3D collectathon platformers occupy the same lane for me as comfort food or an AC/DC album. They’re reliable, and no matter how much time passes, I can always return to them and feel familiarity. Of course, the best 3D platformers that leave their mark on history end up feeling more…
Hamster Corporation has announced that the classic Namco arcade game Air Combat 22 will be heading to its Arcade Archives series for modern platforms. As the sequel to the industry defining Air Combat, Air Combat 22 expanded the gameplay by allowing players to select different aircraft to carry out their…
Limited Run Games is back with a brand-new lineup of merchandise based on a classic Sega title. To honor the 25th anniversary of Jet Set Radio, you can now get a whole slew of shirts, plushes, trading cards, and keychains to show your love for Beat and the crew. While…
On Twitter this morning, Nintendo announced that a brand-new tournament for Mario Kart World will take place in Tokyo, Japan, this October. Dubbed the “Mario Kart World Invitational,” the only guess we have for what this tournament will be is in the name. There will likely be various qualifying rounds…
A massive update has hit Nintendo Music! The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been added to the music service, adding a whopping 344 tracks. Coming in at a runtime of 11 hours and 43 minutes, this is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest updates for…
When Nintendo unveiled the Switch 2 earlier this year and revealed its new GameChat feature, one of the key elements to making that whole thing work was a new webcam for the console. Plugged directly into the console via USB-C, the camera wasn’t anything special and didn’t require any additional…
Update (6/6/25): Over on Twitter, GameStop has released a statement addressing the issue with staples ruining the screens of newly purchased Switch 2 units. Noting that it was isolated to one location (in this case, the Forest Avenue Staten Island store), the company posted a clip from Mike Judge’s “Office…
The Switch 2 is finally out in the wild and people are discovering a bunch of hidden features Nintendo didn’t reveal ahead of launch. One such is that those brand-new wireless GameCube controllers actually have more functionality than originally advertised. As spotted by Wario64 on Bluesky, the new GameCube pads…
With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 nearly here, the excitement among the gaming community at large is palpable. Not just for the console itself either, as the arrival of the Switch 2 also marks the arrival of the latest and greatest new entry to the Mario Kart series,…
Earlier today at Sony’s State of Play, Final Fantasy: The Ivalice Chronicle was officially revealed — a full remake/remaster of the legendary Final Fantasy Tactics from the original PlayStation era. And here’s the big news: it’s not just coming to PlayStation. The Ivalice Chronicle is launching on both the Nintendo…
Original Nintendo Switch titles Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will see significant upgrades on Switch 2 via a free update. The team at Pokémon news website Serebii were invited to The Pokémon Company International’s headquarters for an exclusive 75-minute hands-on demonstration. Webmaster Joe Merrick uploaded a video reporting his experience with…
The long-awaited release of the Nintendo Switch 2 is now just one day away! With a myriad of titles for the original Nintendo Switch getting updates in preparation for the system shift, it’s looking like the transition is going to be very smooth. That being said, a handful of games…
With the Switch 2 only a day away, it makes sense that Nintendo has begun to roll out all kinds of updates for previous games and patches for new ones ahead of the console’s launch. The most significant of these updates has to be the Day One firmware patch for…
With the Nintendo Switch 2 launching tomorrow, many gamers are going to not only be digging into brand-new experiences, but some past ones thanks to the console’s backward compatibility feature. While most of those games won’t have major improvements (if any), certain games are getting new compatibility patches and others…
We’re just about 24 hours away from the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo has dropped updates for more than 15 classic Switch titles. These patches include everything from performance enhancements and visual upgrades to bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements. So without further ado, here’s a full breakdown…
