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…
The final chapter of WayForward’s Shantae: Half-Genie Hero has finally launched, and it promises to be an exciting and interesting adventure. For one, you won’t be playing as Shantae in this installment. Instead, it offers a mechanic where you get to play as Shantae’s three best friends: Bolo, Rotty and…
The 2016 reboot of the oh-so-famous game Doom finally got its Nintendo release just under a month ago, for the Switch. If you never got around to playing it during its initial release (or you just loved it so much you wish you could take it everywhere you go), it…
Frozenbyte’s Nine Parchments is now live on the Nintendo eShop, available to download for all Switch owners. The game, described on Nintendo’s site as a “co-op action-RPG game of magic mayhem,” sees players embarking on a magical quest, unlocking new characters, staves and wizard hats, mastering spells and fighting “strange…
If you’ve been gaming in any capacity for the past decade you’ve no doubt played one of TT Games’ Lego-branded licensed adventures. Like clockwork, the company has pushed out at least one game every year since 2005, usually with the same basic mechanics and structure. Unfortunately, they quickly became hit-or-miss,…
The first of three DLC packs for Fire Emblem Warriors is set to be featured in Famitsu, which has revealed several new screenshots and information. The Fire Emblem Fates pack will add Fire Emblem Fates characters Azura, Niles and Oboro as playable fighters, the latter two having already appeared in…
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I’ve seen Street Fighter crossed over with plenty of things, from X-Men to Hello Kitty, but I never would’ve expected this. This time the robots in disguise have scanned not vehicles, but World Warriors, with four figures releasing in the lineup in Japan. Bringing back the original Street…
While Mega Man 11 was revealed for Switch, it might’ve been a little lonely without the rest of the Classic series. Capcom’s got us covered, with Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 both set to release on Nintendo Switch! These’ll bring games 1 through 6 in the first Collection…
Capcom’s Mega Man 30th Anniversary stream got off to a great start, revealing that all of the Mega Man X titles would be coming to Nintendo Switch and other platforms. After some fond words from members of those games’ staff, an 8-bit video began to run showing off where the…
The Nintendo Switch is quickly becoming my go-to place to feed my appetite for punishingly hard platformers. Back in August the boldly bouncy Slime-san wormed its way into my brain, followed more recently by the gravity defying visionary VVVVVV. Soon we’ll see legendary game designer Edmund McMillen’s meaty mascot beefing…
Warning: Minor spoilers regarding the main game and the Captured Memories quest are discussed below. The Champions’ Ballad DLC is almost upon us at this point, and after marathoning Super Mario Odyssey for the past month I know that, personally, I’m ready for a change of pace. The prospect of…
This Thursday 5pb. will be bringing its multiplayer beat ’em up Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds to the Nintendo Switch, which previously released for PC, PS4, Vita and Xbox 360. A chibi-filled spin-off of the fighting game Phantom Breaker, it has multiple modes and even four player co-op. If this interests…
