Anyone who has been keeping up with Nintendo news over the past year or so can attest that the lead-up to the Nintendo Switch 2 has been a wild ride. For the longest time fans were eagerly looking for any news or rumors related to the system, and any insider…
One of the most striking things about the design of the Switch 2 is how basic everything is. Gone are the days of New 3DS Faceplates or fun colors, and in is Nintendo’s era of functionality over personality… or so we thought. If a recent listing by AliExpress is anything…
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…
This year’s Nickelodeon’s Kid Choice Awards wasn’t as Nintendo Switch PR heavy as last year’s event — that doesn’t mean that Nintendo was sitting on the sidelines though. For those who love Super Mario Odyssey, New Donk City was brought to life for a small segment during the show. A…
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As the culture of gaming looks ever forward, innovating in both game design and technology, certain genres tend to be lost to time. From collectathon 3D platformers, to silly FMV titles, to arcade styled beat ‘em ups, certain types of games simply aren’t made anymore — unless it’s in the…
For those of you still on the GO, the newest post on the official Pokémon GO blog has given us some information on its next big update: quests! In what Niantic is calling Field Research, players are being invited to participate in helping Professor Willow investigate “a series of mysterious…
Very soon Kirby will be getting even more Dream Friends in the recently released Kirby: Star Allies, namely Rick, Kine, Coo, Marx, and the focus of the latest trailer out of Japan; Gooey. The little blue blob first made his appearance in Kirby’s Dream Land 2 but had a bigger…
It’s a special day for a member of Nintendo royalty, as everybody’s favorite Purple Pikmin, Bowser impersonator, and all around meme machine Reginald Fils-Aimé celebrates his 57th birthday today. Reggie joined Nintendo in late 2003, but broke into the gaming consciousness — and all our hearts — with his E3…
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 airborne antics of our Kirby Star Allies challenge comes yet another ruthless run that’ll leave you…
In the middle of February Level-5 announced it would be adapting its latest entry in the Layton franchise, Mystery Journey, as an anime series. Now, with just a few weeks to go before its April 8th airing debut, a second trailer has been released. Give it a watch below: …
Some say 2018 is the year of the octopus, but someone else seems to be taking the spotlight instead. Mega Man’s franchise is making strides this year and today we have more information on the 3D animated show aimed for kids. DHX Media has added the show to its brands…
A beloved entry in the tower defense game genre, PixelJunk Monsters squeaked into the Wii U’s library back in 2016. Fans who have been smitten with the game and those who have been wanting a new version will be happily surprised today: Spike Chunsoft announced the sequel at GDC, appropriately…
We unbox the new, massive Detective Pikachu amiibo and play the game in our latest video!
UPDATE: It has been confirmed that Steins;Gate Elite will have Japanese voice overs with English subtitles. Check out the announcement trailer: Last year 5pb. Inc. confirmed it would be bringing its critically acclaimed time-travel visual novel Steins;Gate to the Nintendo Switch, complete with a pretty major make-over. Now, publisher…
