The beat-em-up genre tends to stay in its lane. Its tried-and-true arcade format has rarely been deviated from or added onto. There have been some recent attempts at modernizing the genre such as Xbox Game Studios’ live service brawler Towerborne or the open nature of WayForward’s River City Girls games….
If you can believe it, a second Animal Crossing-like knock-off game has appeared on the PlayStation store recently. Dubbed “Anime Village Online,” the sole screenshot available for the game looks not only heavily inspired by Animal Crossing, but almost like an HD mod for New Horizons. Spotted by Redditor YellowFlower69,…
Switch Online subscribers are in for a treat this month. As announced by Nintendo last night, the Super Nintendo App is going to receive a trio of new games for October 2025. One of those is the western debut of Mario & Wario, the 1993 puzzle game developed by Game…
One of the most charming games releasing soon after the Switch launches next month is Puyo Puyo Tetris, and now we finally know how long we’ll have to wait to get our hands on the puzzling cross-over in the west. Sega has announced the game will launch in North America…
With the Switch and its accompanying launch title Breath of the Wild a mere three weeks and two days away, Nintendo’s marketing machine is ramping up. Visitors to the official Japanese page for the imminent Zelda entry can check out new footage from the game, highlighting various key areas and…
Nintendo has released a new, three minute overview trailer featuring all the ins and outs of the upcoming Nintendo Switch. The ad focuses on using the Switch and its peripherals, including amiibo, Joy-Con controllers and the Pro Controller. Alongside the newly shared video below, Nintendo included brand new Super Mario…
Game Informer just released a treasure trove of Breath of the Wild details in its just-released March issue. With less than a month before the latest Zelda adventure is released on the Switch and the Wii U, we now have the most in-depth information about the the title than we’ve ever…
Welcome to Episode 16 of the Nintendo Newscast! This week, Amiibo Jason discussed everything Zelda with Alex from Zelda Universe! Note: This newscast was recorded live. Make sure to stay tuned for future live newscasts! You can also listen to the audio version of Episode 16 below, and subscribe…
Nintendo recently held its usual Corporate Management Policy Briefing, a meeting where the company’s leaders and frontrunners in gaming development come together to discuss products and the state of the company in general. Quite a few topics were brought up during the Q&A portion of the briefing, one of which…
GameInformer has a long history of stand-out magazine covers but it may have knocked it out of the park with this month’s issue, which will focus on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It features Link and Zelda, divided by the Master Sword. Check it out: The outlet…
Those worried about sports games coming to Nintendo Switch seem to have less and less reason to worry as time goes on. In an interview with GameReactor, EA’s Peter Moore has confirmed that the previously announced FIFA game for Nintendo Switch is, in fact, FIFA 18. Moore also explained that…
From a technical perspective the Nintendo Switch is something of a marvel – boasting a unique Nvidia chip that allows support for modern engines like Unreal and Unity in a small form-factor, albeit at the price of battery life. Shigeru Miyamoto recently discussed the tech with a gathering of investors…
Those of you looking to retread the gloomy depths of Isaac’s mom’s nightmare fueled basement just got some further incentive today. Nicalis has officially announced a slew of bonus swag for anyone who pre-orders a physical copy of The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ ahead of its launch alongside the Nintendo…
So far it’s really looking like Playtonic is carrying on Rare’s classic tradition of weird and wonderful worlds when it comes to Yooka-Laylee. Case in point – Capital Cashino, a land of gaudy carpets where the walls are painted gold. IGN recently had a chance to sit down and play…
With the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s release less than a month away (yes, really), it’s almost certainly getting prepared on discs and carts ahead of launch. In celebration, Nintendo seems to have held a party for the momentous occasion, if a tweet from Monolith Soft employee Yasuyuki…
