We’re just 24 hours away from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, and I can hardly contain my excitement! Nintendo has officially confirmed that tomorrow’s presentation will run for a full hour—packed with updates, reveals, and likely a release date and pricing information. But, SUPRISE! That’s not all: they’ve also announced…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
With the Switch 2 unveiling happening in just mere days, it seems likely that developers would already be creating games for Nintendo’s upcoming platform. Nintendo obviously wants people to upgrade ASAP, so why would it hold back dev kits? A rumor last week (from Insider Gaming) stated that Nintendo is…
As promised, Festivale is almost here! The event, which brings back the dancing peacock Pavé, will involve collecting feathers of different colors. Check out the trailer below: The Festivale update will launch on January 28th ahead of the event itself on February 15th, while the Mario-themed update is…
Things are about to get wild in the upcoming series of ranked battles in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Beginning on February 1st, Trainers will be allowed to have one restricted Pokémon on their team in ranked mode, and there are more than a few heavy hitters on the list of…
We’re less than a month away from the release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, and the wait is becoming too much to bear! Thankfully, Nintendo UK has shared some new info, a bunch of screenshots, and more details on the game’s updated controls and player movement. The…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is going to be four years old in just a couple of months from now. And yet, if you think that’s stopped people from playing or if you think you’ve seen everything the game has to offer, prepare for a reality check…
Katsuhiro Harada needs no introduction with respect to fighting games. As his Twitter bio states, he’s worked on Tekken for the past 26 years, regularly attending events and communicating with fans the world over. One such interaction over the weekend will certainly be interesting to Nintendo fans, as Harada-san “would…
The classic Sega Mega Drive platformer Monster World IV is getting a 3D make-over later this year in Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World, with involvement from several members of the original team. Now, we have a brand-new trailer showing off the game in action. Check it out: …
Retro revivals can be tough. There’s always the sense of needing to live up to and pay tribute to the source of inspiration, but too much fidelity can make it seem like you have nothing to offer. A couple years back I played through The Messenger, which sought to revisit…
The Max Raid Battle scene is going to be busier than usual this weekend. Announced in-game and on the official Pokémon site, there’s some extra special Wild Area News today. From now until Sunday, January 24th, at 3:59 p.m. PT, Year of the Ox-themed Max Raid Battles are happening! Out…
We’re getting closer to the release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury on Nintendo Switch! That means it’s time to bring out more advertisements for the game. On Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube channel, a part of television commercials have been released. We’ve combined the two 30 seconds ad into…
For fans of Greek Mythology-inspired media of recent time, take note: Ubisoft’s Immortals Fenyx Rising is having a collaboration with Netflix animated series Blood of Zeus for a limited time. From now until January 28th, a quest called “A tribute to family” themed around Blood of Zeus will be available…
It’s an age-old question that can be applied to just about any situation, and this week Nintendo has applied it to a new Ninji Speedrun course in Super Mario Maker 2. Announced yesterday on Twitter, this Super Mario Bros. 2 focused course will task players with using enemies and obstacles…
Like all of the most recent first-party Nintendo Switch titles, games since the last generation of consoles have begun to completely phase out from including instruction booklets with their physical cartridges. However, many fans have consistently released their own versions of the small handbooks to fill the empty cases on…
