During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
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 specific Pokémon will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring Pokémon will…
Hideki Kamiya, director of the original Resident Evil 2, has said he wishes the latest game in the series had a mode that toned down its scares. Clovers Inc., Kamiya’s game studio, posted a clip on X of the team enjoying Requiem. “I’ve been saying for forever they should make…
New week, new me, new Nintendo Music! This week’s addition, the game that made us all self-conscious, Wii Fit Plus. I have fond memories as a child of stepping onto the Balance Board, getting weighed, and getting that dreaded OBESE screen. Good times! Wii Fit Plus’ soundtrack has 90 total…
Fans of classic Rareware games will likely see this coming from a mile away, but former Rare coder Chris Sutherland stated in a new interview that Banjo-Tooie took some direct influence from GoldenEye 007 during the development process. If you’ll remember from the game, at different points throughout levels, Banjo…
As part of its livestream event yesterday, Limited Run Games announced a number of classic games would be getting re-released on digital platforms next year. One, in particular, made headlines for not only being a cult-classic, but one of the rarer NES games ever made: Little Samson. Originally released in…
After a short break, we’re back with new music! Newly added this week, New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS. Originally released in 2006, NSMB quickly became the best-selling title on the system and revitalized the 2D platformer format for Mario. It also spawned numerous sequels, with a new title…
Late the other night, Nintendo updated its Nintendo Music mobile app with the inclusion of Metroid II: Return of Samus’ soundtrack. At just 19 tracks and roughly 30 minutes, it’s not the longest soundtrack ever recorded or even the most music added to the app in a single go. Still,…
Switch Online subscribers are in for a treat this month. As announced by Nintendo last night, the Super Nintendo App is going to receive a trio of new games for October 2025. One of those is the western debut of Mario & Wario, the 1993 puzzle game developed by Game…
In the same week that we reported on a Redditor mashing an N64 controller together with a Game Boy Micro, it’s our pleasure to present you with a fully functional version of Lego’s Game Boy replica model. Thanks to the efforts of Natalie the Nerd, the rather cute and amusing…
Super Mario Bros. is one of the most well-known video games ever made, so you’d think it would be impossible for there to be new discoveries made about its development or its code. Never count out a speedrunner, though. In a recent video posted by prolific Mario speedrunner Kosmic, he…
In the only bit of Conker’s Bad Fur Day news you’ll hear for the next decade, First 4 Figures has announced that it will soon be selling a statue that recreates the original N64 box art for the title. Dubbed the “Game Cover” statue, a small preview video on the…
In a rather incredible bit of video game preservation, Namco’s first ever video game Gee Bee will soon be getting an Arcade Archives release across all platforms. The first ever re-release for the game since its 1978 debut, Gee Bee was designed by Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani after the company…
It will never cease to amaze me the kind of projects people get up to. Not content to have their Game Boy Micro go to waste, one Redditor by the name of MaSaKee modded the internals of Nintendo’s smallest handheld device into the famous N64 controller. The result is a…
If you’ve ever wondered why it took so long for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney to come to the West, we’ve now got a mostly definitive answer on the question. In a new interview/retrospective on the 20th anniversary of the DS port of the first Ace Attorney game, Time Extension spoke…
