The Pokémon Company International has released the first episode of Pokémon: Hisuian Snow, the latest Pokémon animated web series from Wit Studio of Attack on Titan and Vinland Saga fame. Set in the Hisui region of the Pokémon Legends: Arceus video game, the anime follows the story of Alec, a young man raised to believe that humans and Pokémon can […]

Saudi Arabia now owns 5.01% of Nintendo, making it the Kyoto company’s fifth-largest shareholder, according to a Bloomberg report. The Financial Times calculates the Saudi investment to be worth $2.98 billion. The purchase was made by the Public Investment Fund, a sovereign wealth fund that makes investments on behalf of the kingdom. The PIF is controlled by Saudi Arabia’s controversial […]

In a video released by Remedy Entertainment ahead of the 12th anniversary of Alan Wake’s release, creative director Sam Lake announced that Alan Wake Remastered is coming to Nintendo Switch. The first minute of the video features a shot of Ilkka Villi, the voice actor and model for the character of Alan Wake, playing a development build of the game […]

Indie developer Aggro Crab unveiled its next game, a Dark Souls-inspired adventure called Another Crab’s Treasure, in which players will battle as a hermit crab trying to reclaim its shell, during Nintendo’s Indie World stream on Wednesday. In lieu of your standard seashell for bodily protection, however, that hermit crab will scavenge armor in the form of cans, cups, and […]

Nintendo Switch owners will get a fresh batch of game announcements on Wednesday, May 11, during a new Indie World livestream, Nintendo announced Tuesday. May’s Indie World showcase will be streamed on Nintendo’s YouTube and Twitch channels, starting at 7 a.m. PDT/10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. Nintendo says viewers can expect “roughly 20 minutes of information on upcoming games headed […]

Nintendo Switch Sports brings back the motion-controlled, sporty fun of Nintendo’s watershed video game, Wii Sports, for a new generation of gamers. But with the return of in-living-room tennis and bowling comes a curse: the ominous specter of smashed TV screens. Released in 2006, Wii Sports was famous for its ability to turn the video game-avoidant into hardcore players. Scores […]

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers who pay for the premium Expansion Pack tier got three additional Sega Genesis games as part of their subscription on Thursday: Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball, Shining Force 2, and Space Harrier 2. That fresh injection of 16-bit Sega software brings the number of Genesis games available through a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription to […]

Nintendo released the second of two announced updates for Metroid Dread on Friday, delivering the Boss Rush mode promised during a Nintendo Direct in February. The free update includes more than just your standard Boss Rush mode, however; two much more difficult Boss Rush-style modes are also included, as well as a practice mode. Metroid Dread’s new Boss Rush mode […]

Remakes of The House of the Dead and The House of the Dead 2 are both coming to Nintendo Switch in April, and developer Forever Entertainment showed off more of its interpretation of the classic titles in a new trailer released on Friday. The trailer shows that the remakes stick pretty close to the originals, keeping the rail-shooter gameplay, buckets […]

Henchman Story starts off with a full-throttle goofy tone, and at first I thought I was in for a standard superhero story — just from a slightly different point of view. I play Stan, a goon who works for an over the top, bombastic supervillain. I’m bored but content, and the benefits are too good to quit despite the occasional […]