Anyone who has been keeping up with Nintendo news over the past year or so can attest that the lead-up to the Nintendo Switch 2 has been a wild ride. For the longest time fans were eagerly looking for any news or rumors related to the system, and any insider…
One of the most striking things about the design of the Switch 2 is how basic everything is. Gone are the days of New 3DS Faceplates or fun colors, and in is Nintendo’s era of functionality over personality… or so we thought. If a recent listing by AliExpress is anything…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
The premiere episode of Custom Conquest Showcase features a detailed look at two different custom Mii Swordfighter amiibo based on the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate design. You can also watch the original Hero TJ & Dark TJ episode!
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….
So that new Switch peripheral/game combo — dubbed “Ring Fit Adventure” in what sounds like a mishmash of words put through Google Translate three times too many — actually looks pretty fun. Combining the classic exercise-encouragement of Wii Fit with a more thoroughly gameific design is a great idea on…
Riding the nostalgia-wave once again, Activision has remastered a beloved trilogy from the ‘90s — and this time around, it’s everyone’s favorite purple dragon making his triumphant return. Spyro Reignited Trilogy, handled by Toys for Bob, the developers of the Spyro spinoff Skylanders, revisits Spyro’s first three adventures with his…
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,…
Among the wacky Japanese game director auteurs — the Kojimas, Kamiyas, and Yoko Taros of the world — few captivate me more than Kotaro Uchikoshi. Making a name for himself in the West with the superb Zero Escape series, Uchikoshi has an inventive eye for narrative design in the game…
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…
After several delays and setbacks, we finally have a release date for side-scrolling MOBA and ‘the ultimate arcade eSport’ — Killer Queen Black will drop on the Switch this October 11th, as revealed in a new trailer: For those not in the know, Killer Queen Black is a…
