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…
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…
As we get closer to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s release this May, fans have a new dilemma to tackle before saving Hyrule yet again – and that’s putting down an extra $10 to play the game at launch. After confirmation from this month’s Nintendo Direct, the…
Not content with being the most expensive first party Switch game to date, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is poised to set another record upon its release: the largest file size of any first-party Nintendo Switch title. Tears of the Kingdom’s Nintendo eShop page lists the game…
This week’s been busy for the Big N! Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom news, Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass details, Pikmin 4 info… It’s been a fun ride, that’s for sure. With the huge Nintendo Direct now past us, it’s time to focus on the here and now — so get…
Ash Ketchum’s time in the Pokémon anime is coming to an end in Japan, and now we have confirmation for when the follow-up series will make its debut in the region. As confirmed in a new clip, the new series will start on April 14th, 2023. It will follow the…
The arrival of Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games via Nintendo Switch Online was a big deal in this week’s Nintendo Direct, but there was a conspicuous absence – Pokémon. Besides a tease of the Trading Card Game adaptation to come later, the mainline RPGs that got their start…
In the slew of announcements from the February 8th Nintendo Direct, one of the most surprising was Birdo’s return as a playable racer in the Mario Kart series. Before word came of Birdo’s inclusion in Wave 4 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, the general impression…
The next game from the makers of the Danganronpa series finally has a release date. Shown in the latest Nintendo Direct via a new trailer, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE will be bringing its stylized take on mystery solving to Switch this June. In it, we see some…
For a small set of people out there, this might’ve been the Nintendo Direct announcement from the February 2023 presentation. You can say that about any game, really, but Capcom’s relatively unsung Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is the only one with a top pomeranian. Missile aside, Ghost Trick…
Sea of Stars, Sabotage Studios’ anticipated followup to The Messenger, feels more real than ever. Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct not only gave us the game’s release date, but dropped a surprise demo onto the eShop as well. This demo spans roughly the first hour of the game, and serves…
Along with the full reveal of its new Magolor Epilogue, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe’s main draw in the latest Nintendo Direct was the announcement of an eShop demo. Available now, you’ll find both stages and sub games within that can all be enjoyed by up to four players!…
Sega is good at a lot of things, and among them is monkeys. Super Monkey Ball? Sega. The Tetris game with the monkey? Sega. And then there’s the Dreamcast era rhythm game that literally shook things up, Samba de Amigo. Amigo and his band of fellow funky friends haven’t been…
