Mario Kart World’s exclusive Direct was held this morning, and while it didn’t give us a ton of new information, we got a closer look at the game and were able to confirm a few things in the 15 minute presentation! Tracks We got confirmation on some of…
In 2023, what many people once thought was impossible happened: the classic N64 shooter GoldenEye 007 was re-released on modern platforms. Hitting both Nintendo Switch (via Switch Online) and Xbox One, it marked the first time since the game’s original release, some 26 years earlier, that it received a port…
Between Mario Kart World’s official announced during Nintendo’s Nintendo Switch 2-focused Direct, hands on play time at Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events, and today’s Mario Kart World-focused Direct and press kit, we now have a rather robust list of playable racers. With up to 24 racers competing at once during…
Build and fight in this Japanese hit first released for the Playstation 3 back in January 2016. Now you can master the art of construction with Dragon Quest Builders, coming to the Nintendo Switch in Spring 2018! It’s worth noting that Dragon Quest Builders 2 was announced for…
Fans of ’80s arcades and competitive high score chasing, rejoice! Amongst the highs and lows of yesterday’s deluge of Direct announcements came the retro reveal that a bunch of Nintendo arcade cabinet classics would be blipping their way to Switch. Kicking off this latest line in the Arcade Archives series…
It’s mid month, and that means it’s time for the world to be graced with yet another round of new Fire Emblem Heroes characters. Three characters join the roster this time, each a Crimean featured in the franchise’s ninth entry, Path of Radiance. 【New Heroes】Nephenee, Oscar, and Elincia arrive from…
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In a shocking turn of events during today’s Nintendo Direct, it was revealed that Bethesda Softworks will be bringing two of their biggest titles, 2016’s Doom reboot and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, to the Nintendo Switch. It’s still a little odd to see an “M” rated game on a…
Splatoon 2 got about a minute of spotlight in today’s Nintendo Direct. While we already have a new way to play Salmon Run on Friday, it looks like we’ll have a new way to play Turf War as well in addition to getting a peek at what’s to come in…
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga’s remake is coming out in less than a month and while I don’t exactly dig its visual style (miss those GBA sprites…) the revival of the game looks like plenty of good fun and laughs all the same. The added Minions mode will put you…
Atlus had a bevy of JRPG-related news to give during the Nintendo Direct, and while a decent amount was just reminders of news we had heard before, there were some useful tidbits of information. First was the announcement of Alliance Alive releasing in the West. The spiritual successor to the…
Snipperclips proved a modest success when it launched earlier this year, and Nintendo seems to believe in the little paper game that could, so they announced today during the Nintendo Direct that an updated version of the game – Snipperclips Plus – will release soon alongside more stages, features and…
In some sort of secret plot to push the sales of the New 2DS XL, Nintendo has revealed not one, not two, but five new designs for the handheld. For those of you who are just desperate to have all of them, I will warn you that three of them…
Kirby Switch was one of the best surprises of E3 and going into today’s Direct I knew we’d be seeing it in some way. Nintendo didn’t disappoint, delivering some new footage and christening it as Kirby Star Allies. The title reinforces the teamwork theme running through the game, what with…
While a lot of today’s Nintendo Direct was universal, Europe and Japan got their own little tidbits of news that are worth taking a look at. First up are the games exclusive to the region(s), such as New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star, the latest entry in the franchise known…
