During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
As the “Year of Eevee” celebration continues, more and more merchandise centered around the beloved Evolution Pokémon continues to be revealed. Just last week a brand-new life-size Eevee plush was shown off, but that wasn’t to be all they had in store. A new batch of life-size plushies have been…
This week’s Famitsu focused largely on Xenoblade Chronicles 2, dropping this Friday for the Switch. In anticipation, the magazine interviewed two of the biggest names involved with the project, General Director Tetsuya Takahashi and Main Composer Yasunori Mitsuda. Their interview was illuminating in several aspects of production, so give the…
Fans of game carts and extra goodies, gather ’round: Vblank Entertainment is here to bring you a fun pack of Nintendo Switch collectibles! The developer announced back in October that Retro City Rampage DX would be hitting retailers in physical form with two available options: Standard Edition and Collector’s Edition….
Round 2 of the Kirby Battle Royale Copy Ability Poll will be coming to a close this weekend. If you’re wondering whether or not your favorite will make the cut, this update might be of interest to you: Nintendo has posted the top eight abilities based on the votes received…
Welcome to a bonus edition of the Nintendo Wiretap! Today, we look at the rumored Super Mario Cereal from Kellogg’s. Does a cereal box really have amiibo support? We discuss the possibility of it here.
Known as a love letter to classic RPGs, The Longest Five Minutes on the Nintendo Switch is sure to charm players who have a passion for 16-bit style and retro inspired music. Nippon Ichi Software has created a sweet, lighthearted comedy mixed with a powerful story, giving people an opportunity…
In honor of the ‘mon themed anime and this year’s newest film in the series, Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, a mini CD album is being released in Japan. Containing music from both the film and anime series, The Pokémon Company posted one of the songs on YouTube. Footage…
I still remember just how captivated I felt while playing Pokémon Sun last year. I poured myself into the game as much as possible from beginning to end, savoring some convenient time off and putting together a full review that I still feel pretty proud of. Just a year later…
It’s been a long time coming but Nintendo fans will soon be able to play Yooka-Laylee. Playtonic has announced via their official blog that the Switch version will land on December 14th, with eShop pre-orders opening on the 7th. Yooka-Laylee is a throwback to classic Nintendo 64 platformers…
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 releases this Friday, the last of Nintendo’s big releases for the year. But calling what should be a niche JRPG a “big release” is, in and of itself, a rather intriguing thing. Most wouldn’t call the Xenoblade franchise – or its spiritual predecessors – big names in…
Based on the performance of Trainers across the world in the recent Global Catch Challenge, Ho-Oh will now be appearing in Pokémon GO for two weeks. Smashing that goal of catching three billion Pokémon has brought more than just Kangaskhan and Farfetch’d to new locations. This shouldn’t be too much…
Originally released for the Nintendo 3DS in early 2012, almost a year-on from the system’s launch, Resident Evil: Revelations showed just how capable the little system could be. Sure, we had beautiful games like Pilotwings Resort and Ocarina of Time 3D in that first year, but very few attempted realistic…
Mario has graced various Post Cereal products this year, all advertising a Nintendo Switch bundle contest. Before that we saw Mario, Link and Inkling Girl on Frito-Lay family packs of chips. Needless to say, the cross-promotion with food has been pushed out in full force this year, and now…
