As I’m sure anyone with a pulse can tell you, Fortnite is pretty massive. It’s so massive, in fact, that we’ve seen Epic Games’ battle royale title practically become a melting pot of every creative IP of the last 100 years. Players can don skins with characters from John Wick,…
The Rediscover GO update continues with Rediscover Your World and Residcover Kanto. For Rediscover Your World, visual updates have been added to Pokémon GO. That means biomes have clear, visual cues and backgrounds (i.e.: sandy beaches for the beach biome). To celebrate the change, Rediscover Kanto is an event featuring…
In a bit of a surprise announcement this morning, Private Division has revealed a new trailer for Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game. The title is a bit of a mouthful, but essentially, this is a brand new single-player life simulation game set within the Middle-earth…
2017 has had no shortage of incredible games; The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Persona 5, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, etc. And the rest of the year doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. We’re experiencing one of the…
One title from the Nintendo Switch launch window that flew under plenty of radars was the slick, simple rhythm game Voez. It received high praise in our review, and it has the unique honor of being the only game on the system so far to be exclusively playable in handheld…
Earlier today Sonic Mania’s official Steam page went live and it looks like the accompanying trailer may have jumped the gun, as it lists an August 15th release date for the retro revival. The game was originally planned for release in Q2 2017 but it was pushed back to the…
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology releases in just about a month in Japan, and Atlus has uploaded a new video to show off some of its characters. From the land of Celestia we see party member Aht and some of her friends from Celestia. All of them are beastkind characters, in…
Splatoon 2’s single player campaign is something I’m looking forward to, mostly to find out what’s happened to my favorite Squid Sister. Past the story though there’s plenty to look forward to with respect to gameplay, and the Japanese Splatoon Twitter account has shared a few screenshots of a couple…
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Capcom has made a surprise announcement that might just be in time for Monster Hunter’s 2017 Championship: Monster Hunter Double Cross will be headed to Nintendo Switch. Capcom’s official Monster Hunter Double Cross Twitter account tweeted about this addition to the Switch’s library, linking the game’s website. 【速報！】『モンスターハンターダブルクロス Nintendo Switch…
The official Legend of Zelda Facebook page has released a brand new video showcasing the beautiful Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild mural that’s currently on display in Brooklyn, New York. The video does a great job making you understand exactly what kind of effort goes into a project…
May is almost over and as we sadly reported earlier this month, Nintendo Badge Arcade’s counterpart in Japan won’t be updating. Thanks to Japanese Nintendo and Space Asylum’s translation work, new Ashley and pixel Pokémon badges will be the prizes in the final new catchers. Once the Arcade “closes” though,…
While we’re waiting for Squirtle to make his debut, Eevee has been restocked at Build-A-Bear! Both the online-only bundle and in-store collections are available for purchase once again. If you’ve been waiting to collect the Pokémon plush series from the retailer, then you can also pick up Pikachu and Charmander’s…
If you’re itching to cash in on some of your Platinum and Gold Points then you have some new options until August 24th or December 31st! Rewards In preparation for Hey! Pikmin, the latest My Nintendo Rewards are all Pikmin themed. Want a Pikmin theme for your 3DS? For 20…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Ultra Street Fighter II KOs your wallet, Astro Duel Deluxe puts the steroids in Asteroids, and The Girl and the Robot channels its inner Ico. Last call for significant discounts on indie titles Mutant Mudds Super Challenge and Xeodrifter! Both are available on either…
