The Nintendo Switch 2 has officially been unveiled. Nintendo confirmed it comes with 256GB of internal storage, which is eight times more than the original Switch. But here’s the thing: games have never been bigger. AAA titles like Cyberpunk 2077 clock in at a massive 64 gigs. If you’re anything…
No sooner did Nintendo confirm that the Switch 2 utilizies DLSS and will support ray-tracing that Nvidia has now given us a breakdown of the CPU and GPU the console will contain. While there aren’t raw numbers to compare against Nintendo’s rivals, we do know that not only are DLSS…
During yesterday’s Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo spent a surprisingly decent chunk of time describing GameChat, a new system feature that is basically like all of the social features Microsoft introduced to the Xbox 360 20 years ago. It’s charming how old-school Nintendo can be sometimes, but one thing that wasn’t…
With Smash comes amiibo, and while we’ve known that all new fighters would be receiving the amiibo treatment we’d only seen Inkling, Ridley, and Wolf up to this point. During today’s Direct though, plenty of returning and brand new characters got the chance to tap in and join the ranks…
The final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct before the game’s launch has revealed that 59 Assist Trophies will be available in the game, including newcomers like Spring Man, Akira, Wily Capsule and more. The following Assist Trophies were all confirmed to be appearing in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate during the…
One of the bigger reveals in today’s Smash Direct was easily the game’s new Spirits feature that’s connected to the Adventure Mode. Called World of Light, it’s sending players on a journey alongside Kirby to save the rest of the fighters and Nintendo characters. Accompanying its reveal was a rendition…
The next Super Smash Bros. is going to be truly Ultimate. Not content to dish out another slate of banal single-player modes, Sakurai has returned to the Adventure Mode model once more. Titled “World of Light,” what we’ve seen makes Subspace Emissary look like a bunch of kiddies playing around…
At the tail end of today’s Smash Bros. Direct, Masahiro Sakurai began speaking about DLC. Five packs, each containing a fighter, stage, and multiple music tracks will be produced but alongside them will be one other playable character separate from the now christened Fighter Pass. If you register your copy…
Turning up the heat right from the get go, two new fighters have come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Shattering leaks and entering the ring are the Street Fighter Ken as a Ryu Echo Fighter, and the Pokémon Incineroar. We’ll have more on these fighters as information is revealed and…
The final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct before the game’s launch is upon us! Check out the presentation below and follow along with us via our live blog!
It’s been a couple months since the last Smash Direct back in August, and with another one due in just a matter of hours, as of this writing, that means a whole new month of potential Smash Blog posts to look forward to. Closing things out for this stretch of…
I’m a Super Smash Bros. Junkie. I’ve long said that the hype leading up to the release of a new Smash Bros. game is just as exciting as the game itself, and that’s definitely been true with Smash Ultimate over the last few months. Now, many of you may have…
Splatoon 2 may not be getting any more new stages, but its older ones are prime real estate for some renovations. The Reef, one of the first revealed stages for the game, is getting a little work done to make for a better place for squid kids to play with…
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Next week, the cute and bubbly World of Final Fantasy will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch along with its fancy new MAXIMA-edition content. This week’s issue of Famitsu features an interview with the game’s Director, Hiroki Chiba, which has handily been translated by Siliconera. While various topics…
