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…
We’re less than two weeks away from the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening on the Switch, but there are still many cute, adorable sights for us to sink our eyes into. The official Link’s Awakening site is full of images and GIFs showing off iconic parts of…
School’s back in session and the weather’s slowly getting cooler (in some regions, at least), meaning the time of spookiness is upon us all. The North American Pokémon Center is in the process of playing catchup with its Japanese branch, as the Halloween Pumpkin Parade collection that was announced back…
The enhanced port of the 3DS’ Rune Factory 4 is still scheduled for launch later this year, and XSEED has announced that it’ll be receiving a special “Archival Edition”. This big boxed version will include the game, a 160-page artbook featuring pieces from every game in the franchise, the soundtrack,…
Next year the third Mana game, finally given the English title Trials of Mana during E3 alongside a shadowdrop onto the Switch eShop, will be seeing a modern remake with full 3D graphics, voice acting, and more. A collector’s edition was recently announced for Japan, and among the contents is…
The first of what will likely be many announcements scheduled for this week’s Tokyo Game Show has dropped, and it’s a release date for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition. Give the latest trailer a watch below, which also confirms additions to the game like new voice work, extra items,…
The past few years have reiterated that Nintendo is no stranger to redesigning its hardware – the Switch Lite earlier this year confirmed as much. Some new patents have emerged that even more changes coming to Switch hardware too, namely the Joy-Con and Dock. The new Joy-Con design that’s been…
The meteoric drop of a Sans costume into Smash this week has reignited the amount of funny skeleton fan art on the internet this week, but everybody’s favorite pun-cracking bone man has even more content on the way — namely, a new dress-up doll courtesy of Dolk, a Japanese manufacturer…
Did you miss Wednesday’s Direct but not have the 40 minutes on hand to look through the slate of Nintendo news? Worry not — the Big N has you covered with this handy infographic of games covered in the Direct: Click the thumbnail to view the image in its full…
It feels like every time the Pokémon comes up in social media or in a presentation, we learn something new about Alcremie. This upcoming Sword & Shield ‘mon is a Fairy-type delight based on cream, and after its introduction we found out that it goes full layer cake for its…
A few days ago, a mysterious Golden Shovel Knight amiibo appeared at several retailers in North America without a word from Yacht Club Games. Well, it now appears that the gook folks at YCG are ready to break their silence with a detailed look at the new figure. …
It’s been about a month since BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle’s 2.0 announcement that got everyone loving a skull-faced tank, and while the update isn’t due ’til November, we now know when the rest of the nine additional characters will be revealed. According to Arc System Works’ Japanese site, a trailer…
You can pre-order Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition on Amazon today. This week’s Nintendo Direct covered many of the games heading to Switch later this year, but one of the strange omissions was Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition, a bundle of two stylish JRPGs heading to a Nintendo…
