The Pokémon Company launched a new YouTube show, “Beyond the Pokédex,” today. Spruce and Maple will “deeply look” at what makes every Pokémon unique from #1 (Bulbasaur) to 1000 (Gholdengo) “and beyond”. Video games, animation, trading cards, manga, and more will examine these pocket monsters. Did you know that Sobble’s tears have the potency of 100 onions? 🧅 ✖️ 💯 ...
Read More »3DS Beat ‘Em Up River City: Rival Showdown Hits Switch This October
Update: Arc System Works has confirmed River City: Rival Showdown will launch worldwide for Switch eShop on October 12. It costs $24.99 USD (or your regional equivalent) and supports English, Japanese, Korean, traditional, and simplified Chinese. A preview Original: On October 12, 2023, Arc System Works will rerelease River City: Rival Showdown on Nintendo Switch in Japan. Unconfirmed western release. The ...
Read More »Marvelous Announces Action RPG Opening Anime Silent Hope
With all the Mario-themed news from June’s Nintendo Direct, it’s easy to forget about some of the smaller Switch titles coming this year. After Marvelous Europe revealed Silent Hope’s opening anime movie, the dungeon-crawling action RPG caught our attention again. Our seven silent protagonists collaborate at base camp before entering the Abyss to fight the creatures below. KAMI WA SAIKORO ...
Read More »NightmareScape is a renamed port of an existing game
NightmareScape is coming to Switch, but it’s not a new game. A brand-new game. It’s a port of PC and PlayStation game In Nightmare renamed for Switch. Why? Our best guess is that the existing game wasn’t well received. PlayStation 5 has a 53 Metacritic score. We’re hoping the game was polished for Switch launch, though. We’re expecting a release ...
Read More »Emile Morel, Ubisoft Creative Director and Game Designer, Died
Today’s Ubisoft Montpellier news is heartbreaking. Beyond Good and Evil 2 game designer and creative director Emile Morel died at 40. IGN found LinkedIn tributes. According to his website profile, Morel began working at Ubisoft in 2009 as a senior game designer on Rayman Legends. An ex-colleague wrote: M. Gabrielle Shrager: “Emile Morel, creative director of BGE2, left us behind this ...
Read More »Pokémon HOME Version 3.0.1 Is Now Available on Mobile: What’s Included
Pokémon HOME is constantly updated, and the latest patch brings the mobile version to version 3.0.1. If you’ve transferred Pokémon from Pokémon Legends: Arceus, this small update fixes some annoying issues. The Switch app is still 3.0.0. Pokémon HOME’s Google Play Store mobile update details: Pokémon HOME, Version 3.0.1 (Mobile) – Fixed an issue in which Spinda would only appear ...
Read More »Official Pokémon Community Forums Are a Disaster
The Pokémon Company recently launched official community forums on its website, allowing trainers to discuss Pokémon, keep up with news, and help each other. It sounds like a great way for trainers to interact, but the forums need serious moderation. Spammed topics are flooding the boards. “Which Pokémon would you eat?” is in the “general” section. Some trainers call this ...
Read More »The Nintendo Switch Has Ubisoft’s The Settlers: New Allies
Ubisoft released the console version of The Settlers: New Allies for all platforms, including the Nintendo Switch, after releasing it on PC earlier this year. As mentioned, this reboots the classic RTS series. 13 campaign missions, 13 multiplayer skirmish maps, and a hardcore mode await players. The standard edition costs $59.99 USD (or your regional equivalent) and the deluxe edition ...
Read More »Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Update 1.2.0 Now Live: Full Patch Notes
Nintendo updated The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Switch to Version 1.2.0 today. The latest Switch update lets users redeem news channel items. Breath of the Wild had this too. The latest update fixes quests and other issues to improve gameplay. Nintendo’s support page provides the patch notes: Ver. 1.2.0 (Released July 4, 2023) General Updates By ...
Read More »Nintendo 2023 Annual Report Shows Industry-Low Director Salaries
Nintendo’s FY ended 31 March 2023 annual report shows how much some of the company’s biggest names earn. As expected, Nintendo’s top earners are president Shuntaro Furukawa, Shigeru Miyamoto, Shinya Takahashi, Satoru Shibata, and Ko Shiota. After the Switch’s success and Nintendo’s movie and theme park expansion, you might expect these directors to earn enormous salaries, but they don’t. The ...
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