There’s a key detail about the upcoming wireless GameCube controllers for Switch 2 that we all seem to have missed: they will only function with the GameCube app provided with a Switch Online subscription. As noticed by Nintendo Everything, the fine print in the UK version of the “GameCube Nintendo…
A brand-new character flies into Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble! Red from the Angry Birds franchise has been added as paid DLC, and while playing as Red, various items around the course will change to match. Bananas will turn into feathers, bunches of bananas are now tufts of feathers, and…
In a bit of news that will certainly be disappointing for our fellow gamers overseas, a new report from Nikkei has stated that Nintendo has chosen not to launch the Switch 2 in China just yet. According to the outlet, Nintendo has chosen to forgo a launch in the region…
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…
Given their simplicity, Atari’s classic games catalogue seems tailor made for a WarioWare-style microgame collection, and now that seems to be happening courtesy of developer iLLOGIKA. Featuring over 150 microgames that mash-up classic games with newly drawn sprites, the game will reward you with vintage art, posters, and manuals. Remastered…
10 years ago, Tribute Games made the ingenious decision to merge Breakout/Arkanoid with RPG elements to make Wizorb for PC. Now, it’s finally heading to a Nintendo platform with a Switch release! The game features boss fights, a town you’ll slowly rebuild, and more besides. Wizorb launches for…
Ah, August. The season of football starts. I think. Do I look like someone who knows things about sports? I just watch Jon Bois videos and perennially wait for the Seattle Mariners to break my heart. Okay, hold on let me fact-check myself. …It turns out professional American football starts…
When it was announced a few weeks back that Splatoon 3 would be getting its very own line of amiibo, fans of the little figures, myself included, were eager to get our hands on them as soon as possible. While Splatoon 1 and 2 both launched with a trio of…
If there was one trend among indie games of the ’10s, it was in the development and reflection of empathy. Future classics like Papers, Please and Undertale made the player question their actions and treat the fictional characters of imagined worlds with care and nuance. In a medium where so…
Splatoon has quickly become a mainstay Nintendo franchise over the last several years, so no one was surprised when Splatoon 3 was announced early last year. A follow up to Splatoon 2 and it’s excellent Octo Expansion DLC, Splatoon 3 continues to usher the franchise to stylish new heights by…
We’re less than a month off from Yoko Taro’s existential pain fest and showcase of attractive android women. NieR: Automata makes its way to the Nintendo Switch, and naturally, the critically acclaimed and fan-favorite game was showcased at Tokyo Game Show this year with a dramatic trailer that showcased the…
Despite a relatively close release date, there’s much we don’t know about Fire Emblem Engage, the next game in the illustrious tactical RPG series. But while we continue to look for details beyond the initial premise of summoning old FE heroes and the strikingly… striking look of the protagonists, we…
As we approach the closure of the Wii U and 3DS’s online functionalities, Nintendo has announced the next wave of structural changes, including one which will affect current log-ins as well. For starters, after October 25th, 2022, you won’t be able to log into your Nintendo Account with a linked…
Super Sonic, the powered-up form of Sonic debuting all the way back on the Genesis’ Sonic the Hedgehog 2, has taken on two different kinds of utility over the years — in early games he was a bonus for collecting all the chaos emeralds, a reward for hard work that…
