The year of wild collaborations continues! Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble has revealed two new collaborations, featuring the iconic Kaiju Godzilla and the digital diva Hatsune Miku. Both collabs will be available on November 26th as a part of the big 2.0 update. While the update itself is free, Godzilla…
The history of the Fire Emblem franchise is one fraught with a lot of obscurity and uncertainty. With the franchise nearly being canceled entirely prior to the release of Fire Emblem: Awakening, it has been quite a winding path to get to where it is now. Despite these troubles, the…
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…
The Japanese Nintendo social accounts have shared a look at the intro for Mario Strikers: Battle League. In it, we get a clear look at our favorite characters in action — Mario, Bowser, Wario, and the rest of the gang are zipping around the field while showing off their powerful…
One of my favorite aspects of the Mario Strikers series has always been the unique character artwork. While traditional Mario titles focus on clean character models, Strikers throws all of that out the window with a much more stylized take. Thankfully for us, Nintendo is keeping with that tradition with…
Do you like strategy? Monochrome? Giant robots? Assuming the answer to all of those questions is “yes” (and it better be), then look no further than Wolfstride, an upcoming mecha RPG from developer OTA IMON Studio and publisher Raw Fury, coming to the Nintendo Switch on May 10th. …
It’s time for everybody’s favorite hot-button topic — sales reports! Specifically in Japan, where the sales chart was topped by Nintendo Switch Sports, selling over 190,000 copies on its debut. While nearly a 50% decrease from Wii Sports Resort’s first week sales (354,000), it’s still a solid performer that we…
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak releases on June 30th, and so you might be wondering if you can just pick up and play it. The short answer is “not quite” — to be able to access Sunbreak’s content, you’ll have to clear the base game’s final boss in the main storyline,…
In recent years the retro indie market has started to move on from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras to fully embrace the 3D nostalgia. This new game from developer A Grumpy Fox and publisher Deck13 Spotlight is a choice example, going all-in with low-poly models, blocky textures, and even having…
Nintendo Switch Sports might be giving some console owners their fill of soccer inspired fun already, but there’s something a little more extreme just around the corner. Mario Strikers: Battle League marks the return of this particular sports spinoff sub-series, bolstering its online side and introducing some new mechanics. …
If you have extra points to spend, make sure to check out some of My Nintendo’s offerings right now, as cute stationery stationery printables and digital wallpaper themed to Kirby and the Forgotten Land are available! The stationery includes four adorable letter sheet designs and will cost you…
A few weeks ago NIS America released a trailer highlighting NIS Classics Vol. 3’s first title, the musical strategy RPG Rhapsody. Now it’s the other game’s turn – La Pucelle: Ragnarok. The cozy JRPG re-release will include “new scenarios, recruitable characters, voice audio, music, quick travel, and more!”…
May 4th is a big day for all things Star Wars, and the latest Lego Star Wars entry is no exception. The final batch of the game’s announced DLC character packs – The Mandalorian Season Two, The Bad Batch, and the Trooper Character Pack – have gone live today alongside…
The latest entry in the Wii Sports series, Nintendo Switch Sports, has finally landed in our hands and I’ve been able to spend a ton of time with it over the last few days. Six sports are available to play at launch: Volleyball, Badminton, and Soccer are all brand-new to…
The Switch Online Expansion Pack has seen steady growth since it began. N64 and Sega Genesis games have been added to the service semi-regularly, but the main “value” kicks in when it comes to Switch DLC. Animal Crossing: New Horizons set the stage, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has boosted the…
