In celebration of Mario’s impending 40th anniversary, Nintendo have taken the time to create three Mario-focused stop motion short films. And we do mean short — Neither are longer than a minute or so. Titled “It’s Me, Mario!” — the shorts have been released under the recently established My Mario…
Nintendo of Taiwan announced today that the eShop will open its virtual doors on September 9th, 2025, for the region. It’s hard to believe Nintendo has been selling the Switch in the region without a digital presence for this long (and Nintendo of China is even set to close its…
There’s no shortage of choices when it comes to farming sims. Whether you’re after cozy vibes and the slower pace, get a thrill out of managing your homestead efficiently, or find the idea of starting a new life that appealing, the genre is a staple for a reason. Story of…
To help kick off the summer, Nintendo will be holding a summer sweepstakes on the My Nintendo website. From now until August 8th, users can enter to win a bundle containing six rewards related to Mario Strikers: Battle League and Nintendo Switch Sports. From exclusive bags and bottles to an…
It’s been one of the most enduring and prolific rumors in the game industry for years upon years — did Michael Jackson, king of pop and controversial public figure, compose music for Sonic the Hedgehog 3? Keyboardist and Jackson comrade Brad Buxer said so as far back as 2009, with…
It’s hard to believe that just a matter of years ago Taiko no Tatsujin rarely saw releases in the west, as now Bandai Namco’s drumming series is making regular appearances on the Switch and beyond. The next game to feature Don-chan and co. is Rhythm Festival, which was previously announced…
During February’s Nintendo Direct we got confirmation that the once-panned, now loved open-ended space exploration game No Man’s Sky would be heading to Switch. Now we have a release date, plus some extra details. You’ll be able to explore six years worth of updates in No Man’s Sky…
It’s only a couple of days until AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative (the first game in history to score a trillion out of ten) releases, and Spike Chunsoft is still giving out deets on some of its finer points – such as the minigame where you raise a…
It’s only been a few weeks since the Nihilego, an Ultra Beast, appeared in Pokémon GO. Debuting during the worldwide, weekend-long Pokémon GO Fest 2022, many Trainers were thinking we’d see even more Ultra Beasts during Pokémon GO’s Season of GO. Niantic confirmed via the official Pokémon GO blog today…
Remember Blades from Xenoblade Chronicles 2? The gacha-based mechanic that determined your party loadout for the game in a very random and disorganized fashion? Well, the concept of extra party members has returned for the sequel, but in a way that appears a lot more tidy: the Xenoblade Chronicles 3…
It’s time to engage the enemy — the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Direct delivered a good deal of new info about its battle system and finer points, including a couple new bits about the Ouroboros mechanic. Much like previous games, Xenoblade 3’s fights take place in the open world, characters auto-attacking…
Tying in with the recently concluded Hisuian Snow miniseries, which prominently featured a shiny Hisuian Zorua, a new Mystery Gift distribution has arrived for Pokémon Legends: Arceus. By accessing Mystery Gift and the “Get via Internet” option you’ll be given a Shiny version of the Baneful Fox Mask. If you…
The Squid Research Lab, the official Splatoon Twitter account, has another report on Splatoon 3. This time, the team is shining a spotlight on some of the new hairstyles that’ll be in the upcoming game. Check out the fancy photoshoot that was shared on Twitter: Squid Research Lab here,…
It’s not a Xenoblade game if you don’t have a landscape the size of Alaska to explore in any given map, and a sizable portion of today’s Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Direct was dedicated to showing off the world traversal. The usual giant landscapes, similarly giant monsters, and fast travel points…
The world of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has expanded a little further — actually, quite a bit, with today’s Xenoblade Direct revealing a whole new side to the world-building that hasn’t been revealed prior to today’s presentation. What previously was depicted as a simple war between the nations of Keves and…
