Editor’s Note: Today, September 27th, would have marked the 6th anniversary of Dragalia Lost. To celebrate, we are re-publishing a piece we created for its 5th anniversary. Enjoy, and thank you, Mr. Lost! With the recent announcement that Mario Kart Tour will no longer be getting new content, I’ve been…
Back in the ’90s, Nintendo, Sega, and Sony were locked in what is now commonly referred to as “The Console Wars”—a fierce rivalry between gaming giants that played out through advertisements, lawsuits, and even, in one instance, a public feud in front of Congress over video game violence. While Nintendo,…
There are many reasons to celebrate what Nintendo is doing in the gaming industry from both a creative and hardware perspective (especially when it comes to pricing), and the best place to do so right now is at the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan. The museum is an entire building…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
It leaked a little while ago for PlayStation consoles but now we have confirmation that Tactics Ogre: Reborn is heading to Nintendo Switch! The game, which is a remaster of the PSP remake of the original Super Famicom release, is a strategy RPG helmed by the folks behind Final Fantasy…
Last December, Wytchwood’s fairytale adventure with charming and textured visuals spun spells on Nintendo Switch. Limited to a digital release, at the time, Super Rare Games briefly released it from its digital-only prison with a physical edition in June this year. The time for pre-orders has come and gone, with…
Developer Frogwares has announced that it will be remaking Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened for modern consoles including the Nintendo Switch. The newly announced remake of the 2006 HP Lovecraft-inspired title will be built from the ground up and will include a substantial rewrite of the game’s original script. Due to…
Hades is approaching the second anniversary of its full release, though it looks like something’s surfaced early. Official Hades merch is now available from Fangamer, expanding upon what was already available from Supergiant Games themselves. Fans can now find apparel, accessories, and a couple of incredibly cute plushes for sale….
You may have seen or heard of the upcoming Lego Super Mario set The Mighty Bowser, a colossal 2,800+ piece behemoth set to release later this year. Well, Lego, ever eager to show off the absolute magnificence you can construct with enough plastic bricks and a dream, is bringing something…
It’s been a pretty good time for Sega on the non-video game front — both Sonic movies have done gangbusters, and they’re looking to expand their influence even further on that front. And which properties they’re considering hardly come as a Last Surprise — Atlus titles, specifically Persona, but potentially…
The classic Sonic the Hedgehog games are no stranger to getting the compilation treatment. Most Nintendo fans of a certain age will fondly remember Sonic Mega Collection with its amazing menu music, huge variety of games, and array of extras, and a few years before that there was Sonic Jam…
Lip sync has always been a tricky business in the world of video games. We’re not even that far past the point where games had portions without synced lips at all — anybody remember Kingdom Hearts 1? Or heck, even Xenoblade Chronicles the first, which saved any lip syncing for…
Few announcements sent as many shockwaves through the annals of the world wide web as that of perennial quippy guy who would go “Well, that happened!” Chris Pratt being cast as lovable, pure Mario in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie from Illumination. People were genuinely put off by it…
Few companies can match Capcom when it comes to the realm of fighting games. Headlined by Street Fighter but supplemented by several genre-mates over the years, anytime these titles come together is cause for celebration. Plenty of compilations from Capsule Computers are already available on Switch, but for once we’re…
Growing up as a kid in the early 90’s means that I was, of course, obsessed with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. My brother and I owned far too many Turtle toys and watched the show religiously. TMNT: Hyperstone Heist for the SEGA Genesis was one of the only video…
