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…
Though JoJo fans are likely still shook from the announcement of a Stone Ocean anime, there’s still a faint Golden Wind blowing through Jump Force. Bandai Namco released a dedicated gameplay trailer for Giorno Giovanna, the main character of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s Part 5. Like fellow playable JoJo…
It’s been just over two weeks since Monster Hunter Rise released on Switch, and the hunt shows no signs of stopping. Previously we reported that 4 million copies of the game had shipped, but per a new release from Capcom they’ve revised that number to “…exceeding 5 million units one…
It’s a known fact that Masahiro Sakurai puts his all into the direction and development of Super Smash Bros., but it’s his recurring tributes to game anniversaries and releases that’s impressing me this year. This last week saw another handful of titles get that attention, ranging from one of his…
Tons of Nintendo news dropped this week! Make sure you didn’t miss anything by checking out these highlights. This week’s top stories Pre-orders for Limited Run Games’ DOOM: The Classics Collection are now live and will run until May 2nd, 2021. Niantic’s Pikmin AR game is being beta…
Welcome to Mii Weekly with Hero TJ! This show features headlines, impressions, and an assortment of variety segments all centered around Nintendo. In this edition, we cover the Nintendo Wire interview with the team behind NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection, plus Ryu Hyubasa’s potential inclusion in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. We…
There has been a disturbance in The Force… Many have been patiently awaiting more news on the latest entry in the LEGO Star Wars series for quite some time now. The absolutely massive title is planned to boast a fully open world, a new quest system, and a story that…
SNK has been busy on the eShop since the Switch’s launch. With Hamster they’ve brought a considerable amount of their titles via the Arcade Archives line, and more recently they’ve begun reviving their own handheld on Nintendo’s latest portable console. We’ve spotlighted some of the NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection releases…
Nintendo’s been putting out these cute, monthly updates for Animal Crossing for a full year now. Last year May was the very first, no doubt due to April’s closeness to launch. Even if you’ve seen these before, why not join in to bring spring back to New Horizons? …
PlatinumGames decided to bring back last year’s April Fools’ joke in a big way. Previously they had shown Sol Cresta, a shoot ’em up successor to both Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta. These classics, currently owned by Hamster, are all about “docking” your ship with upgrades – you have to…
NEO: The World Ends With You was one of the bigger surprise reveals of 2020, but we haven’t heard much from it since. Thankfully that’ll soon be changing! In a message from Tetsuya Nomura, the game’s creative producer and character designer, it’s confirmed that news regarding NEO will drop on…
Announced a few days late but just in time for the weekend, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has revealed some new spirits on the way! It feels like everybody is playing Monster Hunter Rise, but be sure to take a break from Kamura Village to grab these three new additions from…
Pokémon Trainers of the Galar region awoke to a surprise April Fools’ prank in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Out in the Wild Areas, Magikarps have flooded Max Raid Battles and you can’t even catch them afterward! This prank, bizarre to say the least, at least tells you upfront you can’t catch…
