Today was the premiere of Gamescom Opening Night Live. Nevertheless, Geoff Keighley and his production team are always looking ahead to the next major event that they will be doing in the future. So, it isn’t surprising that there has been a major announcement tonight that is related to their next major event, The Game… Read More »The Game Awards 2024 happening December 12th Source

Atsuko Tanaka, 61, died on August 20th, 2024, after succumbing to an undisclosed illness. Best known for providing the Japanese voices of Bayonetta, Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, and Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell, Tanaka worked on countless video games, movies, and anime throughout her career- bringing characters to life with honor and passion.… Read More »Atsuko Tanaka, Bayonetta’s Japanese voice actor, has passed away Source

It isn’t surprising, but today’s Gamescom Opening Night Live presentation hasn’t had much for Nintendo fans to look forward to. Nintendo isn’t at Gamescom, so first-party games aren’t here. Not only that, but the presentation has had very few third-party and indie games shown that are going to be releasing on the Nintendo Switch. This… Read More »Little Nightmares 3 coming to Switch next year Source

Today, in support of SEGA’s return to gamescom 2024, Sonic Team released a new Sonic x Shadow Generations trailer focused on Shadow’s all-new Doom Powers. From surfing on water to flying over obstacles, the trailer is filled with high-speed gameplay and highlights the new abilities, stages such as Chaos Island from Sonic Frontiers, and boss challenges fans can… Read More »Sonic x Shadow Generations trailer showcases Shadow’s Doom Powers Source

Nintendo is excited to announce it is coming to PAX West 2024 in Seattle from Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 with a new The Legend of Zelda adventure, the biggest Mario Party experience yet, and some competitive spirit with Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition and STAR WARS: Hunters. Additionally, My Nintendo members are encouraged to check-in when they arrive to earn My Nintendo… Read More »Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Super Mario Party Jamboree will be at PAX West 2024 Source

Computer peripheral manufacturer SanDisk has announced that it is launching a range of Pokemon-themed microSD cards today in celebration of Gamescom. The Pokemon-branded SD Cards include Pikachu, Gengar and Snorlax. They are available as follows, Pikachu is 256GB, Gengar is 512GB and Snorlax is 1TB. They are available for purchase on the Western Digital store.… Read More »SanDisk launches new Pokemon-themed microSD cards Source

Gamescom will be starting tomorrow, where many video gaming companies will have upcoming releases available to play at the show floor. However, one company that has had a history of having a very small presence at the event, if any at all, is Nintendo. This year is no exception, with the company announcing back in… Read More »Gamescom Best Nintendo Switch Game award scrapped due to “too few submissions” Source

You may recall that, yesterday, Nintendo officially announced that they would be doing a Nintendo Museum Direct later today. According to the company, even though there wouldn’t be Switch 2 news and video game announcements, the Direct would feature a 10-minute tour of the Nintendo Museum, which has been scheduled to open at Kyoto, Japan… Read More »Nintendo Museum to open October 2nd Source

Since its initial release in 2017, roguelike Dead Cells has come a long way- partnering with the likes of Castlevania and Hollow Knight, and delivering update after update at every step. But now, Motion Twin and Evil Empire are preparing to send it off with a bang. Update 35: The End is Near will be… Read More »Dead Cells ends off its 7-year run with last major update Source

SEGA and Limited Run Games are delighted to announce that Limited Run Games is opening global pre-orders TODAY for the way-past-cool SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS Collector’s Edition! Sonic Collector’s Editions are special and we like to think that this is one fans will be racing to add to their collection! Fans will have to dash like Sonic to… Read More »Sonic x Shadow Generations Collector’s Edition available at Limited Run for $249.99 Source

Nintendo has lifted the lid on the four games which will be part of the recently announced Mega Game Trials promotion for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. PowerWash Simulator, Enter the Gungeon, Tetris Effect: Connected and Cassette Beasts, are the four games you will be able to download. Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will be able to… Read More »Nintendo announces four new Game Trial games for Switch Online subscribers Source

Nintendo has stated on social media that Level-5, which is no stranger to delays, has had to push back the release of Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, which was planned to launch on the Nintendo Switch on 10th October. A new release date has yet to be announced and neither has a… Read More »Level 5’s Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time delayed Source

The Pokemon Company announced at the end of Pokemon Worlds 2024 that a new batch of lovable Pokemon are joining the free to play title Pokemon UNITE on Nintendo Switch and smartphone platforms. Armarouge will be the first to join the battle on 12th September and will be followed by Darkrai in October and Psyduck… Read More »Armarouge, Darkrai, and Psyduck coming to Pokemon UNITE Source

The Pokemon Company has revealed the locations for Pokemon Worlds 2025 and Pokemon Worlds 2026 and both events will be set in California in The United States. Pokemon Worlds 2025 will be set in Anaheim, California and Pokemon Worlds 2026 will be set in San Francisco, California. This will give potential trainers plenty of time… Read More »Pokemon Worlds 2025 and 2026 will be set in California Source

You may recall that, back in late February, The Pokemon Company announced Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket. The mobile game is currently slated to release on iOS and Android devices later this year. Since then, The Pokemon Company has been very quiet in regards to information about the game. Well, that has changed. The Pokemon… Read More »Video: Pokemon TCG Pocket trailer Source

Nintendo has provided Nintendo Switch Online subscribers new icons for which to decorate their Switch profile based on Rare and Nintendo’s iconic Super Nintendo game, Donkey Kong Country. The icons are fully customisable and the various components such as borders and backgrounds are available for a small amount of Platinum Points. You can find the… Read More »Donkey Kong Country icons available for Nintendo Switch Online users Source

