With the Switch 2 set to be unveiled at some point within the next 90 days, it stands to reason that Nintendo would need to finalize the hardware specifications for its next-generation device. This will, inevitably, result in patents being published, which is exactly what has happened recently. As spotted…
It seems as if we couldn’t start 2025 without some bad news. According to a post on ResetEra by industry pundit Imran Khan, Nintendo’s Punch-Out series may effectively be dead. In a thread reminiscing about the rather excellent 2009 Wii Punch-Out, Kinda Funny Games Host Imran Khan recounted a story…
As any die-hard Zelda fan will know, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time originally started development as a very different game. We’ve heard rumors of it being envisioned as a remake of Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link, but we’ve seen footage from the 1996 Spaceworld showcase that was…
No matter what generation of games you fell in love with, there’s no denying the impact Sonic the Hedgehog’s earliest adventures had on video games. It’s a legacy worth celebrating, and that’s just what Sega’s set to do. Sure, there’ve been plenty of Sonic series specific and Genesis-wide compilations before,…
Do you need a psychological manifestation of fear of the feminine in your life? How about this $100 dollar Numbskull statue of a Bubble Head Nurse from Silent Hill 2? Now you too can be James Sunderland trying to figure out why he got a letter from his dead wife…
Time to mine some bricks and fight slimes — Dragon Quest Builders 2 is the next free Game Trial for both North America and Europe. Nintendo Switch Online owners will be able to download and play the game from 4/20 (nice) at 10 a.m. ’til 11:59 p.m. on the 26th….
Few are more renowned for designer nerd products than SuperGroupies, the Japan-based fashion brand often featuring products based off of anime and video games. And now their latest collab features none other than the lords and ladies of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, specifically the likes of Linhardt, Bernadetta, Felix, Sylvain,…
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 releases in just over 3 months, meaning that if one were to shelve every other aspect of their life they would have just enough time to play both Xenoblade 1 and 2 before it releases. And Nintendo is offering just a little extra incentive for just that,…
A brand-new trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was released this morning, and besides conveying disparate parts of its story in an intriguing (if confusing) way, and offering a release date of July 29th (bumped UP from its previous window of September), it also showed off some battle mechanics for the…
It was all because of an eyepatch. When I was a kid, I only chose boy characters in games. Socialization had (incorrectly) taught me that people should play avatars in games that match the gender they have in real life. In my repressed vision, guys who played girls in Pokémon…
The Ace Attorney games are renowned for many reasons, but one of the most iconic elements is the music. With plenty of catchy beats and blood-pumping themes, it’s hard to go wrong. If you’re a fan of the series’ music you’re in luck as Laced Records has announced a six-piece…
Last year we learned of Sega’s “Super Game” initiative, and how it might be used to revive dormant franchises. If reports from Bloomberg and IGN are to be believed, at least three of those are already in the works, with two hailing from the Dreamcast era. Crazy Taxi and Jet…
Update (6/7/22): Nintendo has announced that the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Special Edition will be available to pre-order through My Nintendo tomorrow, June 8th. Per the tweet below, the edition will be limited to just two per account. Stay tuned tomorrow, as we’ll make sure to update you as soon as…
The third-person action adventure game El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron may not have taken the world by storm when it released in 2011 for the Xbox 360 and PS3 but against all odds it saw a re-release last year for PC and now a Switch port is on the…
The 29th Tetris Maximus event is on its way to Tetris 99, and it marks the return of Nintendo’s most powerful protagonist. Kirby and the Forgotten Land is already one of our favorite Switch games of the year, and soon it’ll be a favorite when it comes to themes in…
