Speedrun Sunday: World One Wager

Categories: Switch, Videos

Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week where 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 Cappy tossed kicks of our Super Mario Odyssey challenge comes yet another ruthless run that will…

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The Snack World and Inazuma Eleven Ares get new trailers

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

Long-time Nintendo supporter Level-5 will soon be bringing two of its big franchises to the Switch. First up is The Snack World: Trejarers Gold, a port of the Japan-exclusive 3DS game that has a slight toys-to-life component. Check out the HD wide-screen make-over the game received in the trailer below:…

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Nintendo celebrates Mario Day with panache

Categories: News

March 10th. Just a normal day, right? Thanks to being somewhat punny and quick-witted, when written as Mar. 10th it looks like Mario. This year Nintendo is celebrating in a variety of ways, so let’s see how you can celebrate Mario Day this year! MY NINTENDO REWARDS Ah yes, My…

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The lobs and volleys of Mario Tennis Aces

Author: Logan Plant
Categories: News, Switch

Today’s Nintendo Direct shed light on a lot of new mechanics coming to Mario Tennis Aces. Personally, the most exciting part about Aces is that the single player campaign is returning. Not much was revealed about the story mode in the Direct, but it looks like it will shake up…

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Fortune: Toys ‘R’ Us might close all US stores

Author: Bryan Finch
Categories: News, Merchandise

The bad news for fans of certain big chain toy stores fronted by giraffes keeps rolling in. After filing for bankruptcy and taking on a $3.1 billion loan to keep stores open during corporate restructuring, anonymous insiders have told Fortune that the company’s outlook has become grim in the past…

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GameMaker Studio 2 getting Switch support this summer

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

While the Nintendo Switch supports several major game development platforms already, from Unreal Engine 4 to Unity, it has been missing out on games from the more accessible GameMaker Studio. Thankfully, that’ll be changing this summer. Coinciding with the announcement of Undertale yesterday, which was built using GameMaker, YoYo Games…

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WarioWare Gold will feature full voice acting

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, 3DS

Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct opened with the announcement of WarioWare Gold, a Rhythm Heaven Megamix-style collection of microgames old and new. While we knew several characters would be getting updated designs, a piece of info that wasn’t really highlighted in the western Directs appears on the press site: “for the first…

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