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…
After months of delays, Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan finally opened to visitors on March 18th, 2021, but the excitement was short-lived. After being open for about one month, the park closed to the public on April 25th due to precautions associated with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. …
From the developers at Rougeside (who worked on the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise), the Warhammer series is returning to Switch like never before in a brand new 2D run and gun platformer. Next year players will be given the opportunity to spearhead and command Ork invasions from a new…
Over the course of the pandemic, The Pokémon Company has been releasing their phenomenon’s long-running anime online for free. While the dedicated Pokémon TV streaming service for the franchise had been recently receiving entire seasons of the television series with the Hoenn region’s final batch of adventures, the focus has…
Oddventure, an Earthbound-inspired indie RPG, has successfully completed its Kickstarter run, pulling in 213% of its original goal. It originally had a goal of €20,000, and ended with €42,697. The game, described as “if Nietzsche had a child with Alice in Wonderland and their kid was raised on Grimms’ Fairy…
The team at Prideful Sloth are no strangers to creating colorful, cozy, and picturesque games. Their previous Switch title, Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, was a seriously cute and relaxing adventure through a nonviolent world. Their quest for coziness is far from over, as the team has officially announced their…
For farming sim fans that have built a homestead in Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, the parade of version updates have been a welcomed addition. From fixing loading times and bugs to changing the game’s maker machine functions and adding new dialogue, everyone has had their eyes on…
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 edition, we cover Nintendo’s E3 plans, the announcement of a new Nintendo Museum/Gallery in Japan, the release of Super Hero Girls for Switch,…
For those, like me, who were looking forward to spending this summer in The Good Life’s fictional town of Rainy Woods, it looks like we’ll be waiting a little longer to delve into the strange world of the upcoming “debt repayment RPG.” In a recent press release from Playism –…
Ahead of E3 this weekend, we’re sure to hear little somethings from developers. At least that’s my hope, and so far Sidebar Games has delivered. The makers of Golf Story haven’t said much about their more varied follow-up, Sports Story, but today felt fit to bring out a new screenshot…
Hero TJ and Amiibo Jason are back! On today’s episode, the dynamic duo discuss E3, the rumored Switch Pro, and an amiibo controversy that’s exploding online.
In a genre commonly populated by swords and sorcery, one game dared to pick up a baseball bat and SMAAAAAAASH! expectations. That game was Mother 2, though we all know and love it as EarthBound. This Super Nintendo gem has gone from store shelf oddity, to obscure cult classic, to…
Fire Emblem Heroes continues to lay on its own unique plot elements, and even if you’re mostly here for the gameplay or familiar faces you’ve got to admit they’re upping the presentation. Its Book V story is about halfway through, and to mark the occasion a new video was shared….
