of Splatoon 3, but indeed the time for cephalopod paintball is soon to be upon us. And to commemorate, Nintendo has begun to roll out TV ads in Japan — a whopping six of them, to be…
