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…
Longtime fans of Nintendo were more than pleased to hear that Super Nintendo games would finally be making their way to the company’s Switch Online service during the Direct a few days ago. While we’ve all undoubtedly enjoyed diving into the readily available NES library since the program launched approximately…
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered released earlier this week, letting Nintendo fans experience the full adventure of Squall and his cohorts for the first time. To celebrate, the official Final Fantasy Twitter account has been sharing new artwork from a variety of artists. There’s a bunch of World of Final Fantasy…
In recent months, Nintendo has been more and more open to sharing its IPs with third party developers, whether it be hats for cars in Rocket League or the wholesale indie-developed Cadence of Hyrule. It looks like another huge cross-over could be on the horizon too, as Fortnite dataminers have…
Exciting news for fans of the pinnacle of platforming perfection — Celeste’s 9th Chapter, “Farewell,” has a firm release date at last — September 9th, which is… very fitting. The chapter will be free DLC for everybody who owns Celeste, and accessible after clearing Chapter 8. The new chapter contains…
Teasers are usually innocuous and easy to pull off. Just drop a cryptic name (maybe with a letter or two shaved off) that no other tech company or start-up has ever used (like “Linoleum” or “Rubbr”) — and presto. That said, going the opposite direction — showing the product without…
Mario and Sonic took a few years off from the Olympics, but they’re back to compete in Tokyo, with a few new tricks up their sleeves. A new trailer in Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct showed off the story mode for the new game, which puts Mario, Sonic, Bowser, and Eggman inside…
Inti Creates’ Gunvolt titles have brought fast-paced 2D action to 3DS, Switch, and other platforms — and now a new chapter in that world is nearly upon us. Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX is releasing later this month, putting series rival Copen in the lead role. A new trailer has…
Update: Previously we mentioned there were no unique bonuses tied to Kirby series amiibo. However, after further testing with a new batch of taps we can confirm that Kirby series amiibo give the highest amount of resources. Smash Bros. series figures of Kirby characters do not count for this, though…
Time to head back to River City, but this time it’s not Kunio-kun taking the lead. Leading ladies Misako and Kyoko are ready to punch, kick, and verbally beat down anyone who tries to slow them down from saving their boyfriends. Check out the new launch trailer: You…
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…
