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…
Terry is one of Dragon Quest’s most iconic party members, arguably outshining his own game’s hero in terms of recognizability. After debuting in Dragon Quest VI, he went on to star in the first Dragon Quest Monsters, multiple spin-offs, and can even be found referenced as an alt-costume in Super…
Update (1/25/22): An English version of the six minute overview trailer for Pokémon Legends: Arceus has been shared by Nintendo of America. You can watch it here: We’re nearing a new kind of Pokémon journey at the end of the month, and Nintendo’s delivered an extended look…
It’s hard to believe that the last in-person E3 event was in 2019 and that won’t be changing anytime soon. As reported by GamesBeat, the ESA has confirmed that E3 2022 will be an online-only event. On-going COVID-19 concerns are cited as the reason, likely due to the more transmissible…
Despite ongoing semiconductor shortages affecting the manufacturing of Nintendo Switch hardware and other pandemic-related issues delaying a number of games last year, the system seemingly continues to thrive. This is evident in new data gathered by Famitsu and shared with GamesIndustry.biz, which shows that Nintendo shifted 5.3 million Switch units…
Later this month Dotemu will be releasing the long-awaited sequel to the cult classic Neo Geo sports game Windjammers. If you’re eagerly awaiting the return of extreme disc throwing, you might want to check out this new behind the scenes documentary that delves into everything from the Pong inspirations to…
Square Enix’s Bravely Default II sold over a million units in 2021, so it appears the coup de gravy train is in full force, as Producer Tomoya Asano — via the series’ Twitter account — has announced that the development team (also behind Octopath Traveler and the upcoming Triangle Strategy…
2021 may have been the year of Pokémon’s 25th anniversary, but the celebration (for now) keeps on rolling, as Converse is launching a Pokémon crossover collab collection campaign in the US tomorrow. There are both shoes for adults and toddlers, along with shirts, sweaters, and even a backpack. The press…
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Castlevania franchise, everybody’s favorite company Konami has deigned to release a ‘Memorial NFT’ collection of mostly NES media (pixel art, bgm, and sequences) for auction. And you know what? They would, wouldn’t they. If you had told me a year ago that Konami…
In a turn of events that seems like further evidence that reality is a simulation controlled by a capricious adolescent who kinda just likes making things wild, Megalovania — the Undertale hit and most immediately recognizable meme song since “Never Gonna Give You Up” — has now been performed in…
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, the stylish spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio and followup to Lethal League, is one of our most anticipated games coming this year. While it skipped the most recent Indie World, Team Reptile has shared a fresh look at the game via a brief trailer. …
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is the forthcoming free-to-play cross-platform video game entry in the popular card game series slated to release within a month or two, and Konami has begun detailing the game in a series of videos. The first tackles profile customization, noting that besides changing card art, you can…
No, it’s not the SNES port of Pac-Man — Super Pac-Man is a 1982 sequel to the little yellow munching circle that could. Remember that period? Where in the wake of Pac-Man’s thunderous success, they (“they” being multiple developers with a hand in the rights, not just Namco) released like…
