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…
For 30 years, the Super Robot Wars series has been crossing over mecha anime and manga properties for tactical RPG shenanigans. As part of yesterday’s Japanese Nintendo Direct, a new entry was announced and its set to celebrate the milestone anniversary. Better yet, as the game will be seeing a…
There are always bound to be some slight differences between regional Nintendo Directs, and E3 is no exception. In Japan that included the CAVE made fantasy bullet hell Mushimesama, which was released originally in 2004 and shadowdropped on the US eShop during the presentation. As shared in the…
No disrespect to big names like Metroid Dread or Breath of the Wild’s still unnamed sequel, but the E3 Direct reveal that really got me hyped was Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. I’ve been eager for Orange Star and the rest of the series’ nations to return in some way,…
Father’s Day is this weekend, and it looks like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate remembered to mark its calendar. A new Spirit Board event is on the way focused entirely on dads from across all of the represented series. So settle in for an afternoon watching golf and hoping you picked…
Doom Guy is back and isn’t finished in Doom Eternal! We’ve been waiting for the game’s DLC to arrive on Nintendo Switch, ever since Bethesda mentioned in November that “The Ancient Gods: Part One will arrive at a later date.” Well, wait no more as that later date is today!…
Announced back in March, The Pokémon Company revealed plans for the first-ever Pokémon GO-themed Pokémon TCG card. As for which of Pokémon GO’s characters would receive the honor, it’s Professor Willow. Today, The Pokémon Company has released the official card art for Professor Willow, as well as where and how…
Rebellion’s third-person adventure, puzzle-solving romp throughout 1930s Egypt is ready to come to one more console. Previously released for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, we can add Strange Brigade to our Nintendo Switch libraries. Making a brief appearance during today’s Nintendo E3 2021 Direct, you can have a better look…
After Nintendo’s E3 2021 Direct presentation, it was time for the Nintendo Treehouse programming block! Eight different games were featured during Nintendo Treehouse: Live | E3 2021, including Metroid Dread. In fact, Metroid Dread received two segments as well as a “Development History” interlude. You can watch them all below:…
Travis Touchdown is known for several things, like wielding that beam katana with deadly efficiency and diving deep into his obsessions. If you’ve played the previous games you know that T-shirt collecting is another specialty of the assassin, with tons of different tees available to find or buy throughout the…
After Nintendo’s E3 2021 Direct presentation, it was time for the Nintendo Treehouse programming block! Eight different games were featured during Nintendo Treehouse: Live | E3 2021, including Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. Get a first look at the Advance Wars 1 portion of the game below:
Nintendo Treehouse took a deep dive in Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, offering a first look at live gameplay for the upcoming RPG. What was shown can all be found in the game’s demo, set to go live on June 25th. Towards the end of the segment, we…
After Nintendo’s E3 2021 Direct presentation, it was time for the Nintendo Treehouse programming block! Eight different games were featured during Nintendo Treehouse: Live | E3 2021, including No More Heroes III (which was shared after the “official” run time of the show). You can watch the 25-minute early look…
