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…
Complimenting this season’s GO Battle Weekend event, Rivals Week is all about Fighting-type Pokémon. Trainers that want to take a break from the GBL (or avoid it altogether) can catch a variety of Fighting-type Pokémon in the wild, Raids, and catch reward encounters from Timed Research and Field Research tasks….
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…
In the months since I finished my review of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 — which was almost entirely positive — I’ve felt myself flip-flop internally on my own judgment of the game. While I still enjoyed it immensely, I began to doubt myself: Was I being too lenient on it, despite…
Happy September, Nintendo fans! As summer begins to transition into fall, plenty of new titles are preparing to hit Nintendo systems. Let’s roll right in to our September preview! September 6th To kick off the month, we have a couple of exciting indie hits headed to Switch. Gone Home,…
In my view, JRPGs post-2000s or so can go about three directions: throwback, anime, or something new. In fact, sometimes they’re a combination of those things. (Xenoblade Chronicles 2, until now undoubtedly the big name among Switch games in the genre, is all three at once, somehow.) While the derision…
The stellar Xenoblade Chronicles 2 soundtrack was finally released worldwide, after already being available in Japan since February. You can now purchase the entire soundtrack on iTunes for $39.99, or buy individual songs for $1.29 a piece. If you haven’t picked up Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and you’re looking for something…
This is the fourth and final part of our Xenoblade Chronicles 2 review. For further context and thoughts on the game, check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. It took over a hundred hours, but my Xenoblade Chronicles 2 experience is over and done with. And what an…
This is Part 2 of our ongoing Xenoblade Chronicles 2 review. Check out the first part of our review for context and thoughts on the earlier parts of the game. My Xenoblade Chronicles 2 experience has continued on for another few dozen hours, and while there have been some more…
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Call me strange, but I love a good title screen. A lot of my favorites — Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy VI, EarthBound — have intros that leave an impression, backed by a nice tune or jingle. When I played the first Xenoblade Chronicles over five years ago, I was…
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 launched last Friday, to largely positive acclaim across the internet. And while our own review of the game is still on the way, the game’s director, Tetsuya Takahashi, released a short post expressing some tips and thoughts on the game. Takahashi talks in great part about the…
The end of the year is fast-approaching, but that doesn’t mean the Nintendo lineup is losing steam! December sees quite a few key releases for the Nintendo Switch. Let’s dive headfirst into the December release preview. December 1st The month kicks off with a bang today, with the next Switch-exclusive…
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 launches tomorrow, and the review embargo lifted earlier today. The scores across the board are quite positive, averaging at a high 85 on Metacritic, and coming with glowing praise from several outlets. A couple points ring out across the reviews. Many outlets praise the game’s scope and…
