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 will be six years old come March, with two model iterations (the Lite and the OLED) and unimaginable success. It’s rare for consoles to be out for this long without any sort of price cut, but parts shortages, inflation, a weak yen, and more have driven up…
If you’ve yet to invest in Mario & friends latest surprisingly violent soccer game then you’re in luck as Nintendo has released a demo for the game via the eShop. While the game did get a limited-time demo pre-launch, this version is slightly more feature-rich. The playable characters include Mario,…
Falcom’s iconic Ys series of action RPGs celebrates its 35th anniversary this year and the company shows no signs of slowing down. Earlier this year it shared the first concept art for the next Ys game, fairly likely to be Ys X, and now we have confirmation of when it…
Hunters, prepare yourselves! Capcom has announced the next stream for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak and it’s set to cover the expansion’s third free update. The event will be hosted by Dame Fiorayne and will air at 6 a.m. PT on Wednesday, November 16th. All will be revealed for Free…
Today’s Indie World brought the usual bevy of creative, inspiring, and inventive games. And while there wasn’t a new “big ticket” that livechat might clamor for, we did get Sports Story news and some titles releasing today. For everything else, though, we’ve got you covered — here are all the…
Some announcements are for titles years out, and others are for games right on the doorstep. For the discerning eShop frequenter, today’s Indie World offered a selection of games that are launching later today. Here are all such titles revealed during the presentation: Once Upon a Jester (Bonte Avond and…
Today’s excellent Indie World presentation was capped off with a sequel to Golf — er, rather, the sequel to the acclaimed Golf Story, the long in-development Sports Story. This RPG followup features not just golf by tennis and soccer/football to start, and even more disciplines to unlock as you rank…
More utterly thrilling financial news from Nintendo’s various quarterly reports for the first half of the fiscal year: Nintendo Switch Online currently has 36 million paid memberships. That doesn’t necessarily translate to 36 million users, as the NSO family plan is one paid membership that offers benefits to multiple users….
Nintendo’s back with another Indie World Showcase, promising roughly 25 minutes of information on upcoming indie titles! Catch it live below at 9 a.m. PT:
(Update: 2/17/23): You can pick up your copy today! Amazon GameStop Best Buy Target Walmart Early 2023, no more! Bandai Namco has confirmed that Tales of Symphonia Remastered will launch for modern platforms on February 17th, 2023. You can catch the latest trailer for the game below: …
If you’re a fan of JRPGs released for the Super Nintendo and PlayStation, you might want to keep an eye on this one! Chained Echoes has been in development by Matthias Linda for seven years now and publisher Deck13 has confirmed the game will finally launch on December 8th for…
Several new Generation IX Pokémon, story elements, and more from pre-release copies of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have leaked online — and they show no signs of slowing down. Among the new Pokémon revealed through leaked information are evolutions for Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly, and Lechonk, as well as brand-new Pokémon unrelated…
