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…
Two more entries in the Persona series are nearly ready to make their grand return. After being announced alongside the long (long, long) awaited Persona 5 Royal, and getting a release date back in October, we have confirmation of how much they’ll cost! The news comes courtesy of a fairly…
Falcom has announced the next two releases in its long-running Ys series and at long last they’ll be arriving on Switch at the same time as the PlayStation. First up we have an all-new entry – Ys X: Nordics. As Gematsu reports, the game will mark the series’ 35th anniversary…
The Wonder Boy/Monster World franchise has had a great time on Switch, from remasters of classic titles to an all-new entry. Now it’s set to get a retro love letter as Bliss Games is bringing a bunch of games together from many different platforms. The Wonder Boy Anniversary…
It’s official! Nintendo of America has confirmed that both the Sephiroth and Kazuya amiibo will be headed to store shelves on January 13th, 2023. That’s right — less that one month away! Super Smash Bros. #amiibo for DLC fighters Kazuya and Sephiroth will be released on 1/13/23. Plus,…
We’re about two months off from the release of Octopath Traveler II, and Square Enix is rolling out the character trailers. After a feature on Osvald and Partitio last month, they’ve now released one that focuses on two more characters – the bloodstained thief Throné and the carefree inquisitor Temenos…
Another day, another Mystery Gift code for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. This week, a sandwich ingredient-themed Mystery Gift promotion kicked off for the games. Each day, a new code is released, giving Trainers another chance to stock up on their picnic baskets. Announced via the official Poké Times Twitter account…
Harvestella, the humble farming JRPG from Square Enix, released last month to generally lukewarm reviews (hey, I really liked it). But the game’s producer, Daisuke Taka, seems pretty pleased with the response. Sitting down with Twinfinite’s Giuseppe Nelva, Taka mentioned being happy with the player’s warm reception, specifically how a…
Want to know which Nintendo Switch games you sunk the most hours into this year? Which consumed your life for a couple weeks or have been sticking around for a few years? Look no further than Nintendo’s Year In Review tool, back for 2022, which will teach you all you…
Get ready, net warriors, as a release date for Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection has been confirmed! As revealed in the trailer below, which mostly covers the online functionality, we find out the set of 10 GBA games will arrive on April 14th, 2023. We also get…
Legendary game developer and notorious Twitter user Hideki Kamiya recently sat down to talk with IGN about a number of topics related to PlatinumGames and Bayonetta specifically, including general response to Bayonetta 3 and where the series goes from here. Kamiya notes that he’s never worked on an IP as…
Today Nintendo Switch owners can experience the story of Zack Fair with Square Enix’s remaster of the PSP game, Crisis Core. It’s no simple remaster though! As we explored in our review the game is essentially overhauled to be more in-keeping with VII Remake’s combat and aesthetics. If you’re intrigued,…
It looks like what the Blue Blur sped towards this time was success – Sonic Frontiers has sold 2.5 million copies worldwide in the month or so since release, making it the most successful Sonic title in some time. 『ソニックフロンティア』、世界累計販売本数が250万本を突破🦔💨 "Sonic Frontiers" sells over 2.5 million copies worldwide✨#ソニック #ソニックフロンティア…
