The Pokémon Company International has released the first episode of Pokémon: Hisuian Snow, the latest Pokémon animated web series from Wit Studio of Attack on Titan and Vinland Saga fame. Set in the Hisui region of the Pokémon Legends: Arceus video game, the anime follows the story of Alec, a young man raised to believe that humans and Pokémon can […]

One of Kirby’s old adventures will soon be playable on Nintendo Switch. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is coming to Nintendo Switch Online plus Expansion Pack next week, Nintendo said on Friday. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards was originally released on Nintendo 64 in 2000 and was Kirby’s first foray into 3D graphics — though it is still mostly a […]

Indie developer Aggro Crab unveiled its next game, a Dark Souls-inspired adventure called Another Crab’s Treasure, in which players will battle as a hermit crab trying to reclaim its shell, during Nintendo’s Indie World stream on Wednesday. In lieu of your standard seashell for bodily protection, however, that hermit crab will scavenge armor in the form of cans, cups, and […]

Nintendo Switch Sports is a follow-up to the hugely successful Wii Sports, and it’s meant to be a wholesome good time for the whole family. Nintendo has also put some profanity filters on the game to ensure someone can’t put something too outrageous on the screen in an online match. Unfortunately, these measures are easily circumvented, and some players have […]

Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3 will be arriving to splatter ink all over the Nintendo Switch this fall on Sept. 9, 2022. The launch date comes alongside an extended look at Splatoon 3’s 4v4 Turf War multiplayer mode on one of the game’s new maps, Eeltail Alley. Like the previous Splatoon games, it’s a wonderfully messy take on competitive […]

A worker has accused Nintendo and staffing agency Aston Carter of violating the National Labor Relations Act, according to a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) docket published Monday. Axios first reported the complaint. Under the National Labor Relations Act, workers are protected by law in their right to form a union and self-organize. The complaint, filed Monday in Washington, names […]

Developer and publisher Atlus is running a series of deep discounts on many of their titles for the Nintendo 3DS, as well as a few sales on Nintendo Switch titles. In February, Nintendo announced that it would no longer support the WiiU and 3DS eShops and they would be closed in the spring of 2023. Nintendo claimed that this was […]

A new trailer for Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes reveals the game’s player character — and it’s not the main protagonist from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the main game that the musou spinoff is based on. Instead of silent mercenary Byleth, players assume the role of Shez, who is also a mercenary, albeit one who seems a little more smart-mouthed […]

Nintendo’s Wii Sports was a masterpiece of gaming simplicity. The 2006 Wii game taught millions of players both new and experienced how to use Nintendo’s revolutionary and intuitive motion controller, giving a new generation its first gaming experience. Sixteen years later, the Wii Bowling tournament scene is still thriving. Nintendo Switch Sports, a sequel due later this month, brings back […]

If you ask people about their go-to comfort games, you’ll hear two mentioned pretty often: Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Stardew Valley. I downloaded Stardew Valley onto my elderly MacBook Pro in 2020, and I jumped on the New Horizons bandwagon in 2021. Both are considered low-stress games and both fictional towns have a lot in common. This includes their […]