With just about a month and a half under its belt now, it’s safe to say that Mario Kart World has already made an excellent mark on the Nintendo Switch 2’s legacy. Now that the long-awaited release of Donkey Kong Bananza has finally arrived, it feels as if Mario Kart…
If you missed out on nabbing Hello Kitty Island Adventure physically earlier this year, fear not! Publisher Sunblink has announced that it will be producing two new variants of the game for fans who want to take an island vacation with Kitty and friends. Set to release on August 29th,…
Pummeling onto Nintendo Switch 2 systems today, Donkey Kong Bananza’s credits are now public and reveal the voice talent behind Donkey Kong and Pauline. According to IGN, Kôji Takeda is the voice of the game’s main simian superhero. He previously voiced Donkey Kong in the Japanese dub of The Super…
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,…
After a Japanese release date was announced for The Alliance Alive HD earlier this month, it seemed like it was only a matter of time before we got the same for the west – and here it is! NISA has confirmed that it’ll bring the HD version of the 2017…
Astral Chain developer PlatinumGames has said the game is meant to be the “first part of [a] trilogy,” and that no downloadable content is being planned for post-launch. The information comes from an interview with game director Takahisa Taura by IGN Benelux, which was then translated from Dutch thanks to…
The indie sensation that is Terraria has been in the works for the Nintendo Switch for quite some time, with an announcement being made way back in February 2017. Now, it finally has a date, and it’s much sooner than you might think – tomorrow, June 27th! A physical release…
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night finally burst through its Kickstarter journey to the finish line this month. The game’s Nintendo Switch version was released today, but it hasn’t been a smooth launch. Kickstarter backers and fans who purchased the game noticed that there were some performance issues. Redditor Trav_Hogan started…
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