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…
Fans of Oxenfree — the 2016 teenage time loop mystery that won widespread acclaim and a devoted following — have been patiently waiting for the sequel, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, originally announced in 2021 to be releasing this year (that is, 2022). Well, it looks like we’ll have to wait…
UK-based Pokémon trainers might want to get ready for a treasure hunt as a new Pokémon exhibition is heading to Manchester’s Trafford Centre next month. Pokémon: Art through the Ages is set to feature unique art of Kanto creatures, though unfortunately we know little else at the moment. Pokémon…
Splatoon 3 players have decided what they’ll be taking to a desert island thanks to the latest Splatfest and Gear has come out on top, besting Grub and Fun. How can you lose when you’ve got all the tools you need to succeed? #TeamGear takes the deserted island Splatfest…
A new Fire Emblem is on the horizon, paving the way for a new cast of recruitable characters. Included this time will be summonable characters from past entries in the series, brought to your side via Emblem Rings. The Continent of Elyos is in your hands in Fire Emblem Engage!…
Another week, another slate of Nintendo Switch Online icons filed in and out of rotation. This week brings the third wave of Splatoon 3 icons, which includes another batch of squid and octo kids in various poses with different weapons, Man-o’-Wardrobe proprietor Jel La Fleur, everybody’s favorite judge Judd, a…
There are many ways to resolve conflict — mediation, fistfighting, a complex dialectical process of reflection and understanding the existence of multiple truths — but we all know the best way to definitively handle moral quandaries is through Splatfests. The first post-launch Splatfest for Splatoon 3, “What would you bring…
Remember Detective Pikachu? No, not the 2019 movie starring Justice Smith and Ryan Reynolds — rather, the 2016 3DS game that the movie was (loosely) based on. Yes, while oft forgotten in the face of its much more widely known adaptation, the initial Detective Pikachu game came first and there…
Today Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival brings even more drumming action to Switch and on top of adding a few new multiplayer modes it also brings along the Taiko Music Pass which adds another 500 songs to the game! To get you pumped up, a new trailer has been dropped….
Square Enix’s upcoming rhythm game Theatrhythm Final Bar Line is set to be loaded with iconic Final Fantasy tracks, with the base game featuring 385 tunes. Thanks to fans, we now know just what tunes will be included. RPGSite and Finaland have teamed up to collate sources and figure out…
Square Enix recently revealed the sequel to Octopath Traveler to the world in the latest Nintendo Direct, with a fairly soon release date of February next year. And there’s good reason for that: the game is quite far along in development, as revealed in a Famitsu interview translated by Noisy…
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was one of the earliest, best surprises on the Switch. Many of the Nintendo published titles of the system’s first year were highly anticipated, but also far more “expected” than a tactical strategy game that crossed over the most famous name in gaming with Ubisoft’s…
Picross fans are spoiled for choice on the Nintendo Switch, whether it be the long-running S series, spin-offs themed to Sega, or even the retro Mario’s Super Picross via Nintendo Switch Online. Well, it’s time to get ready to plant more crosses as Jupiter has announced Picross S8 for release…
