In a recent discussion with VGC, Nightdive Studios bosses Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman have stated that they feel the company is ready to start tackling Xbox 360 and PS3 remasters. While the company has made a name for itself remastering games from the sixth console generation and earlier, including…
I can’t believe we’re this eager to get Switch 2 news out, but Nintendo has shared a brief look at the Switch 2’s brand-new “C” button ahead of tomorrow’s Direct. On the Nintendo Today app, the latest hype video for the Switch 2 gave us a seven-second look at the…
In an astonishing turn of events, the ROM for BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1 has finally been discovered and dumped for preservation. Over the weekend, LuigiBlood (famous for their preservation efforts and Nintendo Direct leaks) announced that they were finally able to secure a copy of the previously…
If you’ve been itching to get your hands on the newest Monkey Ball game hitting a Nintendo console, you’re in luck! The Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD demo is now available in the Japanese Switch eShop, and the game plays in English. The full game doesn’t launch until October…
Who doesn’t love a good old fashioned Whodunnit? Mediatonic has announced Murder By Numbers — a new mystery-flavored visual novel that combines the classic sleuthing of an adventure game with the numerical grid puzzles of Picross to create a whole new experience. You play as Honor, a TV…
Halloween season has now officially kicked off, as the upcoming spooktacular Luigi’s Mansion 3’s website is now open for business. The web portal is pretty snazzy aesthetically — from the sludgy Gooigi themed banner to the different “floors” that you scroll down, to the fact that it sneakily checks your…
If you’re a fan of Taito’s classic Bubble Bobble series of cute dino-starring arcade action, then you’re in luck — next month’s Bubble Bobble 4 Friends (a modern successor featuring 4-player co-op) will feature the original 1986 Bubble Bobble as a pack-in game for absolutely free, complete with the traditional…
Nintendo has been in hot water for months now when it comes to its controllers. The biggest sticking point for many has been the Joy-Con, which initially shipped with defects ranging from weak reception to a tendency to “drift” over time and use, with Nintendo of America offering to fix…
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 has a small collection of retro goodness when it comes to its events, but on top of those a selection of minigames takes on the old school charm. Blending 8 and 16-bit graphics to bring Mario and Sonic back to their…
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UPDATE: And Galarian Ponyta has been officially revealed by a new YouTube video! Check it out: It’s also confirmed that it’ll be Psychic type, not Fairy! We’re finally seeing the first bits of information regarding Galarian Ponyta, who saw numerous appearances in a 24 hour livestream over the…
Platformer Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair launched for Switch today, and Playtonic Games is celebrating the occasion by bringing their style to Super Mario Maker 2. The developers at Playtonic have designed a stage called “The Impossible Lair” that requires players to change their state in order to progress throughout…
The newest trailer for Nintendo’s upcoming Ring Fit Adventure for Switch features a montage of clips showing off the sport game’s task to keep players moving, moving, moving. Using the Ring-Con and Leg Strap while running, flexing, and more will open up an entirely new world for you to explore!…
Update: It appears as though rewards are getting sent out to players who participated in Tetris 99’s 7th Maximus Cup that featured the Super Kirby Clash theme near the end of September. If you’re one of those people who earned 100 points in the Cup, you’ll want to head to…
Today marks the release of Lab Zero’s longtime coming followup to Skullgirls. Indivisible is now available for other home consoles and PC, though the Nintendo Switch release is still nebulously ‘Coming Soon’. That doesn’t mean we can’t get in on the hype though, as a launch trailer shows some of…
