When comparing to the past few years, it’s fair to say that 2024 has been quite slow in terms of Nintendo content. Most of the year’s lineup has been ports and remakes, so needless to say, when rumors start to circle about new games on the horizon, it’s exciting. Notably,…
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…
In 2020 I would have called Hades the rare kind of game that so successfully interweaves its gameplay, narrative, art direction, and voice acting (among other things) that it’d be impossible to single out any one as its strongest element. That’s not to say my opinion on those qualities has…
Team Meat kicked off its first email newsletter detailing Super Meat Boy Forever. If you think back to its feature at PAX West this year, as well as Nintendo’s Nindies@Night event, you might remember that we got a preview of the highly anticipated game — yet the release window remained…
The pattern of early releases with Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp continues! Originally scheduled for tonight, the game’s first holiday event arrived 24 hours early. You’ll have until December 25th at 9:59 p.m. PT | December 26th at 12:59 a.m. ET to partake in the festivities, so it’s time to get…
Those looking for the next big dump of Nintendo news might not have to wait much longer. A PS4 Reddit user by the name OldSoul 2 claims to be a part of an EA employee email chain and posted what appears to be a timeline of marketing and development goals…
2017 has been the 30th anniversary of Mega Man, and while there were a few celebrations like the second Mega Man Legacy Collection, there hasn’t been anything too major. That may soon change, though, as Siliconera has gotten hold of an invitation from Capcom to check out an anniversary livestream…
After around a week of teasing, Bandai Namco has confirmed that it has a My Hero Academia game in the works, with the subtitle One’s Justice. Not only that but it will be heading to the Nintendo Switch, as well as PS4. Based on the popular anime and manga series…
First things first – spoiler warning! Chances are this Rare Blade is hard to obtain in the main game, and longtime fans of the “Xeno” franchise will likely want to be surprised. Those who are fine with getting a sneak peek, though, keep reading on. Before Monolith Soft became a…
Line, the preeminent messaging service in Japan, has been making waves with its licensed stickers for years now. Mario got some great ones recently and I’ve gotten plenty of use out of my Kirby set, but it’s time for something a little more ink-credible. Thanks to Splatoon 2’s…
Party Crash is back for a second round! Already spotting a pattern of showcasing the game’s fighters, this time we’ll have Ninjara vs. Min Min sparring off. Dubbed the “Martial Arts Mash-Up,” players will have three days to collect event-only badges and rack up the most points for their favorite…
That evil-looking Spring Man look-a-like is here! Meet Springtron, an enigma in the world of ARMS. Thanks to the game’s newest update, version 4.1.0, we have a new fighter joining the roster. 新・格闘スポーツ『ARMS』、Ver.4.1 配信開始！ ・謎の新ファイター「スプリングトロン」が使用可能に！・バッジ追加！・その他バランス調整 ぜひアップデートして遊んでみてください！https://t.co/tqV3sQqbUh pic.twitter.com/31kUQeCrdm — ARMS（アームズ） (@ARMS_Cobutter) November 30, 2017 Okay, well, perhaps not 100…
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The developer notes from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 have been coming in steadily this week in the leadup to release, and today character designer Masatsugu Saito offered his contribution. Saito was in charge of making the designs for Rex, Pyra and the rest of the cast, and he offered a couple…
Due to the success of Indie titles being downloadable rewards to My Nintendo members, Nintendo has added another set of games to choose from. Dubbed “Nindie Game Gold Point Rewards Vol. 2”, four titles make up the curated collection. First up is Toki Tori 3D for the Nintendo 3DS. For…
