The second multiplayer test for Mario Kart Tour is now running until January 28 at 9:59 p.m. PT. All players can participate this time around, and you can even race against nearby users using your device’s location data. To race your friends in the mobile game, tap Menu and then Multiplayer. For a summary, notes and
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A fresh batch of official character renders for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has appeared, giving us a good look at some of our favourite villagers (islanders?) in the new game, and confirming an absolute bombshell: they can wear long sleeves! We jest, of course, but this is actually a series first and will no doubt
One of the few announcements at NIS America’s PAX South 2020 panel was that a demo will be coming soon for the upcoming Langrisser I & II on the Nintendo Switch. The company said that the demo will give potential customers the chance to experience both games. In total you will be able to play through
A visual representation of our feelings towards these goodies… Animal Crossing: New Horizons is just over two months away from finally landing in our laps, and UK retailers have started to reveal the pre-order bonuses you can get by picking up a copy ahead of launch. We’ll go through the ones that have been brought
Established video game developer WayForward has a Nintendo Switch exclusive in the works and it is due as soon as next month. The game is titled Vitamin Connection, which is a bizarre and colourful adventure which is sure to keep players entertained. Vitamin Connection is due out on the Nintendo Switch eShop on 20th February
Flareon, Jolteon and Vaporeon appearing in the Pokémon anime Just last week it was revealed that Flareon would be the first Pokémon to be transformed into a Build-A-Bear for 2020. At the time, we suspected this may lead to Vaporeon and Jolteon toys to finish the original Eevee set, and we were right. Hoorah! The
The UK video game software charts are now with us and Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch has gotten off to a good start. It’s safe to say the last Brain Training game on the Nintendo 3DS was a flop as it didn’t even manage to break the top 40, however the latest entry
If you’re anything like us, you’ll have a strange obsession with keeping an eye on how many hours you’ve put into your favourite games. There’s something oddly satisfying about seeing your Splatoon 2 hour count reach unhealthy numbers as you sit down for another night of inking the town neon pink – or is that
Corey Barlow, the director behind the acclaimed God of War on PlayStation 4, has taken to Twitter to urge Nintendo to make a new Golden Sun game. In fact it seems to be his favourite Nintendo franchise of all-time, which is interesting given the Kyoto-based company’s lineup of games. It has been a long while
Fire Emblem: Three Houses certainly hasn’t gone unnoticed since it was released in July. Earlier this month at the Game Awards, it was awarded the ‘best strategy’ game of 2019 and at the same event, it won the Players Voice award – beating various other games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, EA’s Star Wars Jedi:
Japanese video game publisher Flyhigh Express has announced this morning that they will be holding a special video presentation on 27th December. The event is expected to reveal the release dates for the physical versions of Celeste, Shovel Knight and Human Resource Machine, and will presumably contain some surprises. You can tune into the event
[embedded content] Update (Sun 22nd December): Today’s free game is REKT! Full details on how to claim it can be found below. Original Article: Publisher QubicGames has blown us away with an incredible Christmas offer which will allow everyone to claim ten free games on Nintendo Switch. Here’s how to get involved… Ten games will
The official Kirby Twitter account is celebrating the fact that they’ve amassed an impressive 200,000 followers. Because of this achievement you can claim extra Gem Apples in the free to play Super Kirby Clash on the Nintendo Switch system. Simply enter the code KIRBYTWITTER in game and claim those all important Gem Apples. Here’s good
[embedded content] Publisher QubicGames has blown us away with an incredible Christmas offer which will allow everyone to claim ten free games on Nintendo Switch. The celebrations are kicking off today, so here’s how to get involved… Ten games will be up for grabs to all Nintendo Switch owners from today until 24th December, and
In January 2020, a 7-episode animated web series, Pokemon: Twlight Wings, will debut. The animated series will focus on Pokemon Sword and Shield‘s Galar region. More specifically, it “focuses on the dreams of Galar’s residents, the realities of their lives, and the challenges they must overcome”. Each episode will be 5 minutes long, and the
