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Update: Since this article’s posting, multiple retailers have decided to halt preorders of the physical version of the game. It adds a little more credibility to the possibility that the $70 price may be real, but revealed by Nintendo by accident. One game that is more than likely going to be appearing in the upcoming

Image: Nintendo Nintendo has today announced that it will be hosting February’s Direct Showcase tomorrow, 8th February 2023 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT / 9th February 2023 9am AET, finally putting weeks of rumours to bed. The Direct will be broadcast on YouTube and is said to last for approximately 40

Whenever Nintendo releases a new game, or there’s a major third-party game that releases on the Nintendo Switch, more often than not, there is usually an accolades trailer that Nintendo will release at some point after the game’s launch. For example, Nintendo has released an accolades trailer for Fire Emblem Engage earlier tonight. It is

CAVE Co. Ltd, the pioneering, god-tier arcade developer that reignited the shooting game genre in the ’90s, has a portfolio to die for. After 17 years of cast-iron quality and unceasing invention, the sound of gunfire finally rang silent in 2012 with their swansong, Dodonpachi SaiDaiOuJou. Among Cave’s output, only a few entries are regarded

Not every Nintendo game is released. In fact, it’s not unusual for a Nintendo game to be cancelled behind-the-scenes, without the public even knowing that the game was even a thing. However, they tend to be revealed eventually, years after the cancellation had happened. More often than not, it’s Did You Know Gaming that takes

Image: Nintendo Life Hello folks, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we perused over the three box art designs for Viewtiful Joe, one of the ‘Capcom Five’ titles for the Nintendo GameCube. North America came out on top this time, winning 57% of the vote. Japan took the silver medal with

You may recall that, earlier this week, it was announced that MLB The Show 23 would be releasing on the Nintendo Switch on March 28th. Since then, there have been questions on whether there would be a technical test of the game, something that was done with MLB The Show 22 last year. Well, it

In 1998, The Simpsons made a throwaway gag about Bart refusing to perform yard work at home for his mother, then demanding she let him join the queue for the yard work simulator at a local fairground. It’s funny because who would develop a virtual experience of a chore? Moreover, who would want to actually

Mario Kart Tour has been available on mobile devices for more than a few years now, but that doesn’t mean that Nintendo has moved on from supporting the game just yet. In fact, Mario Kart Tour is still getting additional content. For example, it has been announced that there will be an Exploration Tour that

Image: Toplan Batsugun S-Tribute has been rated in Korea on Switch, Gematsu reports. This is potentially the next entry in City Connection’s S-Tribute series, which focuses on a number of arcade and Sega Saturn titles, enhancing them for modern audiences. Batsugun is a title from 1993 developed by Toplan which was later ported to the

It is an understatement to say that the performance of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet didn’t sit well with quite a few Nintendo fans. Sadly, the launch of the newest generation of Pokemon games was plagued with various performance issues. Not everyone experienced the issues, but enough people did to the point that Nintendo was eventually

Image: Nintendo Life 2nd February 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of Contra‘s North American debut on the NES, nearly a year after it rocket-launched into Japanese arcades in 1987. To celebrate, we’re republishing this ranked list of all the Contra games that came to Nintendo platforms in one form or another. Enjoy! Contra is one

You may recall that, a day ago, it was reported that the Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers may be returning to the Nintendo Switch eShop in the United States. It has been a few years now since the last time that the vouchers had been available. Well, it’s official now. As of today, Americans can now

Image: Nintendo Life Japanese toy mannufacturer Takara Tomy has revealed a new model in its popular ‘Licca-chan‘ doll range based on Nintendo’s Super Mario franchise (thanks, Automaton). The release marks an official collaboration between Takara and Nintendo and features the doll wearing Mario’s iconic red and blue overalls and hat. Also included is a cute

You may recall that, a day ago, there were rumors that live services for Rumbleverse would be closing down at the end of February. At the time, there had been no official confirmation on the fate of the game, so there was plenty of uncertainty. Well, the uncertainty is now gone. Unfortunately, it has been

Image: Sidebar Games Update [Tue 31st Jan, 2023 10:45 GMT]: After the most recent Sports Story update, it seemed that the much-discussed ‘secret dev room’ had been removed from the game. We addressed this change in the original article below, but it seems that the room has not, in fact, been removed, merely changed. Video

The latest physical video game charts have come through from the largest gaming market in Europe, the United Kingdom, for the week ending 28th January, 2023. Last week’s No.1, the latest game in the Fire Emblem series, Fire Emblem Engage, has sadly been pushed down the charts at No.7 as sales dropped by 76% in

Image: Square Enix Ever since its announcement in September’s Direct Showcase, we have been getting a steady stream of Theatrhythm Final Bar Line information from Square Enix — but we are always hungry for more! Fortunately, it looks like just that will be happening soon, as a Final Bar Line livestream has been announced for