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Ken, Incineroar, and Piranha Plant are Fighters in Smash Ultimate

Post Date: 11/1/2018 10:05:12 AM

Ken, Incineroar, and Piranha Plant are Fighters in Smash Ultimate

The two new playable fighters revealed are Ken from Street Fighter and the Pokemon Incineroar. Ken is an echo fighter of Ryu and Incineroar is based on a professional wrestler. Spirits are a new feature that replaces trophies form previous games. SPirits can be aqquired and equipped to fighters to power them up, similar to custom moves. Spirits are based on Nintendo and third party characters. Local wireless and onlin...

September 13 Nintendo Direct Recap

Post Date: 9/13/2018 8:15:31 PM

September 13 Nintendo Direct Recap

The sheer number of games presented in today's Nintendo Direct is almost overwhelming. We've already talked about Luigi's Mansion 3, Isabelle in Smash Ultimate, and a new Animal Crossing coming to Switch. But the direct was 40 minutes long and jam-packed with information. What about Game Freak's brand new RPG? Cities: Skylines, Civilization VI, and Settler's of Catan? Seven Final Fantasy games? Updates for Splatoon 2...

Isabelle is in Smash Ultimate, Animal Crossing is on Nintendo Switch

Post Date: 9/13/2018 7:31:31 PM

Isabelle is in Smash Ultimate, Animal Crossing is on Nintendo Switch

Sakurai is sure having a fun time with these Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reveals. Today's direct concluded with a a bit of a tease for Animal Crossing fans. Footage of Isabelle in the mayor's office suggested a new Animal Crossing game might be coming to Switch. Turns out that it was just Isabelle being announced for Smash. She's the newest fighter (not an echo) in what is definitely the most ambitious cross-over ever. C...

Luigi's Mansion 3 is Coming to Switch in 2019

Post Date: 9/13/2018 7:16:42 PM

Luigi's Mansion 3 is Coming to Switch in 2019

Nintendo opened today's Nintendo Direct with a rather unexpected announcement: Luigi's Mansion 3 is coming to Nintendo Switch. The title isn't final and a very brief preview was shown, but we know the game will be out in 2019. This is not to be confused with the remake of the original Luigi's Mansion, which is coming to 3DS and got an October 12 release date today as well. It'll probably be a while before we get anythin...

UPDATE: A Nintendo Direct is Coming September 6

Post Date: 9/5/2018 11:45:20 AM

UPDATE: A Nintendo Direct is Coming September 6

Update: Due to a major earthquake in Japan, the Nintendo Direct has been postponed until further notice. Original: As rumors from earlier this week suggested, we'll be getting a Nintendo Direct this week. Tomorrow, September 6 at 3 PM PT/6 PM ET. The presentation will air live on Nintendo's website and Twitch account. It should be about 35 minutes long and will cover upcoming 3DS and Switch games. I suspect will also b...

King K. Rool and Simon Belmont Revealed for Smash Ultimate

Post Date: 8/8/2018 3:14:30 PM

King K. Rool and Simon Belmont Revealed for Smash Ultimate

During today's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate direct, two new original playable fighters were revealed. Long time hopeful and Donkey Kong villian King K. Rool is joining the battle. In addition, Simon Belmont from Castlevania is also playable as a third party rep. Both these new fighters have been long anticipated fan favorites, so it's incredible to see them finally coming to Smash, especially after such a dramatic reveal....

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct is Coming August 8

Post Date: 8/5/2018 6:07:15 PM

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct is Coming August 8

Earlier today, during Melee Top 8 of EVO 2018, Nintendo teased us with a surprise announcement. We'll be getting a new direct for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on August 8, just three days away. The smash direct will air bright and early here in the U.S. at 7 a.m. PT or 10 a.m. ET. That's about all we know. It's pretty likely that we'll see a new character revealed and get information about a demo. Either way, stay tuned f...

Indie Metroidvania Iconoclasts gets a Switch Release Date

Post Date: 7/25/2018 3:34:07 PM

Indie Metroidvania Iconoclasts gets a Switch Release Date

Iconoclasts from Konjak and Bifrost Entertainment has just been announced for an August 2nd release date for Nintendo Switch. The indie Metroidvania title previously launched for Playstation 4, Playstation Vita and PC at the beginning of the year to critical acclaim. Added features new to the Switch release are a new easy mode for beginners and a boss rush mode, which will also be added to all current releases. A trail...

Nintendo E3 2018 Impressions

Post Date: 7/2/2018 12:28:22 AM

Nintendo E3 2018 Impressions

Another year of E3 has come and gone. Some cool new games were announced; gameplay and release dates were plentiful. Many members of the press, including myself, had the opportunity to demo some upcoming games on the E3 showfloor. These are my thoughts on Nintendo's E3 2018 presentation and lineup. When Nintendo stopped doing a traditional press conference at E3 a few years back, it was met with some rather harsh criti...

Nintendo E3 2018 Recap

Post Date: 6/28/2018 3:24:53 PM

Nintendo E3 2018 Recap

Another year of E3 and another Nintendo presentation have come and gone. Between the official presentation, pre-E3 directs, and Nintendo Treehouse Live events, there was a lot to take in. Let's recap E3 so you know exactly what you can expect for the next year (mostly Pokémon and Smash Bros) on Switch. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is coming to Switch on December 7. We got plenty of gameplay details and footage...