The Switch 2 has had a heck of a media week, especially in Las Vegas. The Consumer Electronics Showcase (Abbreviated as CES) played host to a number of tech giants, including accessory developer Genki who brought mockups of the yet-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch followup console. Genki in specific claimed this was…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of leaks and speculation, with alleged images, specs, and rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 dominating the gaming news cycle. Until Nintendo officially announces something about the much-anticipated console, this flurry of speculation is likely to continue. With that said, let’s continue…
In the realm of retro gaming, a key principle many live by is the idea of the preservation of history. After all, the very nature of the hobby is appreciating that which has been lost to time, and not just games, but hardware itself. This naturally extends to the iconic…
There’s a new Cooking Mama on the way, and thanks to Amazon Germany, we have some new details about Cooking Mama: CookStar. The game contains 90 recipes between its traditional mode and its new vegetarian mode. There are traditional recipes, like hamburgers and fries, and non-traditional fare, like Unicorn food….
Taito and publisher ININ Games have announced a new entry in the classic Bubble Bobble series today, called Bubble Bobble 4 Friends. The game, which will launch exclusively for Switch, follows the classic bubble-blowing puzzle platforming gameplay of the original, but this time with multiplayer for up to four players….
Developer Game Freak has applied for the video game trademark “Little Town Hero” in Japan, which source Japanese Nintendo speculates is the final name for the upcoming Nintendo Switch RPG “Town.” “Town (Working Title),” is a turn-based RPG announced during last year’s September Nintendo Direct that takes place entirely in…
HAMSTER continues to bring the arcade goods home to the Nintendo Switch, with the studio confirming that yet another classic conversion is landing tomorrow – Vs. Gradius. The beloved Konami “shmup” originally started as an arcade release, but this isn’t a port of that version. Instead, as Siliconera reports, it’s…
The storied history of Fire Emblem localizations is something I’ve delved into many times in the past, but at this point the series’ present speaks for itself. Here we are with a massive and contemporary title holding up Nintendo’s summer, letting the series’ growth speak for itself. Best of all,…
Few Final Fantasy moments are more timeless and venerated than that of Final Fantasy VIII’s Rinoa Heartily, meeting her flame-to-be Squall Leonhart and proclaiming to his garbled, pixelated mosaic of a face that he’s “the best looking guy here.” The contrast between Squall’s anime boy studliness and the reality of…
As August turns to September, Switch owners will be able to take a digital trip to Japan’s Shimane Prefecture in Root Letter: Last Answer, an updated port of the 2016 visual novel from Kadokawa Games. In the game you try to uncover the truth behind a murder that took place…
Bandai Namco has confirmed that the upcoming Story of Seasons spin-off starring the iconic Japanese robot cat Doraemon will be launching in the west on October 11th. The game, which has you play as Doraemon’s human friend Noby, involves bringing a farm back to life with the help of his…
It’s almost been a year since Nintendo Switch Online launched and brought with it a library of NES games that has steadily grown ever since. Many fans assumed this was effectively Nintendo’s Virtual Console replacement, but since last September, the service has yet to expand beyond the 8-bit hardware –…
While every Final Fantasy has its share of iconic party members, Final Fantasy IX was a revelation in its day for reviving the classic Jobs with individual characters that infused the basic designs with tons of personality. That was all down to character designer Toshiyuki Itahana, who has continued to…
Killer Queen Black, a port of the indie arcade game Killer Queen, was announced for the Switch at E3 2018. The game was announced to release physically as well as digitally back then; however, the game’s August 2019 placeholder date seems more and more unsure as this month moves along…
Last week, River City Girls gave us a look at Misako, her personality, and her skills in a new trailer — and today her BFF is getting the same treatment. Enter Kyoko, the kind of girl who’d crash her friend’s classes when she doesn’t even go to the same school….
