Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
The next GO Battle League-themed event for Pokémon GO’s Season of World of Wonders is here. This time it’s a weekend-long affair and it overlaps with another event, Rivals Week. Trainers who have their sights set on the GBL will enjoy increased battle sets, free and paid Timed Research, and…
Seeing the Sega Ages lineup continue to grow in the Nintendo Switch’s eShop really does make me happy. Already an established branding, this and the Sega 3D Classics Collection on 3DS have been benchmarks in retro revivalism. Keeping things going, two more games have been added to Switch today: …
Hot on the heels of God Eater 3’s, we’ve got another demo for Nintendo Switch! This time it’s for Square Enix’s imminent Dragon Quest Builders 2, which will have you venture to the Isle of Awakening to get the hang of the basics. Dragon Quest Builders 2 launches for Switch…
Shareholder meetings might not always be the first place you think of when it comes to long-awaited potential news, but with Nintendo’s most recent gathering a small bit of info may give hope to those unsatisfied with the NES Online Service. President Shuntaro Furukawa was asked specifically if Nintendo had…
One of my more anticipated releases this year is not by a big name studio, but a small indie fighter based on a card game. Fantasy Strike, which was announced for Switch last year, finally has a release date: July 25th. In a blog post, developer Sirlin Games details some…
The next design in PDP’s line of GameCube inspired Switch controllers will feature the Blue Blur himself, Sonic the Hedgehog! The controller is blue on the front and red on the back — to match the color of Sonic’s shoes, naturally. The buttons in the middle of the controller add…
If there’s one thing that can sell people on a video game, it’s nostalgia. We’re at a point in time when people will flock to a title if it’s a remake of a game they grew up playing. Activision is no stranger to this phenomenon, and as a result we’ve…
While the Nintendo Switch port of Final Fantasy IX is pretty solid, one issue has plagued it since launch – a music bug that restarts tracks after every battle or Tetra Master match. While it may not sound like much on the surface, it means it’s practically impossible to listen…
Don’t pack away your couldrons just yet, as yet another Atelier game has been confirmed for localization this year – Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout. The game was only just announced for Japan last month, with a September 26 release date in the region. Those of us…
Ahead of its July 12th release date, Bandai Namco is giving Switch owners a playable preview of God Eater 3. Titled “God Eater 3 Action Demo,” you’ll be focusing on the hack-and-slash fighting mechanics by taking down enemies left and right. To play the demo for yourself, just search for…
It has been roughly two weeks since the announcement of both The Hero from Dragon Quest and Banjo-Kazooie in Smash, which means that Sakurai has once again descended from his heavenly loft to bequeath upon us another Famitsu column where he discusses their appearance in Smash Ultimate, focusing on their…
The end of an era is coming in fast, with Splatoon 2’s Splatocolypse less than a month away. Pearl and Marina put out the broadcast to set the stage properly, sharing their reasons for supporting Chaos and Order respectively. You, too, can make your decision now ahead of the mid-July…
Many of today’s consumer electronics are currently manufactured in China, and video game consoles are no exception, with an expected 96% of those manufactured expected to come from the region in 2018. That figure comes from a joint letter written up by Nintendo of America, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Microsoft,…
