During the heyday of the fourth console generation, Nintendo created one of the most pivotal games ever with Super Mario Kart. Practically inventing a sub-genre overnight, this unsung kart racer would see some imitators in its infancy, but its true impact wouldn’t be felt until the following generation. Thanks to…
Over the course of the past couple years, the main talking point swirling around among the Nintendo community has been the Nintendo Switch 2. With countless leaks and rumors leading up to its reveal, people have been eager to find out anything they can about this secretive system. Even now…
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…
Nintendo is quite fond of the “shadow drop” – releasing games on the eShop immediately after or even during a live-stream. Today’s Indie Highlights were no exception, with three games launching digitally as they were announced. First up is Unruly Heroes, the fluidly animated action platformer that can be played…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate smashes through another milestone! The game has set a new record for a new launch month dollar sales record for a platform exclusive in all of video game history, beating out the long-standing champion, Halo: Reach. The info was shared by US Video Game Industry Analyst…
Out of all the announcements that made up today’s Indie Highlights reel, none were more surprising than CrossCode, at least if you’ve been following the game’s developers. Fans have been wishing for a port for some time, but the developers at Radical Fish Games expressed the difficulty of porting the…
We’ve known that Image & Form Games have been working on a new SteamWorld game for some time now, but we didn’t know what direction it’d take. The last time the studio diverged from the tried-and-true Dig formula we got the turn-based side scrolling strategy focused SteamWorld Heist, and this…
Once again Nintendo of Europe has shared with us a new Indie Highlights video, showcasing the smaller games heading to Switch over the coming year. Wargroove, the latest game in the SteamWorld series, goats… They’re all here. Check it out below:
It’s been a long time coming but we finally have a release date for Wargroove, and it’s a lot sooner than we thought! Announced as part of today’s Indie Highlights showcase from Nintendo of Europe, the Advance Wars-like strategy game was dated for February 1st alongside a cinematic trailer. Watch…
With the end of the two-part Fire Emblem Spirit Board event, it’s time to start planning for the next set of themed interdimensionally lost souls. This time it’s focusing on those characters with bonds so strong that their spirits are as one, like Pokémon’s Legendary Birds, Cream & Cheese, and…
The original Smash is… how many years old?! Wow, the time sure does fly. Super Smash Bros. is what you might call a game whose legacy precedes itself. Most people, Nintendo fans or not, have either played Smash or at least know what it is. It’s a game that is…
Here it is, Trainers! Hot off the heels of the recent Feebas Research Event, Niantic is already giving us the lowdown on what February’s Community Day will entail. While they haven’t revealed the exclusive move for the featured Pokémon yet, we do know the rest of the details surrounding the…
When Nintendo revealed a remake of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga a couple years back, two thoughts came to mind. The first was how excited I was to pick it up after the letdown that was Paper Jam, and the second was that Bowser’s Inside Story would totally be made…
Kirby’s no stranger to twinkling stars and cosmic turmoil, and with this latest Star Allies concept art getting posted to Twitter, we get to see a little more of both. All of these illustrations were put together in preparation of Heroes in Another Dimension, with the first batch giving a…
You ready for the freshest beats around? A concert headlined by Splatoon 2’s Off the Hook dynamic duo is slated for this Saturday at Game Party Japan 2019, with projections of Pearl and Marina ready to play to a crowd of adoring fans. You can check out the teaser video…
