Editor’s Note: Today, September 27th, would have marked the 6th anniversary of Dragalia Lost. To celebrate, we are re-publishing a piece we created for its 5th anniversary. Enjoy, and thank you, Mr. Lost! With the recent announcement that Mario Kart Tour will no longer be getting new content, I’ve been…
Back in the ’90s, Nintendo, Sega, and Sony were locked in what is now commonly referred to as “The Console Wars”—a fierce rivalry between gaming giants that played out through advertisements, lawsuits, and even, in one instance, a public feud in front of Congress over video game violence. While Nintendo,…
There are many reasons to celebrate what Nintendo is doing in the gaming industry from both a creative and hardware perspective (especially when it comes to pricing), and the best place to do so right now is at the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan. The museum is an entire building…
Elden Ring might be blowing the world away with its evolution of Souls-like gameplay from the pioneers of the genre, but if you’ve been waiting for something decidedly more retro-inspired you might want to check out Souldiers. Publisher Dear Villagers and developer Retro Forge Games have released a new gorgeously…
We’ve covered the ’90s Indonesia-set narrative adventure game A Space for the Unbound before, but we’re getting closer and closer to its release later in 2022. To build up hype, and to mark the announcement of the game’s ports to PS5 and Xbox Series, we’ve got a new short trailer…
Publisher Raw Fury and developer Bytten Studios have shared a new trailer for the upcoming Cassette Beasts, an open-world RPG that’ll incorporate creature collection and battling, though this latest video focuses mainly on the world part of the equation. Give it a watch below! Cassette Beasts will release…
It’s time to crank up the Nujabes, put on a Kurosawa film, and study the ways of bushido — Mario Kart Tour’s next event celebrates aesthetics of traditional Japanese culture, dressing Mario up in samurai armor as Peach dons a festival yukata in the new Ninja Hideaway course. The…
Any day is a good day for more plushies — I have about three dozen on my bed as I type. This is something the folks at Fangamer understand perfectly and intrinsically well, as they’ve made a new plushie set of Ryu and Nina from Breath of Fire, designed by…
Game controllers, by design, tend to be made of smooth, hard plastic, ergonomically suited for hands and simple to hold. But occasionally, as in all fields of design, we get a real maverick on our hands, something so bold you’ll either love or hate it by gut instinct. Such is…
Do you want to grow giant strawberries? Body slam a dragon? Tame small elephants and then ride upon the backs of said elephants with your partner who you may or may not be gay with? There is a game where this is all possible, and you can glimpse features of…
After trying multiple mobile games based on its own IP, Nintendo partnered with CyGames to release the gacha RPG Dragalia Lost in 2018. Unfortunately the adventure will soon be coming to an end as it has been announced that the game’s campaign will be concluding this July, followed by the…
Ever since it launched over 5 years ago now, Nintendo Switch owners have been clamoring for one home screen feature that was present on both the Wii U and 3DS – folders. Now, with no fanfare, Nintendo has dropped a fresh update that adds the feature at long last. As…
Believe it or not, it’s been almost seven years since The Witcher 3 (Witcherino Tres, if you’re nasty. Praise Geraldo del Rivero!) came onto the scene and became one of the hottest gaming commodities of the ’10s. Developer CD Projekt Red has kept busy since then, porting the game to…
Dungeon Encounters, the minimalist dungeon crawler from the legendary Hiroyuki Ito, has technically been out on the eShop since last October — in digital form only. Now you can order the physical, English-language edition of the game, released in Southeast Asia, in English, from Play-Asia for $44.99 (plus shipping). …
Metroid Dread made quite the splash as it docked its spaceship on the Nintendo Switch last year. Launching alongside the Nintendo Switch OLED model in October 2021, the game broke the record for the franchise’s best launch month in the US. Always the relentless type, however, bounty hunter Samus Aran…
