The month of February is typically a pretty slow month in the industry. Fortunately, Nintendo has you covered with their weekly roundup, Nintendo Download. See below for the full list of games coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop this week. This week’s Nintendo Download includes 27 Nintendo Switch titles, as well as a release for 3DS!
It’s that time again! For those of you still putting in hours and hours into Animal Crossing: New Horizons, an update will be coming your way soon enough. Beginning Jan. 28, the new update will add the following features to the game:
Lizardcube’s 2017 remake Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap proved the demand for the Wonder Boy franchise is strong. While spiritual successor Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom released in 2018, the Wonder Boy series hasn’t received any new releases. A remake of Monster World IV was revealed to be in development, last year. Publisher ININ Games has just released new information, and...[Read More]
This week’s Nintendo Download includes many new releases, as well as some new DLC. In addition, it also spotlights a Nintendo Switch favorite and a new years sale on the eShop!
Many gamers, who grew up in the 90s, remember Pokémon Snap fondly. This unique Pokémon spinoff allowed players to observe Pokemon in their natural habitat. Instead of being a lengthy role-playing title, Pokémon Snap offered an entirely new gameplay perspective. Instead of capturing Pokemon, and starting battles, players took photographs from a first-person view. Although the original Pokémon Snap ...[Read More]
Nintendo’s Super Mario 35th Anniversary celebration has been pretty exciting so far. The Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch brought back the long lost Game & Watch line of handhelds. The recently released Super Mario 3D All-Stars brought 3 of Mario’s strongest titles to the Nintendo Switch. Continuing on with the Mario themed releases, Nintendo revealed, via a post on their officia...[Read More]
Nintendo’s eShop is already filled with a ton of great games. This week’s Nintendo Download features 18 games hitting the eShop, as well as an all-new event in Tetris 99!
Nintendo and Akira’s Tetris 99 has evolved substantially since it’s 2019 release. Nintendo has been slowly rolling out Maximus Cup events, which grant players exclusive themes. These themes are generally to coincide with a new 1st part release. Previous events have featured themes based on Animal Crossing, Pokemon, Paper Mario, and even Xenoblade. For the 19th Maximus Cup, Tetris 99 wi...[Read More]
Early this morning, Monster Hunter, as part of a update to their new game Monster Hunter Rise, had a twenty-minute live stream that showed off new gameplay, monsters, locales, and more.
Retro-inspired new releases have become commonplace, in the video game industry. Many developers will stylize their games to look like those of the past. Examples include 2013’s indie darling Shovel Knight, or the recently announced space-shooter Habroxia 2. Most of these retro-inspired titles end up releasing on current generation hardware. What isn’t common, is developers releasing n...[Read More]
Back in 2011, Nintendo launched their first Nintendo Direct. This marked a new beginning for Nintendo, and how they would showcase upcoming releases. Nintendo Direct’s have gone through many iterations in the past 9 years. Some examples include the Indie World Showcase, and Nintendo Direct Mini. Each iteration has had a common theme; a major focus on video games. Today Nintendo officially br...[Read More]
Nintendo’s Indie World showcase has been Nintendo fan’s go-to for upcoming indies heading to Nintendo Switch. Each stream contains many upcoming releases. The presentation is very similar to that of Nintendo’s own Nintendo Direct. Fast-paced announcements, with lots of variety. There’s something announced that will surprise and delight gamers of all kinds.