As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
The Nintendo Switch version of the classic JRPG Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition has received a promised update that brought a few improvements to the game. The version 1.0.2 update has upgraded the frame rate to 60fps in all battles. The exception for the Switch version, however, is that…
Want to show off your Hunting skills? The dedication with which you prowl the landscapes of Tallon IV? Then get ready for an upcoming wave of Nintendo Switch Online icons featuring Metroid Prime Remastered. According to an email sent to Japanese purchasers of the game, NSO is adding Prime icons…
There’s just over a month to go until Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key closes out Ryza’s trilogy of games and to build up hype one more time Koei Tecmo has dropped a new trailer detailing the story. Give it a watch: In…
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…
Back in early December, Phil Spencer announced that Microsoft and Nintendo had agreed to a 10 year promise to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms following its planned Activision buyout. While that acquisition is facing some major roadblocks, Microsoft President Brad Smith has announced that the two companies have…
Even though it was initially a freeware release, the surreal visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club has gone on to become one of the biggest indie gaming hits. It now has a huge cult following and quite a bit of merchandise, like the recently announced Natsuki Nendoroid, with likely more…
The recent Nintendo Direct was a big comeback moment for Level-5, with the company announcing a new entry in the Professor Layton series, a Fantasy Life follow-up, and even a new IP in the form of Decapolice. Soon the company will be holding a livestream of its own featuring updates…
It’s tiiiiiiiime for everybody’s favorite quiz show! Where! Is! The Switch 2! Yes, folks, it’s that wonderful time of the month when the smallest scrap of potential info gets our gears a-whirring about whatever Nintendo’s successor console to the Switch will look like. And today’s culprit – the government of…
The world of Minecraft is very versatile, especially when it comes to its DLC packs. These can often be more experimental than you’d expect, bolting new mechanics and systems onto the existing engine in interesting ways. Just look at the speedy Sonic pack, for example! Now it’s time for Mega…
Update 2 (2/23/23): Another day, another slate of deets! First on the weapon docket is the Tri-Slosher Nouveau, a drink-based bonanza that can cover wide areas with Fizzy Bombs and offer buffs with Tacticooler. Meanwhile, the Neo Sploosh-o-matic specializes in close quarters ambushes, using Squid Beakons to find enemy positions…
It’s almost February 27th again, and you know what that means – another early morning presentation about all things Pokémon, streamed directly to our collective eyeballs. After last year’s frankly excessive number of mainline games in the franchise, we should take stock of what to expect for a presumably quieter…
The recent Nintendo Direct had plenty of announcements, but the Japanese version had a unique reveal – a remake of the very first Atelier game. It didn’t take long for Koei Tecmo’s western branches to confirm a localization, and now we have some more details. Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist…
