We’re just a few weeks away from the launch of Donkey Kong Bananza, and in typical Nintendo fashion, the company has released an extended look at the game via a new 8-minute overview trailer. The trailer highlights the game’s characters, gameplay, and key features! Check it out below! Donkey…
Despite the success Nintendo has been having with the Switch 2, there are a ton of avenues where it seems to be backsliding into corporate overreach this generation. One such is a line in its EULA that gives Nintendo the freedom to brick your Switch 2 console if the company…
Can you believe that the N64 classic Perfect Dark is 25 years old? It actually turned that on May 22, 2025, but now is as good a time as any to remember the impact it had for not only Nintendo, but its developer Rare. The game shifted Nintendo’s image from…
One of the coolest aspects behind EarthBound (also known as Mother 2) and its prequel, Mother, is that the in-game sprites were recreated from clay figures that were molded into shape ahead of time. These figures would form the basis of the marketing for the Mother series, which followed through…
In a strange bit of collaboration that would make ’90s kids’ brains explode, it appears as if a Nintendo owned CG and motion capture studio assisted Kojima Productions in making Death Stranding 2. As spotted by VGC this morning, in the credits for the latest PlayStation 5 exclusive game from…
People often say that Nintendo’s products fly off the shelves faster than they can be stocked, but I didn’t think that was a literal statement. A post on the Marin County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page stated that they had arrested 45-year-old Jamal Reed-Obafumi of Oakland, California on June 17th, 2025,…
For the fortunate few that have had the chance to travel to Japan and experience the Nintendo Museum in person, there’s about to be an entirely new way to take in the sights and sounds of Nintendo’s history. As announced on the official Nintendo Museum Twitter account this morning, an…
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…
Another week, another Nintendo Music update! This week’s release transports us to a storybook featuring our favorite dinosaur, Yoshi. Yoshi’s Story was first released back in 1998 in North America on the Nintendo 64 and recently released on the N64 Classics service in October of 2021. Today’s release includes 49…
After requesting Nintendo remove the GEX Trilogy from the Switch 2 eShop last week, Limited Run Games is happy to announce that its Switch 2 compatibility patch for the compilation is now live for download. People who have already purchased the GEX Trilogy can boot up their consoles, download the…
In the competitive landscape that is the gaming market, new series are constantly coming and going. Some make a big splash initially but disappear almost as soon as they’ve arrived, while others remain more consistent but fly under the radar. The truly special series are the ones that shape the…
We’ve been in the era of Nintendo Switch 2 for just over two weeks. One of the major upgrades advertised with the new console was Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Prior to launch, all we were told was that we’d receive a free update promising visual and frame rate improvements, but…
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…
At yesterday’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, Sega surprised everyone by announcing some new DLC for the upcoming Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. While that initially sounds kind of random, there’s actually a very good reason for it: a bunch of Nickelodeon properties are coming to the game in the form of playable…
Recently I had the opportunity to preview a handful of upcoming titles at Summer Game Fest. These ranged from ones I’d been laser focused on since their announcement and some that had been revealed for the first time less than 24 hours before my appointed time. The bulk of these…
