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…
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Hope you have your fishing rods ready today, campers, because Fishing Tourney #9 is already well underway in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp! Join Chip at Saltwater Shores for this event and you’ll once again be able to earn prizes and trophies! This time around you’ll be catching sweet shrimp, horsehair…
In just under a month’s time, Travis Touchdown will return to the video game scene with the Nintendo Switch exclusive Travis Strikes Again. If you’re willing to wait just a little longer, however, you’ll be able to grab a collector’s edition courtesy of Pix’n Love Publishing. The bundle contains the…
Last year Nintendo confirmed that several of its arcade titles, like the first versions of Punch-Out!!, Donkey Kong, and Mario Bros., would head to the Nintendo Switch under Hamster’s Arcade Archives banner. While it hasn’t been a regular flow of titles, Hamster has made the surprise announcement that Donkey Kong…
The second ever Spirit Board event has been announced, and rather than basing itself on a shared character theme, this one’s all about one home series. Leading the charge is none other than Fire Emblem, flexing on Smash once again by having itself in the spotlight. The three-day "Fire…
We take a look at even more Assist Trophy glitches in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in our latest video.
‘Tis the season… for litigation, apparently. Not long after Alfonso Ribeiro announced that he would be suing Fortnite creator Epic Games for that game’s usage of the Carlton Dance, the internet persona known simply as Backpack Kid is also filing against the company for very similar reasons — namely, their…
If you like your puzzling adventures with a bit of story and some physics based fun, a new arrival on eShop brings to you the “hole” package. Putting you in control of a hole in the ground, Donut County tasks you with gathering up nearly everything, taking advantage of what…
After a pushed back launch on its release elsewhere, Battle Princess Madelyn is now ready to debut on Switch. The retro inspired title is finally ready to test your skills after getting a head start on your patience, though any game with a ghost dog gets my attention regardless. …
In case you haven’t heard, there are some interesting court proceedings surrounding Nintendo and the German Consumer Protection Authority (also known as VZBV) as of late. Technically, this whole debacle actually started at the beginning of 2018 in Norway, and during its ongoings has been passed off and taken into…
The holiday event streak continues in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp this week as the game preps for Fishing Tourney #9! Good new, campers! I'm relieved to let you know that Chip isn't frozen solid. I was tricked by a well-made snow sculpture. You can get the Chip snow sculpture…
Reality itself continues its ever unraveling spinout, as our own sense of what is known and unknown spirals out of control to such a point that the chaos paradoxically becomes regular in occurrence. This week’s glitch in the matrix is perhaps not the most egregious, but it is a certain…