Yesterday saw Japan’s stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, The Nikkei, decimated amid fears of a looming recession in the United States. Fast forward to today and the majority of companies have regained their losses from yesterday, which will come as a surefire relief to the companies previously affected. Check out the bounce… Read More »Japan: Almost all video game companies regained their Monday losses Source

Grasshopper Manufacture is a studio known for being the ones behind the No More Heroes games. The company has moved on from No More Heroes entirely following the third game’s release back in 2021, but there’s a bunch of other games they do. For example, they’re releasing a remaster of Shadows of the Damned on… Read More »Suda51 considering more Shadows of the Damned if remaster sells well & there’s enough demand Source

Nine Sols, a 2D indie Souls-like that combines Taoism and cyberpunk has now been rated in Taiwan for Switch and other consoles. Released on PC in May earlier this year, it is Red Candle Games’ most recent game and a departure from their previous works- the psychological horror duo of Detention and Devotion. Gematsu broke… Read More »“Taopunk” Souls-like Nine Sols rated for Nintendo Switch in Taiwan Source

The studio behind the acclaimed Xenoblade Chronicles franchise has announced that it has begun a hiring spree for work on a “new RPG” which will be directed by the legendary Tetsuya Takahashi. Takahashi said in a message on the official website that the new project will take on more new challenges compared to previous games in… Read More »Monolith Soft hiring for a new RPG directed by Tetsuya Takahashi Source

The new The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Traversing Hyrule (Nintendo Switch) trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, launching on Nintendo Switch on 26thSeptember, introduces the different lands of Hyrule, their inhabitants, and brand new gameplay. From the central plateau to the outermost reaches, and from the arid Gerudo Desert to the peak of Eldin Volcano, players… Read More »New Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom trailer Source

Japan’s benchmark stock index The Nikkei has seen its biggest fall in four decades this morning amid fears of a looming American recession in the world’s biggest economy. Nintendo, Capcom, SEGA, and more, saw stock fall sharply with Cave suffering the most losses with shares down more than 23% this morning. Here’s the damage which… Read More »Japan: Nintendo stock tumbles amid US recession fears Source

Developer Type Moon Studio BB and publisher Bandai Namco have teamed up for Fate/EXTRA Record, a remake of Fate/EXTRA that will be coming to Switch, PlayStation, and PC in 2025. As part of FGO Fest 2024, Type Moon has provided a trailer and release window for Fate/EXTRA Record, which was initially announced in 2020. Unlike… Read More »Fate/EXTRA Record to release on Nintendo Switch in 2025 Source

It would appear as though a new open world 3D platformer based upon SpongeBob SquarePants Patrick Star is on the horizon and it is coming to the Nintendo Switch family of systems. The game leaked via gaming retailer Igabiba and was discovered on social media platform, X. The retail listing has since been removed, but… Read More »An open world Patrick Star game has leaked for Nintendo Switch Source

You may recall that, back in March, Inti Creates announced a new game called Card-en-Ciel. The game is a rogue-lite card-based battle RPG, and it is just 1 of 5 games that Inti Creates has on its 2024 game release calendar. If you have been curious to learn more about the game, then there’s some… Read More »Video: Card-en-Ciel story trailer Source

Type Moon has confirmed development of a Fate/Hollow Ataraxia remaster for Switch. The sequel to Fate/Stay Night, like its predecessor, was until now unreleased in the West and is getting a remaster based on its PS Vita version. The PS Vita version of Fate/Hollow Ataraxia added in full voice acting, two opening cinematics by animation… Read More »Fate/Hollow Ataraxia Remastered announced for Nintendo Switch Source

Aniplex and Type Moon have announced through a trailer that Fate/Stay Night Remastered will summon its way onto Switch on August 8th. It is now available on the US Switch eShop at a discounted price of $26.99, a 10% sale off of its MSRP of $29.99, which will last until August 21st. This marks the… Read More »Fate/Stay Night Remastered coming to Nintendo Switch next week Source

THQ Nordic and development studio Weappy have been working together on a new hand-drawn side-scrolling platformer titled The Eternal Life of Goldman and it’s looking great. Visually, the game seems to take cues from the beloved Rayman Legends franchise from Ubisoft with its smooth cartoony art style. The game doesn’t yet have a release date but… Read More »THQ Nordic announces new platformer The Eternal Life of Goldman Source

THQ Nordic has uploaded a teaser trailer for a new game in the acclaimed Darksiders franchise. The project is being worked on by developer, Gunfire Games. Not much else was revealed about the game, so we can most likely assume it’s likely some way off. The last mainline Darksiders game released was Darksiders III. Check… Read More »New Darksiders game in development Source

THQ Nordic has recently uploaded a fresh new trailer for their remaster/remake of the Wii 3D platformer Disney’s Epic Mickey which is scheduled to launch on the Nintendo Switch and other platforms on Tuesday, 24th September. The game features improved visuals, sound and controls over the original version. Check out the gameplay trailer for Disney… Read More »Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed gameplay trailer and comparison video Source

Nintendo has dropped three The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom themed earbuds onto its UK and Ireland My Nintendo stores. Coming in black, green, and white- with green currently out of stock in both regions- each pair costs £34.99 / €39.99. Part of the “True Wireless Sound” lineup produced by OTL Technologies and… Read More »UK: Nintendo offering Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom earbuds on its online stores Source

Tetris 99 has been available to play for over 5 years now. Nevertheless, the game continues to receive a lot of support. When there isn’t any updates, the game is receiving themes that fans can get from Maximus Cups. Most of the new themes involve a first-party game that recently released on the Nintendo Switch.… Read More »Splatoon 3’s DLC joins Tetris 99 in 2 weeks Source