New icon alert! Donkey Kong Country 2 icons have dropped for Nintendo Switch Online members, but it won’t be as simple as just buying them outright. In order to obtain the icons, you’ll have to be actively playing Donkey Kong Country 2. (A prompt will appear to boot up the…
Nintendo has revealed that sales of the Nintendo Switch remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door have surpassed the original GameCube release in less than one year. As part of the company’s financial report for Q2 FY2025 today, it was announced that The Thousand-Year Door has reached 1.94 million units…
When assessing what makes a game truly great, replayability is often a major consideration. Those who agree often gravitate towards roguelikes, which are characterized by randomly generated levels and permadeath to make each playthrough unique. One of the most well-known entries in this genre is The Binding of Isaac, a…
For all you Pokémon GO battlers out there, we’re excited to say that you can finally and officially look forward to the first ever GO Battle League Season, which starts a week from today on Friday, March 13th, at 1:00 p.m. PST. Of course, if you’ve been participating in the…
Sally forth into the mysterious unknown! Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX launches today for the Nintendo Switch, and with it comes a launch trailer showing off some footage of the game in action — from getting creamed inside the roguelike dungeons, to initiating rescues via wonder mail, to glimpses…
As the world continues to deal with the spread of the coronavirus, many events and entertainment debuts have been delayed or cancelled to avoid large gatherings. Even product launches have been pushed back due to people being wary of leaving their homes, as doing so would risk exposure. The Sonic…
It looks like mid-March is gonna get cute! Following the end of the Mario Bros. Tour event, Mario Kart Tour will be hosting the Baby Rosalina Tour starting Tuesday, March 10th, at 11 p.m. PT. The petite princess will have you head back to London for this event, and (just…
Today, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX hits the Nintendo Switch, bringing the classic GBA and DS dungeon crawlers into 3D for the first time. The Pokémon Company has put out a new video that explains each of the shops you’ll be able to visit in a cute, narrative-driven way….
When it was decided the Detective Pikachu movie would fill the real world with Pokémon, RJ Palmer was hired on as a key artist for the project. For years before he had designed realistic versions of the critters, albeit ones that were a lot more visceral than the ones we…
As we cross another date off on our calendars, Nintendo isn’t stopping with showing off Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The newest videos are all for Japan and they dive into how many different themes we can use to craft our perfect island life. Check out all three commercials below: …
Even though there have been numerous convention cancellations due to coronavirus, plenty of scheduled events are still powering on. Speaking of, Gamescom 2020 has revealed the first wave of confirmed exhibitors for the convention. According to the list, Nintendo, Capcom, Bandai Namco, and Sega, among others, are all planning to…
If you haven’t heard, there’s a lot of Animal Crossing: New Horizons merchandise going around these days. Following on the footsteps of numerous pre-order bonuses, Anime Festival Sydney has announced four unique decorator pins for those attending the convention. The only requirement for obtaining the pin is playing the Animal…
As we approach Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ departure date of March 20th, more fuel to the fandom’s hype train is easy to acquire. Thanks to new footage appearing, a demo-build touring around the world at events, and fans crafting their passports, there are a lot of ways to get excited….
Get ready to slice and dice up a smorgasbord of culinary delights with the power of Nintendo Switch and Cooking Mama. The beloved cooking game from the DS-era will now get to trade in Wii remotes and styli for Joy-Cons this month. In February, we were treated to a trailer…
Brian David Gilbert — also known as BDG — has blown up in popularity over the past couple years with the advent of his Polygon video series Unraveled, where he dissects video game issues ranging from the Zelda timeline, to which Castlevania monster is hottest, to how to tell Fire…
