As I’m sure anyone with a pulse can tell you, Fortnite is pretty massive. It’s so massive, in fact, that we’ve seen Epic Games’ battle royale title practically become a melting pot of every creative IP of the last 100 years. Players can don skins with characters from John Wick,…
The Rediscover GO update continues with Rediscover Your World and Residcover Kanto. For Rediscover Your World, visual updates have been added to Pokémon GO. That means biomes have clear, visual cues and backgrounds (i.e.: sandy beaches for the beach biome). To celebrate the change, Rediscover Kanto is an event featuring…
In a bit of a surprise announcement this morning, Private Division has revealed a new trailer for Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game. The title is a bit of a mouthful, but essentially, this is a brand new single-player life simulation game set within the Middle-earth…
Update: Best Buy’s listings are pointing to a November 15th release date for North America when it comes to the Simon Belmont, Chrom, and Incineroar amiibo. While no confirmation on this info has been declared by Nintendo yet, we’ll make sure to report back with those details once they’re made…
In the run-up to Tokyo Game Show, Koei Tecmo has announced that it and GUST (Atelier, Blue Reflection) will be releasing a JRPG based on the popular anime/manga series Fairy Tail. KOEI TECMO Europe is excited to reveal FAIRY TAIL, a brand-new magical JRPG in development by GUST Studios,…
Yesterday’s Direct had plenty of surprises, but the Japanese Direct had even more. One of the most noteworthy of these was the announcement that Nintendo would be working with the developer Mages (Steins;Gate, Phantom Breaker) on remakes of Famicom Tentei Club I and II. While these very retro detective visual…
About a month ago we were drowning in fighting game news thanks to Evo 2019, and among them was for a new entry in the Under Night In-Birth series. While we’ve had a taste of Under Night thanks to Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle, Switch owners will finally get to experience…
A sizable chunk of today’s Nintendo Direct dealt heavily with Pokémon Sword & Shield, as new features, mechanics, and (of course) Pokémon were revealed during the presentation. For the sake of brevity, here’s a rundown: Character customization has made an expected return, but is much more extensive than before. Now,…
Confirming what has been speculated (and requested) for the longest time, it was announced today during the Nintendo Direct that Nintendo Switch Online members will have a new library of games to play on their subscription service – those of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Boasting the same array of…
Confirming what has been speculated (and requested) for the longest time, it was announced today during the Nintendo Direct that Nintendo Switch Online members will have a new library of games to play on their subscription service – those of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Boasting the same array of…
Kicking off Nintendo’s first-party announcements during today’s Nintendo Direct was some news on Luigi’s Mansion 3; specifically, the reveals of a few new themed floors and a new multiplayer “ScreamPark” mode. Along with the Mezzanine, Castle MacFrights, and Garden Suites floors, the desert-themed Tomb Suites, nightclub-inspired The Dance…
A small snippet of news arrived in the post-Direct Smash presentation today, as Sakurai revealed that the next wave of Smash Bros. amiibo — Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Snake — will be released on September 20th. No other news regarding future amiibo releases was announced. Stay wired to Nintendo Wire/Amiibo News…
Out of all the games I expected to see during today’s Nintendo Direct, the 2008 cult classic Deadly Premonition was not one of them. Yet here it is, Switch-bound later today, and on top of it all, SWERY65 and the rest of the creative team is getting to revisit Francis…
Another wave of DLC for Smash Ultimate means another wave of Mii costumes! We’ve got a wave of third party content right off the bat: Mystical Ninja Goemon (Swordsman) is a surprise, while Proto Man (Gunner), and Zero (Swordsman) costumes are neat, not to mention Team Rocket (Brawler) outfits, and…
Brand-new footage from the upcoming Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing: New Horizons was shown off during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation. The nearly-five-minute video, titled “Welcome to Island Life!” shows off various facets about the game revealed during the Nintendo Treehouse: Live presentation earlier this year at E3 2019….
