Ever since the unveiling of the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware last month, eagle-eyed fans have been speculating whether the Joy-Con featured in the teaser trailer was hiding additional functionality. In the footage, the Joy-Con is seen moving across a table in an upright position, behaving almost like a computer mouse….
With no games being officially announced for the Nintendo Switch 2 yet and the official unveiling happening in a little under two months, we’re going to be getting blasted with rumors in the coming weeks. Like clockwork, another rumor has landed today that asserts Square Enix is prioritizing Final Fantasy…
With rising inflation driving prices up across the globe and the Japanese yen being in a particularly dire place at the moment, it stands to reason that the price of the upcoming Switch 2 is going to be higher than the previous console. Many people have been throwing out numbers…
Sonic Mania will finally be out tomorrow — you can see how much I enjoyed it in my review of it right here. To mark the release, Sega’s uploaded a brand new launch trailer. It takes plenty from the recently revealed opening animation, and there’s also some new gameplay you…
Pocket Rumble, a simplified one-on-one fighting game that harkens back to the days of the Neo Geo Pocket Color, was first announced as a Switch console exclusive way back in the Nindies Nintendo Direct in February. In the video, Pocket Rumble was given a release date of March 2017. Fast…
Disclaimer: The following review was completed using the PlayStation 4 version of Sonic Mania. After playing through on the Switch version as well, we’ve determined impressions and score still hold though there are some minor performance issues on the system. Some of my earliest memories are of playing Sonic 2…
Last week Gust announced it would be bringing the next entry in its Atelier series to the Nintendo Switch, though the developer didn’t share many details. Now, thanks to Gematsu, we have a few screenshots and a much better idea of the game’s characters and setting. Atelier Lydie & Souer…
Looks like sucker punches will have a whole new meaning in ARMS. Whether or not you’ve been following the recent ARMS data mine, this latest tweet definitely points us in the right direction of the game’s new character — their theme being “Sweet.” Not only that; this image gives us…
Splatoon 2’s the hottest thing right now but it doesn’t hurt to take a look back at the first game. CoroCoro’s uploaded an animated look at the manga that was published during the original Splatoon’s reign as my go to multiplayer fun. Enjoy seeing a group of Inklings make their…
The developers of Fire Emblem Warriors recently sat down with Nintendo Dream to talk about the game. A follow-up to a similar interview conducted in July, the devs – Producer Yosuke Hayashi and Director Hiroya Usada – talked about the game’s reception at E3, roster decisions, and more. Here’s the…
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We’re only a few days away from the launch of Sonic Mania, and the hype is at an all-time high! Most fans will be paying $19.99 for the new game come Tuesday — and if you were lucky enough to nab a special edition, you’ll be interested in this tidbit:…
UK publisher Curve Digital has announced that three titles it’s involved with are coming to the Nintendo Switch by sometime next year. A Knight’s Quest is due for release in 2018, while Human: Fall Flat and The Flame in the Flood currently don’t have release windows. We’ll make sure to…
The Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Cons are now the center of a turf war in a supposed patent infringement case. Gamevice, the maker of Wikipad, is throwing its hat into the ring over Patent ‘119: “Combination computing device and game controller with flexible bridge section.” Of course, this patent’s technology is not…
Get ready to change up your Splatoon 2 strats as the game is about to get a fresh type of weapon. The Splat Brella was first announced last month with no specified release date, but now Nintendo of Europe has confirmed it will arrive via a free update early tomorrow….
