In a new interview on the Kit and Krysta Podcast, a former Nintendo sales lead expressed that he feels it is “inevitable” that Nintendo will need to increase the price of the Switch 2. Talking to a man only introduced as Sean (likely to protect this identity), hosts and former…
It should come as no surprise, but the recently released Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a hit. We’re only one day into its opening week and Universal/Illumination’s sequel has broken a couple of box office records. As Deadline reports, the movie opened to $34.5 million on Wednesday, making it the…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. The…
Arcade Archives has been a strong supporter of the Nintendo Switch ever since launch and it’s showing no signs of slowing down, with publisher Hamster announcing a port of the fan-favorite arcade version of Double Dragon to the system tomorrow via Famitsu. This version of the game first released in…
The UG can be a lonely place without a partner, and if you find yourself pulled into the Reaper’s Game without a friend to count on, Square Enix might just have a solution. Announced in the wake of The World Ends With You coming to Switch, an official Mr. Mew…
Nintendo will be sharing a planned announcement later today for a new experience “specially crafted for kids and those who are kids at heart.” Join us in watching the video at 2 p.m. PST | 4 p.m. CST | 5 p.m. EST. Stay tuned for live updates below, and feel…
Sometimes you just have to embrace your identity, and I can think of no better example than Gal*Gun 2’s newly revealed Collector’s Edition. A risqué affair full of lovestruck girls and some less than subtle ways of stopping them in their tracks, the hybrid visual novel/rail shooter sequel is coming…
Prepare yourself as best you can to enter the Schwarzwelt, as we know when Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey Redux will bring the anomaly back to Earth and a 3DS near you. Via Twitter, Atlus has shown off the game’s box art and its release date: May 15th. Get…
Earlier this week, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima revealed the Switch’s second year on the market would be “crucial,” specifically citing the need to appeal to a wider audience. It looks like we’re going to get our first look at this new initiative sooner than expected. Nintendo’s UK and Japanese…
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UPDATE: The quoted sentence below has since been changed to list 2018, but you can catch the original news article here. We’ll just have to wait and see if it was just a typo! After already being delayed from Fall 2017 to a vague “2018” date last June, it seems…
Ah, the joy of game development! The free DLC expansion for Slime-san (on the Nintendo Switch) was scheduled to be implemented sometime this month. Well, sadly, it seems we’ll have to wait a few more weeks for our slimy protagonist to take on the Kraken! Slime-san DLC update: Looks…
UPDATE: Finji, the publisher of the game on Switch, said an error was made, and that the game will actually release on February 1st. It will not release this Thursday. More and more indie titles are gracing the Nintendo Switch all the time, and there have been some bona fide…
Once again, without fail, the North American Pokémon Center has come to the rescue for anyone who’s been in dire need of a little Poké pick-me-up now that the holiday season is behind us all. Poké Doll plushes, Poké plushes and various trading card game items can all be found…
UPDATE: Limited Run Games has taken to Twitter yet again to raise the hype for upcoming titles. Not only will Saturday Morning RPG be hitting the Switch this spring (see below), but once the company’s Twitter follower count reaches 60k, it’ll be making another exciting announcement as it continues to…
