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 the most common talking points among video game circles is often the music that accompanies them. Yet for every award-winning soundtrack, there’s a handful of tracks that live on for more amusing reasons. Perhaps the most well-known song of this caliber is the notorious “DK Rap” from Donkey…
Following in the Disney and Sanrio tradition of developing attachments to fictional characters at birth that will last an entire lifetime, the marketers over at The Pokémon Company have developed the monpoké line of infant and toddler merch since 2019 — and today they’ve added a host of new goodies….
Fall Guys may be having a bit of a tumble when it comes to its Nintendo Switch debut, still delayed indefinitely as it were, but when it gets here it’ll be just a bit more potassium-rich. Super Monkey Ball’s star simian AiAi has been announced as a new costume for…
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 we cover the September 2021 Nintendo Direct, the new games announced, upgrades to Nintendo Switch Online, and the Mario Bros. movie cast…
Last week’s Nintendo Direct finally confirmed that Project Triangle Strategy would be called Triangle Strategy, but that amazing name change wasn’t the only thing revealed about the game. Not only did we get confirmation of a release date, March 4th 2022, but also the reveal that a variety of changes…
Video game localization wasn’t nearly as comprehensive 20 years ago as it is today, with plenty of franchises going without release in English speaking territories. One such franchise was Shiren the Wanderer, Chunsoft’s in-house take on the Mystery Dungeon that didn’t rely on licensing major properties like Dragon Quest or…
It’s really not hard to get your Metroidvania fix on Switch lately – the two namesakes of the genre even got recent attention with Metroid Dread and Castlevania Advance Collection. This latest announcement from Playism might just get you to explore one more 2D world, though. Released earlier this year…
Dragalia Lost’s 3rd anniversary is nearly here! A special Dragalia Digest showed off what’s in store for the big bash, but also new features and events coming to the game over the next few months. Missed out on the Dragalia Digest? Watch it for yourself, or go ahead and read…
Just under two years from its original PC release, Disco Elysium is coming to Switch. Lauded by critics for its unique approach to roleplaying and narrative delivery (rooted in skill checks and personal development, as well as its approach to information gathering/retainment), this game of the year contender will finally…
Clocking in at 40 minutes, this September’s Nintendo Direct was packed with game announcements, updates, and more. Here’s a handful of titles that appeared during the presentation – everything from shadow dropped games you can play now to reminders about games coming soon to first reveals that’ll be launching in…
For a while now Koei Tecmo has been teasing a collaboration with the web browser game Touken Ranbu by DMM Games, and it’s one I never expected to see get a localization… Yet, here we are! Announced for a release in North America and Europe on May 24th, 2022, Touken…
In a world of cards, a dragon shall be slain. Featured in this week’s Nintendo Direct, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roar brings turn-based card battles and tabletop RPGs to new heights on Nintendo Switch. Plus the game boasts some fantastic talent behind its production, notably YOKO TARO and…
While this week’s Nintendo Direct included new game announcements, some updates to current games, and more, there was a big surprise for Disney fans. The Nintendo 3DS game where you could play as your Mii character, hang out with Disney characters, run a café, and more is being brought over…
