Today’s Nintendo Direct may have only had a few triple-A games, but it was packed to the brim with exciting indie announcements. One of the overlooked ones was the reveal that the Monument Valley Trilogy would be coming to consoles this year. Developer UsTwo games announced that Monument Valley 1+2…
In what has to be my favorite surprise from today’s Nintendo Direct, developer Tribute Games announced a brand-new Marvel beat-em-up that not only looks like TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, but features designs seemingly cribbed from Marvel Vs. Capcom. Marvel Cosmic Invasion will be hitting PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One,…
As part of today’s Nintendo Direct, i.e., the final Switch-era stream, there was a surprise announcement of two previously PlayStation-exclusive games getting new ports to other platforms. Being distributed by Bandai Namco, Patapon 1+2 Replay will bring the 4K remastered versions of the first two Patapon games to PC, Nintendo…
If you’ve already played through Cave Story before, you’ll be happy to know that the Switch version isn’t just another port. Featuring the unique home and portability duality of the Nintendo Switch, as well as new refinements and modes, there’s a reason that “+” is in the title. More than…
Sorry rhythm and music game fans, Project Rap Rabbit’s Kickstarter ended yesterday, and it ended up not hitting its asking goal of £855,000 (about $1,079,114.07 at the time of this article’s posting). Originally pitched for PS4 and PC via Steam, a Nintendo Switch stretch goal was added during the campaign…
Just about a week before E3, a large Smash Bros. tournament was held in Wisconsin Dells — Smash ‘n Splash 3, the third iteration of a yearly tourney held at a waterpark. With nearly all the top players in attendance, one of the faces of Super Smash Bros. Melee —…
E3 2017 has come and, as always, Digital Foundry is on the case with a tech-focused take on the latest games. Nintendo’s announcements are no exceptions, and the Eurogamer off-shoot has just released a video diving deep into Super Mario Odyssey. There are plenty of interesting facts to learn from…
It’s been less than a day since the 3.0 update was released on the Nintendo Switch and alongside several pretty substantial changes to the system’s OS, an unannounced surprise also was discovered. Earlier this month, we reported that the Pokkén Tournament Pro Pad would be compatible with the Switch version…
With Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 making its way to the Nintendo Switch this fall, fans have raised questions as to whether or not we will be seeing the upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ on Nintendo’s new console. A port of the Arc System Works developed fighting game isn’t currently planned for…
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Switch owners can update their system’s firmware to 3.0.0 today. There’s a little something for everyone with this new update — providing new Splatoon 2 user icons, a throwback to the Wii with adding channels dedicated to certain games, fixing a certain television brand and model from “prevent[ing] unintended HDMI…
This past Tuesday morning left a good chunk of the Nintendo fanbase melting into puddles of joy. Yes, this year’s E3 might have had some missing entries, but the crawl of a teaser for Metroid Prime 4 (working title) followed up by a double whammy with Metroid: Samus Returns was…
Pokkén Tournament was a game I really wanted to like on the Wii U, and despite putting several dozen hours into it, I can’t say it was everything I dreamed of from the concept alone. Now that it’s getting a second chance with more characters and features on the Switch,…
We’re almost a month away from Splatoon 2’s release. After this past week with new footage and a tournament happening during E3, we now have the full site for the game. There’s one caveat though: the Gear section is under construction. Sorry if you wanted to start seeing the everything…
Every year, in the days succeeding E3, the video games media zeitgeist attempts to discern a “winner.” They presume that the convention is a contest to see who can provide the most goods, rather than a shared opportunity for the biggest companies in the business to show what they’re working…
