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…
Update (2/23/23): And we’re back with one last countdown tweet! Today’s illustration was created by Mr. Urushibara and features two characters this time, Tressa from the first OT game and the merchant Partitio from OT2. We’re just one day away from the release of Octopath Traveler II! Stay tuned for…
Nintendo’s gearing up for a whole lot of Super Mario-themed greatness this year. With Super Nintendo World on the way and the Super Mario Bros. Movie releasing this April, it’s the perfect time to shine some light on characters from the franchise. We already get loads of content featuring Mario…
It’s almost Pokémon Day, trainers, and has become customary we’re getting a Pokémon Presents stream to mark the occasion! Starting at 6 a.m. PT on February 27th, you’ll be able to tune into 20 minutes of news regarding the series. The next #PokemonPresents is on the way, Trainers! 🤩 Tune…
If you’re in the mood for a cute, offbeat RPG with a different take on the typical mechanics then you might want to free up next month, as Meg’s Monster has a launch date. The game follows two unlikely friends – the young girl Meg, and the near-invincible monster Roy….
The Nintendo Switch’s newest firmware update has just gone live, and it’s bumping the version number from 15 to 16, despite some scarce patch notes, which you can see below: User nicknames that cannot be used will be replaced with “???” which can be updated from the profile settings….
Below is a great look at some upcoming promotional material for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, shared by CoolBoxArt on Twitter. The promotion looks to feature gummy ChuChus and sword picks to eat them with. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sword picks and…
Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3’s next Big Run event will take place during the first weekend in March, starting at 4 p.m. PT on Friday, March 3rd, and will run until 4 p.m. PT on Sunday, March 5th. This time around, Grizzco is tasking Inklings and Octolings alike with…
Well, this is unfortunate. Somehow, the artbook for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been leaked online, months before the game is set to release in May. Given the low quantity of information released about Tears of the Kingdom so far by Nintendo, that means the artbook…
During the last Nintendo Direct we got the surprise reveal of a We Love Katamari remaster for the Switch, but if you’ve yet to play its immediate predecessor then you’re in luck as Katamari Damacy REROLL is the latest Game Trial for Nintendo Switch Online members! You’ll be able to…
Out of the blue, it’s been announced that Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition will be getting an update this month! The remaster of the classic PlayStation RPG released last April and featured both the full RPG and the first-ever official localisation of the Radical Dreamers interquel story. This new…
For many generations, Wailord stood (floated?) as the biggest Pokémon at a whopping 47’07”, only being bested by the legendary Eternatus once Sword and Shield rolled around. This massive size has often been a bit of a meme – while it’s in scale in some games like New Pokémon Snap,…
Today you can venture out on a quest of regeneration with Tales of Symphonia Remastered on all current platforms! To mark the occasion, Bandai Namco has shared a launch trailer for the game. Of course if you’ve yet to experience the adventure it might be best avoiding it, but if…
