As is tradition every quarter, Nintendo has released a new issue of its in-house magazine titled “Nintendo Magazine.” Shockingly original name aside, this Winter 2024 issue is now available digitally, and physical issues for the Japanese market will be shipping out soon. This newest release contains information about Nintendo’s games…
I didn’t anticipate that I would be writing about a new Sega Genesis cartridge in 2024, but we’re certainly living in some bizarre times. To promote the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film, Sega has produced some promotional Genesis cartridges that include EPK (electronic press kit) materials. There’s even a…
What better time than a Thursday evening to get some surprise Nintendo news? Nintendo has just shadow-dropped the Game Boy’s Donkey Kong Land on the Nintendo Switch Online service. Grab a vine and join the thrills in the Land of Kong. Donkey Kong Land is now available to play…
We’re only a couple weeks out from the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and Nintendo is still showcasing some of the game’s banging tunes for our aural pleasure. This week we have a preview of the track that plays in Millick Meadows, the game’s first big starting zone. Today’s…
Nintendo of Europe continues to roll out Xenoblade Chronicles 3 music one track at a time, following up yesterday’s sorrowful “The Weight of Life” with an elegant, fast-paced fight track, “Keves Battle.” 🔊 It’s Friday, so here’s one of the #XenobladeChronicles3 battle themes to get you all fired up…
There are many things the Xenoblade Chronicles series does well, but one of the things it does best is its music. Featuring a mixture of sweeping orchestral majesty and banging rock energy, it’s a very distinct part of what gives the series identity. Which is why it’s so exciting that…
It’s that time of year again when rampant consumerism fuels us all, and Nintendo’s rolling out discounts a-plenty to tempt our good will and wallets. Multiple games are seeing discounts, including a couple of the Switch’s more unique offerings. For all that’s been new this year, the star of the…
Nintendo’s E3 Direct is an event I look forward to every year, and odds are you do too. Considering 2020 lacked that dedicated showcase of all that’s on the way, anticipation is at an all time high for whatever June 15th has to share. Rather than simply predict or lay…
By the early ’10s, JRPGs were going through a sort of renaissance. After spending a lot of the ’00s with a bad rap and titans of the genre like Final Fantasy breaking away from established conventions to more action-y or cinematic routes, various titles came along to breathe life back…
The soundtrack portion of Mr. Sakurai Presents has always been a treat, and where unexpected surprises work their way in. It’s how we learned Joker’s Mementos stage would change color based on which Persona game a song was from, and where SNK shattered all expectations with their massive song list….
In mere hours we’ll be watching nearly an hour long Nintendo Direct. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate information is already promised, which means we may know the next character of Fighters Pass 2 before the end of the day. With so many game universes already included in Smash, it’s hard to…
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition released back in May to rave reviews and popular acclaim, but Nintendo understands that some people are slow on the draw, and have thus released an “Available Now” trailer that sums up just about everything there is to say about the game in three short minutes:…
We live in a time of social isolation. The mere idea of going places now seems like its own sort of fantasy, a relic of a time that in reality only stretches back months but feels like eons. Confined by the walls of our homes, the allure of video games…
To state that 2017 was a pivotal year for Nintendo would be an understatement. After almost a half decade of struggling with the Wii U, the Big N was putting all their chips into a new console — and to help sell the masses on said console, they needed a…
The physical release of Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s standalone prequel expansion Torna ~ The Golden Country (try typing that three times fast) releases today, and game/Xeno series director Tetsuya Takahashi has offered words of thanks for fan support alongside a batch of production notes on the DLC. Here’s a brief rundown:…
