Over the course of the past couple years or so, the Super Mario Bros. series has seen quite a bit of change. When Charles Martinet stepped down from his role as the voice of Mario, that took many fans by surprise. That wouldn’t be the last of the well-known Mario…
Last November, we ran an op/ed speculating about the performance improvements the Nintendo Switch 2 could bring to the vast library of Switch 1 games. While some have gotten native ports or Switch 2-specific updates, it would be impossible for Nintendo and every other publisher to update all 5,987 games…
As people discovered yesterday, the newly released Nintendo Switch 2 is compatible with a variety of generic USB webcams for use with GameChat. That’s great for people who already have a webcam in their possession and don’t want to shell out for Nintendo’s official camera. What if you wanted to…
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is the forthcoming free-to-play cross-platform video game entry in the popular card game series slated to release within a month or two, and Konami has begun detailing the game in a series of videos. The first tackles profile customization, noting that besides changing card art, you can…
No, it’s not the SNES port of Pac-Man — Super Pac-Man is a 1982 sequel to the little yellow munching circle that could. Remember that period? Where in the wake of Pac-Man’s thunderous success, they (“they” being multiple developers with a hand in the rights, not just Namco) released like…
Humongous Entertainment released two of their point-and-click classics on Switch just a couple days ago, and while Putt-Putt Travels Through Time seems to be clear of issues, the same can’t be said for Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell. The game has giant chunks of missing…
2020’s Breath of the Wild psuedo-prequel Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity made a splash early on by becoming Koei Tecmo’s best selling musou title. While sales have naturally slowed since it passed 3 million units in November of 2020, another milestone has just been reached. As revealed by the game’s…
Ascended Heroes are a relatively new idea in Fire Emblem Heroes. So far only original characters from the mobile game’s own realms have gotten this kind of class change treatment, but thanks to an upcoming and extra fortunate addition that’s set to change. Alongside fellow Fire Emblem: The…
Getting the grass in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity’s Hyrule Field right was apparently very time consuming, as according to art director Yuu Oohashi, it took “about half of development time.” The information was shared in a previous issue of the Japanese Nintendo Dream magazine, which featured an interview with some of…
It’s been quite some time since Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal played basketball, but since he retired from the game he’s spent his time in various business and charity ventures. One of his greatest passions is his yearly “Shaq-A-Claus” event put on by The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, where thousands of toys, meals,…
After securing stellar critical reception and the biggest launch in the series’ history, Shin Megami Tensei V is closing in on another well-deserved milestone. According to Famitsu, the latest entry in the core SMT series has passed 800,000 units sold already, closing in on that coveted million seller mark. Atlus…
Back in May 2020, PC players of the sandbox RPG Terraria were given the “Journey’s End” update which was described as being the patch that made the core game “complete”. Now, the update has finally hit Switch. Journey’s End not only tweaks things but it also adds a…
The release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus has snuck up on us, less than a month away after Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl released only in November. Now the ads for the game are rolling out, and it looks sharper and sharper with each new look: Alongside the generic…
Now that we’ve entered 2022, the obtusely named Triangle Strategy is releasing in just a few months. Square Enix saw fit to mark the occasion by revealing the game’s box art on the holiday, and it doesn’t disappoint for fans of the developer’s previous titles. Like Octopath Traveler…
The Nintendo Switch has been delivering hit after hit since its 2017 launch, with multiple established series getting a chance to shine on the handheld hybrid wonder. 2021 saw several of its own, often from third party developers — NEO The World Ends with You finally took us back to…
