It may have been obvious to fans that the upcoming film Sonic the Hedgehog 3 would be taking some elements from the 2001 Dreamcast title Sonic Adventure 2, but the connections might be going deeper than anticipated. In a new interview with GamesRadar+, Sonic 3 producer Toby Ascher that the…
What’s that carving down the slopes of nostalgia, big stupid noses guiding to a ski lift? Why, it’s Snowboard Kids! The fan-favorite N64 racing game that continues to elude the Switch Online service is getting a little more love from the folks at Fangamer. No strangers to Atlus merch, this…
As time marches on, a surprisingly large number of older games continue to be lost to the annals of history. Thankfully, today is an incredibly happy day for fans of Nintendo’s 64-bit console. In a new video on the YouTube channel Hard4Games, we finally have confirmation that the lost N64…
YouTube gaming channel GameXplain has put together a video exploring and analyzing the graphics of upcoming game Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The over-14-minute-long video done by GameXplain member “brainchild” is titled “A Generational Leap! Animal Crossing: New Horizons Early Graphics Tech Analysis (Reveal Trailer)” and dives into the…
The ever-popular dad dating sim Dream Daddy finally has a release date for the Nintendo Switch, and it’s arriving very soon – next week, in fact. Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator available soon on:💦iOS/Android: June 25th💦🔥Nintendo Switch: July 2nd🔥🍆Date Dads on the go!🍆 pic.twitter.com/bImL1a2jlv — Dream Daddy (@dreamdaddygame)…
If you’re a fan of steelbooks you might want to keep your eyes, and wallet, open for this one coming out of Belgium & the Netherlands. According to GameMania.nl’s Luigi’s Mansion 3 listing, pre-orders for the game will come with a free glow-in-the-dark steelbook. It will seemingly be exclusive to…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “*Kricketune cry*” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. So. Uh. What happened this week? Pictured: Video Game News. Okay, it wasn’t like nothing happened. Two pretty…
The final fight between Chaos and Order is nearly upon us, and Nintendo has just dropped a Splat Bomb of an announcement. While we knew all the Shifty Stations would be returning and a new one would be along for the ride, it looks like this last stage is getting…
Our weekly Three Houses character roundup took a break last week for E3, but the introductions didn’t! A plethora of new students (and one new adult) have been introduced via the official FE Twitter account, and there’s all replete with introductions and bios. Let’s break it down, shall we? First…
The Fire Emblem: Three Houses main theme is a certificable bop, filled with the same hypercharged lyricism and sweeping hooks as any proper anime opening. And now it’ll be getting a proper CD release… in Japan, at least, where the song has received an official title of フレスベルグの少女～風花雪月～ or Hræsvelgr…
Super Mario Maker 2’s release is nearly here. On June 28th, the creative floodgates will open, with hundreds of thousands of brand new Super Mario Bros. levels to conquer. When a date was finally announced and retailers listed pre-orders for the title, the North American audience was soon envious of…
There are few arcade games I love quite like Space Harrier, with its surreal aesthetic, amazing soundtrack, and fun gameplay loop making it stand the test of time despite first releasing in Japanese arcades back in 1986. Now, the game is heading to Switch as part of Sega Ages, and…
PlatinumGames has been riding high for a bit now, with Nier: Automata’s glowing success (on every current platform save Switch…) and the upcoming releases Astral Chain and Bayonetta 3 (these two exclusive to Switch). They’ve made no secret of a little something they’d like to work on, though, and that’s…
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night hit most major platforms this week, with an imminent Nintendo Switch release on the 25th. The slight delay may end up working out better for the Nintendo faithful, however, as the game’s release has come alongside a nasty game-breaking bug that forces you to restart…
From Mario invading Rabbids to Star Fox barrel rolling through Atlas, Nintendo’s no slouch when it comes to licensing out their franchises to third-party developers. The Legend of Zelda in particular has been around the block a few times, having three mainline entries — Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons,…
