This past weekend, Sega held a closed network test for their upcoming kart racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PlayStation 5. To say that I had fun would be an understatement. For the three days that the beta was online, my living room sounded like an arcade — character one-liners being…
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…
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…
After the recent deluges of indie games heading to Nintendo Switch you’d be forgiven for thinking we’d be seeing less announcements for a while, but developer Nigoro has other plans. La Mulana 2, which was in development for several years before finally hitting PC last month, is heading to Switch,…
Another Nintendo Switch firmware update is almost here, and this time around dataminers have got their hands on it first. While this Reddit post by OatmealDome rounds up most of the information, two parts in particular stand out. First, Captain Toad is getting some icon recognition, with Toad and Toadette…
UPDATE: Battle Chef Brigade has officially been updated with the Deluxe version, which includes all of the changes stated below. If you haven’t yet purchased the game, you’re in luck, as it’s on sale in the Switch eShop for just $11.99 right now. Original article: Battle Chef Brigade getting “Deluxe”…
The time is now, champions of shovelry — or rather, we now know when the time will be. Following up on this week’s news of Shovel Knight Showdown’s spade centric slugfest, Yacht Club Games has announced when the upcoming King of Cards expansion and long-awaited amiibo 3-pack will arrive: April…
In just over a month’s time you’ll be able to head back to where the Disgaea series began on Switch with Disgaea 1 Complete. NIS America shared a trailer focusing on a few members of the game’s stars earlier this month, and now a new video has been released showcasing…
The other Broodals have brought their outfits to Super Mario Odyssey, and now it’s time for the most disgusting of them all to make his arrival. Each of them had a gimmick, be it Hariet’s pyrotechnics or Rango and Topper’s hat based trickery. But Spewart? Spewart liked to vomit purple…
After making the briefest appearance around Smash Ultimate’s E3 reveal and getting a spotlight during this month’s Direct, New Donk City Hall has finally gotten its own Smash Blog posting. This iconic location from Mario’s latest and biggest adventure is ready for a new kind of Odyssey, bringing fighters all…
Another great physical edition is coming to us from Limited Run Games, and this time it’s two of the most far out space farers in all of video games. Jammin’ Genesis guys ToeJam & Earl are coming back soon, and now we know you’ll be able to pick up the…
When Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! launch in November, shoppers in Japan can head to 7-11 and get a unique steelbook case for the games featuring dynamic artwork of both Pikachu and Eevee on either side. While we had seen sample images before, a new video gives…
Welcome back to Nintendo Wire’s Echo Location, the series where we voice which Echo Fighters we have our hearts set on for Smash Ultimate! Hot off the announcement of the gorgeous Pro Controller and Special Edition, I’m back to share two more Echo Fighters I’d love to see on my…
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Nintendo’s continued support of indie developers has given the Nintendo Switch a robust library of games made by fans, for fans. Sure, we may have played some of these fantastic games on other systems, including the Wii U, but it doesn’t stop us from wanting to see them on Switch….
