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…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate could be a once in a lifetime kind of game. There’s a chance that all these figures may not commingle again on the character select screen, making this Switch title all the more special. It may not be getting updates or weekly events these days, but…
It’s time once again for Tetris 99 to open its doors to a limited-time cross-over event, and this time it’s one that’s perfectly timed for the holidays. If you play the game between 11 p.m. PT on December 9th to 10:59 p.m. PT on December 13th you can earn points…
Despite launching late into the Game Boy Color’s lifespan, hitting the system in 2001, the puzzle platformer Toki Tori has endured over the years, netting itself a WiiWare remake in 2009, which has since been ported to many platforms, and a sequel in 2013. If you’ve been curious what the…
After a scintillating three-year saga of battling both Norway and Germany in federal courts, Nintendo has at last lost its legal battle in the EU over the ability to cancel eShop pre-orders. The ordeal began with Norway’s Consumer Council sending a complaint in Germany (where Nintendo of Europe is located)…
We’ve known about Star Wars: Hunters since February, but all we’ve had so far are teases, a CGI trailer, and screenshots. Now we’ve finally gotten a proper look at the combat arena action game, and you can check it out below: Star Wars: Hunters launches for the Nintendo Switch and…
As we eagerly await The Game Awards 2021 later this week, we also now have confirmation from host Geoff Keighley that his other big yearly gaming event, Summer Game Fest, will return in (you guessed it) Summer 2022. While we are hard at work on #TheGameAwards I'm excited to…
As December rolls in and the weather starts to get even chillier, it’s officially holiday season over at the campsite in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp! Throughout the last month of the year, players will be able to celebrate the upcoming Toy Day with Jingle the reindeer, who’s ready to make…
Longtime summoners and fledgling strategy fans are about to have their hands and heads full with new information on Fire Emblem Heroes! A new Feh Channel has just dropped, bringing on info that checks pretty much every box on what makes Nintendo’s long-running mobile game appealing. As per usual the…
This weekend was host to CEOtaku, a dedicated fighting game tournament for more anime inspired fare in the genre. Present and accounted for was Skullgirls, the indie labor of love that just doesn’t quit. After its final match a new trailer debuted, focusing on the upcoming DLC character and sentient…
Next week’s Super Rare Games’ physical Nintendo Switch release is a roguelike platformer from Yogscast Games and Deadpan Games. Initially launching on the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo eShop back in January 2019, Caveblazers is ditching its digital-only status for a limited, physical game print run. Caveblazers is an…
Welcome to this week’s episode of Mii Weekly, a series where we feature headlines, impressions, and an assortment of variety segments all centered around Nintendo! In this edition we talk about Game Awards news, Paper Mario unfolding on the Nintendo Switch, the final fighter update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate,…
In recent years the Pokémon Company has been making more of an effort to spotlight the humans of the franchise, with the likes of Pokémon Masters and the Scale World line of figures prominently featuring iconic trainers. Now a new merchandise line is on the way and its focus is…
