Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
The next GO Battle League-themed event for Pokémon GO’s Season of World of Wonders is here. This time it’s a weekend-long affair and it overlaps with another event, Rivals Week. Trainers who have their sights set on the GBL will enjoy increased battle sets, free and paid Timed Research, and…
For those of you who have been part of the Amiibo News family on Twitter over the past nine years, you know just how much amiibo mean to me. I’ve been putting out amiibo in-stock alerts day and night for the better half of a decade, and the idea that…
In a sad addendum to a sad announcement, Nintendo’s confirmed that Charles Martinet won’t be reprising any of his roles in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. It was revealed earlier today that Martinet would be moving to a “Mario Ambassador” position as he lets go of the reins of the character…
In the wake of last week’s Nintendo Direct, Rob Fahey of gamesindustry.biz put out an opinion piece about the announcement’s lineup, proclaiming it to be the console’s “sunset slate.” Fahey argues that the Nintendo Switch’s upcoming games, “a focus on remasters and remakes,” is a stopgap as Nintendo prepares to…
The love-letter that is Dead Cells has sold over 10 million copies since it launched via Early Access on May 10th, 2017. The game, which merges Metroidvania elements with a roguelike structure, has since released across many different platforms, with the Switch version debuting in August 2018. This was followed…
Six years of anticipation have been well worth it – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has debuted in the UK as the best Zelda launch in the nation’s history, and also the best general Nintendo launch in history – sort of. In terms of unit sales, Tears…
One of the main talking points about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, even all these years later, is the fact that there are 900 Korok Seeds to collect. You bring it up and even people who are vaguely familiar with the game will remark “Isn’t that the…
With the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom out today, GameInformer sat down with Producer Eiji Aonuma and Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi to discuss the game. One of the foremost topics: What is a Zelda game, anyway? Did Breath of the Wild provide a new foundation for what Zelda can…
Today’s Indie World Showcase gave Nintendo fans the world over a good look at upcoming Nintendo Switch indie titles, including the much-anticipated Oxenfree II: Lost Signals. Originally announced just over two years ago in an Indie World Showcase, the game has been delayed twice, but today’s presentation finally gave fans…
Alright. Okay. FINE. Let’s talk about the characters in that new Tears of the Kingdom trailer that just dropped last week. Who are we talking about? There’s a lot of questions I could ask. Who’s our new little Rito friend? And where did Teba go? Who are these…
Way back in 2013, developer Crackshell tried their hand at a Diablo-style action RPG on PC with Hammerwatch, before getting ported to consoles in 2017. Now, six years later, we’re getting a full-fledged sequel and it’s set to take the adventure beyond the confines of castle Hammerwatch. Hammerwatch II will…
The Nintendo Switch is a pretty fantastic console – sleek, fluid, portable, and with one of the best libraries ever assembled on a Nintendo system, it’s no wonder that it’s become one of the most successful consoles ever made. But as great as it is, the Nintendo Switch isn’t the…
Fire Emblem as a franchise has had a zigazag of quality over the past decade or so. After stylistically bland DS remakes of some of the series’ earliest games (one of which didn’t even make it out of Japan) came Fire Emblem: Awakening, a game so good it literally changed…
