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…
Get the nectar and have the flower petals ready because it’s time to prepare for another massive 10k walk. Pikmin Bloom’s first Community Day of the year is scheduled to happen next Saturday, January 22nd. During the upcoming Community Day, Big Flowers will bloom into camellias when players plant regular…
Originally released on Steam all the way back in 2018 after four years of Greenlight and Early Access, Vagante is a pixelated rougelike platformer of high regard — and it’s coming to the Nintendo Switch (and other consoles) this month. Featuring a robust class-based system, local and online…
The P-1 Climax is coming up fast for Nintendo Switch owners! Persona 4 Arena Ultimax may not be a new fighter, but it’s one that fans of the genre and of its home series won’t want to miss. Being a continuation of Persona 4 (and in many ways Persona 3),…
We’re about two weeks away from the launch of Pokémon Legends: Arceus and the Pokémon Company just gave us the best look yet at the upcoming game! This morning, a 13 minute overview was released which shows loads of brand new gameplay, including a look at the all-new crafting system….
Super Monkey Ball has gotten lots of love lately, with a couple of releases to its name and a presence on social media that just keeps rolling. In the wake of Banana Mania, Sega’s set up a new survey to get fan feedback on how this potassium-rich series is doing….
Amidst the news for Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s official release date, Bandana Waddle Dee co-op fun times, new and returning copy abilities, and more, there was one fairly important detail that slipped through — amiibo. While many fans figured that Kirby’s newest adventure would also be amiibo compatible, it…
If you just can’t get enough physical Switch games, Limited Run Games has another release coming down the fairway. A Little Golf Journey, developed by Okidokico and published by Playtonic, is a cute, relaxing little puzzle game that has you bringing color back to an expansive world using the power…
The team over at Lego Ideas — where they accept fanmade product ideas to review for the possibility of turning into a real set — has just accepted its third and final round of 2021 finalists, listing every project that acquired 10,000 supporters with the promise of review. And one…
The original Pokémon Diamond and Pearl for the Nintendo DS kickstarted a unique easter egg tradition for the series – diamond dust, special crystalline snow, would fall in the game’s Snowpoint City on certain dates like Leap Day or the day that marks the in-universe discovery of Mew (March 31st)…
Update (1/13/): Another NeoGeo Pocket classic is available now on Switch! A trailer’s arrived for the just-released SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters’ Clash — have a watch: Another NeoGeo Pocket Color hit is coming to Nintendo Switch! None other than the beloved crossover SNK vs. Capcom: Card…
This year Kirby’s heading off to a Forgotten Land, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t something worth remembering. Back in 1992 he set out on his first foray into Dream Land, which makes 2022 the Kirby 30th Anniversary year! Marking the occasion is a new logo, featuring the pink puffball…
Just when I thought we were all clear, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate comes in with the wake up Shoryuken… On the heels of the three Metroid Dread spirits becoming readily available, a new Spirit Board event has been announced. This one marks the Street Fighter 35th Anniversary, and is doing…
