In a recent discussion with VGC, Nightdive Studios bosses Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman have stated that they feel the company is ready to start tackling Xbox 360 and PS3 remasters. While the company has made a name for itself remastering games from the sixth console generation and earlier, including…
I can’t believe we’re this eager to get Switch 2 news out, but Nintendo has shared a brief look at the Switch 2’s brand-new “C” button ahead of tomorrow’s Direct. On the Nintendo Today app, the latest hype video for the Switch 2 gave us a seven-second look at the…
In an astonishing turn of events, the ROM for BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1 has finally been discovered and dumped for preservation. Over the weekend, LuigiBlood (famous for their preservation efforts and Nintendo Direct leaks) announced that they were finally able to secure a copy of the previously…
Early next month, the official Mario & Sonic tie-in for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be released, once again mashing together the universes of plumber and hedgehog with some real world sports and quirkier events. If you’ve been eager to try it out, a demo is now available via…
Nintendo UK has released a new Pokémon Sword & Shield commercial that, rather than focus on the games themselves, instead takes us on a trip down memory lane. From the original Game Boy sprites through to the aliased 3DS models, it’s all about showing the series’ progress. Give it a…
The last two major Sonic releases, Sonic Mania Plus and Team Sonic Racing, were advertised with some incredibly cute short-form animations, giving the characters some silent comedy moments that really allowed their personalities to shine through. If you were hoping the trend will continue you’re in luck, as Sega Animation…
Musou spin-off of Persona 5 for Nintendo Switch, Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, has received both a release date and a brand-new trailer showing off our best look at gameplay yet. The trailer gives us a taste of Persona 5 Scramble’s story elements, music, animated cutscenes, and gameplay, and…
Can you believe it? We’re only one short week away from the third installment in the Luigi’s Mansion series. It seems like only yesterday I was playing the original on the GameCube all those years ago. Ahhhh, good times. Good times… Sorry about that. You caught me reminiscing. Anyway! To…
During a recent discussion (which saw the announcement of creator Suda51 and Swery collaborating on a horror game titled Hotel Barcelona), some information for the previously revealed No More Heroes III was given. While it’s nothing overly in depth, it does provide a look at two bosses returning to (presumably)…
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The announcement of The Lion King and Aladdin receiving the Nintendo Switch treatment was met with excitement from those who enjoyed the titles in the ’90s. Creative production company iam8bit is taking it one step further by giving the fans even more retro love with two new products for collections….
Nintendo, as a company, has both changed immensely and remained exactly the same over the last few years. The Switch is at the center of all this, breaking new ground for what a console and its controllers can be, while never losing sight of what makes Nintendo… Nintendo. In an…
Build-A-Bear’s brought the world a brand new Pokémon plush today! After teasing the introduction of a new character a few days ago, the company finally revealed that Pichu — the baby Pikachu of the evolutions — is the next ‘mon you’ll be able to build in stores and online. Just…
Mario Kart Tour’s Halloween event, the “Halloween Tour,” has launched, bringing with it six new drivers, three new courses (along with several variants of each), Time Trials, and more. Luigi, Baby Luigi, Waluigi, King Boo, Rosalina (Halloween), and King Boo (Luigi’s Mansion) have all been added to the game as…
The quirky hospital management sim Two Point Hospital is going to need a little longer on the operating table before it’s ready for its Nintendo Switch launch, developer Two Point Studios has announced. Originally scheduled for a late 2019 release, the game is now slated for the more general first-half-of-2020…
