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…
Over the weekend, Koei Tecmo held a panel for the upcoming anime spin-off from its magical girl RPG Blue Reflection. It wasn’t all anime, though, as part of the showcase revealed two video games. One, Blue Reflection Sun, was confirmed for mobile devices and PC, while the second is bound…
It’s the end of another week full of Nintendo news! Make sure you’re up to date on what’s going on in the Nintendo universe by checking out this week’s top stories. This week’s top stories The Resident Evil movie reboot’s title has been revealed as Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon…
We were blown away last year when we reported on a special copy of Super Mario Bros. that sold for a record-breaking $114,000. Now imagine a copy of the game priced at almost three times that amount. An auction listing for a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. has a…
Yesterday, the 2021 BAFTA Game Awards announced this year’s winners in an online-only awards ceremony. 2021’s list of nominees included plenty of titles that appeared on Nintendo Switch – Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Hades, Carrion, Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition, DOOM Eternal, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Fortnite, Minecraft Dungeons, Ori…
If you like Fire Emblem’s Ike, you might want to make room on your shelf for a 16-inch statue of your boy who fights for his friends! Good Smile has announced a beautiful new statue that captures the likeness of Ike from the Wii title Fire Emblem: Radiant…
Earlier this week we brought you the news from Famitsu that the mobile RPG Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey would be getting retooled for a Switch and PS4 release under the new name Astria Ascending. Today, as part of the latest ID@Xbox showcase, we got a few more platforms announced and our…
Poor Balan just can’t seem to catch a break. In what should be a joyous day for platformer fanatics, Sonic creator Yuji Naka’s all-new adventure Balan Wonderworld launches today, bringing along with it even more bad news following the panned reception to the January demo. Publisher Square Enix has confirmed…
Since last year we’ve been bringing updates on ININ Games’ efforts to port the cancelled 1993 Westone arcade game Clockwork Aquario to modern systems. Now, we have our first teaser trailer for the game, showing its vibrant world and characters in action. Clockwork Aquario will launch for the…
Kirby’s no stranger to birthday parties. The Kirby Café is already planning this year’s, and a prominent toy store in Tokyo has done so in the past. This year, though, they’re letting someone else be the star of the show. 【予告】カービィ29周年のきねんびに向けて今年もヤマシロヤではおいわいの準備をしているようです♪あれあれ?今回はカービィじゃなくワドルディがたくさん…?東京上野ヤマシロヤ６F(イベントスペース)にて4月23日(金)～スタート☆詳細は続報をお待ちください☆⌒( ' ヮ' )っ#カービィ #エンスカイ pic.twitter.com/x5VY2JkJ4V — Kirby_ensky☆カービィ エンスカイ…
Cris Tales is still a few months away, but as part of yesterday’s Future Games Show a new trailer arrived. Focusing on its core cast of characters, it’s a great show of this classically inspired RPG’s unique visual presentation. A new blog post was also shared, detailing not…
Monster Hunter Rise has arrived, bringing the fifth generation of Capcom’s addictive action RPG to Switch. To mark the release, a launch trailer has debuted that shows off what’s new for this entry in the series as well as its roster of monsters. That includes one new (albeit…
It’s time for a brand new season in the ninja gum-chewing, “IPPON!” smack down free-for-all multiplayer game Ninjala! For its Season 5 theme, it’s diving into the world of fairy tales. The event begins on Wednesday, March 24th, at 7 p.m. PT and will conclude on Wednesday, June 16th at…
