Mario Kart World, the brand-new entry in the Mario Kart series and the first new console title in a decade, is racing its way onto Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5th, 2025 as one of the console’s launch titles. We’ve learned a lot about the new game ever since it…
With the Switch 2 dominating headlines this month, you’d think Nintendo might be ready to leave the original Switch in the past. Thankfully, that isn’t the case, and Switch Online subscribers will be able to play a trio of “new” classic titles. Available starting today, April 11th, 2025, the Sega…
I love to review games that are a perfect fit for the console I’m playing them on, as if they were made with the console in mind. Rift of The NecroDancer is one such game. I first saw it revealed as a Nintendo Switch release, so I have always thought…
This month is shaping up to be quite the event for Undertale fans. After kicking off with Sans being added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a Mii Gunner costume, we’ve recently saw some Deltarune updates via Toby Fox’s Twitter account and now there’s another batch of DLC on the…
In just under a week Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition will finally hit the Nintendo Switch, and earlier today Square Enix held a panel dedicated to the franchise. One of the big announcements was that the DQXI’s main character, the Luminary, will be getting an adorable Nendoroid, complete with…
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Select Best Buy locations will be hosting the next Pokémon Trade & Play event on Saturday, September 21st. Those who participate will receive a booster pack that consists of a three-card mini pack, an activity sheet, and Pokémon coin and guide! The TCG activities will take place from 11 a.m….
Digimon will be hitting the Switch in about a month, and it’s time to get hyped! This new trailer from Bandai Namco features closer looks at raising and training the Digimon that you catch in the game. See how feeding the monsters will strengthen your bonds with them, and how…
In just under two weeks Mario Kart Tour will be drifting onto the iOS and Android app stores, and it’s shaping up to be a rather unique entry in the series. One of the most obvious differences is the inclusion of tracks based on the real world, and that’s what…
Final Fantasy VII is an iconic and significant JRPG, but it’s one that doesn’t hold up incredibly well by modern standards, especially in regards to its graphics – specifically the character models. While battles manage to replicate the more detailed pre-rendered cutscene characters, the overworld is filled with little super-deformed…
It looks like the next Pokémon reveal is going to be a strange one, as the home page of the Sword & Shield website is highlighting a glitchy mystery… Hopefully it won’t be long before the glitchiness is cleared up and we see the Pokémon’s true form!
Get your tissues ready — Kan Gao’s melancholy masterpiece To the Moon hits the Switch on January 16th, 2020, as revealed in a new teaser that delivers the news in the most To-the-Moon-esque way possible (which is to say, Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts trying to outdo one another’s lunar…
A demo for Konami’s upcoming twin-stick third-person shooter Contra: Rogue Corps is now available in the eShop. The demo showcases part of the game’s single-player campaign, including one of its many boss battles. Data from the demo does not carry over on release, so keep that in mind while downloading….
Super Nintendo World may not be due ’til next year, both in Japan and the US, but some new details about how you’ll be enjoying the Mushroom Kingdom for yourself have come to light. Universal Parks CEO Tom Williams was asked about the upcoming expansions at a recent event,…
Peter Pepper and his foodie foes are finally getting a new game later this year with BurgerTime Party, and XSEED has given us a release date letting us know when exactly the order’s up – October 8th. A re-imagining of the classic Data East arcade game, BurgerTime Party lets you…
