“Forever fast”. Believe it or not, Sonic the Hedgehog is celebrating his 35th anniversary in 2026, and Sega is clearly planning something as it dropped a nostalgia blast of a trailer celebrating the blue blur’s life and times. The trailer highlights the range of Sonic over the franchise’s storied history, from his pixel perfect start…
You and amiiboth. If there was one name I wasn’t expecting to see crop up in the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal Direct, it was Kirby Air Riders amiibo. Smash Ultimate and its DLC fighters had propped up the amiibo release schedule for the best part of five years, and its conclusion lined up so neatly…
Anyone for cake? Believe it or not, Universal Studios Japan is hosting Super Nintendo World’s fifth anniversary this year, and it’s marking the occasion in a way that only Nintendo can: a buttload of decorations and some exclusive merch. The Mario-themed park will be getting a celebratory birthday makeover from 18th March, featuring a giant…
Filming starts now. Amazon’s upcoming Tomb Raider series is in full production, and to mark the occasion, we’ve now got our first look at actor Sophie Turner in the role as Lara Croft. Posted across all of its relevant social media channels with the caption “Get your artifacts out. Lara’s on her way…”, the accompanying…
You could just save your bells. It’s tough to consider that Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out almost six years ago, and even tougher to get over just how good it looks on Nintendo’s first hybrid system. Switch 2 hasn’t been left behind, though – now it’s got its own version of the game, but…
What will they think of next? FIVE million? The first two weeks’ sales data of 2026 is in from Famitsu, and it’ll come as a surprise to nobody to hear that the Switch 2 is still dominating the proceedings. It’s yet another Switch 1/2 washout in the software chart to kick off the new year,…
Marching our way next week. We are just one week away from the launch of Dynasty Warriors: Origins on Switch 2, and Koei Tecmo has blessed us with an all-new gameplay trailer, giving a thorough rundown of how things look on the hybrid console. The above three-minute overview is only available in Japanese at the…
The shores of Bell. Over four years since Update 2.0.0 — which was billed as the “last major free content” — Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 3.0.0 has arrived, alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Given the wealth of additions, we’re republishing our review with an extra section detailing those features – scroll down and…
“When you find your passion, stay with it”. You’re never too old to pursue your passion, and as demonstrated in the above video from Killer Carp, 91-year-old Jan is proof of that. Jan started playing Nintendo games when she picked up the N64 along with Super Mario 64, and has since developed a huge love…
As we all should. We’ve not seen a great deal of Kevin Afghani since the voice actor took over the envious role of Mario from veteran Charles Martinet. But this coming weekend, Afghani will meet his fans for the very first time when he attends Charlie’s ComicCon in Estero, Florida. To mark the occasion, Afghani…