Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
It’s hard to believe that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is finally available. Announced when the first Switch was still new, the game went through a rough development cycle that finally resulted in a game that does justice to the series’ legacy. If you’ve been dying to get your hands on…
In a Q&A session following the release of its Q2 financial results report, Sega executives were asked about the increasing costs of game development and what the company will do to combat the trend. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you’ll likely have seen that…
Masahiro Sakurai’s latest project — a YouTube channel where he releases videos every couple of days exploring various aspects of making games — has been going well, with him releasing vids on everything from Risk vs. Reward in game design to lag to frame rates. One topic he’s begun to…
Good Smile Company has been making Fire Emblem scale figures for a short while, releasing gorgeous figures of Lyn, Ike, Marth, and Byleth since last year (though Byleth has yet to release). I have Lyn and Ike on my desk as I type; they’re absolutely splendid. And now GSC has…
Earlier today Sega of Japan held a livestream confirming the last few games for the Sega Mega Drive Mini 2 in Japan. Shortly after, the western branches of the company confirmed the list and we finally have confirmation that the system will be heading to Europe on the same date!…
One of the rarest NES games is Sunsoft’s Gimmick! Released in 1992 and developed to rival its 16-bit rivals on SNES, it had a hard time finding publishers outside of Japan and as a result only had a very limited release in Scandinavia. Thankfully that is finally changing as Bitwave…
Just in time for the end of summer, Wave Race 64 is revving into the Switch Online Expansion Pack library. Wave Race might not be the most recurring series in Nintendo’s catalog, but there’s no denying the appeal of riding the waves through these courses on your jet ski. …
The sci-fi JRPG sequel Phantasy Star II is beloved by many Sega Genesis fans who played it back in 1990, and its iconic soundtrack by Tokuhiko Uwabo likely plays a large part in its lasting legacy. If you’ve found yourself humming the Step Up theme then you might be interested…
It feels like every couple of months we hear about some long-forgotten game having its hood peeled off to reveal untold secrets, and every time it’s just the coolest thing imaginable. Such is the case with Super Punch-Out!!, originally released in 1994, which just had two huge secrets revealed by…
The World Ends With You remains one of the finest titles on the DS, using the handheld hardware in creative ways while delivering a superb soundtrack and stylish world when it was released 15 years ago. That legacy was continued last year with NEO: The World Ends With You, and…
All eyes are likely on the N64 corner of the Nintendo Switch Online library, but every now and then the SNES side still gets a little something worth celebrating. No, it’s not Super Mario RPG, but it’s a game (two games, in fact!) that puzzle fans and Dream Land denizens…
Remember the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connector? The little USB dongle you’d attach to a computer to hook your Wii and/or DS up to the internet in lieu of a wireless router? There’s a nonzero percent chance that somebody reading this article wasn’t even born until after it became discontinued; that’s how…
According to Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb, a remaster of the Nintendo 64 release of Goldeneye 007 is stuck in release limbo due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Goldeneye is still in limbo because of the war. 1 v 100's team lead left Microsoft. I don't know what…
A couple months back, we reported on animator RwanLink showcasing a project dubbed “Zelda Ocarina of Time Next-Gen” wherein he recreates various locales from the game with super high fidelity graphics in Unreal Engine 5. And despite our pleas to Nintendo to Hire This Man, This Man remains Unhired, and…
