Around 2.2 million people applied for the launch lottery. Nintendo’s president, Shuntaro Furukawa, has announced that the company will not be able to satisfy demand for the Switch 2 on launch day in Japan. According to a post on social media, approximately 2.2 million people in the region had applied for the pre-order lottery system…
“Unfortunately, it didn’t make it”. We’ve been following Old Skies, the time-travelling point-and-click from indie powerhouse Wadjet Eye Games (Unavowed, Primordia, The Excavation Of Hob’s Barrow), for a good few years now. Initially revealed in 2022, the game was supposed to launch on Switch and PC today, however, the developer has had to make the…
Defendant has so far evaded complaints. Back in November 2024, we covered a case in which Nintendo of America had filed a lawsuit against an individual who had “repeatedly streamed pirated and emulated” Switch games while also using social media to promote Switch emulators to the general public. Now, after defendant Jesse Keighin – known…
And Sydney Sweeney will join the ride. Not pictured: Michael Bay and Sydney Sweeney After Sonic, Mario and now Minecraft, the movie industry has developed a serious appetite for all sorts of video game adaptations. Although not all of them have been a roaring success (spare a moment for Borderlands), most of them are generally…
You got boost power! Nintendo has kept the F-Zero spirit alive over the past few years with all sorts of retro revivals and game updates, and this week it’s rolled out Version 1.6.0 of its online battle royale F-Zero 99. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Capcom also brings ‘Hell Mode’ to Onimusha 1. Capcom is gearing up for the remaster of Onimusha 2 next month, and as part of this, it’s now announced a special digital bundle. If you haven’t played the first or second game, you’ll also have the option to pick up the “Onimusha 1+2 Pack“. This will…
A paid experience revealing Switch 2’s secrets. Nintendo has already revealed the estimated file sizes of a handful of titles for Switch 2 and now we’ve got another one to add to this list. This time it’s for the Switch 2 museum-like experience Welcome Tour, which Nintendo has confirmed will be a paid title. Here’s…
Nintendo confirms. There have been some concerns raised about the compatibility of the new wireless GameCube controller with “other” games on the Switch 2, so we reached out to Nintendo to ask about the specifics. Firstly, this controller is primarily designed for use with the GameCube classics collection, which is tied to the Switch Online…
“I think there’s an opportunity there”. Blizzard’s Diablo series is tailor made for the Switch. Both Diablo II and Diablo III are fantastic on the hybrid console, and there are rumours out there that the latest entry — Diablo IV — may well be coming to Switch 2. And, in an interview with host of…
Born to Play… on Switch 2. Despite somewhat meagre sales when compared to the rest of the Nintendo console line-up (Wii U notwithstanding), the GameCube is widely considered to be one of the very best in terms of its games catalogue. Indeed, several titles from the GameCube – including Metroid Prime, Pikmin, Paper Mario: The…