As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
It’s pretty safe to say that the world is in a crappy place as of late. There are troubles anywhere you can throw a dart on a map, and things are seemingly going to get worse before they get better. Still, there are always hobbies and interests to fall back…
The announcement of Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut coming to Switch 2 was an exciting one for fans of the series. Not only was the classic installment of the franchise getting a new lease of life on a portable system, but it would also contain some extra cutscenes and a multiplayer…
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…
Given their status as Nintendo Switch Online’s premiere titles, it was inevitable that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Tetris 99 would cross paths eventually, and now it’s happening. As announced by the Japanese Smash Bros. Twitter account, the tetriminos will be dropping onto the Spirit Board as part of the…
