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…
Reggie Fils-Aimé’s new book, Disrupting the Game, is out now — a chronicle full of business advice, the story of his rise, and anecdotes about his time working with Nintendo. One of the most striking tales has to do with Reggie fighting to make Wii Sports a pack-in game for…
I’ve made my love of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim consistently known, but I’m hardly the only one. Our own Amelia Fruzzetti dove deep into its narrative herself, and Atlus has shared a new accolades trailer that echoes two main sentiments. Both the visuals and the narrative are given…
It’s been a while since we heard about Netflix’s new Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon, titled Sonic Prime, but we’ve finally got a look at the show in motion at the end of a new commercial focusing on the streaming service’s animation-for-kids slate. You can catch it in the video below…
If you’ve been looking for some anti-gravity racing on Switch, and the 500th race through of Mute City in F-Zero X isn’t enough anymore, then you might want to prepare yourself for the exhilirating speeds of Redout II. The sci-fi racer is the sequel to the original Redout, ported to…
You can make a laundry list of theoretical reasons why Mother 3 hasn’t seen a Western release over the years, both plausible and conspiratorial — poor release timing on an increasingly outdated console, general obscurity, Reggie Fils-Aimé just liked drinking the tears of Mother fans (I saw that one a…
Another month, another slate of Nintendo Switch Online icons for your Nintendo Switch. After Super Mario Odyssey in March and Splatoon 2 in April, May’s game of choice is the ever-bestselling Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. You’ll be able to pick icons based on cup designs, racers, and more until June…
Another month, another update to Fire Emblem Heroes. You know, I haven’t played this game for a couple years, and each time I look at one of these it feels like they’ve added 20 more modes. I remember when Tempest Trials were the hot new thing, for chrissakes. My out-of-touch…
A year on from the launch of Save Me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition, support for the game is still going strong. Developer Christophe Galati recently took to Steam to announce some exciting updates for the game, which also made their way to the Nintendo Switch version. The biggest addition to…
It turns out the people of Great Britain really want to get some virtual exercise in — Nintendo Switch Sports is the number one seller in the UK this past week. While not quite as big a hit as Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort so far (which is kinda…
Kingdom Hearts’ 20th Anniversary celebrations are well underway now and if you’ve been wanting to take a piece of it home, these latest merchandise releases have you covered. Those who want to show off their love in a fashionable sense might be interested in two new pin sets. The first…
Each passing week brings us closer and closer to the release of the latest entry in one of my favorite Nintendo franchises, Splatoon 3. As we get close to release, more information is becoming available, and today’s news is a big confirmation. The researchers at the Squid Research Lab have…
Pikachu has done many things but now the Pokémon mascot is about to make one of life’s biggest decisions – marriage. That’s right, the next wave of official Pokémon merchandise is themed around a Garden Wedding featuring Pikachu wearing both western and eastern styles of dress. Other items are…
