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…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
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…
If you’re a fan of classic SNES-era RPGs then you might want to keep an eye on Chained Echoes from Matthias Linda and Deck 13 Spotlight. Directly inspired by that age of JRPGs, Chained Echoes goes all out with gorgeous pixel visuals, while the game itself has a focus on…
The World Ends With You and its sequel both have iconic soundtracks but if you’ve want to jam to the tunes in a rhythm game then you’ve had to boot up your copy of the excellent Final Fantasy Theatrhythm: Curtain Call and grab them as DLC… Until now, at least….
Nintendo is no stranger to partnering with big names to advertise its products and naturally for Nintendo Switch Sports the company is reaching out to actual athletes. This latest commercial from Nintendo of Australia features former Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt and his son, Clay, who has also won a…
The adorable Game Boy-inspired puzzle platformer Save me Mr Tako is soon getting a physical edition from Limited Run Games and it’s set to be just as cute as the game itself. While there are a variety of options to choose from, including the game just by itself, it’s the…
While the new September release date for 3 and 2’s Octo Expansion being added to the NSO Expansion Pass were clearly today’s biggest pieces of news for the Splatoon series, this new discovery could be just as important to fans. Nintendo Switch Online’s Save Data Cloud feature isn’t the most…
Back when Nintendo announced that a more expensive tier of its already flawed online service was going to be released, Nintendo fans were a bit… upset, to say the least — with its announcement trailer being Nintendo’s most disliked video of all-time. But, as time went on, the Nintendo Switch…
Update: Nintendo has shared the official box art for Splatoon 3. Check it out! Well this was an unexpected surprise! Just a few days ago, Nintendo announced that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was moving its release from September to July, and now, we have a better idea why….
Alright, ’90s kids! Go get yourself a bowl of your favorite sugary cereal and get in your most comfy PJs. Nintendo has just dropped three classic Sega Genesis titles to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, and all of them are bangers. Shining Force 2, Sonic Spinball,…
In recent years, fans and critics have been asking the real hard questions about game design: namely, why can’t we always pet a dog? Indeed, even a masterpiece like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild egregiously lacks the ability to pet furry friends as you come across them….
It was announced just this week that the long-awaited Digimon Survive would finally be releasing on July 28th in Japan and July 29th in the rest of the world, and now we have even more to make that release tangible: the box art reveal for the JP version, which will…
The state of Nintendo Switch Online’s various emulators is always a source of fascination and intrigue, and now we have a look under the cover: a whole ton of new data has been mined from the console that hints at Nintendo’s upcoming plans. First is a leaked NES Online application…
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed released *checks calendar* 14 years ago??? The hack and slash action game features an edgy and brooding main character, which was the style at the time, with lead character Starkiller secretly serving under Darth Vader, hunting down Jedi. The Nintendo Switch port has just been…
