Of all of the games to come out within the past decade, it’s undeniable that Hollow Knight was one of the most impactful even among bigger studio releases. Originally released in early 2017, Hollow Knight took the world by storm, and following that success, a sequel game called Hollow Knight:…
Welcome to the start of our Nintendo Wire Home Arcade series. To celebrate my 40th birthday and the 10 year anniversary of Nintendo Wire, I’m making a childhood dream come true: building the ultimate home arcade. Preparing the Space Fast forward to today, and I’ve set aside…
In a bit of news that probably isn’t too surprising for most people, Take-Two has decided it will be delaying Grand Theft Auto VI into 2026. The new release date for the game will be May 26th, 2026, after previously being scheduled for Fall 2025. In a statement to various…
It might’ve taken Ness’ hometown three Smash appearances before it got its original music, but one thing’s been a constant in Onett since Melee – those terrible drivers. Don’t they see there’re pedestrians here?! Someone needs to tell the police captain to quit it with the Super Ultra Mambo-Tango-Foxtrot business…
For a game that’s been out since the Switch released, Super Bomberman R’s managed to grow some pretty long legs. A series of improvements to the game’s online, new and varied modes, and a host of Konami crossover characters (and then some) have kept the game growing and makes for…
It’s been a long road of brand new maps, returning stages, and Shifty Stations in Splatoon 2, but by the sound of things it’s about to come to an end. After getting an extension to the amount of post release content the game would be getting, we’re down to what’s…
It wasn’t hard to guess that this week’s Smash Blog music could come from the wild world of Animal Crossing. Isabelle’s made her debut as a fighter, and it looks like she’s brought a little something from one of the series’ side games (and it’s not amiibo Festival!) …
Update: The eShop has updated early and Nintendo Switch online is live! Today marks Nintendo’s entrance into the realm of online subscription services, and whatever your stance on that choice may be, we want to keep you updated as things… well, update. As far as when, Switch consoles should be…
Hey, so Mario Kart is trending on Twitter, and nationwide. I wonder what’s up? Did Nintendo announce more details about the mobile game? Or maybe an update for 8 Deluxe? Or… oh. Oh no. Oh no. Alright, uh, how do we talk about this? There are children present. Ok… just…
Several new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate renders have been discovered by Source Gaming. They include a brand new Yoshi’s Crafted World alt, Meta Ridley, and many more. Check them out alongside their default designs! You can also view Source Gaming’s video.
While it hasn’t dropped on Switch yet, visual novel “booze ‘em up” VA-11 HALL-A has already won a dedicated indie following via its combination of classic cyberpunk themes, personal character drama, and anime aesthetic. Now developer Sukeban Games has revealed a sequel set in the same universe: the similarly titled…
I grew up with a healthy number of classic game franchises, but there are some that I didn’t really get into or understand until relatively recently. Mega Man is one of them — I’ve played the first two on NES, but that’s the extent to which I’m familiar with the…
Pre-order Sega Genesis Classics for Nintendo Switch for $29.99 at GameStop. Well, this is a bit of a surprise. All the way back in April Sega confirmed two Sega collections. One, “Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Classics”, would be heading to PS4 and Xbox One, while the other, “Sega Ages”, would be…
You can pre-order the Fortnite Double Helix Switch Bundle at GameStop. It could easily be argued that Fornite is the biggest game in the world right now, being an international phenomenon that’s on practically every modern gaming platform. Nintendo is now set to capitalize even more on its success with…
After appearing on a Korean ratings board, Sega has officially announced the next title into the long running Puyo Puyo series. Called simply Puyo Puyo eSports, it looks to be a scaled back title at a budget price rather than a step forward for the series. Featuring 24 characters, both…
