We’re now just about a week away from the launch of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and while two of the three Prime 4 amiibo are already in stores as I type this, we still haven’t known much about what these figures actually do in-game… until now! Nintendo of Japan has…
In a rather unexpected update, Valve has just updated Steam to include semi-official Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller support in its beta branch. In patch notes released by the company, it states that users can plug in their Switch 2 Pro Controllers via USB and use them via Steam input…
Alongside the addition of some games last night, Nintendo has quietly updated both the NES Classics and Game Boy Classics apps for NSO subscribers with a long-requested feature: in-app controller remapping. Surprisingly, NES games have not had the ability to remap button layouts on the app level, requiring players to…
Last month Nintendo dropped the surprise reveal of an all-new multiplayer Kirby game, Kirby’s Dream Buffet. Now we have an official release date and an overview trailer! In the trailer we get to see plenty of gameplay plus details on the rewards you’ll obtain, like hats and character…
With a new Splatoon game coming soon, it means our Turf War and Ranked Battle sessions will be taking place on a limited number of maps. Nintendo’s official Splatoon Twitter account has been showing off various new maps over the last few weeks, but today during the Splatoon 3 Direct,…
August 2022’s Splatoon 3 Direct was a 32-ish minute long presentation getting all us Inklings and Octolings ready for the release of Splatoon 3. While over the last year we’ve seen various announcements about the title’s Story Mode and Salmon Run (sometimes branded as Salmon Run Next Wave), today we…
Update (9/8/2022): It looks like SplatNet 3 has been added to the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app today and is already functioning! Just like Splatoon 2, Splatoon 3 will be getting its own dedicated app within the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app. Featured in today’s Splatoon 3 Direct,…
We can’t spend all our time blasting and styling. Sometimes we need to kick back and change up the flow with a nice side activity — and Splatoon 3 appears to have just such a thing in store with the new Tableturf Battle minigame, a card battle mode aping main…
Inklings and Octolings – it’s been seven years of Turf Wars and Ranked Battles in the Splatoon series. While most of us have been spending our time in Splatoon 2 (and gearing up for Splatoon 3), all that hard work and ink (so much ink) will pay off in Splatoon…
The Splatoon 3 Direct aired this morning, bringing with it quite a few nitty-gritty details about the way we can outfit ourselves in the game. First up is Ammo Knight, with horseshoe crab Sheldon returning once more to dispense weaponry when you pony up — unlike the previous games, however,…
The Splatoon 3 Direct aired this morning, and as you’d imagine in a game about marine paintball, the weapons took up a bit of focus. First came the announcement that all the basic weapons from previous games would be returning, rather reassuring to anyone fearful that their fave would be…
Woomy! Today’s Splatoon 3 Direct prepped all of us Squid and Octokids for the game’s launch on September 9th. Everything from the game’s story mode, multiplayer, locations, weapons, amiibo, and more were squeezed into the 30-minute presentation. Closing it out though was the announcement of a major Splatoon 3 battle….
With a new trio of hosts and a Rock, Paper, Scissors World Premier; it’s pretty clear that something fishy is going on when it comes to Splatfests in Splatoon 3. Thankfully, today’s Splatoon 3 Direct surfaced up some details that show a new direction for the long-standing and fan-favorite mode. …
Oh Splatfests, how we’ve missed you. These popularity contests ended up some of the best parts of Splatoon from a community perspective, and in proud series tradition we’re getting one ahead of schedule. The Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere will test the waters and get the ink pumping before the…
A proud tradition of the Splatoon series has been its hosting duos. The first game gave us the Squid Sisters idol pair, while Splatoon 2 introduced the world to the MC/DJ duo known as Off the Hook. No doubt we’d see some new, rising talent in the mix for Splatoon…
