In the most anticlimactic way possible, Nintendo on Tuesday confirmed years of rumors: the Nintendo Switch 2 console is on the way. “We will make an announcement about […]
10 years in the making, retro game emulator Delta is now #1 on the iOS charts
Video game emulator Delta’s decade-long struggle against the iOS app store began with a school-issued TI-84 calculator. When Riley Testut was a sophomore in high school, he showed […]
Games Like The Witcher 3 Helped Popularize The Sex Game Genre
Have you noticed that there are a lot more horny games lately? Despite what some people may think, there’s no shortage of sexiness in modern gaming, with salacious titles readily available on Steam and even the Nintendo eShop. And it turns out that there’s an explanation for this, and it’s relatively simple, according…
Nintendo Indie Sale: Save 75% on select Switch games
Nintendo’s Indie Sale discounts 30+ top-rated digital games for the Switch, with deals starting at just $3.25.
RIP Nintendo 3DS And Wii U Online Services, 2011-2024
We are gathered here today to bid one final farewell to the 3DS and Wii U’s online services, which will get laid to rest on April 8. 13 years of life isn’t long, but in those years, the multiplayer functionality for these two Nintendo devices has served us well, connecting players the world over in games like Splatoon,…
Hit Card Game Balatro Yanked From Switch Over Rating Mistake
Breakout hit Balatro—a poker-themed roguelike deck builder—has run into some ratings trouble that’s led to the game being suddenly removed from the Nintendo eShop in many European countries. This removal has surprised both the developer and publisher, who now have to work to get the game back up on the shop for sale.
New Report Suggests The Games Industry Is Failing LGBTQ Players
I’ve known that representation in games mattered ever since that day in 1987 when I finished Metroid and discovered that intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran was that rarest of things (for the time): a cool female video-game protagonist. I loved playing as Mario, or Link, or any intrepid hero, but I was particularly…
The Best Switch Games For 2024 Go Well Beyond Nintendo’s Own
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More than six years after its release, the Nintendo Switch is still dutifully chugging along, and still without the long-rumored Switch Pro. Compared to its supercomputer competitors, Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Sony’s PlayStation 5, it’s by no means the most powerful place to play games today. But it’s still the…
New Burnout Game On Switch Eshop Is Just A Shameless Knockoff
Oh wow! Look, a new Burnout game is out now! Awesome, I love those super-fast racing games filled with vehicular carnage and big jumps. What a surprise! Oh weird, this new entry is only on the Switch eShop. And wait…oh no…
Overwatch 2 Leak Suggests You Can Play New Tank This Weekend
Overwatch 2’s new tank hero will be playable this weekend, at least that’s what a post on the Nintendo eShop says.