It might sound like blasphemy to some but I missed Dragon’s Dogma not just once, but both times it came around to consoles. The original 2012 release stirred up quite a bit of hype, despite the game’s reported shortcomings, and then again when the Dark Arisen remastered/expanded version dropped in 2013. Capcom’s wild, ambitious dark […]

Fire Emblem Three Houses is coming to Switch in July. It’s the first console release in the series since 2007’s Radiant Dawn and was preceded by the 3DS release Fire Emblem Fates.  Players take on the role of Byleth while teaching three, star pupils; Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude. The Officer’s Academy is located at the very centre of the continent […]

Nintendo Australia has just announced that three new Smash Bros amiibo will be launching this week.  The three new amiibo figurines are for Pichu, Pokémon Trainer and Isabelle. These figures will be available from Friday, July 19, 2019. Smash Bros amiibo These amiibo will retail for $21.95 AUD from EB Games and you can pre-order here; […]

Ok, this might be jumping the gun, but the latest trailer for Smash Bros Ultimate revealing the release date for Joker seems to have teased that Banjo and Kazooie may be coming as a DLC fighter.  During the section of the new trailer, below, you can clearly see a gigantic witch figure stirring a cauldron. The […]

Nintendo has finally confirmed when players will be able to take Joker into battle in Smash Bros Ultimate. Beginning tomorrow, April 18 (April 17 in North America) Joker will be playable in Super Smash Bros Ultimate in addition to a range of new content. Joker is being introduced as part of update 3.0 which also adds; Memento […]

Nintendo has officially jumped into the world of VR with the release of the Nintendo Labo VR Kit. The Labo VR Kit lets players create a “unique and approachable” form of VR that’s fun for kids and families. The Labo VR Kit includes the makings of the Toy-Con Blaster, Toy-Con Elephant and Toy-Con Wind Pedal, […]

Nintendo Australia has announced a blockbuster eShop sale is starting today. The digital-only sale extends to both Switch and 3DS titles and gives players between 33% and 63% off some of the best games on both systems. Nintendo has advised that the sale will run from Thursday, April 11, 11:00 pm AEST / Friday, April 12 […]

In a new commercial for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Nintendo may have accidentally revealed a brand-new mode for the game.  In the first few seconds of the commercial, the TV screen shows the ‘Games and More’ tab of the Smash Bros Ultimate menu. On closer inspection though, the screen shown in the commercial looks different from that […]

In a recent interview with IGN Japan, Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi was asked if he thought Yakuza characters Kazuma Kiryu or Goro Majima would or could appear in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.  Nagoshi laughed at the suggestion and said; Mr. Sakurai would not want them (laughs). It is all right if he said. But he does not want, maybe. […]

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has announced that is has launched a consumer law investigation in “the auto-renewal practices of Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox.” The CMA describes itself as follows; We work to promote competition for the benefit of consumers, both within and outside the UK. Our aim is to make markets work […]