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…
Sonic the Hedgehog is a franchise with a lot of merchandise, but a fair few characters have still received little to nothing in the way of figures and plushes. The Team Dark robot E-123 Omega was chief among them, though that’ll soon be changing. Introduced in 2003’s Sonic Heroes, Omega…
Rockstar Games has announced a delay for the physical release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch; rather than launch on December 7th, 2021 as planned, physical copies will now arrive sometime in “early 2022.” The delay also affects Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One,…
The Japanese Square Enix YouTube channel has shared a visual look at primary character Roland Glenbrook in the upcoming role-playing adventure game Triangle Strategy. This young prince aims to defend his kingdom with his best friend Serenoa at his side when the land is taken over by the cruel and…
You may remember that the hefty Caves & Cliffs update that hit Minecraft back in March of this year was so massive when Part I landed on platforms that the team had to split the content into two. And now, after months of waiting (and waiting and waiting…), the second…
With the Season of Mischief coming to a close, many Pokémon GO fans, myself included, are eagerly awaiting what’s coming next. Lucky for us, we won’t have to wait too long, as Niantic has just announced the Season of Heritage, a brand new event that appears to be based on…
Back in September we reported on the news that the search-action adaptation Record of Lodoss War ~Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth~ would be heading to Switch. Now we have confirmation that Playism is releasing the game worldwide on December 16th! Better still, the publisher is teaming with Red Art Games to…
Beginning this Saturday, December 4th, Pikachu Sweets and select Pokémon Café locations will be serving a brand-new line of Pikachu-themed drink sleeves and flavors in Japan. While the new designs coincide with no particular upcoming occasion, they’re certainly adding more adorable variations to the establishment’s menu. Have a look below…
This week’s Super Rare Games release isn’t a brand new physical run for a Nintendo Switch game. Instead, SRG is digging into their storeroom and selling a variety of previous releases’ customer service copies. If you missed out on a sold out game from SRG and have a thing for…
It’s almost time to flex your educational skills against other local and global brainiacs. Before its launch later this week, Nintendo has uploaded an insightful overview trailer showcasing the modes and features of Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain. While information and footage of the upcoming title have been rather…
Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like free shipping! The Pokémon Center is on top of Cyber Monday, part of that whole season of sales, and is offering buyers free shipping on all orders until tomorrow, November 30th. Free Standard shipping promotional offer applies only to orders shipping to the…
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 Nintendo’s big cyber sale, the last free update to Mario Golf: Super Rush, and a whole lot more. Have…
Nintendo’s back after the Black Friday sales weekend with yet another batch of price reductions on a number of games and accessories! Dozens of titles like Monster Hunter Rise, Kirby Star Allies, Super Mario Odyssey, and Castlevania Advance Collection have had their prices lowered in the Nintendo Switch eShop, ranging…
