“Thank you for choosing Nintendo”. Famitsu readers in Japan recently voted Nintendo the number one game developer, beating the likes of Square Enix (which, as the developer of Dragon Quest, is a big deal in the region), Capcom, Atlus, and FromSoftware. Now, as reported and translated by Nintendo Everything, the company has shared a statement…
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in June. It’s time for this month’s (read: last month’s) eShop Selects, our look back at our favourite eShop-only releases from the last 30-ish days. In June, we had six games that met our criteria for our monthly showdown: Switch eShop games that…
Check out the brand-new teaser image. Last October, WayForward announced it was currently hard at work on a seventh entry in the Shantae series. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“Pa pi pu pe po!”. Hello everyone, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, we looked at Diddy Kong Racing for the N64, pitting North America and Europe against Japan in a good ol’ duel. Japan won the battle this time, netting 66% of the vote. Well done! Read the…
Introducing “Memories and Beyond”. At Anime Expo this week, Sega shared a “sneak peek” of its upcoming 35th anniversary short form animation, Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond. This was revealed during the “Sonic the Hedgehog Animated Shorts: A Frame-by-Frame Retrospective panel”. As you can see, it stars Sonic and the rest of his crew,…
Including “Performance” and “Quality” modes. Square Enix recently announced it would be releasing DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition for the Switch 2 this September. The official game site has already revealed certain information about this version of the game, and now it’s been updated again with the resolution…
“We would like to continue exploring a variety of possibilities”. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has reiterated in a recent (and now translated) shareholders meeting how the Japanese firm will continue to “create opportunities” for people to experience Nintendo’s past with “initiatives” such as Switch Online. This was tied to a question asking about Nintendo’s views…
A tasty snack. There are so many leverless controllers on the market at this point, yet few come quite as small as the Snack Box Micro from Junkfood Arcades. This no-nonsense controller is a delightful option for you if you’re after something simple, stylish, and easily portable for all of your fighting game needs. Weighing…
Every Day’s Great At Your Junes! Hello everyone, and great job on making it through another week! It’s felt like a bit of a quiet week in the world of Nintendo, despite the release of Rhythm Heaven Groove and a fairly meaty Splatoon Raiders Direct. Yet all eyes have been on Microsoft and Sony: the…
Growing the Mega IP with new initiatives. Capcom’s classic hero Mega Man will celebrate his 40th anniversary next year with a brand-new mainline release. As for the plans for this series beyond the latest game announcement, Capcom says it aims to continue to grow the IP by communicating its appeal to an “even broader audience”….