July 2020

Games Industry is reporting via a GfK survey, which has covered physical video game sales across 19 European countries, that the two best-selling games for the first half of 2020 were Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch and FIFA 20. The immensely enjoyable Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Switch topped the charts in…

The official Mario Kart Tour Twitter account has announced that the Exploration Tour is coming to a close and the Wild West Tour will be taking its place from 28th July. It was also recently announced that a new update will bring landscape mode to the mobile app instead of just having the portrait mode…

Summer in Mara has been updated to version 1.9 and with it, the patch brings some welcomed additions to the game which is available on Nintendo Switch. Fast travel does exactly what it says on the tin and helps those players wanting to island-hop. You can now cook and craft in other islands too which…

The official Isabelle Twitter account has announced that the second Bug-Off of the season begins today in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch and those with islands in the northern hemisphere will be able to participate. See how many bugs you can catch. Good luck to all those who decide to participate in the…

It’s been quite some time since we’ve heard, well, anything, about the live-action Mega Man film. We reported on it back in late 2018 when it was announced that one was in the works, but now thanks to directors Henry Joost and Rel Schulman who recently spoke with IGN, we have an update and we…

Niantic, the company behind the incredibly popular Pokemon Go smartphone app, has opened its own online store. The digital shop has a decent range of merchandise to purchase from sports gear to water bottles, Niantic branded power banks (no surprise there, then) to some nicely designed t-shirts. Shipping is available worldwide but those in the…

Another Friday means another episode of Nintendo Minute. This week’s episode involves the recently announced LEGO Super Mario. Kit and Krysta said in the video description that “we’re playing with LEGO Super Mario today and it’s so fun. We built our own custom courses and we’re going to compete to see who can collect the…

VIZ Media has confirmed this evening that Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom will getting an official English release and it is scheduled to arrive in the west next spring. The tribute to the late and great Nintendo president Satoru Iwata will be available in both print and digital editions. The book launched in Japan some…

Key creators behind the iconic Suikoden series have banded together for a Kickstarter campaign for a new JRPG titled Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. The targeted platforms for the ambitious title include the Nintendo Switch system and its planned to be released at the end of 2022. Rabbit & Bear Studios are looking to raise $500,000…