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…
One of Sonic’s oldest friends and rivals is knock-knocking on Fall Guys’ door. Yes, Knuckles the Echidna, fan of grapes and guarding Emeralds, will be getting the not-so-mean bean treatment later this week. Fall Guys & Knuckles 🤯 Excited to announce that Chonky Knuckles will be speeding his way…
There are plenty of Sonic the Hedgehog statues to pick from these days, but this latest reveal from Sega and Power Idolz is bizarre, to say the least. In fact, it’s not really a statue of Sonic at all… Technically. Yes, it’s the original European Mega Drive box for the…
A new trailer has dropped for the imminent Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and it’s quite legendary. All-new to the remakes is Ramanas Park, a post-Hall of Fame area where you can encounter a variety of Legendary Pokémon. You’ll have to travel all of Sinnoh to find slates, which…
Licensed games are always at risk of being delisted, but this latest announcement from Bandai Namco is still quite the surprise, given the game in question only just launched for Switch in August of 2020. Jump Force and its DLC will no longer be sold digitally from February 7th 2022….
Great news for all you visual novel fans out there! Galdra Studios’ latest project, Arcadia Fallen, is a promising new visual novel experience where “your choices shape the personality of your character.” The game promises to be LGBTQ+ friendly, with character creation options that seem to support this claim. Options…
Don’t skip this Emergency Meeting! Last week, Innersloth announced that Emergency Meeting #33, a five-minute-long presentation, would take place on Tuesday, November 9th. In it, new game updates (like the new Roles feature) would be detailed and more. Now that it’s live, this Emergency Meeting #33 is not only packed…
As crazy as it may seem, there’s now only a little over six weeks to go until Christmas 2021. It may be time to start thinking about buying gifts, and if you’re looking to get something for a fellow Nintendo fan or simply looking to treat yourself, Amazon has some…
The reimagined Nintendo Switch versions of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are almost here! Well, legally. While Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl may have leaked ahead of the planned release date, that isn’t stopping a variety of celebratory events for the official launch. This week, Niantic has detailed its plans…
Pokémon GO’s Festival of Lights event kicked off last week, but Niantic had hinted that another event (or “Part 2”) would be starting up today. Looks like Team GO Rocket is getting back into their habit of crashing events, as the Festival of Lights is now joined with A Looming…
The holiday season is fast approaching, and what better way to wrap up the gifts for your loved ones than sealing them with the visage of Wario? My Nintendo Store in the UK has added rolls of washi tape featuring WarioWare: Get it Together! prints for 500 Platinum Coins. The…
In an effort to revitalize tourism in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island and prefecture, it’s been announced that one lucky Pokémon is getting their own jet. The Pokémon Company and domestic airline AirDo have announced the Rokon Jet Hokkaido plan, or Vulpix Jet Hokkaido. This will give a Boeing 767 the…
Collecting spirits became one of the more longterm goals of those playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The vast majority of these could be grabbed with dedication and time in World of Light, but then timed events came along, followed by ones locked to certain games’ data. Those have all filtered…
