Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
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 long-running Civilization series is no stranger to console ports, but usually they’re on the pared down side. It seems like that’s about to change, with publisher 2K Games announcing that Civilization VI is heading to the Nintendo Switch on November 16th. In the official press release below it’s confirmed…
The upcoming Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! are sure to fill plenty of players with nostalgia, but some of the most powerful flashbacks will likely come from the soundtrack. What we’ve heard of it already sounds fantastic, and we’ve got even better news – a “Super Music…
Well folks, the rumors were true. Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD has been officially unveiled, and it’s coming to the Nintendo Switch! For those of you unfarmiliar with the title, Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition is a complete retelling of Final Fantasy XV with scaled down visuals…
A demo for the Blue Bomber’s next outing is now available in the Switch’s eShop! The Mega Man 11 demo covers Block Man’s stage while featuring two different weapons. It’s there for absolutely free, so pick it up if you want to give the game a whirl. Download the…
Welcome back to Echo Location, where we speculate about which Echo Fighters could be the next potential candidates for the Smash brothers roster. Last time, the wonderful Ricky Berg talked about both the gooey and the godlike, and next time Logan Plant will once again take the reins. Today though,…
Emotional and complex walking simulation game Gone Home has released for Nintendo Switch today, and there’s no better way to celebrate its arrival on Nintendo’s hybrid than by a special reveal for the title. Production company iam8bit is now offering both a physical edition of the game and a special…
So now that I’ve interviewed Suda51, it’s time to confess — I haven’t actually played one of his games before. I’m ashamed to admit it, and it certainly puts my blurry selfie I took with him in a more negative light. While I’m well aware of his status and prestige,…
My favorite time of year is not Christmas, nor E3, nor some third event that falls somewhere between “national holiday” and “gamer news con” — it’s PAX West, a time in which developers big and small descend upon Seattle to showcase their blood, sweat, and tears before the masses. I…
Some Alolan forms rose above the rest to supplant the original, Kanto versions of their Pokémon. For Exeggutor, that’s both figurative and literal as the sky high Grass/Dragon has grown into an iconic part of the seventh generation of games and is making its way to Smash via Poké Ball….
One of next year’s biggest releases is bound to be the upcoming Yoshi game from Good-Feel, following in the adorable footsteps of Yoshi’s Woolly World. Now, thanks to an accidental leak on Nintendo’s website, we may know its final title – Yoshi’s Crafted World. We can confirm it’s legitimate, all…
The number of fighting games available for Switch has been growing at a great and steady rate. Big names like Capcom, Arc System Works, and soon Bandai Namco are complemented by plenty of indie efforts and first-time forays, like Nicalis’ Blade Strangers. Now a new challenger enters to similarly bridge…
Nintendo Switch owners will be able to take a trip on the Hogwarts Express next month, as Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced its LEGO Harry Potter compilation, LEGO Harry Potter Collection, will be coming to the platform. LEGO Harry Potter Collection will contain both LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4…
