AI might be all the rage in the tech sector, but Nintendo doesn’t appear to be embracing it anytime soon. In an interview with CNBC, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser was questioned about AI, and he made a pretty clear statement about how the company views it. “We…
Last week, Nintendo announced that it would be delaying the pre-order date for the Switch 2 in the United States “in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions.” While the company stressed the console would still be releasing on June 5th, 2025, the recent tariffs…
In a move that has shocked nobody, Nintendo Switch 2 will not have a console-wide achievements system like the PlayStation or Xbox. Polygon was able to speak to VP of Player/Product Experience Bill Trinen and he confirmed that achievements would not be included on the upcoming console. Switch 2 will…
Fall Guys’ stretch of science-fiction themed content continues with the arrival of a British television icon – the Doctor! The Doctor Who content arriving in Fall Guys consists of four costumes and a TARDIS sound effect. You’ll be able to dress up as the iconic Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker), the…
Octopath Traveler was an inventive, experimental game when it released in 2018, but one of the most striking things about it was the now iconic “HD-2D” artstyle it pioneered, which has since been applied to this year’s Triangle Strategy and Live A Live remake. Now, with the sequel on the…
First 4 Figures has been teasing its Urbosa statue for quite some time now, and we’re happy to report that the wait for the newest Champions piece is nearly over. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Champions series from F4F will finally be one step closer to completion…
Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line is shaping up to be a massive celebration of the Final Fantasy series with well over 380 songs covering the main games and beyond. Perhaps the best way to celebrate the series, though, lies in the new Series Quests mode. While previous Theatrhythm games let you…
Yesterday the Brazilian game development team at QUByte Interactive announced a bunch of projects, many of which are set to bring more obscure classic games to modern systems. Perhaps the most noteworthy of the bunch is none other than Glover, the bizarre Nintendo 64-era platformer from 1998. Judging by the…
Are you ready to kill demons and save the multiverse — in style? Bayonetta 3 struts onto the Nintendo Switch today, after many years of waiting and a month rife with a voice actor controversy. And now, the third entry in Platinum’s vaunted action franchise arrives eight years after the…
As revealed in September’s Nintendo Direct, Marvelous is set to release a remake of the Gamecube’s iconic Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life next year. For those of us with nostalgia it’s a very exciting prospect, while those new to the game will likely have heard its praises sung for years….
In two weeks Square Enix will be reviving its Ogre Battle series with a remaster of the PSP game, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, which itself was a remake. To get tacticians ready, a new, “Final” trailer has been shared that pretty much covers everything. Cutscenes are shown, complete…
The folks behind Pokémon have really broken down the art of revealing critters down to a science. Drop a little teaser to draw interest, and then, as the people line up, slaughter them with cuteness. That’s how multiple Paldean Pokémon and designs have taken the internet by storm – and…
There’s a lot of… junk on the Nintendo eShop. I hesitate to call it that because all games require at least a little bit of effort to get published (more effort than it takes to complain about them on the internet at least), but there’s no doubt that there’s a…
Back in May, retro 3D platforming mascot Kao the Kangaroo made his return with a long-awaited sequel. Of course his game is just one of several modern throwbacks to the genre, with Playtonic Games’ Yooka-Laylee arguably setting the stage. Fittingly, the two are now crossing over. Punching in out of…
Update (10/28/22): Thanks to OatmealDome, we know that Splatoon 3 ver. 1.2.1 is out on Switch, bringing with it a fix for the Rainmaker bug. Yup, that’s right, Inklings and Octolings — Rainmaker is back! From an outsider’s perspective, patching video games seems like a nightmare. You…
