It’s that time of year again; the air is getting colder, leaves are falling, and the days are getting shorter. All of these signs point to one thing: holiday sales are rolling out! Indeed, it’s the perfect time of year to chip away at your wishlist as retailers everywhere start…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
The year of wild collaborations continues! Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble has revealed two new collaborations, featuring the iconic Kaiju Godzilla and the digital diva Hatsune Miku. Both collabs will be available on November 26th as a part of the big 2.0 update. While the update itself is free, Godzilla…
One of the nicest little surprises in the last Nintendo Direct was Silent Hope, a new rougelike-RPG hybrid from Marvelous set in the Rune Factory universe, with the rather unique premise that all of its heroes and people have been rendered mute by a grand curse. And now Marvelous has…
People are quick to call the Switch old and haggard these days. “It’s been out for over six years. Nintendo needs to upgrade. When is the Switch 2 coming,” says the strawman I made up in my head. Well, guess what? Japan’s sales of the console last month were the…
During the last Nintendo Direct we finally got a look at the next Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course wave where we got a glimpse at a new track and three returning characters. Now we have a new trailer covering everything to expect! The new and returning courses…
Koroks have only become more iconic with the release of Tears of the Kingdom, albeit for some rather sinister reasons, but that doesn’t stop them being adorable. Naturally Nintendo of Japan is ready to capitalize on that resurgence in popularity, restocking old items and producing some new Korok goods for…
If you’ve somehow exhausted the amount of first-person dungeon delving on the Nintendo Switch offered by the likes of the recently released Etrian Odyssey Collection then Aksys Games might have your back. The company has confirmed that this September it will be releasing Mon-Yu: Defeat Monsters And Gain Strong Weapons…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
Toby Fox is a man – er, dog – known for being… shall we say… a bit cheeky. Trollish, if we’re less euphemistic. In addition to a recent Deltarune development update, Toby spilled about a little piece of cut Undertale content that would’ve played if you reached the hallway with…
Next week, fans of the Atelier series will be able to go back to where it all began with a remake of the very first entry in the series, Atelier Marie. If you’re unsure how the game plays, though, Koei Tecmo and Gust have your back with a trailer detailing…
Anime Expo took place over the weekend and as part of the show Atlus revealed a new trailer for the upcoming Persona 5 Tactica. This video focuses on a trio of characters – returning protagonist and Smash alumn Joker, the cute not-a-cat Morgana, and newcomer Erina. We get plenty of…
With another major Nintendo release on the horizon it’s once again time for Tetris 99 to get dressed up for the occasion. It’s been confirmed that the next Maximus Cup theme will be Pikmin 4, and naturally it’s set to feature a bunch of cute nods to the game. Each…
In July 2022, Nintendo launched a “Wide Care” subscription service in Japan that effectively acted as a paid extended warranty, allowing for up to six repairs a year on a Switch (or Joy-Cons, dock, AC adapter, etc.) for a relatively low cost – 200 yen a month or 2000 a…
It doesn’t seem like we can make it more than a few weeks without another Switch 2 rumor from popping up. While many of them over the past several years have proven to be nothing more than Grade-A BS, there is a possibility that this latest rumor just might have…
