Welcome back to our in-depth exploration of the history of amiibo! In our previous segment, we delved into the first half of 2015, covering the releases of Waves 3 and 4 of the Super Smash Bros. amiibo line, as well as the debut of the Super Mario Bros. amiibo series….
Another Dynamax Pokémon debuts in Pokemon GO! This time Drilbur, a Ground-type Pokémon, will be entering the Dynamax pool (and is a good Dynamax Pokémon for battles against Dynamax Charmander, Gigantamax Charizard, Dynamax Beldum, and Dynamax Falinks). (For more details about the Season of Max Out, you can check out…
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…
Immediately after the Switch was first revealed back in October of last year, Nintendo fans took to social media to proclaim their love for the new console’s doglike appearance, lopsided eyes and all. You’ve got to admit: the likeness is a bit uncanny. Artists from around the world couldn’t help…
While the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild demo available at the Switch event seems to be very much the same as the Wii U demo from back at E3, there may be one extra feature that wasn’t discovered back then. This is potentially spoiler territory as it concerns…
One of the more peculiar game announcements to come out of the Nintendo Switch presentation was Project Octopath Traveler, a Square Enix game from the producer of the Bravely series – Tomoya Asano. Now he and his team have opened a new Facebook page devoted to their future projects, with…
While many were excited to see the addition of a fully-fledged Battle Mode and the Splatoon Inklings to the Nintendo Switch’s version of Mario Kart 8, subtitled “Deluxe”, more than a few people were wondering if the game would receive extra race tracks. According to one of the Japanese streams…
Fantastic news for anyone who’s embraced an all digital future yet was concerned with the Switch’s measly 32GB of internal storage. While we already knew the system would support Micro SDXC cards up to 256GB, a Nintendo representative clarified over the weekend that the Switch can be further expanded up…
With Super Mario Odyssey being a Holiday 2017 title it is understandably not playable at the various Switch events in the lead-up to release. It won’t be too long till people can start going hands-on with Mario’s latest adventure though, as Reggie has confirmed that it will be playable at…
Now that the Switch reveal event has finally come and gone, third party developers have been coming out of the woodwork in droves to show their support and “share the joy” for Nintendo’s exciting new console. Joining in on the fun this weekend, Daedalic Entertainment announced that futuristic thriller State…
Digital Foundry analyzed some footage of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that they captured at the Nintendo Switch Presentation Event. They revealed that the game runs at a locked 30fps when the Switch is both on the dock and handheld. The only difference between playing the game…
Thanks to IGN we have a new video of Breath of the Wild’s opening, specifically to show the differences between the game’s Switch and Wii U versions. The differences are much more pronounced than I had expected and definitely show off what the Switch can do in comparison. In particular…
Day 2 of the Nintendo Switch Experience starts streaming live from Tokyo Japan now! You can check out the livestream below! Enjoy!
Earlier today Nintendo of Japan streamed out a solid 7 hours of Switch-related content. Most of it reiterated what we in the west saw during Treehouse Live, but during a segment focusing on Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo shared some brand-new gameplay footage showing off Mario’s moves in the new game:…
With the Nintendo Switch launching with a relatively paltry 32GB in-built storage limit (or 27gb once the operating system is factored in), it’s definitely raising eyebrows considering how large modern games can be. Often the biggest AAA titles run past the 50GB mark now, and even some smaller games are…
