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Nintendo's Doing A Live Fan Event That Kinda Sounds Like Its Own E3
11.4.2023
Now that this year’s E3 is dead, what fills the summer void is up in the air. You’ve got the usual contenders, such as Geoff Keighley’s Summer Games Fest and Xbox’s joint Starfield presentation with Bethesda, but nothing matches E3's scale. While PlayStation has yet to formally announce...
A Bunch Of PlayStation And Xbox Games Just Got Steep Discounts
11.4.2023
Both PlayStation and Xbox are running big spring sales right now. From Lego Star Wars to The Last of Us Part 1, it’s the perfect time to dip into some of 2023’s biggest blockbusters so far, or catch up on last year’s releases.Read more
Switch Shooter's Shutdown Has Xbox, PS5 Fans Happy They May Face Fewer Kids
11.4.2023
Third-person team-based online free-to-play crossplay shooter Rogue Company is ending support for its Switch version on June 20. Developer Hi-Rez Studios cited “significant technical and process challenges” working on the Switch version in its announcement of the upcoming shutdown. Meanwhile—and...
Sony's Next Gaming Handheld May Not Be The Vita 2 Fans Want
5.4.2023
A decade after the early demise of the PlayStation Vita, handheld gaming is more vibrant than ever, leading many people to wonder whether Sony will one day try to get back into the portable gaming market. Based on a new report by Insider Gaming, the answer is both yes and no. Sony is seemingly...
Steam Is Getting A GameCube And Nintendo Wii Emulator
28.3.2023
The makers of Dolphin announced the GameCube and Wii emulator will come to Steam Early Access later this year. It promises to let users play classics like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Super Mario Galaxy with improved graphics and better performance than the original consoles offered....
The Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom Collector's Edition Is The Most Elegant Switch Yet
28.3.2023
Nintendo finally unveiled its long-rumored The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Collector’s Edition OLED Switch. It’s still not the Switch Pro upgrade many players have been waiting for, but it still looks pretty neat and is far and away one of better-looking special edition consoles...
Controversial Ex-Epic Games Store Exclusive Now Free On Steam
24.3.2023
If you’re like me and feel life is entirely too short to spend on important, self-congratulatory games (or people, for that matter), might I recommend 2020’s Sludge Life? Once exclusive to the Epic Games Store, it arrived on Steam about a year later where you could buy it for 15 bucks. Right...
The 21 Best Games For The Nintendo Switch
10.3.2023
Some of our posts include links to retailers. If you buy something from clicking on one, G/O Media may earn a commission. Because editorial staff is independent of commerce, affiliate linking does not influence our editorial content.More than six years after its release, the Nintendo Switch...
Nintendo Switch Clock Game Has Now Released 20 Times Since 2021
8.3.2023
Well, would you look at the time. That Nintendo Switch clock game you may have seen in the bargain section of the eShop just celebrated its 21st release on the digital storefront. Bravo, but where did all of these games come from in such a short period of time? Read more
GameStop Employees Freak Out As All Resident Evil 4 CE Store Pre-Orders Get Canceled
8.3.2023
Resident Evil 4 Remake is just a couple weeks away, and while many players will buy the game digitally, the most hardcore fans have probably reserved their $250 collector’s editions that come complete with a statue of Leon holding a shotgun and looking tired as hell. The collector’s editions were...
Toilet Paper Switch Game Is Unlike Anything You’ve Seen Before
3.3.2023
Give Me Toilet Paper! is a game built around a simple universal concept: At some point in our lives, we’ll forget to check the toilet paper roll before we sit down. That’s exactly what happened to these digital helpless businessmen, trapped behind an unfeeling bathroom stall. Only you can save...
Miyamoto Says Don't Worry About His Nintendo Retirement, Maybe Go Outside
28.2.2023
Nintendo existed long before Shigeru Miyamoto joined back in 1977, and it will continue to do just fine after he’s gone, the famed game designer told NPR in a new interview. Following the grand opening of the Super Nintendo World theme park in California last week, one of the creators behind Super...
Switch Appears To Add ‘Groomer,’ Mass Shooters To Banned Word List
24.2.2023
A new system firmware update for the Nintendo Switch has seemingly expanded the console’s list of banned words to include references to child grooming and school shooters. According to a longtime Nintendo dataminer’s review of the latest changes, any users who may have had those terms in their...
Metroid Prime Remastered Is Selling Out, Going For $100+ On eBay
23.2.2023
Earlier this month, Metroid Prime Remastered was announced and released digitally on Nintendo Switch. It’s very good and a perfect example of how to remaster an old game. However, it wasn’t available physically until yesterday, February 22. And uh, well, it’s still kind of not available physically...
The Best (And Worst) Super Bowl Video Game Ads
10.2.2023
You might be wondering why a video game website like Kotaku is writing about sports, but the connection between games and sports runs much deeper than the annual release of Madden. One of the most prevalent cultural links between video games and football, even to those who don’t care about...
Only Some Switch Games Will Be $70, Nintendo Says
10.2.2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be Nintendo’s first $70 game, but it doesn’t sound like it will have a whole lot of company anytime soon. Rather than being a watershed moment for premium Switch games moving forward, the publisher says the $70 price point will be reserved for specific...
Nintendo Switch Deal Will Let You Grab $70 Zelda For A Lot Cheaper
9.2.2023
I had wondered if the Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers would apply to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom when they were rolled out of retirement last week. It turns out they do, and with it being Nintendo’s first $70 game, the timing couldn’t be better. Read more
Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Nintendo's First $70 Game
9.2.2023
While The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom is one of the most hotly-anticipated video game sequels of all time, that’s not the only reason it’s notable this week. It is also, sadly, the first Nintendo game to hit the $70 threshold.Read more
Splatoon 3 Gets Surprise Expansion With New DLC Out Soon
8.2.2023
Splatoon 3's Expansion Pass is out now on Switch, with two waves of DLC due out later this year. The first brings back Splatoon 1's Inkopolis while the second looks like a new mini-adventure titled “Side Order.” Read more
Octopath Traveler 2 Has A Free Demo On Switch, And You Should Play It
8.2.2023
During today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, the company briefly talked about Square Enix’s upcoming turn-based RPG Octopath Traveler 2, which launches on February 24 for Nintendo Switch, PC, and PlayStation consoles. Nintendo also revealed that a free demo will be available later today. The best...