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…
Battle royale shooter Apex Legends will be landing on Nintendo Switch on March 9th, 2021. The news was announced via the Apex Legends News Twitter account, which also revealed that Switch players will receive 30 free levels on the game’s Season 8 Battle Pass to help them catch up. …
Rhythm games have always had a passionate cult following, and some of them have been around long enough that we get to celebrate two decades of musical fun. Taiko no Tatsujin, sometimes known in the West as Taiko: Drum Master, has been around since its first release in Japanese arcades…
Announced as part of an Indie World stream last year, there’s been nearly no sign of Fallen Flag Studio’s Eldest Souls. Inspired equally by Dark Souls and more classic titles, it blends stunning pixels with the promise of challenging deicide. Though originally planned for last summer, we’ve now learned the…
There are few tidbits more interesting than discovering old game prototypes, some of which reveal radically different versions of the games in question. By those standards, a recently unearthed NES DuckTales prototype dated February 5th, 1989 is fairly humble: while the total number of changes are large, they’re mostly minute…
If Mario’s Mix Roll wasn’t enough to satisfy your hunger for Super Mario inspired convenience store food, then I’ve got good news for you. Nintendo has announced that 7-Eleven locations in Japan are getting even more Mario treats and eats starting February 5th. Yoshi’s Melon Pan is a perfect match,…
Anyone still regularly escaping hell or curious about what went into one of the best-received games of 2020, I’ve got some required viewing for you right here. Noclip is dedicated to producing and filming video game documentaries that are completely free to watch and fully crowdfunded. They’ve tackled a wide…
An officially-licensed Apex Legends Nintendo Switch controller from PowerA has appeared on Amazon, set for release tomorrow, February 3rd. The PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch is built like the company’s other Enhanced Wireless Controllers, but with Apex Legends colors and iconography. According to the Amazon listing,…
Plenty of lovable Pokémon have made their way to Build-A-Bear Workshop, but things are about to get a little more legendary. Mew, the elusive 151st Pokémon and the original Mythical, has just been announced as the next plush to get the Build-A-Bear treatment! Big news, Pokémon Trainers: the adorable…
Nintendo was in a very different place in the year 2015. The Wii U was floundering critically and financially while the 3DS held the line for the company. All the while, “experts” desperately called for the brand to leave the home console space altogether. Nintendo, stalwart as ever, kept on…
Koei Tecmo has slowly but surely been making the Switch a go-to place to play the Atelier series, bringing brand-new games to the platform alongside ports of the classics. Hot on the heels of Atelier Ryza 2’s release last week we have new confirmation that a Deluxe Pack of the…
While dedicated Pokémon retail stores are nothing new, we don’t usually see existing convenience stores get taken over by the little monsters. Yet that’s exactly what happened with a Taiwanese 7-Eleven that has received an official makeover featuring the likes of Pikachu and Bulbasaur. The makeover, which took…
I can hardly believe I’ve been playing Fire Emblem Heroes for as many years as I was in high school at this point. Nintendo’s mobile title launched back on February 2nd, 2017, and I’ve logged in daily ever since. Whether it’s more the character art or the lite-strategy gameplay that…
