In the realm of retro gaming, a key principle many live by is the idea of the preservation of history. After all, the very nature of the hobby is appreciating that which has been lost to time, and not just games, but hardware itself. This naturally extends to the iconic…
There have been more than a few truly amazing Lego Nintendo sets over the last few years, and it looks like Nintendo and Lego are continuing their partnership into 2025, with Nintendo of America announcing a brand-new Lego set coming this October. This new set will be the second of…
Drip, drip, drip. For a company with a freaking plumber as its mascot, there sure has been a lot of leaks about the Nintendo Switch 2 lately. So far, we’ve allegedly seen the dock, the Joy-Con, the Joy-Con magnetic rail system, the motherboard, the kickstand, and even a supposed replica…
The most recent update to Pokémon GO may have revealed a little more than it cared to. Dataminers who looked into the latest details were able to discover references to Galar and Galarian Formes for the mobile game. Much like Alolan Formes before them, this could mean that we’ll see…
Today’s the day when Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition finally arrives on Switch, bringing a lengthy RPG from a legendary series to Nintendo fans and those who just gotta play on the go. You’ll meet plenty of people across Erdrea, but none will…
It’s time to strum those guitar strings to the beat of the Pokémon theme song, as a whole bunch of musical themed goods are making their way to Japan Pokémon Center stores in a couple of weeks. That’s right: Pikachu, Zeraora, and other familiar ‘mon are hitting the stage in…
In just over a month, we’ll be back to rolling with Aiai and the rest of Super Monkey Ball’s cast, and it looks like they’re bringing one more friend along. According to the game’s XBox achievement list, specifically the Way Past Cool achievement, Sonic the Hedgehog could be rolling his…
There are a lot of reasons to like the Nintendo Switch Lite, and one of those is just how well it pops aesthetically. While we’ve known of some accessories to come that’ll suit its smaller size, 8BitDo is upping their game by matching the look of the Lite instead. …
The marketing cycle for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield has started to get a little more experimental lately – just recently we had a glitched Pokémon turn out to be Farfetch’d’s Galarian evolution, Sirfetch’d. You might want to strap in for the long haul with this latest scheme, though. The…
The next season of the Pokémon anime seems like it’s set to shake up the status quo a bit. As we learned at the start of the month, instead of focusing on a single new region (in this case Galar), it would feature all previous locales. Now, we may have…
As promised earlier this week, a lengthier Little Town Hero trailer has arrived, and it’s finally given us a better idea of the game’s story and characters. Not only that but we hear several new tunes from the game’s composers – Toby Fox (Undertale) and Hitomi Sato (Pokémon)!…
We all joke about where certain games will be ported next — you can play a version of Skyrim on your Amazon Echo, for chrissakes — but even then there are some oddball matchups. Case in point: you can now play the first level of Studio MDHR’s masterful old-timey platformer…
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Earlier this week Nintendo of France surprised Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players around the world by announcing that participants in its 2019-2020 European Team Cup tournaments would be unable to fight as Hero, despite fellow already-released DLC fighters such as Piranha Plant, Joker, and Banjo & Kazooie being playable. While…
Just in time for the first day of autumn this week, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has introduced a slew of Halloween themed events for campers! From a new garden event, to the start of October’s seasonal event, to new spooky terrains, you’ll have a whole bunch of options when it…
