Nintendo has revealed that a brand-new amiibo of Zelda and her blue Loftwing will arrive just in time for Skyward Sword HD on the Switch. A brief trailer was released yesterday to show off the gorgeous figurine, as well as its gameplay functionality in the upcoming HD remaster of the Wii adventure. Players can use…
I have been waiting for this moment for so long. I remember watching my friends play the original Pokémon Snap when I was little, probably around five or six in age. I was entranced in this world filled with these fantastical creatures, and later in high school, I finally got a chance to play it…
Sometimes, you just need to breathe some fresh air into a tired concept. Reddit user Frieznburg created a really neat mockup of what the Switch home screen would look like with some minor upgrades. The biggest and most requested change is the addition of folders. Players have been clamoring for this change since the Switch’s…
Smile, Pikachu: You’re on camera! New Pokemon Snap for the Nintendo Switch is only days away now, and Fujifilm has partnered with Nintendo to mark the occasion. Nintendo Switch players will now be able to print classic film-style photos of their Pokemon Snap portraits with the Instax Mini Link smartphone printer for the Nintendo Switch.…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate‘s newest online Event Tourney theme promises explosive outcomes as it features fighters and items that specialize in sparking savage stock losses. The event is available now until Sunday, April 18 at 11pm. Appropriately titled “Handle With Care,” this time-based tournament limits participants to 14 fighters, selected for their incendiary capabilities. Paired…
Earlier today, Nintendo announced via Twitter a new Indie World Showcase for Wednesday, April 14 at 9am PT / 12pm ET. The livestream will be “roughly 20 minutes” and will feature new indie games headed to the Nintendo Switch. Specific titles have not yet been mentioned for the first Indie World of this year. 2019…
If you have been waiting to buy yourself a Nintendo Switch, you may want to get your order in now. In a report for IGN, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa warns customers that, even with an “immediate production of semiconductors,” there may be product shortages in the back half of 2021. Furukawa continues on to say,…
Video game accessory manufacturer Retro Fighters recently released a set of Nintendo Switch game cartridge storage cases shaped to resemble the old NES cartridges. While the cases (obviously) won’t fit into the Switch, they give the tiny games a new-yet-retro look (while also making them harder to lose). The set includes eight gray “Mini NES”…
It was around this time 10 years ago that the Nintendo 3DS made its international debut, launching in North America, Europe, and Australia following its Japanese release. The portable console promised to be a worthy successor to the hugely popular Nintendo DS, with stronger hardware that allowed for console-like experiences on the go, revolutionary 3D…
The Ys (pronounced “eess”) series seems perpetually stuck in the shadow of other pioneers of the action, adventure, and RPG video game genres. The Ys series began in 1987, just one year after The Legend of Zelda and the same year as Final Fantasy, but it remains relatively unknown today. So, I should not have…
Recent NPD data has shown the “total lifetime dollar sales” of the Nintendo Switch has surpassed that of the Nintendo DS in the United States. This makes the Switch the second bestselling console in “tracked history” in the country, with the Nintendo Wii still holding the number one spot. As far as software is concerned,…
Nintendo’s ongoing celebration of Super Mario Bros.‘ 35th anniversary has arrived at a very exciting juncture with the Switch release of Super Mario 3D World, an enhanced version of the Wii U classic that’s joined by the brand new game mode Bowser’s Fury. Super Mario 3D World by itself feels like a celebration of the…
A gaming console can cost much more over its lifetime than what’s on the retail price tag. A new study by NerdWallet, using data collected from December 2, 2020 through January 4th, 2021, found that the Nintendo Switch was the most eco-friendly gaming console of the current generation of platforms. The study found that the…
Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is a new action-adventure game developed by Heliocentric Studios and published by Team17. Set on the mysterious island of Tasos, you are the land’s chosen Hero and must protect it from the return of four evil Titans. The Titans were defeated and sealed away long ago by the island’s four…
Today, February 23, 2021, Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos launches on Steam for PC and on Nintendo Switch. Developed by Heliocentric Games and published by Team17, Rogue Heroes is an action-adventure game with procedural gameplay reminiscent of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. With that in mind, we were eager to get…
