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…
One of the most common talking points among video game circles is often the music that accompanies them. Yet for every award-winning soundtrack, there’s a handful of tracks that live on for more amusing reasons. Perhaps the most well-known song of this caliber is the notorious “DK Rap” from Donkey…
Monster Hunter Rise is continuing its weapon showcases with a pair that might not sound all too similar at first, but definitely have some common ground. Enter the Sword & Shield and the Hammer. Both weapons are quick, and offer blunt damage to stun monsters. Based on these…
Here we are in December and Nintendo has shared the presumably final showcase video for Kirby Fighters 2. These Copy Compendiums may’ve taken a while, but with so much Kirby to show off can’t exactly blame them. This time around there doesn’t seem to be a theme, bringing…
I imagine that for many, Hades on Switch was their first experience with the game. If you’d already been running through the Underworld on PC in early access for years, though, an awaited feature is here to bridge your experiences. Hermes is here with some good news: Our Cross-Saves…
Surprise! While Bravely Default II’s release date may have been pushed into 2021, that isn’t stopping Nintendo from shadow dropping a brand new demo. Announced tonight on Nintendo’s social media channels, you can play the first main chapter of the game and earn some My Nintendo Platinum Points too! …
In a recent interview with Polygon, Doug Bowser acknowledges rumors about a Switch Pro and discusses the Nintendo Switch’s life cycle. In the past, we have covered these speculations, which have ranged from a release at some point this year and have transitioned to rumors about a reveal in 2021….
Today, Senior Editor and co-found of Polygon, Russ Frushtick, published an interview with Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser. The interview covers a variety of topics – from Joy-Con drift to the fabled Nintendo Switch Pro rumors, why March 31st, 2021 is a mysterious cut off date for a variety…
In a lengthy, multi-topic interview with Polygon, Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser answered a burning question for Nintendo fans — what’s the deal with March 31st? For whatever reason, multiple releases are either ending circulation or leaving the eShop on that date. These include Super Mario 3D All-Stars and,…
Joy-Con drift is possibly the scariest part about owning a Switch. Just when you’re about to set a track record in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, your Joy-Con takes the wheel and drives you straight into a wall. Never a good feeling! A record number of Nintendo Switch users have experienced…
While the last Wholesome Games Direct and Wholesome Snack included tons of Switch titles to spotlight, the bite-sized Holiday Edition presentation from the independent collaboration had less to show during its 18 minute event focusing on only a select few developers. Despite its seemingly long runtime, only three new games…
Have you enjoyed owning any adorable plushies of sitting Pokémon in the palm of your hand trainers? Last year, The Pokémon Company continued to expand upon their Sitting Cuties lineup of soft products by adding every Johto region entry to the collection. Now in 2021, some of generation three’s fan-favorite…
Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of a JRPG classic, and one of Bandai Namco’s best. Tales of the Abyss endeared itself to fans (both in and out of Japan) with its characters and core story, and now Kotobukiya is calling back to one of that game’s most memorable moments. …
Fans of the long-running Trails series by Falcom were treated a bunch of new Japanese announcements recently, from a PS4 remaster of the PSP’s Nayuta no Kiseki to a tease of the next entry in the mainline saga. Nestled amongst those announcements was confirmation from Famitsu that Nippon Ichi Software…
