Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
Amidst a host of other Nindie announcements, it’s been revealed that one of our favorite games of this year will be getting the physical release treatment. Hollow Knight has been available via eShop since June, but thanks to the efforts of Team Cherry and physical distributor Skybound Games, all of…
Ahead of its release in about a month’s time, Valkyria Chronicles 4 is starting to ramp up its presence. Recently, a demo made its way to the eShop and today a new video is showing off some of what’s new in this fourth installment compared to its predecessors. See for…
In today’s Indie Highlight showcase, it was announced that PC smash hit Slay the Spire will be coming to Switch in early 2019. We're excited to announce we are working with Mega Crit, @NintendoEurope and @NintendoAmerica to bring Slay the Spire to the Nintendo Switch! #indiehighlights https://t.co/W22iV8xA90 — Humble…
If you’ve been looking forward to the hand-drawn adventures of Monster Boy you’ll want to hear the latest news from the recent Indie Highlight video. While the trailer shown featured many of the same scenes seen in the one revealed at E3, down to the catchy, cheesy theme song… …
During today’s Indie Showcase video, via Nintendo of Europe, we saw plenty of big announcements, but one in particular will get sandbox game fans excited. Terraria is finally heading to Switch in 2019! Terraria was announced for Switch way back in February 2017, so it’s nice to see a release…
Windjammers, a classic NeoGeo arcade hit about extreme frisbee sports, will be getting a surprise sequel from DotEmu, as shown in today’s surprise Indie Highlight video from Nintendo of Europe. The trailer shows no gameplay, but shows an animated short of two Windjammers (that’s what I’ll call them)…
A new Indie Highlights video has been uploaded by Nintendo of Europe just in time for Gamescom and two games in particular will be appearing very soon indeed. First up is Prison Architect: Nintendo Switch Edition, which was revealed and released at the same time! This new port is a…
There were teases throughout this morning and now it’s official – a fresh Nindies Showcase (of sorts) is here! Check it out below, and keep checking back for more coverage throughout the day.
The promised time has come — just as the first Choose Your Legends heroes for Fire Emblem Heroes were revealed in late August last year, so too will the second slate of Fire Emblem champions be revealed tomorrow, August 20th, at 8:30 p.m. PST, in a special FEH Channel broadcast…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week when we dare to challenge both your D-pad’s durability and sanity’s stamina with the ultimate test in video game bragging rights. Hot off the rocket powered kicks of our Mega Man VII challenge comes yet another ruthless run that’s sure to…
We’d already seen the three traditional starters get the Mega Evolution treatment in Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! & Eevee! but now we’ve gotten a look at two more. After the lack of focus in Gen VII it’s great to see Mega Kangaskhan and Mega Gyarados come back, especially the former…
Later this month, Sega is releasing feature-packed versions of its classic games on the Nintendo Switch under the Sega Ages banner. Now, thanks to a Nintendo Dream interview with producer/director Rieko Kodama and supervisor Yousuke Okunari, translated via Nintendo Everything, we know a few more specifics regarding the project. First…
