Japan-only! Back in 2021, Japanese aquarium Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise held an Animal Crossing: New Horizons tie-in event, which allowed visitors to take part in a real-life stamp rally just like in the game. Obviously, there was zero hope that most of us could visit without already being in Japan, but luckily for us, one […]
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Suikoden Successor Spin-Off ‘Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising’ Launches On Switch This May
Not quite Hundred Heroes, but close enough. Publisher 505 Games and developers Rabbit & Bear Studios and NatsumeAtari announced a release date for their upcoming game, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising. If you’re an RPG fan, that’s probably made your ears perk up a bit, hasn’t it? You might remember the Kickstarter and announcement for Eiyuden Chronicle: […]
New Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Trailer Highlights New Protagonist ‘Shez’
Plus multiple routes. Which will you go for? Swords, spears, and axes at the ready! Nintendo has dropped a brand new action-packed Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes trailer. We got a sneaky little look at the game over the weekend courtesy of an Amazon Japan listing, but this is the first big look since the […]
Talking Point: Is It Ever A Good Idea To Start At ‘The Beginning’ Of Series Like Zelda Or Dragon Quest?
The perils of dipping a toe in a franchise. It started with a simple question: Which Dragon Quest should I play first? It’s one of my gaming shames that I’ve never touched Square Enix’s hallowed RPG series, and I’ve been wanting to dig into something really meaty for many months now. Sure, I’ve got about […]
Musical Narrative Adventure ‘A Sketchbook About Her Sun’ Comes To Switch This Week
Based on an album by Red Ribbon. Publisher Fantastico Studio has announced that they will be bringing Team SolEtude’s indie narrative game A Sketchbook About Her Sun to Switch on 15th April. The unique part of this beautiful-looking story is that it’s inspired by the album ‘Planet X‘ by Red Ribbon. Each of the album’s […]
Former PlayStation Exclusive ‘Bugsnax’ Will Soon Be A Tasty Arrival On Switch
Will include the all-new DLC content, The Isle of Bigsnax, day one. We’re in an era where exclusives are typically timed, which is a wonderful thing for those of us that don’t have every console at our disposal. Eventually most fascinating and fun games make their way around to Switch and other platforms, especially in […]
Random: Get A First Proper Look Inside The Former Nintendo HQ Hotel
Looks like Masahiro Sakurai stayed recently, too. A week ago, ‘Marufukuro‘, the former Nintendo HQ that has been turned into a hotel, opened to the public. Based in Kyoto, the building is hugely iconic for Nintendo fans, with many of them posing outside in front of the old sign. It’s actually where the company was […]
Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sales Soar In The UK
In the wake of the sequel’s delay. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is over five years old now. It’s almost definitely one of the best games on the Switch, with people still uncovering secrets and challenging themselves to ridiculous speedrunning challenges. It’s a big, open, apocalyptic playground for you to do whatever […]
Final Fantasy Uniqlo Range Accidentally Revealed Early
One t-shirt for each game. Japanese clothing company Uniqlo – which has stores in multiple countries – has accidentally revealed an upcoming Final Fantasy t-shirt range, with sixteen on offer to represent each mainline entry in the series. The collection will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the series and was revealed on Uniqlo’s Vietnamese website […]
New Subnautica Game Is In “Early Development”
And you could dive in and join the team. Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds has revealed that a new game in the underwater survival exploration series is in “early development”. (Thanks for the tip, solarwolf!) In a job listing posted last night for the studio, it confirmed the team is looking for a Senior Narrative Designer […]