The Switch 2 has had a heck of a media week, especially in Las Vegas. The Consumer Electronics Showcase (Abbreviated as CES) played host to a number of tech giants, including accessory developer Genki who brought mockups of the yet-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch followup console. Genki in specific claimed this was…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of leaks and speculation, with alleged images, specs, and rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 dominating the gaming news cycle. Until Nintendo officially announces something about the much-anticipated console, this flurry of speculation is likely to continue. With that said, let’s continue…
In the realm of retro gaming, a key principle many live by is the idea of the preservation of history. After all, the very nature of the hobby is appreciating that which has been lost to time, and not just games, but hardware itself. This naturally extends to the iconic…
With summer winding down to make way for fall, The Pokémon Company is gearing up to put the spotlight on one of the most popular Pokémon to come out of Pokémon Sun & Moon, the spooky and adorable Mimikyu. Starting on September 22nd, Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores in Japan…
When it comes to third party support on Switch, Koei Tecmo is knocking out of the park. From RPGs like the next Atelier game to the collaboration that is Fire Emblem Warriors, the Japanese developer and publisher is obviously committed to the system. Now, it’s announced not one but three…
Fire Emblem Heroes has been at it for over six months now, but one piece of it’s been curiously absent. Announced way back in January’s Fire Emblem Direct, the Choose Your Legends voting program was designed to pick out a few standout characters from the whole series and then reward…
Fun fact: Croagunk is the only fighter in Pokkén I’ve never used. Recent events have let me try Decidueye, while in Japanese arcades I got my hands on Darkrai, Scizor and Empoleon, but somehow I never took the time to give Croagunk a go. The wait won’t be much longer,…
Almost every Monster Hunter game has its own selection of collaboration outfits and weapons, ranging from the sensible (Fire Emblem) to the ridiculous (Pizza Hut), and it’s looking like Monster Hunter XX on Switch will be no different. Capcom has released a video confirming that some Breath of the Wild-themed…
Next week Nintendo will be in its backyard, à la PAX West 2017 in Seattle, Washington. Before the convention starts on September 1st though, Nintendo is bringing back Nindies@Night. Interested? From 8:30 p.m. to midnight on August 31st at the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), indie developers will be on…
Put down your ramen taco and wake up from your hibernate state, We Bare Bears fans — Cartoon Network and Nintendo are back with their collaboration! Spread across four new videos on Nintendo’s YouTube channel, we finally have official footage of Grizz, Panda and Ice Bear having a good ol’…
It was chaotic carnage, disorder and disarray, a free-for-all, a hot mess… There are many, many ways to describe the day North American pre-orders opened for the SNES Classic Edition. The topic itself is extremely popular this week among gaming and news sites. Last year’s NES Classic release underwent the…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Rabbids ravish the Mushroom Kingdom, Risky Boots reboots the Poop Toot, and pocket monsters duke it out in the Pokkén Tournament DX demo. Ready to get bucked by a Bullfango or bust some retro robots? Capcom’s Publisher Sale returns for the next two weeks,…
Hot off the heels of Sonic Mania’s successful release comes a pair of videos for the Blue Blur’s other new game coming this year. Sonic Forces is not only letting you run through stages as your own custom character, but apparently you can swap between them and Sonic himself in…
After being a badly kept secret for a few weeks now, Nintendo and Telltale have finally confirmed two recent comic-book adaptations are heading to the Switch, albeit through some bizarrely worded messaging. Get ready to defend the galaxy or become the Dark Knight when more @telltalegames adventures arrive on #NintendoSwitch!…
Ever since its release on Switch a few weeks ago I’ve been shamelessly obsessed with the slick and sticky platformer Slime-san: a game that quickly wormed its way into my heart thanks to its masterful melding of accessible antics, reflex-driven gameplay and penchant for punishment. Despite my intentions to storm…
