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…
If you missed out on Animal Crossing amiibo cards in the past, get ready! Nintendo of America has officially announced in a press email that the retailer will start to carry Series 1-4 again in stores starting in September! In fact, stores all around the US have already started seeing…
Interested in getting your teeth cleaned for free? Well then, how about settling a deal… in Smash? Dr. Tej A. Shah from Zen Family Dental in Ashland, Massachusetts is offering customers a chance to win a free teeth cleaning from his practice by simply conquering him in a one-on-one match…
Pokémon Shirts presented by Original Stitch’s Hoenn collection is now complete! That’s a whopping 135 patterns inspired by Pokémon of the Hoenn region, and the last 35 designs are now available to select when ordering customized shirts, masks, and bandanas. This last batch of Hoenn designs is themed after the…
Ahh, September. You know what that means: cleaning… time…? While most of us associate cleaning with spring, Pokémon Sword and Shield think you could benefit from some tidying up, as evidenced by a new Max Raid Battle event. From now until September 5th at 4:59 p.m. PT, players can take…
Recently, Atlus aired their Shin Megami Tensei V News Vol.2 broadcast, introducing new characters and familiar features to fans eagerly awaiting the RPG’s release. As a followup, we’ve got screenshots of all that was discussed, as well as artwork of new and returning demons. This includes encounters with Shohei Yakumo,…
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 a new Big Brain Academy, new guest characters in Monkey Ball Banana Mania, and new characters reveals for Nickelodeon All-Star…
Here we are again with the latest Event Quest offering in Monster Hunter Rise. While it might be daunting to follow Akuma, Street Fighter’s overwhelmingly powerful Raging Demon, it’s worth noting that, as a reward, it looks like Capcom decided to go in a different direction. Up for grabs this…
A few days ago we covered the rumor that Game Boy and Game Boy Color games were Switch-bound via the Nintendo Switch Online service, becoming a third pillar following the NES and SNES apps. The proponents of that rumor were Nate the Hate and Nintendo Life, and now we have…
The IDW Sonic the Hedgehog comic series must be performing quite well for the company. Not only is the main issue encroaching on 50 issues, it has also received multiple spin-off series – Tangle & Whisper, Bad Guys, and the rather good classic Sonic one-off released earlier this year. Now…
Even with all the galactic and multiversal power ups Dragon Ball Z has seen, fusions still manage to stand out within the series. This multiplicative metamorphosis has produced some of the strongest characters in the series, and two two of them are facing off in a new Kakarot gameplay video….
Sonic Colors: Ultimate is boosting along towards its release next week, but today it’s speeding up in a slightly different way. A new preview of the game’s remixed music has arrived, this time courtesy of longtime Sega composer Kenichi Tokoi. Keep your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the ride…
Taking their love of retro gaming consoles and handhelds, and mixing in some 21st-century upgrades, the modding community is always ready to make something better. … Or weird for the sake of weird and “Why not?” in the case of certain projects, like the WideBoy Advance. Today though, a new…
