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…
Artist Alex Pardee is celebrating the release of The End Is Nigh with a behind-the-scenes look at his design process. And here is the original digital concept sketch vs the final illustration for #TheEndIsNigh. The final version was all drawn traditionally in pen and ink and then colored with…
Image & Form managed to dig up something beautiful with SteamWorld Dig 2 earlier this year. Now as 2017 comes to a close, it’s bringing back an old favorite from the Wii U and 3DS to travel through the stars and land on your Nintendo Switch. SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate…
All the way back in April’s Nintendo Direct, it was announced that heist game and clown simulator Payday 2 was heading to the Switch this winter. The game’s producer, Starbreeze Studios, has now confirmed that Payday 2 will be arriving on Nintendo’s newest system in both physical and digital formats…
Nicalis is at it again with another amazing physical release of a classic game. Earlier today, Nicalis confirmed that physical editions of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap will come with a CD soundtrack, a colorful game manual, and best of all: a keychain of one of the game’s main characters,…
Prepare yourself for the end of the world, and all the challenges that come with such cataclysm. The End is Nigh is here and ready to challenge you with its unforgiving difficulty — and it’ll demand pixel perfect precision and attention. It’s a game we’ve already thoroughly enjoyed, and judging…
You might vaguely remember us mentioning the unique pinball open world platformer Yoku’s Island Express way back in February this year. While we haven’t heard that much more regarding a specific release date from developer Villa Gorilla since then, we were happy to see a new video pop up showcasing…
It’s pretty clear that the Nintendo Switch has been a roaring success at this point, from a critical and commercial perspective. Nintendo has given us an update on the latter angle, revealing that the system has shifted over ten million units since launch just nine months ago in early March….
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Well, it’s official: We finally know when we’re gonna get to hear Ryan Reynolds’s gorgeous voice as Pikachu. According to Deadline, Universal Pictures has given the Detective Pikachu movie a scheduled release of May 10, 2019 — not nearly as far off as some of us might have thought! Directed…
UPDATE 2: Thanks to a Twitter tipster by the name of @MarioDS64, we now know that the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe steelbook will be free for those who purchase a copy of the game starting next week at Best Buy. Luckily, our tipster was able to snag a steelbook early thanks…
Marked as “Currently Unavailable,” a special bundle featuring download codes for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Bayonetta 2 has popped up on Amazon Japan. This tidbit gets more interesting once you start picking apart the description. Originally 14.6 GB on the Wii U, Bayonetta 2 will be around 12.4 GB or…
Twitch Prime is now available in Japan, and to celebrate this new expansion this month’s Twitch Prime goodies include Pokkén Tournament DX, Tekken, Hearthstone, Assassin’s Creed: Origins and more. Of them all, Pokkén Tournament DX definitely stands out when it comes to digital goods on Twitch’s platform. First up are…