On top of the Indie World video presentation happening later today in the west, Nintendo is hosting one exclusively for Switch owners located in Japan. Instead of a livestream, this presentation is a direct upload to YouTube on 11th December: 明日12月11日の午前10時頃、インディーゲームの紹介映像「Indie World 2019.12.11」を公開します。今後配信予定のソフトを中心に、インディー担当のSOEJIMAとBOKUが紹介します。 #IndieWorld https://t.co/R3xDCb5OoI pic.twitter.com/eeREcNLt5U— Indie World（インディーワールド） (@IndieWorldJP) December 10, 2019 As with all
Another Friday brings another new episode of Nintendo Minute. Kit and Krysta said in the video description that “we had the talented Li Kovacs on the show to draw our gaming memories. Last time, Li drew our memories of us getting our first Nintendo systems. This time, we’re sharing our memories about our favorite Nintendo
Earlier this year in July, Ubisoft lifted the lid on a brand new Rabbids game for the Switch that looked similar to Nintendo’s Mario Party series. In case you forgot, it’s known as Rabbids: Adventure Party and was created by Ubisoft Chengdu. Interestingly, it’s also a Chinese exclusive. During the official Chinese Switch unveil today,
Bandai Namco announced earlier this week that the long awaited Broly (DBS) will finally be coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ on 5th December. Today, the company has released a new trailer showing the character in action and his deadly move set. Check it out in the tweet down below. Share this! Like this: Like Loading…
[embedded content] Update – Thu 28th Nov, 2019 07:20 GMT: The Nintendo Mobile YouTube channel has shared a “Mega Man Event Intro” video. It includes the backstory, a demonstration of Mega Man in battle and a brief look at Dr. Wily. Original Story – Sun 24th Nov, 2019 10:30 GMT: Capcom’s blue bomber Mega Man
Nintendo is constantly experimenting with hardware. If they are not coming up with wacky things for their consoles, the company is experimenting with accessories and peripherals. Some of them make it to the market, but some do not. The latter is the focus for a new video by Liam Robertson, which was published on the
Would you like to fall asleep in the kingdom of Hyrule every night? Perhaps you’ve already done this during a prolonged session of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch or Wii U. If so, you’ll likely appreciate this absolutely stunning bedroom mural based on the land of Hyrule in Breath of
The Nintendo Switch version of Samurai Shodown is coming to the west, but SNK has been having a tough time with its release date. In Japan, it has been slated to release on the Switch in December 12th for a few months now. As for western regions, SNK has confirmed that Samurai Shodown will be
The Pokémon Company will be hosting the very first Pokémon Sword and Shield online competition next month, on 6th December. If you would like to participate in the Galar Beginnings tournament, all you have to do is sign up between now (15th November) and 5th December to take part. To do this, you’ll need to
Book Ⅲ of Fire Emblem Heroes has officially come to a close. To celebrate this conclusion, Nintendo has shared the ending movie for the third chapter, which you can check out in the embedded video below. Meanwhile, new quests featuring Alfonse: Prince of Askr were recently added to the mobile game, where he can now
It’s been a difficult period for Japanese developer Game Freak since the producer Junichi Masuda revealed the upcoming titles Pokémon Sword and Shield for Switch would feature a limited Pokédex. There’s been backlash from fans, online leaks and a launch event in Japan was even recently cancelled due to operational reasons. During an interview not
There has been a rumor going around that Playtonic Games was being acquired by Microsoft, and that they would be working on a new Banjo-Kazooie game. Well, that rumor has now been officially debunked. Playtonic Games has released a statement addressing the situation, where they say that “we’re not working on a new Banjo-Kazooie and
[embedded content] As exciting as the Overwatch 2 announcement was at BlizzCon this year, it’s probably the last thing you wanted to hear if you recently picked up a copy of Overwatch: Legendary Edition on the Switch less than a month ago. Thankfully, the original game will remain relevant – with Blizzard confirming it will
Nintendo’s financial results briefing contained some an update on the course statistics for Super Mario Maker 2, which follows a major online multiplayer update that the game had received in the past month. According to Nintendo, players have now uploaded a total of 8,000,000 courses to date. These courses have been played more than 400,000,000
[embedded content] Although the Switch still doesn’t have a certain digital card game on it, there are still plenty of other ones to enjoy if you are a fan of this genre. One of these is Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission. This Dimps-developed Bandai Namco title arrived on the Switch in April and will