Of all of the games to come out within the past decade, it’s undeniable that Hollow Knight was one of the most impactful even among bigger studio releases. Originally released in early 2017, Hollow Knight took the world by storm, and following that success, a sequel game called Hollow Knight:…
Welcome to the start of our Nintendo Wire Home Arcade series. To celebrate my 40th birthday and the 10 year anniversary of Nintendo Wire, I’m making a childhood dream come true: building the ultimate home arcade. Preparing the Space Fast forward to today, and I’ve set aside…
In a bit of news that probably isn’t too surprising for most people, Take-Two has decided it will be delaying Grand Theft Auto VI into 2026. The new release date for the game will be May 26th, 2026, after previously being scheduled for Fall 2025. In a statement to various…
Website maintenance can be tricky, and it’s always a possibility that things can go awry. Nintendo’s latest accident, however, is leading some unintentional hilarity, with the official Kirby website being updated with passages from Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis“. The Bohemian novelist’s work focuses on a man who has been transformed…
Alright, now it’s time to duel with amiibo! After surprising amiibo collectors earlier this year, the mysterious amiibo cards that were made for Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! have now been unveiled. In case you need a refresher, Konami updated the game’s official site back in April. On there,…
Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase not only spotlighted a number of indie titles, but also announced plenty of new games launching today on the Nintendo Switch! Alongside Axiom Verge 2, check out the six other games you can now play for yourself on the Switch. Necrobarista: Final Pour “This is…
During June there were plenty of game announcements that perplexingly didn’t namedrop the Nintendo Switch as a platform of choice, and Metal Slug Tactics in particular was an odd one – after all, the long-running SNK shooter series has been ported to Nintendo consoles time and time again. Thankfully we…
Initially scheduled for a 2020 release, Axiom Verge 2 finally has a release date – today! Another inductee of “games to be shadow dropped during a Nintendo presentation”, the announcement was part of today’s Indie World Showcase. Give the launch trailer a watch if you missed the big event earlier:…
Last we heard during Nintendo’s Direct during E3 week this last June, the Life is Strange: Remastered Collection was slated for Q4 this year. That general time frame, however, has changed today. Square Enix has announced that the collection has been delayed for all platforms — Switch, PC, PlayStation, Xbox,…
After recently celebrating Shovel Knight’s 7th-anniversary, Yacht Club Games is ready to add another game to the sprawling Shovel Knight series. Announced last year and even appearing as a demo at PAX East (before the global pandemic), we know that Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon will be coming to the Nintendo…
Ever since Team Reptile announced Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, a spiritual successor to the stylish and beloved Jet Set Radio Future (and Jet Set Radio series), it’s been on my and many other’s minds. It’s only been a year since the game was shown off for the first time, but we…
Get your tetrominoes ready! At today’s Indie World Showcase, it was announced that Tetris Effect will finally be coming to the Nintendo Switch. Mixing up the traditional Tetris formula with a relaxing and mesmerizing esthetic, Tetris Effect: Connected will offer the complete content package of the original game and its…
While we’ve previously covered developer Pixpil and publisher Chucklefish’s intriguing action-adventure game Eastward in the past, it just got a massive boost as the latest Indie World presentation’s closer. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where a miner discovers a mysterious girl called Sam and embarks on a…
Nintendo has returned with another Indie World Showcase that’s set to be roughly 20 minutes long! You can catch it live below at 9 a.m. PT.
Last summer, publisher ININ Games and Taito teamed up to release the Space Invaders Invincible Collection for Switch – but only physically. Those who wanted to play the selection of classic shoot ’em ups digitally were out of luck, though that’ll soon be changing with a digital release planned for…
