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…
Nearly a month later, the Pokémon Presents Super Pet Contest is ready to proclaim who are the cutest, cleverest, and coolest pets! With over 30,000 entries submitted and 400,000+ votes casted by fans, the entries were narrowed down to 20 finalists in each category. Today, Trainer Michelle Visage and Pikachu…
November 16th is a pretty special date in Nintendodom (Nintendom?), and this one in particular — not only is the Wii 15 years old to the day; but Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario, Zelda, DK, Star Fox, F-Zero, Pikmin, and more — is now the very illustrious age of 69,…
Announced last year to release in early 2021, single-player RPG Ruined King: A League of Legends Story was set to tie in to the Ruination event in the world of LoL games. That event came and went in the summer without any word on the status of the title. Today,…
The WarioWare series is no stranger to absolute bangers. The fact such strong music manages to come out of these microgame compilations is its own kind of oddity, but characters like Ashley and Mona have stolen the show by delivering some sweet vocal themes. Get it Together! managed to sneak…
In just a few days Pokémon fans will be able to return to a standout region within the series. Sinnoh is back, and ready to reintroduce all it has to offer. Fittingly, Nintendo has shared an overview trailer to prime players old and new to what awaits them in Pokémon…
Riot Forge, the publishing arm behind various League of Legends spin-off material, will be hosting a Nintendo Switch-specific stream today at 8 a.m. PT. You can catch it live below:
The Dragon Ball series has plenty of foes that threaten world-wide destruction but very rarely do we get the perspective of the average joe on the ground. That’ll soon be changing, however, as in the recently announced Dragon Ball: The Breakers for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. The…
In case you weren’t aware, Kit and Krysta aren’t just a couple of pretty faces — the lovable hosts of Nintendo Minute are also skilled cooks, and have a new cooking-themed episode to prove it! To celebrate the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Ver. 2.0 update and its new…
Last month, Nintendo saw the release of both Metroid Dread and the Nintendo Switch OLED model on the same day — both of which are now breaking records a month later. Starting with Metroid Dread; according industry-tracking firm The NPD Group, Metroid Dread has officially broken the record for best…
Back in April of this year, Nintendo announced the 20th and final Ninji Speedrun, a monthly series of Nintendo-made levels designed to be run through as fast as possible. Well, now Nintendo has made a liars of itself, as it’s brought back the very fun Ninji Speedrun concept for a…
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 episode, TJ talks about Twitch on Switch, new game and product releases, and how parts of the Animal Crossing DLC went horribly wrong….
One of the better Joy-Con alternatives for the Nintendo Switch is Hori’s Split Pad Pro. While it lacks rumble, gyro, and an NFC sensor, it arguably makes up for it with comfier grips and a proper D-Pad. A downside, however, is that it’s only useable with an undocked system… Until…
