With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
The next Lego Super Mario set aimed primarily at adults has stomped onto the scene and it’s already making quite the impression. The Mighty Bowser set is the largest kit so far in the series at 2,807 bricks and it also has a poseable head and legs. You can…
The dark fantasy dungeon delving manga series Made in Abyss will soon be getting a video game adaptation on Switch and publisher Spike Chunsoft has released a new trailer detailing what to expect. Two main story modes will be available – one where you play through the anime’s…
Even though we’re barely into July, we’re still being forced to think about the next school year, because the march of time isn’t fast enough. Right now, this existential nightmare is being brought to you by Nabisco and The Pokémon Company via the confusingly named “Pokémon Snack. Play. Win?” promotion….
Around a month ago, we reported on retro N64/PS1-style platforming Frogun, a charming title about a girl named Renata who explores a host of ruins with her ritual amphibian grappling hook friend. Well, now we have a release date! The old-fashioned platformer will be leaping onto Nintendo Switch August 2nd….
Rejoice, those who were kids (or young at heart) in the late ’00s! After abruptly becoming inaccessible in March due to what Nintendo vaguely described as “maintenance,” the Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop are both up and operational! … And mostly functionless, as nobody’s been able to buy anything…
Maybe you’ve caught wind of the recent wave of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope news and thought to check the game out, but wondered what its predecessor is like. Well, wonder no longer, because Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is the next free Game Trial for Nintendo Switch Online…
It has already been six years this week since developer Niantic unleashed Pokémon GO into the world, creating a vast global resurgence in the franchise’s fandom. In July 2016, many people around the world could be seen glued to their mobile devices and excitedly venturing out to catch augmented reality…
While Ubisoft skipped on its usual “E3” presentations this June, it still has a major stream planned. At 12:00 p.m. PDT on September 10th, 2022, you’ll be able to tune into the next Ubisoft Forward, featuring “exciting news on upcoming games” from the company’s many studios around the world. …
Square Enix is keeping the hype train chugging for Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion’s launch this winter, with a recent tweet giving us a quick run-down of what to expect from the remaster alongside some striking screenshots. 🎥 Improved camera and character movements📝 Optimised UI⚔️ A new menu-based…
Get ready to splat in style as Splatoon 3-themed hardware is on the way! Nintendo has announced both a Switch OLED with custom dock and purple and lime green Joy-Con… As well as a new Pro Controller! These will release on August 26th, a little before…
There’s just over two months to go until the next Tokyo Game Show conference and as is customary we’ve got a new piece of key art to admire. Illustrated by Kukka, who previously contributed 2020’s artowrk, the new piece is based on the theme “Nothing Stops Gaming” as reported by…
Summertime is in full swing, but it won’t be until September that squid kids reign supreme on Nintendo Switch again. Splatoon 3 is no doubt on players’ minds thanks to Nintendo drip-feeding info via the always-welcome Squid Research Lab. Today they’re serving up a tour of one of the game’s…
