September 13th, 2018
September 2018 Nintendo Direct Live Blog
The latest Nintendo Direct kicks off at 3:00 p.m. PT | 5:00 p.m. CT | 6:00 p.m. ET. Join us for our complete live blog coverage below! Live blog
Recent Articles
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Newly discovered patent reveals a seemingly scrapped IR camera for the Switch 2
With the Nintendo Switch 2’s release closer than ever, pretty much everything there is to know about the system has been made public. Even prior to the official reveal there was a good amount of features known due to leaks, like the new C button. That being said, all these…
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Pokémon GO Raid Hour for Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
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…
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You can use the Joy-Con 2’s mouse functionality to navigate the Switch 2 home menu
As one would expect from the Nintendo Switch 2 featuring mouse functionality with its controllers, players can navigate the Switch 2 home menu with the Joy-Con 2’s mouse mode. The company released a short video showcasing this functionality over the weekend, and it works exactly as you would expect. You…
September 13th, 2018
Pokémon GO received a 35% growth increase this summer
To those of you still fully on the Pokémon GO train, you can be rest assured that the game isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. While some feared that the game would suffer from slower support or not as many updates because of the lull in user activity after its initial…
September 13th, 2018
PAX West 2018 Fifty-Game Frenzy: Day 6
Categories: Switch
Welcome back to the PAX West Fifty-Game Frenzy, where I run down a grand total of 50 Switch games I played at PAX and you can decide which ones pique your interest! Last time, we covered some of the finer selections the Indie MegaBooth had to offer. And now, we’re…
September 13th, 2018
Fight your way through Diablo III: Eternal Collection on Switch on November 2nd
Pre-order Diablo III: Eternal Collection on Amazon today. It looks like the new era of hellish minion mobs and our beloved friend, Deckard Cain, will be upon us soon, as Nintendo has just announced that Diablo III: Eternal Collection is officially coming to Nintendo Switch on November 2nd. The…
September 13th, 2018
Nintendo Newscast | All Aboard the Nintendo Direct Hype Train
Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied made their return as hosts for the Nintendo Newscast last night! In it, they discussed likely and unlikely Switch, 3DS, and amiibo possibilities for the upcoming Direct. If you missed out on the stream last night and you’re craving some Nintendo talk about the future,…
September 13th, 2018
Alolan Vulpix bundle and plush now available at Build-A-Bear
Categories: News, Merchandise
The big day is already here! That’s right, Pokémon fans: you can now purchase the Alolan Vulpix bundle online and the standalone plush with a few of the accompanying accessories at Build-A-Bear store locations. All of the nitty-gritty details about the bundle, plush, and accessories are listed below. Here’s the…
September 13th, 2018
Splatoon 2 x Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp event brings new cookie, scavenger hunt, and more
It’s a new day in the world of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and with it comes some new goods flashier than an electric eel. There might be some undersea pressure to grab it all what with how fresh it all looks, but we’ve got you covered with some squidtilectual insight…
September 13th, 2018
Nicalis bringing procedurally generated sidescroller Dungreed to Switch
Nicalis has announced they’ll be bringing the pixelated procedurally generated sidescroller Dungreed to Switch. Already available on Steam, Dungreed throws you into an ever evolving dungeon in search of riches and adventure. Different types of environments await you within its depths, housing secrets and supplies to power you up and…
September 13th, 2018
Dragon Marked for Death expands its website to introduce its characters and systems
The road to Inti Creates’ next action title is almost over, with Dragon Marked for Death due to release this December. Today the company’s updated the game’s website with some new information about the game itself and its various characters, both playable and not. Dragon Marked for Death is a…
September 13th, 2018
Four more Nohr characters coming to Fire Emblem Heroes
No matter how you feel about Fire Emblem Fates as a whole, and how much of it is already represented in Fire Emblem Heroes, it looks like we’re due to see some more faces from it make their mobile debut. Four of them in fact, all hailing from the country…
September 13th, 2018
SEGA AGES: Sonic the Hedgehog and Thunder Force IV launching September 20
After being delayed out of August we finally have a concrete date for the first batch of Sega Ages titles. The latest issue of Famitsu confirms Sonic the Hedgehog and Thunder Force IV will both hit the Nintendo Switch eShop on September 20th. A date for North America and Europe…
September 12th, 2018
Switch version 6.0 removing ability to unlink Nintendo Account from user profiles
You may have received an email from Nintendo regarding your Switch account settings, but just in case you haven’t yet, we’ve got you covered. It sounds like starting September 18th users will be unable to unlink a Nintendo Account from a Switch User Profile. This coincides with the release of…
