Nintendo held their 78th annual general shareholder’s meeting at the end of June where executives fielded questions about the future of the Nintendo Switch, and more specifically, about the future of indie games. During the meeting, a shareholder asked: “Indie games have become a hot topic recently. As games made by small-scale developers around the…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is launching with an enormous roster that includes all of the previous fighters across all of the entries with a few additions. These additions include Inklings, Daisy, and Ridley, the long awaited nemesis of Samus. During the Nintendo Treehouse at E3, amiibo for both Inkling and Ridley were on display. Now,…
By now, you have likely seen Nintendo announce that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is getting Nintendo Labo support in the form of a Toy-Con Motorbike controller. As seen in a recent promotional video, the cardboard structures enclose the Joy-Cons, using motion sensing to detect twists for acceleration and leaning to steer. What you may have…
Thanks to the newly released The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia published by Dark Horse Comics, we now know that the entirety of the original Legend of Zelda takes place on Death Mountain. Brought to light by Tristan Cooper on Twitter, the images from the encyclopedia draws comparisons from the original game’s map to A Link…
Nintendo has previously stated that Super Smash Bros Ultimate is a “brand new game built from the ground up” but that hasn’t stopped fans from exclaiming that the game is still just a port of Smash Wii U. But if you take a look at the side by side comparisons, you can clearly see the…
The Nintendo Switch launched back in March 2017, and yet it is still absent of the most popular video streaming services, Netflix and YouTube. These services usually come as standard with many of today’s modern consoles and smart TVs, and almost everything that is in your entertainment center has some way of watching Netflix —…
While Nintendo hasn’t officially announced the option, it was revealed that stage hazards in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate can be toggled on or off. This was confirmed by Invitational players that have gotten up close and personal with Ultimate. In the video, you can hear an Invitational player confirm that the option does exist, and…
During today’s Nintendo’s E3 Direct, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was announced and impressively boasts every fighter from previous entries in the franchise as playable characters. Following the announcement, Nintendo displayed a gorgeous piece of artwork that sprawled across the screen, featuring their largest roster yet. As you can see from the clip below, Link will be…
Food and cooking are integral components of Breath of the Wild, for more than just health restoration purposes. Breath of the Wild allowed players to create their own dishes that not only restored health, but also granted stat bonuses, including resistance to the elements, increased defense, and more. Specific locations in the game are too harsh…
According to the latest sales data from Japan, Breath of the Wild has just surpassed the million mark for physical copies sold. As of this reporting, the total number of units sold is 1,004,689. It’s important to note that the sales data is for physical copies sold in Japan only. Even more impressively, Nintendo has…
Astro Gaming has officially showcased the first product from their partnership with Nintendo: A Breath of the Wild-themed A10 headset, designed specifically for use with the Nintendo Switch. Planned to be showcased at E3, the headset is scheduled to be released this holiday season. Notes from Astro affirm that the Zelda-themed A10’s will include an omnidirectional…
Earlier this week, publisher Double Eleven revealed that Songbringer is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch on May 31, 2018 after its initial launch on other platforms last year. Songbringer is a sci-fi action RPG that follows protagonist Roq as he embarks across an alien planet with his skybot Jib. On their journey, Roq encounters…
Best known for his work on Death Squared, Ash Ringrose, the head of SMG Studios took to Reddit, to lay out how he believes that Nintendo eShop could be improved. Ash began his post by stating that some of his ideas are “practical and not so practical” and that he “tried to think greater than just…
