After seven years, we’ve finally gotten our first look at Metroid Prime 4. Titled Beyond, we were able to see a small glimpse into Samus’ next adventure. We’ll have to wait just a bit longer, as Prime 4: Beyond will be released in 2025. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean it…
Nintendo brought the summer games showcase season to a close with the their June Nintendo Direct this morning, and it was chock-full of great announcements. One of the most exciting reveals of the morning was the first look at a brand-new Legend of Zelda title, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes…
Today’s Nintendo Direct will be the talk of the internet for quite awhile. As surprising as the big first party announcements so late in the Nintendo Switch’s lifespan are, the most interesting announcement came from Nintendo Switch Online. Starting today, Nintendo is adding a 17+ Mature rating section to the…
During E3, Nintendo was asked by IGN about work-life balance and dealing with crunch culture, which has grown to be an especially hot topic in the games space over the past year or so. Fresh NoA president Doug Bowser offered a constructive response, citing the delay of Animal Crossing: New…
I remember the day well. It was the first week of April, 2011, in high school drama class — freshman year. We were slacking off between one of Mr. McKillip’s improv games when I noticed a classmate had a shiny new toy. It had a metallic aqua casing, a slick…
Devolver Digital, those purveyors of fine indies and over-the-top E3 press conferences, are turning ten years old. To celebrate that dedication to smaller, unique, artistic games, they’re holding a weeklong eShop sale that discounts nearly everything they’ve released on Nintendo Switch. That includes the newly released Gato Roboto, and verified…
Bandai Namco’s “Tales of” series is one of the most well known JRPG franchises out there, with next year marking its 25th anniversary. Even though it’s been a while since the last mainline entry in the series, 2016’s Tales of Berseria, it’s still going strong in terms of sales, as…
Ubisoft Montreal’s Child of Light was ported to the Switch last year — when it picked up more good press and sales after its initial 2014 release. Shortly before the port’s release, Creative Director Patrick Plourde teased a sequel in a tweet that showed a script in the corner for…
Yesterday saw the release of Nintendo’s Fiscal Year 2018 results, and late last night President Furukawa and other Nintendo execs sat down with investors for a presentation and Q&A. While the latter usually takes a while to be translated and uploaded, we have all of the slides from the former,…
Tragedy strikes today, as the faithful yet weary video game console known as the Wii U has finally and officially gone to the big farm upstate — the system no longer appears on the Nintendo website’s menu bar. This, more than anything else, marks the end of the console’s time…
The holiday season of 2001 had a new contender in the gaming sector. Microsoft’s Xbox was touted as a powerhouse that could rival a computer — at the time. The company proved that claim easily with showing off Halo, a game that was originally being made for Mac computers. This…
Entering to the Toys-to-Life market after the big bubble that took out Disney Infinity and LEGO Dimensions burst, Ubisoft’s Starlink: Battle for Atlas didn’t have much competition when it released last fall. Throw in the Star Fox collaboration with Nintendo, and it wasn’t a surprise to see Switch’s starter pack…
April, already? Man, the year is just flying by. April showers bring great new games to the Nintendo Switch, so let’s take a look at what’s in store for this month! April 9 This is the one I’ve been waiting for. The Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy comes to…
Eight years ago today, I went to my local Toys”R”Us and picked up my sleek, Cosmo Black 3DS system. I always tell myself the 3DS isn’t that old, but it’s actually been out for quite some time now. Since then, I’ve finished middle school, high school, and I’m just about…
LizardCube, the developers behind the faithful remake Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, surprised everyone in August of last year by announcing that they’d be working on a brand new Streets of Rage game in conjunction with DotEmu and Sega. It’s been a while since then, but we’ve got a brand…
