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At long last, Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be getting a new set of home and island items on Nov. 5, Nintendo announced at an Animal Crossing Direct on Friday. The massive customization update will be the game’s final free update, known as version 2.0. Home exteriors get makeovers with new exterior options and nine new fences. In addition to […]
Read moreMetroid Dread brings back a classic villain in Kraid, the gigantic Space Pirate that Samus Aran previously battled in the original Metroid (and the Zero Mission remake) and Super Metroid. In Dread, Kraid is more unpleasant than ever, both in terms of demeanor and anatomy. And like many of the bosses in Metroid Dread, Kraid is kind of a pain […]
Read moreNintendo showed Splatoon 3’s gameplay with a trailer during September’s Nintendo Direct on Thursday, which gives fans a deeper look into the game including more information about its world, the Splatland and a tease of new mechanics. Nintendo first announced Splatoon 3 at February’s Nintendo Direct. We learned more about the Splatands, a land inhabited by the game’s iconic inklings. […]
Read moreThe Nintendo Switch can finally connect to Bluetooth headphones. On Tuesday, Nintendo released a new update for the console that allows it to pair with Bluetooth audio devices, but even after the update, the system still won’t let you use a Bluetooth microphone. According to Nintendo’s new post-update support page, there’s a new menu in the Switch’s System Settings called […]
Read moreLego announced a $169.99 question mark block set based on Super Mario 64 on Thursday morning. But this isn’t just a big, expensive yellow cube with punctuation on the side. No, much like the question mark blocks in the Mushroom Kingdom, this Lego set is hiding something magical inside. With a delicate touch, builders can open up the question mark […]
Read moreWhen it comes to retro video games, I trust no one more than Jeremy Parish. In college, I listened obsessively to his retro podcast, Retronauts, memorizing each deep-dive as if I were studying for a grad school entry exam on the localization issues of early Final Fantasy games. I had the good fortune to work with Parish during my first […]
Read moreAfter an interminable wait, Blastoise is now available to play in Pokémon Unite, the free-to-play Pokémon MOBA. The Pokémon Company announced Blastoise’s arrival last week in an exasperated tweet, but it wasn’t until launch day that we got to see just how dapper the Shellfish Pokémon would be in its decorative Holowear. Look at this fancy fella, with its boater […]
Read moreThe Pokémon Company debuted a new Pokémon Presents video presentation on Wednesday, revealing the latest news on upcoming Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus. But that’s not all; Pokémon fans also got updates on free-to-play MOBA Pokémon Unite, five-year-old mobile game Pokémon Go, Pokémon Masters EX, and puzzle game Pokémon Cafe Mix. Here’s the […]
Read moreCynthia, the infamous leader of the Pokémon League in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, has struck fear into the hearts of fans who dared challenge her. Now, in the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes she makes her return, albeit in a much cuter, less intimidating manner. The Pokémon Company showed new footage from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl as part […]
Read moreThe Pokémon Company’s upcoming open-world game, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, was featured during the company’s Pokémon Presents showcase on Wednesday. The game, set in the Hisui region, is a totally new take on the franchise — going back to the early days of Pokémon trainers when Poké Balls were made of wood. In the new footage shown during the livestream, developer […]
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