Nintendo has confirmed the way system transfers will work when moving from Nintendo Switch to Nintendo Switch 2: A copy of data, like saves, will remain on the source system — with the exception of Animal Crossing: New Horizons data. The company shared the information with Polygon during an interview…
Nintendo was likely hoping that its Switch 2 Direct would steer discussion towards excitement for the next generation of Nintendo hardware, but the sad reality of the economic situation in the United States has thrown a lot of that into a blender. With President Trump’s global tariffs destabilizing the global…
One of the major turning points in the history of console gaming was the advent of built-in digital game stores. These built-in shopping services soon became beloved in their own right, with applications like the Wii Shop Channel living on in the minds of many thanks in part to its…
Pokémon Journeys: The Series, the next Pokémon anime season, is still a month away from debuting on Netflix — yet fans in Canada were able to watch the first episode via the Teletoon channel. With the speed of a Rapidash, the series’ dubbed intro was uploaded and shared online. …
Last night we learned Animal Crossing: New Horizons is coming to Tetris 99, with a special theme planned for this weekend’s Maximus Cup event. Now Nintendo UK has given us an early look at the theme in action, including the multiple music tracks that’ll feature: The Tetriminos themselves are probably…
It’s been more than a few years now since Natsume cut ties with the developers of the Harvest Moon series. While that team continues to make games under the Story of Seasons umbrella, Natsume itself has kept the Harvest Moon name alive with a variety of titles developed in-house. A…
Capcom is the latest company to share its fiscal year results, but it’s when the company looked forward that we got some intriguing tidbits of information. In the accompanying presentation, Capcom reveals that it aims “to release multiple major titles” before March 31, 2021; the end of the new fiscal…
The 13th Tetris 99 Maximus Cup has been announced, and it looks like it’s a business deal with Nook Inc. The next weekend long online event for the game will introduce an Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme that anyone who achieves enough event points can then use whenever they please….
The Animal Crossing series has always had a robust catalog of items. Any “slice of life” simulation game is going to have thousands of objects — functional, decorative, a combination of both, and more. Previous Animal Crossing games have had sites dedicated to cataloguing and buying/selling/trading the in-game items and…
While things have been quiet for North America, Japan and the UK have both seen Animal Crossing amiibo cards make a comeback. Presumed to have been leftover stock of Series 1, 2, 3, 4, and Welcome amiibo cards; these orders came and went for the most part. While it certainly…
You’ve seen Rob Heiret’s name if you’ve unlocked K.K. Slider in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Every time the famous musician strikes up a tune on Saturday, the game’s credits play and names and companies from all over the world scroll by. Yesterday, Rob began tweeting snippets about his time working…
This past weekend, Epic Games hosted another live concert and featured DJs Dillon Francis, Steve Aoki, and deadmau5. Prior to Friday’s event, everyone was abuzz over the trailer promoting this Party Royale set — and it wasn’t due to the guest list, but the inclusion of a Nintendo character. Who…
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, the global strategy game developed by Firaxis and published by 2K, has received a new update that brings with it the New Frontier Pass, the game’s version of a season pass. This new season pass will bring players new civilizations, game modes, leaders, and more throughout…
With the recent incredible success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it’s hard to imagine that anyone that has a Switch right now NOT owning the game. At this point, the franchise feels mainstream, but some might not believe that for a long time it was actually rather divisive, with some…
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