During the Switch 2 Direct earlier this week, Nintendo outlined what it is calling “Switch 2 Enhanced Games” for the new console. As the title suggests, these will be Switch 1 games that feature enhancements for the Switch 2 without being natively developed for the platform. Nintendo Wire currently has…
During today’s Nintendo Treehouse Live stream, Capcom was on hand to showcase some gameplay of Street Fighter 6 running on the Switch 2. While the game is obviously not on par with the visuals for the PC, PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X versions of the game, it does still…
In a surprising bit of news this morning, Nintendo of America has revealed that the pre-order date for the Switch 2 has been delayed so that the company can assess the impact of the latest round of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. GameSpot was given a statement from the…
Compared to hype cycles of Smash Bros. games’ past, Ultimate has had few major news drops in its daily blog updates. Today, however, there’s something of a small revelation, even if many fans could have seen it coming from a mile away. In the text part of today’s blog, unfortunately…
The wonderful folks over at Fangamer sent us all the newly released Undertale for Nintendo Switch products, and we couldn’t be more appreciative of the gesture. Check out what comes inside the package: The complete UNDERTALE soundtrack: Over 100 songs on 2 CDs UNDERTALE sheet music booklet featuring six songs…
We went hands-on with Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! at a New York Nintendo event this weekend. Check out footage of us and Mr. Vacca’s Nintendo Club playing with Eevee!
The next evolution of the Yo-Kai Watch franchise has been postponed slightly in Japan, with the upcoming Switch entry being pushed out of Winter 2018 to a Spring 2019 window, according to the latest issue of CoroCoro. Given that the game is a pretty massive leap forward from its 3DS…
One of the low-key best reveals of the last Smash Direct was that the Mega Man series was extending beyond the Classics and embracing more corners of the franchise. Revealing both Zero as an Assist Trophy and a new arrangement of the opening stage from Mega Man X is hopefully…
Nintendo of America has just released a new video showcasing what each of the upcoming Octoling amiibo will do in Splatoon 2 when they launch in the US on December 7th. Several new outfits like a witch’s costume, a suit of armor, and even a mascot outfit are unlocked by…
Today marks the first update to the Nintendo Switch’s NES Online library. We’ve already seen The Legend of Zelda SP, and Nintendo’s shared a quick video of the three previously scheduled additions: You can play Solomon’s Key, Super Dodgeball, and NES Open Tournament Golf (as well as Zelda…
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle was quite the surprise when it launched last year, blowing away most people’s expectations by mashing together two unlikely franchises into one strategic adventure. Given its critical and commercial success it makes sense that both Nintendo and Ubisoft would want to continue the partnership, and…
Meltan’s reveal has been unlike any other Pokémon’s before, using the install base of GO and the anticipated release of both Let’s Go! titles to the fullest. We got a look at the English equivalent of today’s update for it earlier, and the Japanese Meltan page dedicated to the mysterious…
One of the first new stages revealed for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the Boxing Ring is making a comeback in Smash Ultimate. Its two variants, each modeled for Smash Bros. itself and the Punch-Out!! series, are both back and ready to serve as a suitable stage for any…
Conventional wisdom holds that all the inspired and artistic games are made by little indie teams with a vision, while the AAA studios pump out highly polished yet safer titles on a annual or biannual basis in their never ending quest to make All The Money. So when Ubisoft Montreal…
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