Change will come into effect in March. Nintendo has announced that the Japanese Switch eShop will soon no longer accept overseas credit cards or PayPal accounts as valid payment methods. As reported by VGC, the change will come into effect from 25th March 2025, with Nintendo citing “fraudulent use” as a main contributing factor behind…
Otherwise, numbers are slightly down. Capcom has released its financial results for the nine months ended 31st December 2024 in FY2025 (thanks, GamesIndustry). In short, though net sales and net income are both down year-on-year, the company states that the results are currently “in-line” with its fiscal plan. Net sales fell by 16.3% to ¥88.9…
It didn’t expect to beat “such a commercial monster”. Nintendo has legally pursued all sorts of companies and projects over the years, and it often gets its desired outcome. However, it’s not gone the same way in a recent trademark battle against a family-owned Costa Rican supermarket. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Get the monthly update. Following last year’s 15th anniversary celebrations, Minecraft has now jumped into the new year with its very first ‘Minecraft Monthly’ broadcast. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“Join us for a 20-minute Capcom Spotlight”. We’re almost out of January, and Capcom is officially getting its year underway with the announcement of a special “spotlight” showcase taking place next week on 4th February. This broadcast will be broken up into two segments – there’s the main show, running for 20 minutes, and this…
Update: The release has been delayed. Following successful funding on Kickstarter, the turn-based tactical strategy game Warside has finally locked in a release date. It will launch for Switch and multiple other platforms on 28th January 2025. In case you missed our existing coverage of this one, as you can see, it’s heavily inspired by…
Kart to kart. With the truly shocking confirmation that, alongside the new console, Nintendo is busy assembling a follow-up entry to the best-selling game on Switch, it’s got us thinking about what we really want from a new Mario Kart. In all honesty, we’ve been thinking about this for years, arguably since before we knew…
Boom, clap, the sound of my gun. Publisher Apogee Entertainment has announced that the ridiculous boomer shooter Turbo Overkill is coming now available on the Nintendo Switch alongside PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X|S. Yep, no waiting around for this one, the game has shadow-dropped on Nintendo’s console and can be downloaded now via the…
Pre-orders now open. If you have been holding off picking up last year’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind until a boxed edition punched its way into view, you’re in luck! Today, Digital Eclipse has announced just that, with a Standard and Deluxe edition available to pre-order right now. According to the publisher’s announcement on…
The not-so-final frontier. When No Man’s Sky first launched back in 2016, we never would have thought that it’d be getting this level of support nine years on, but here we are. Hello Games has today announced the first update of 2025, ‘Worlds Part II’, and it looks like a big’un. This one is a…