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…
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…
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is taking Dream Land’s hero in a new direction in many ways. He’s fully stepping into the third dimension, discovering a new kind of environment, and facing off with unfamiliar enemies. What hasn’t changed though is the company he keeps in promotional artwork. Are…
Update (Saturday, September 25th at 12:15 p.m. PT): Wow! That was fast! Arcanine is available to pre-order on Pokémon Center’s US and CA sites right now. According to the listings, the plush will ship out to customers in late May 2022. Pokémon Center US listing – $449.99 Pokémon Center CA…
This week’s Nintendo Direct, which was filled with announcement after announcement, managed to find 90 seconds to spotlight Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Specifically, we’re talking about the game’s DLC. With Wave 1 releasing back in June, we were teased with some basic details for Wave 2 and an estimated…
In a landmark decision that is sure to have every rainbow-clad farmer awash in joy, XSeed has revealed yesterday in a Localization Blogpost that Rune Factory 5 will be the first in the series to add gay marriage. After years of advocation by both longtime fans and XSeed themselves, the…
We’re mere weeks from the long-awaited next Metroid title, yet Nintendo saw fit to drop another trailer for Samus’ next mission. The recurring bits of information and footage that have come paint an apprehensive adventure for the bounty hunter, and that trend continues with the Sounds of Dread. …
Project Triangle Strategy was certainly a notable part of the Nintendo Direct it debuted in, taking a good portion of time to introduce its gorgeous pixels and weighty choices. Maybe you even gave its demo a go, or sent some feedback on the experience via its survey. Now, in our…
Splatoon 3 made quite the splash during the most recent Nintendo Direct, showing off both its trademark multiplayer gameplay and its (if tradition holds, surprisingly robust) single-player story. That adventure, titled “Return of the Mammalians”, seems to be centered on fuzzy fiends that are encroaching on Splatsville, the game’s new…
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s title screen is absolutely iconic to longtime Nintendo fans and evokes nostalgic bliss in the hearts of many. It’s fitting, then, that during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, it was used to introduce the latest addition to the Nintendo Switch Online service. That’s right,…
After arriving on PC in the wake of Undertale’s 6th anniversary, Deltaruna Chapter 2 has made its way to Switch. Not only is this continuation of the spiritual follow-up available as an update to the previously released Chapter 1, it’s also absolutely free. Don’t take my word for it though,…
After a debut way back when in 2017, Bayonetta 3 was announced with naught but a purple-hued teaser. Now, as part of the most recent Nintendo Direct, it’s yet again time to dance. Bayonetta 3 closed out the broadcast and it delivered in all you’d expect from the stylish action…
Even with a handful of less than official reveals under its belt, the Castlevania Advance Collection still managed to make its presence known during today’s Nintendo Direct. This compilation of handheld haunts features the previously inferred Aria of Sorrow, Harmony of Dissonance, and Circle of the Moon. Yet there was…
