Games

Three sides to every story. The My Nintendo physical rewards options continue to expand, which is especially nice now that Platinum Points are easier than ever to earn if you have Nintendo Switch Online. The latest goodies to arrive in Europe celebrate the fantastic tactics title Triangle Strategy, though an obvious bit of branding design […]

“We have Persona 4 at home”. Welcome to Atlus, Switch fans, the company that really doesn’t want you to play any mainline Persona games, but does want you to play their canon sequels. Last year, we got Persona 5 Strikers, a surprisingly great Warriors-style follow up to the seminal Persona 5. This year, we’re getting […]

Will have over 140 cards. Last year we shared details of Chrono Trigger, a deckbuilding roguelike from Mojo Bones, the developers of excellent 3DS eShop title Siesta Fiesta. It’s now changed name to City Wars: Tokyo Reign, and has an extensive overview trailer that highlights how it’ll work. As you can see it has its […]

Publisher called out for EVO withdrawal. Nintendo’s stance on its involvement with events like EVO has been a source of much conversation over the past few months. Most recently, ex-Nintendo employees Kit and Krysta hypothesised about the potential reasons for the company pulling out of EVO 2022. Now, Super Smash Bros. streamer Hungrybox has called […]

“I don’t think their current definition will be successful”. SXSW kicked off this weekend, and former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé was in attendance at the show to talk to Bloomberg’s Emily Chang about disruption in the entertainment and leisure markets. During the interview, Reggie — now non-executive director for Spin Master Inc. and […]

Gotta… get a new sub-header. Anticipation is rife once again for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, with a new trailer dropping today alongside news of an upcoming prequel comic coming later this month. Now, the popular accessory company HORI is getting in on the action, with an officially licensed Sonic-themed HORIPAD launching later […]

“That’s where my film language comes from”. Video games, at least in the ‘modern’ term as we know it, is a young creative industry compared to other artistic forms. Since becoming more mainstream in the mid-late 1980s – and earlier if you account for successes like Atari in North America – it’s naturally influenced and […]

Is a port imminent? Metroidvania fans can often rejoice at the offerings they get on Switch, and it looks like another one might be coming our way! F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch has been rated for the console in Taiwan, as highlighted by Gematsu. The game stars an anthropomorphic ex-pilot bunny who must make his […]

Smash Bros. creator gives a cryptic update. The creator of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate arguably deserves some much needed time off, but it sounds like Masahiro Sakurai is back at it again. This time, however, his work might not be game-related. As reported by our friends at GoNintendo, the industry legend shared some comments with […]

“it was really my first foray into console gaming”. We’ve heard on a number of occasions how Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has been a lifelong fan of video games, and during an appearance on an Xbox podcast earlier this weekend, he briefly touched on his history with the Nintendo 64. Read the full article […]