Niantic will be attending DreamHack Melbourne and they’ll be hosting a little in-person Pokémon GO event in the area. Pokémon Trainers can visit Melbourne & Olympic Parks for some extra bonuses, Field Research tasks, and the return of the You, Me, and Pikachu! Timed Research. Trainers looking to add Unown…
Trainers looking to get a head start on the Cleffa Hatch Day event can clear out their Egg stash thanks to a hatch distance bonus happening before the event. This Cleffa Hatch Day Extended Bonuses “event” will also add some Field Research tasks into the mix. (For more details about…
Thanks to the efforts of the Video Game History Foundation, another bit of Nintendo history has been preserved and released online. Yesterday, Frank Cifaldi (founder and director of VGHF) uploaded the ROM data for a prototype cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda on NES. Twitter user MrTalida then dug…
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury launched last week to lots of hype and fanfare, but now that the Mario remaster is finally here, is it really the cat’s meow among fans? According to Christopher Dring, head of GamesIndustry.biz, the game has immediately clawed its way through the rest…
Last year some of the biggest publishers of fighting games in the world gathered together for a video presentation. This seemingly took the place of what would have been announced at events and tournaments (such as Evo 2020) canceled due to global health concerns. With no sign of in-person competition…
Last year, Square Enix brought the Mana series back to the forefront with a 3D remake of the third entry, the Super Famicom’s Trials of Mana. It turns out it’s proven quite the success, with the company reporting that the game has moved over one million units once you combine…
While PNF-404 may remain uninhabited by Kopians, the planet has certainly gained a massive population of humans since its grand return to Nintendo Switch. Previously, Pikmin 3 Deluxe was reportedly suffering sales-wise in specific territories (especially the UK, as noted by Eurogamer), however, the enhanced port just became the franchise’s…
If you were gifted a little eShop cash this year, get ready to say goodbye to it. Nintendo’s announced a New Year sale over on the Switch’s digital storefront, offering some of their own games and those from partners at a lower price. These aren’t the only games on sale…
The Switch is host to so many of Nintendo’s staples at this point, with blockbusters like Mario and Zelda coming out within its first year. Add on Smash, Pokémon, Animal Crossing, Kirby, Splatoon’s sophomore effort, an expansive Fire Emblem, and all those Wii U ports and it’s a highly impressive…
Today, Senior Editor and co-found of Polygon, Russ Frushtick, published an interview with Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser. The interview covers a variety of topics – from Joy-Con drift to the fabled Nintendo Switch Pro rumors, why March 31st, 2021 is a mysterious cut off date for a variety…
The holidays are a great time to celebrate the act of giving back, and if you want a good cause to support this holiday season maybe you should consider purchasing Ori and the Will of the Wisps on Nintendo Switch this week. Moon Studios, the indie creatives behind Ori and…
As Black Friday turns into Cyber Monday, here are the current deals for Nintendo Switch. Physical and digital, you can even double-dip on Nintendo eShop sales thanks to discounted Nintendo eShop cards (physical and digital) from select retailers. Nintendo Switch Fortnite Wildcat Bundle Announced last night, Nintendo…
This year’s Golden Joystick Awards have come and gone, with The Last of Us 2 the big winner of the night and across multiple categories. Fall Guys also tumbled through with a couple trophies, but from a Switch owner’s perspective there were a trio of games worth celebrating in the…
‘Tis the season, as they say, and that means discounts and deals aplenty. While Nintendo has a Black Friday Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch bundle available, the system’s eShop is more than worth checking out for savings on games you may have missed. The Nintendo Cyber Deals sale is…
Nintendo’s latest fiscal report is in, this time covering the six month period ending September 30th, 2020. As expected the Switch has passed the NES’s lifetime hardware sales number (and getting close to the 3DS’s), while some significant sales data has been posted for certain pieces of software. Animal Crossing:…
