Elden Ring Tarnished Edition was one of the biggest profile third-party releases announced for the Switch 2 during Nintendo’s big Direct unveiling earlier this year. While Steam Deck players have been able to take the game on the go for quite some time, it’s still pretty magical to see a…
After months of speculation by fans and games media alike, Nintendo has finally confirmed that Donkey Kong Bananza is being developed by the Super Mario Odyssey team. This information comes from a recent preview presentation attended by various outlets, including IGN and VGC, where Nintendo stated that the same staff…
3D collectathon platformers occupy the same lane for me as comfort food or an AC/DC album. They’re reliable, and no matter how much time passes, I can always return to them and feel familiarity. Of course, the best 3D platformers that leave their mark on history end up feeling more…
As I continue to get older and the burden of adult responsibilities weighs on my soul, I find myself increasingly drawn away from my childhood obsession with time-consuming RPGs for the bite-sized, pick-up-and-play allure of roguelikes. Often taking well under an hour per run, the genre is perfectly tailored for…
Upcoming Switch strategy RPG Disgaea 5 Complete is a game that proudly exists in a perpetual state of over-the-top, and watching its recently released intro movie expresses that well. Showing off its core cast in what could pass for an anime opening, it really sets the tone for a game…
Playing games as long as I have, you take certain things for granted. While physics and movement in games are important and varied, the idea of getting from point A to B never feels daunting or engaging. You’re running, jumping, grappling, flying, driving, gliding, climbing, swimming and more; and while…
Popular action-adventure game Lego City Undercover, previously available on the Wii U and 3DS, is heading to the Nintendo Switch next week. Some interesting tidbits of news regarding the amount of storage needed for the game’s install on the system have popped up recently, with several reports now getting discarded…
When it comes to surprise hits in video games, one of the most recent success stories has to be Rocket League. Launched in 2015, the competitive multiplayer driving-meets-soccer title has grown exponentially. With continuous support via DLC and established communities, it’s a game that just won’t quit. Already released on…
UPDATE: The creator of the N64 Switch dock has uploaded a video tour of it in action! Check it out below. Have you ever looked at your Switch dock and thought, “This needs to be a lot more retro!” A Reddit user by the name of tettzan777 agrees with you…
Yooka-Laylee is approaching release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, and fans of late ’90s platformers couldn’t be more excited! Sadly, one console that didn’t make the launch cut is the Nintendo Switch. In a recent interview with Gamereactor, Playtonic briefly addressed the Switch version, and that indicated that…
The long wait to see Super Meat Boy land on a Nintendo platform finally came to a close in May of last year, when the original game launched on the Wii U. Now some fans are curious if future Meat Boy games will head to Nintendo’s Switch, and this was…
New firmware for the Nintendo Switch is now available to download for players around the world. Unfortunately, don’t expect this firmware to add any new features that you’ve been dying to have at your disposal, as it appears to only include general system stability improvements. Improvements Included in Version…
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We were given an inside look at the making of the Breath of the Wild two weeks ago through a sequence of three videos, and it looks like there’s still plenty of behind the scenes footage left to share with the world. Nintendo has listed a fourth installment in its…
It’s almost been a month since the launch of the Nintendo Switch and its biggest launch title; the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Naturally the weekly sales have slowly declined, but momentum is still good for Link’s latest adventure. In the United Kingdom’s GFK combined-platform software chart for…
