Nintendo Switch Online is back with new icons, this time themed to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Celebrating the Shiny Rayquaza Tera Raid Battle event that will kick off in a few weeks, the icons are meant to get players excited for the battles ahead! In the meantime, you can enjoy…
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…
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…
Pondering whether to get the physical or the digital edition of Splatoon 3? Nintendo has announced a special bonus to sweeten the deal for the download version, if you’re on the fence and struggling to decide which pool of ink to dive into. For a limited time, those who pre-order…
Sonic costumes have been around in Fall Guys for a while now, but things are about to get welcomed to the next level. A trailer’s been shared for the free-for-all Fall’s upcoming Sonic’s Adventure event. Not only does it showcase a grand total of five Sonic the Hedgehog costumes, it…
WayForward has announced that Misako, Kyoko, and the rest need a bit more time to get back in fighting shape. River City Girls 2 has now been delayed from its previously announced Summer 2022 release window. A new target wasn’t shared, but the game’s absolutely on-point cover art was. …
It’s been announced that Metal Slug Tactics, the strategy spinoff of SNK’s legendary run and gun, has been delayed into next year. Previously announced for release in 2022 about a year ago, Dotemu shared the news with some artwork of Marco, Fio, and the gang tuning up the titular tank….
Sonic Frontiers’ holiday 2022 release window may feel far away right now but we’re quickly approaching it. If you’re eager to see more from the game you thankfully don’t have long to wait, as Geoff Keighley and the official Sonic Twitter have confirmed the game will essentially headline Gamescom’s Opening…
Last month Nintendo dropped the surprise reveal of an all-new multiplayer Kirby game, Kirby’s Dream Buffet. Now we have an official release date and an overview trailer! In the trailer we get to see plenty of gameplay plus details on the rewards you’ll obtain, like hats and character…
With a new Splatoon game coming soon, it means our Turf War and Ranked Battle sessions will be taking place on a limited number of maps. Nintendo’s official Splatoon Twitter account has been showing off various new maps over the last few weeks, but today during the Splatoon 3 Direct,…
August 2022’s Splatoon 3 Direct was a 32-ish minute long presentation getting all us Inklings and Octolings ready for the release of Splatoon 3. While over the last year we’ve seen various announcements about the title’s Story Mode and Salmon Run (sometimes branded as Salmon Run Next Wave), today we…
Update (9/8/2022): It looks like SplatNet 3 has been added to the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app today and is already functioning! Just like Splatoon 2, Splatoon 3 will be getting its own dedicated app within the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app. Featured in today’s Splatoon 3 Direct,…
We can’t spend all our time blasting and styling. Sometimes we need to kick back and change up the flow with a nice side activity — and Splatoon 3 appears to have just such a thing in store with the new Tableturf Battle minigame, a card battle mode aping main…
Inklings and Octolings – it’s been seven years of Turf Wars and Ranked Battles in the Splatoon series. While most of us have been spending our time in Splatoon 2 (and gearing up for Splatoon 3), all that hard work and ink (so much ink) will pay off in Splatoon…
The Splatoon 3 Direct aired this morning, bringing with it quite a few nitty-gritty details about the way we can outfit ourselves in the game. First up is Ammo Knight, with horseshoe crab Sheldon returning once more to dispense weaponry when you pony up — unlike the previous games, however,…
