Six and a half years after Hollow Knight: Silksong was announced as a full-fledged follow up to Hollow Knight, it’s finally in our hands. In the time since its announcement, Silksong’s hype and popularity have grown to almost mythical proportions and now that it’s here we have to ask, can…
Build-A-Bear and Pokémon have become a pretty iconic duo over the years, and both the Build-A-Bear Company and The Pokémon Company are keeping the good times rolling with the announcement of a new addition to its lineup: Litten. The cute fire cat is set to release on September…
If you were holding onto a New 2DS XL as a dedicated handheld console, it might be time to finally send it to pasture. In a post on Twitter, Nintendo of Japan has announced that it is officially ending repair support for the offshoot model of the 3DS family. Back…
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Aside from the fantastic game library that’s available for the Switch, one of the things I love most about Nintendo’s newest system is the fact that I can get excited over and over again whenever a new pair of Joy-Cons is announced. I was ecstatic when the Pink and Green…
UPDATE (1/11/18): Developer Fabraz continues to tease fans with its upcoming Slime-san plush with new imagery. This time, the shared photo on Twitter reveals a whole box full of Slime-san and his bird friend (who come as a pair and are attached to one another) in full plush form. …
The anticipation leading up to today’s “surprise” Direct Mini was of a fervor rarely seen. After a predicted announcement of the presentation on Tuesday fell through, Nintendo played coy, blithely posting images of Chibi-Robo immolated and a Mii in a hotdog costume. The internet devolved into a mad mosh of…
I never thought I’d be so excited about paint and spiders, but here we are with the latest update on Kirby Star Allies. Thanks to the surprise Mini Direct, we’ve gotten a new trailer showing off abilities, Helpers and plenty of teamwork for Kirby’s next big adventure. Kirby’s got some…
Getting closer to its February 27th release date, Payday 2 is bringing something — nay, someone — new to the heist planning table! Touched upon in today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Payday 2 is getting a timed exclusive in the form of a new character: Joy. This Japanese hacking guru comes…
Pre-orders for the newly announced Switch titles are now live at GameStop! Dark Souls: Remastered Mario Tennis: Aces The World Ends with You: Final Remix Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Ys VIII:m Lacrimosa of Dana Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Kirby: Star Allies
Fe and Celeste were paired together in today’s Nintendo Direct Mini. Both games will have you exploring and traversing new worlds in two very different approaches. Check out the trailers at the 10:38 mark below. FE Fe is a goregeous game that completely immerses you in nature. Get ready to…
Completing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is still one of my proudest Wii U memories, and the game more than deserves a replay every now and then. The frigid fun of a frozen over DK Island is about to get even easier to jump into (and through) now, as it’s…
This won’t come as a total surprise since we saw his Rabbid counterpart last year, but now we have our first look at what Donkey Kong — the regular, non-Rabbid form — looks like in Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. Donkey Kong’s intro trailer shows just why he’s the leader…
The Nintendo press site has updated with new box art for both Kirby: Star Allies and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Nintendo Switch. Check them out below!
The Wii U’s Mario Tennis Ultra Smash disappointed Mario sports fans around the globe for multiple reasons, but it looks like Nintendo are course correcting with this latest entry for Switch. Not only does Mario Tennis Aces seem to spruce up its courts from the drab and simple stadiums seen…
