Happy birthday Kirby! 33 years ago, Kirby was first created by Masahiro Sakurai, made his first appearance in Kirby’s Dream Land, and nobody could have foreseen his popularity. The pink puffball would go on to headline 30+ games, as well as become one of the original 12 characters of the…
Nintendo has launched firmware 20.0.0 for the Nintendo Switch and introduced its recently unveiled “Virtual Game Card” system to its console. Launching ahead of the Switch 2 this summer, Virtual Game Cards are exactly what they sound like: the ability to treat digital games as cards you can share with…
Fans of the Donkey Kong franchise are likely aware of the infamous “DK Rap” from Donkey Kong 64. Conceived as something of a goof to start off DK’s first 3D outing, the theme was written and composed by legendary composer Grant Kirkhope after being implored by designer George Andreas from…
The official Atooi Twitter account has teased that the 2004 PC and 3DS hit Xeodrifter is coming to the Nintendo Switch. The fast-paced, 2D shooter was also ported to the Wii U, PS4 and PS Vita in 2015. Drifting through the stars. More intel soon. #xeodrifter #atooi #nintendoswitch pic.twitter.com/qq8bDlg7G4…
The champagne’s run dry, the balloons are deflated on the floor and all our ears are still ringing: New Year’s has come and gone and it’s time to get 2018 off and running. While it’s sad to see the holidays fade away, it’s not something even video games can avoid….
Late last year Sega surprised Switch owners with the news that the next game in the beloved Valkyria Chronicles series would be heading to the system. At the time it was also confirmed that the game would get an early DLC featuring characters from the first game in the series….
UPDATE: Team Meat on Twitter has made a correction regarding the price of Super Meat Boy. Despite the $14 price tag in the eShop (see below), the game will cost you $14.99. Super Meat Boy on Switch will actually be $14.99/€12.99/£11.99 like it is on every platform. We've submitted…
Happy New Year, Nintendo fans! 2017 was a crazy-awesome year for our favorite gaming company — and now it’s time to turn the page to 2018, a year when Nintendo looks to follow up 2017 with another strong outing. We’ll eventually see some exciting first party offerings like Kirby Star…
A few of my biggest complaints when it came to Fire Emblem Warriors’ roster was that seemingly fully functional characters were present yet unplayable in-game, and that one of them was a wholly unique style. Oboro’s status as a non-flying lance wielder I couldn’t try out was enough to provoke…
A release month has been revealed for the upcoming story DLC for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, based on information gleaned from a photo of the Japanese eShop. The picture comes from Twitter account Switch Nindies, which indicates a June release for the upcoming expansion. Not a Nindie, but…
With a wide range of critically acclaimed titles, from Bayonetta to NieR: Automata, Platinum Games is quite the popular Japanese developer with video game fans, and they’re showing no signs of slowing down. With both Bayonetta 3 and a GranBlue Fantasy RPG in the works, they have quite a full…
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He’s an ooey-gooey green cutie — and Slime-san might even be cuter with what Fabrazz is planning for his next adventure! ? pic.twitter.com/Nxv80G6F8q — Fabraz (@Fabrazz) January 2, 2018 The game is getting some much needed merchandise love by having its main character turned into a cuddly plush….
The passionate fans behind Newer Team have a new — er, newer-new — release on their hands. After tackling Newer Super Mario Bros. Wii, the much anticipated Newer Super Mario Bros. DS release is now live! Downloadable for Windows, Mac and Linux users, the latest mod creation has…
It’ll soon be even easier to build your ideal combination of Switch Joy-Con, if a new listing found on EB Games Canada’s inventory system is anything to go by. Controller Crusade reports that the Pink/Green combination, which was previously only available in the Americas as part of the Splatoon 2…
