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…
Nintendo fans may have to wait a bit longer than usual for the company’s June Nintendo Direct, as its air date has reportedly been revealed as Wednesday, June 29th. The information comes from game writer and former gaming journalist Alanah Pearce, who shared the news on a Twitch live stream…
News on Hollow Knight: Silksong has been notoriously scarce, with every Nintendo Direct and Indie World prompting fan demand. Well, finally, a new trailer of Hornet’s adventure has arrived…during the 2022 Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase of all places. After the first game held a prominent place in past Nintendo…
Magical academies have always been an appealing concept – what if school but instead you got to turn someone into a frog instead of inspecting its insides? – and next year Switch owners will be able to enroll in Kitori Academy. The game, which got a new spotlight trailer at…
Life sims are fairly common on the Switch but this new indie game from Kappa Bits and Merge Games appears to mix the best elements from each into something delightfully low-fi. Pixelshire has you develop your perfect village with a variety of terraforming tools and the ability to customize the…
The incredibly sweet Lil Gator Game launches sometime this year and while we’ve seen a few trailers focusing on its adventuring and questing this latest video from today’s Wholesome Direct is all about the characters. Check out the cute cast below: Lil Gator Game releases for Steam and…
Today’s Wholesome Direct featured plenty of new announcements but some anticipated favorites also showed up. One of my personally most anticipated games is Frogun, and thankfully the low-poly platformer got 30 seconds to itself with a new trailer. Frogun will launch sometime in 2022 for Switch, PlayStation, Xbox,…
Whether you want to use it to carry around your finest pair of cleats or your Nintendo Switch and a couple of controllers, Mario Strikers fans should direct their shots towards My Nintendo while the timing is right. For 600 Platinum Points, members can redeem a My Nintendo exclusive Mario…
Another week of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R character trailers have stylishly posed onto the scene. The updated rerelease of the PlayStation 3 era fighter is still a few months away, but now we have new looks at characters from Stardust Crusaders, Phantom Blood, and beyond. Mohammed…
Malzeno may be its flagship, but Capcom seems to be putting a lot of effort into getting players excited for Lunagaron in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. I don’t blame them either, as the werewolf-inspired offshoot of popular Monster Hunter World addition Odogaron looks to be a fast and transforming foe….
Ah, the Turf War. It may be the simplest form of Splatoon’s gameplay, but it’s endeared itself to players and captures the series’ unique identity perfectly. That’s not going to change anytime soon, as Nintendo UK has shared a quick trailer featuring some fresh Turf War gameplay for Splatoon 3….
While we’ve been seeing a good number of characters, story, and updates in GrimGrimoire trailers, it looks like Nippon Ichi Software is now focusing on the game’s schools of magic. Naturally, this would begin with the oldest form and the first Lillet Blan learns, Glamour. Rooted in nature…
Nintendo wants you to be hype for Mario Strikers: Battle League, and this launch trailer shows it. Though the roster might be limited and the game’s going to need fans eager to climb the online rankings to stay alive long term, these Hyper Strikes and animations know how to electrify…
