With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 a little over a month away now, anticipation among Nintendo fans continues to build. While many already have their sights set on the system, others are still on the fence and looking for more information before they decide. Fortunately, the latest issue…
In a surprising bit of news for fans of Nintendo’s Wii console, the legendary Homebrew Channel has ceased development, and its GitHub repository has been removed, effectively shutting down the piece of software. No one is certain when this occurred, but a user on Twitter posted a letter from the…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Nostalgia is the greatest graphics filter of all, but sometimes a head-to-head comparison can illuminate the real sharper image – such is the case with this head-to-head graphical comparison for Pokémon Stadium on the N64 vs. the Switch, courtesy of GameXplain: In general, the Switch image is brighter…
The hunt is back on – Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak will be revealing its Free Title Update 5 details in an upcoming stream on April 19th at 7 a.m. PT, hosted by Dame Fiorayne herself. The Monster Hunter Rise: #Sunbreak Digital Event returns on April 19! Discover what’s coming…
The National Recording Registry, maintained by the Library of Congress, is a list of recordings that “are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States.” Every year since 2002, the National Recording Preservation Board selects and announces the inductees it has deemed “significant,” with…
Need something to pump out the jams while also looking like an adorable electric rodent? Then do we have the product for you – a Bluetooth speaker in the form of Pikachu. Compact, portable, and waterproof, it’s just about everything you would want from something to play tunes. …
It’s hard to believe the long wait is almost over but The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom launches in just a month. Nintendo has confirmed that there’ll be just one more trailer for the game and it’ll be landing tomorrow, Thursday, April 13th, at 7 a.m. PT. It’ll…
The puzzle-platformer series Trine has been an indie mainstay ever since its first entry way back in 2009. Developer Frozenbyte and publisher THQ Nordic have confirmed the adventure will be continuing with the confirmation of Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy. The new game will take the familiar trio of wizard,…
After some long-awaited excursions into Crossbell, English-speaking The Legend of Heroes fans will soon be able to continue the saga with a localisation of Trails into Reverie. Set after the Trails of Cold Steel quadrilogy, Trails into Reverie lets you swap between three protagonists – Rean Schwarzer, Lloyd Bannings, and…
The Spring celebration is over in Pokémon GO, so it’s back to following the game’s season theme (the Season of Rising Heroes). This event is focused on aiding Team Mystic Leader Blanche and getting bonuses for evolving Pokémon. Plus, a new Costumed Pokémon is available thanks to a new Special…
Talked about a King-sized Kong – The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York (host to the World Video Game Hall of Fame, among other things) is building an absolutely gigantic arcade cabinet for Donkey Kong that will be available for guests to play, standing at roughly 20…
Few video game movie adaptations have become as much of a punchline as 1993’s Super Mario Bros., a maelstrom of bad decisions involving fights on set, harried rewrites, drunken actors, and just a general lack of cinematic anything. Nintendo and Mario franchise creator Shigeru Miyamoto weren’t really involved in that…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is jampacked with details and easter eggs that any aficionado would jump at, but not everything the team behind it wanted to mention could make it into the final cut. Case in point – why do blocks in the Mushroom Kingdom float off the ground,…
Check out Hero TJ’s parody of Bowser’s “Peaches” song from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, originally performed by Jack Black! This new series has you, the viewer, team up with Hero TJ as he sets out on a mission save the world of Miitopia from the face-stealing Dark…
