Games

Also because everyone loves Pokémon games. Savvy Pokémon fans will know that the 3DS is a very important artifact in the Pokéworld. As the only console that has Pokémon Bank, the storage system for all your digital battle-pets, and the Virtual Console, the 3DS is basically Noah’s Ark for Pokémon, allowing players to transfer their […]

Or you can go retro by disabling the filter. Chrono Cross had been in the rumour mill for what felt like an eternity, so the reveal of Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition in the most recent Nintendo Direct was very welcome indeed. It arrives on 7th April and is shaping up to be an […]

They’ve bought the farm. If you’re embedded within the farming game community, you’ll know all about the Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons schism, in which (Western localisation team and publisher) Natsume and (developer) Marvelous went their separate ways. Natsume kept the Harvest Moon name in the West, and cranked out a bunch of wildly […]

Yes, Wii U had games that didn’t get Switch ports! While many are rightly lamenting the upcoming death of the 3DS eShop, we feel like fewer gamers are pouring one out for the Wii U digital store. Maybe it’s just us, but we can’t let that stand, as the console actually had some darn good […]

Legendary performance. Ever since its release Pokémon Legends: Arceus has been leading the charge in the Japanese charts, and that’s continued in the period of 7th February to 13th February; it’s also making ground on Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl in terms of overall sales in the country. The top 10 is also dominated […]

Fast and fabulous. Well, that was fast, wasn’t it? Not even four months ago, Square Enix released Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, which proved itself to be an enjoyable, relaxing, and interesting take on a classic JRPG from creative director Yoko Taro and his team. The title subtly hinted at the possibility that […]

Let’s get fit-sical. If you’ve pumped untold quantities of iron and wrung every ounce of sweat from Ring Fit Adventure, it’s possible you’re on the look out for your next fitness fix on Switch. There are several to choose from, but it looks like there’s a new challenger on the block: enter Let’s Get Fit. […]

Buy A Buy a copy here… Square Enix’s latest RPG heading to Switch is Live A Live (actually stylised as LIVE A LIVE), which launches on the console on 22nd July 2022. It’s not technically new, of course, being a revival of the original Live A Live that launched on the Super Famicom exclusively in […]

Pi-car-chu, Pikarchu? Pokémon is a franchise with a dizzying range of spin-off games, merchandise, films and of course TV shows. There are also plenty that pass us by in the West, of course, with a new show announced for Japanese TV that could be rather fun. It’s a variety show called ‘Pokemon to Doko Iku!?’, […]