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Apart from encouraging development teams the freedom to experiment with new ideas, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa also intends to branch out and provide fresh offerings in different areas. For example, since he’s been at the helm, the Japanese company has truly embraced mobile games. In the same interview with TIME recently, Furukawa spoke about monetary

A new generation of video games arrives next year. With the current generation coming to an end, IGN has decided to update their list of the 100 best games of all time. Some Nintendo-related titles that were not previously there have added. Pokemon GO is at #100, Smash Ultimate at #74, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Pay your respects by Liam Doolan 1 hour ago The popular video streaming app Hulu will be removed from the Japanese Wii U eShop on 24th July 2020, officially marking the end of the service on Nintendo’s troubled system. This follows on from its termination in North America earlier this year. After the app has

Nintendo and Capcom have teamed up to offer a special discount to Resident Evil fans. If you own Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil, Resident Evil Origins Collection or Resident Evil 4 on Nintendo Switch, you can pre-purchase Resident Evil 5 or Resident Evil 6 via the Nintendo eShop to save 33 percent. This deal only

Chucklefish has finally lifted the lid on its upcoming DLC. It’s officially titled Wargroove: Double Trouble and is entirely free. This new content is designed with “co-op play in mind” and adds a new story and three new Outlaw Commanders. They include the mighty Wulfar, the trouble-making twins Errol and Orla and the maleficent Vesper.

If you visited the Web this past weekend, you may have noticed Fortnite on headlines left, right and center. The battle royale title is currently undergoing an unexpected yet intentional blackout that’s affecting players across the globe. Many fans are jumping to the conclusion that this might signal the end of the line for the

Mable & The Wood is yet another example of a game with huge potential that’s somehow been mostly squandered thanks to poor execution. It takes the tried-and-tested idea of shape-shifting (famously utilised in games like Altered Beast and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) and runs with it, moulding its exploration and combat mechanics around

GameSpot recently chatted to CD Projekt Red’s John Mamais, who is the head of the company’s Krakow office. After the company pulled off the near impossible getting The Witcher 3 up, running, playable, and ready for release on the Nintendo Switch system, many are wondering whether the company would be able to do the same

You could say that developer Game Freak has form when it comes to turn-based battlers – the makers of the Pokémon games have stewarded the largest RPG franchise on the planet for over two decades. Nice work if you can get it, although a never-ending cycle of Pocket Monster development can take its toll on

Digital Foundry has released a brand new graphics comparison video on their YouTube channel. This video provides graphics comparisons and performance testing of the Nintendo Switch demos of Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6. According to the video’s description, “the basics are there, resolution is high, but performance isn’t quite right”. You can see

A screenshot of the game, and definitely not a five second clip art attempt If you thought you’d seen the best of the internet’s unrelenting excitement and humour surrounding Untitled Goose Game, you were absolutely wrong. We’re sure you know the story by now – indie developer House House released Untitled Goose Game on Switch

An interesting discovery has been made, and Arc System Works fans may like to hear this. The Taiwanese ratings board has added listings for 3 games that Arc System Works has yet to officially announce. The three titles are named “Unrevealed title A”, “Unrevealed title B” and “Unrevealed title T”, and all 3 are intended

In part nine of our guide, we travelled to the last of Link’s Awakening’s main dungeons and completed our set of Siren’s Instruments. So, the time has finally come to climb Mount Tamaranch and wake the Wind Fish. In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know to navigate to the final boss and

This week’s Japanese sales charts are in via Famitsu and it has been an unimpressive week with all systems down. The Nintendo Switch sold 89,137 units, the PlayStation 4 systems sold 12,388 units, and the Nintendo 3DS systems sold 1,303 units. Dragon Quest IX S remains no.1 but received a huge drop in sales for

[embedded content] Being fans of Nintendo, we stumble across Japanese speech and text pretty much every day. It’s an incredibly interesting language and one that would no doubt help us to actually understand what’s going on when playing imported copies of our retro favourites, but it just so happens to be one of the hardest

Japanese publication Dengeki is reporting that the recently released Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition has sold through 65% of its initial shipment. Over 300,000 copies were sold during the game’s opening week which is very impressive given the original had already sold a lot of copies on the Nintendo

England’s National Health Service (or NHS) is set to open the country’s first specialist clinic designed to treat young patients suffering from video game addiction. Doctors can refer patients starting from today. The services will aim to help children and young adults aged from 13 to 25 who are considered to be suffering from health

Nintendo America has announced this afternoon via their official YouTube channel that the critically-acclaimed visual novel Eliza will be coming to Nintendo Switch this Thursday, 10th October. Here’s what you need to know about the well received game along with the announcement video. After abandoning her high-powered tech career and a mysterious three-year absence, Evelyn

Triangle Service’s debut title for the Switch is a fairly safe option for the small developer, which compiles three of their previously-published arcade titles – along with a unique 2012 version of Sega’s Pengo – into a single package. But is it worth investing in Arcade Love: Plus Pengo!, which remains (at the time of

Nintendo has announced that the excellent The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening shifted an impressive amount of units in Europe. The remake sold 430,000 copies during the game’s first three days on sale. That’s basically a 100 copies sold per minute, which is nothing short of amazing given it is not technically a new Zelda

Oh no, it’s happened again! Following on from Walmart selling The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening amiibo ahead of schedule, the US retail giant has now reportedly broken the street date for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition. The Switch version is actually due out on 15th October in this particular region, but

The latest issue of respected UK video game magazine EDGE has arrived with subscribers  and this month’s issue has a whopping 15 reviews. They’ve certainly been busy over there! Notable reviews include Daemon X Machina which only scored a 5/10 and Untitled Goose Game, which received an impressive 8/10. Check out all the EDGE scores

[embedded content] When Nintendo revealed a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was officially in development at this year’s E3, the darker tone was immediately noticeable. In fact, we sort of got Majora’s Mask vibes, as there was so much doom and gloom present within the teaser trailer. With this in

If you’ve been wondering when Corpse Party: Blood Drive will arrive on the Nintendo Switch system then we are pleased to report it will be available via the eShop on the 10th October. The news was announced by XSEED via Twitter along with the game’s pricing which will be $19.99. Here’s the main features for

[embedded content] Last month, Snipperclips developer SFB Games announced Tangle Tower for the Switch. The game’s already out on Apple Arcade and you can play through it, thanks to the free trial, but unfortunately, Nintendo owners are going to have to wait just a little longer. This thrilling murder-mystery adventure game, linked to the Detective

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair – Yooka & Laylee are back in a new platform hybrid adventure! They must run, jump and roll their way through a series of challenging 2D levels, face a puzzling Overworld and rally the Royal Bee-tallion

Although The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening on the Switch is a relatively straight forward remake of a game many people have played before, it’s still performed incredibly well in terms of sales. Even the performance issues haven’t been enough to stop its success – with the Nintendo UK Twitter account revealing the game has

It’s Wednesday which means it is time to take a look at the latest Japanese software and hardware charts courtesy of Famitsu. It’s been a good week once again for Nintendo and also Square Enix with the Nintendo Switch easily outselling the competition. The recently released Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Earlier this year, Sword and Shield producer Junichi Masuda shocked the Pokémon community when he revealed some creatures would be left behind. After much backlash from fans, it resulted in him releasing an official statement, saying how it was a “very difficult decision” to make. He also explained at the time that if a specific

SEGA and Nintendo’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is arriving this November here in the west and there’s a tonne of events and all-star characters to engage with. Today, SEGA has unleashed a short new commercial titled All the Fun showing some of the entertaining events as well as the game’s