We all heard that this year’s E3 event in June has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kotaku has published a statement from Nintendo of America regarding the cancelation. You can read the company’s full statement to the publication, below. “Nintendo supports the ESA’s decision to cancel this year’s E3 to help protect the
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With E3 2020 now officially cancelled, game publishers and developers who were planning to attend the event will need to start thinking about their options. One of E3’s major and consistent guests, Ubisoft, has already commented on its plans regarding the event’s cancellation. The studio has shared an update to social media, noting that it
The status of E3 2020 has been a huge uncertainty, thanks to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Recently, the ESA has been trying to reassure fans and the gaming industry as a whole that the show will go on. Unfortunately, it seems that things are about to change. Multiple companies and journalists are now reporting
[embedded content] DOOM Eternal is set to be one of the biggest, baddest, brutalist(?) games coming to Switch this year, but even the mighty DOOM Slayer can’t say no to the cuddly cuteness of a unicorn. That’s right, the upcoming sequel to 2016’s DOOM will allow you to use special in-game skins to customise your
GameStop has announced that former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is joining GameStop’s board of directors. Mr Fils-Aime’s job will be to turn around the company’s fortunes which is clearly a huge challenge. Reggie joins Bill Simon and J.K. Symancyk. “The board refreshment and governance enhancements announced today represent an important milestone in GameStop’s
A new game on the way? by Ryan Craddock 4 mins ago It looks like something new in the wacky world of Worms is set to arrive in 2020, as shown by this new tease from series developer Team17. The studio has taken to Twitter to reveal that the stars of Worms’ famous turn-based strategy
The beginning of a new week brings the latest UK video gaming retail software charts. Believe it or not, it only took a single week for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to lose the top spot it had just gained. This is due to the release of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. The new
Yet another month has flown by (and a whole other week at this point), and there were plenty of cracking games flooding onto the Switch’s eShop over that time. These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo’s digital store, giving some love and attention to the games that could so easily be missed in
The addictive free-to-play title Super Kirby Clash is available now on the Nintendo Switch and if you are in need of some more Gem Apples then you are in luck. Nintendo of Europe today published the March password on Twitter, which when entered, provides you with ten free Gem Apples. The Password is FRIENDCIRCLE. Share
[embedded content] Later this month sees the launch of a cute little puzzler on Switch called Mekorama, and this new trailer is giving off some serious Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker vibes. The game has you guiding ‘B’, a little robot who bears a striking resemblance to Star Wars‘ BB8 in our opinion, around a variety
Nintendo of America has confirmed to Kotaku that it is now letting many of its employees in the United States work from home as the coronavirus spreads. The company gave Kotaku the following statement regarding its position. “Nintendo of America has taken the precautionary step to allow NOA employees in the states of California and
Update (6th March 2020, 11:10 BST): The SNES controllers for Nintendo Switch are available once again in Europe. Nintendo notes that it only has “limited availability“, so make sure to act fast if you want one: Delivery is expected between 08/03/2020 and 17/03/2020, and shipping costs will apply. Remember – you’ll only be able to
This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX – What if you woke up one day and you were a Pokémon? You can meet and recruit over 400 Pokémon in a dungeon-crawling adventure within their world! Build a rescue team to take on
It might be hard to believe considering the project has now raised nearly $2 million USD, but PlatinumGames was actually “really nervous” about The Wonderful 101: Remastered Kickstarter prior to its launch. The main concern was that it wouldn’t be successful and could potentially flop due to a lack of interest. Speaking with Siliconera at
A mystery, remade. An unchanged storyline. And, at the centre of it all, one Pokémon who’s never going to give up. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is light on the nostalgia and heavy on the changes. But not all is lost. There’s a spark hidden deep within the content; it just takes some time
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Docked) Being a Kunio fan in the West is tougher than the mean streets Kunio and his friends come from. We’ve had to endure butchered localizations and dozens of titles being missed because they were simply deemed “too Japanese for Western consumption”. In fact, even nowadays, few Western gamers might realise
Nintendo Canada has recently announced that the Kyoto-based company has teamed up with classic jean maker Levi’s for a special Super Mario themed collaboration. Details are scarce, but fear not as the company says news will be coming soon. As soon as we know more we shall endeavour to let you all know. Share this!
Plague Inc Evolved launched on Nintendo Switch in August… Strategy simulation game Plague Inc. has been suddenly pulled from the app store in China. The ban has been enforced by the Chinese government following a recent surge in popularity for the title. While the expanded version of the game available on Nintendo Switch and other
Ever since Bayonetta 3 was announced for the Nintendo Switch at The Game Awards 2017, it has been nothing but silence from Platinum Games. Occasionally, you will hear reassurance that the development is going well. For example, Gematsu did an interview with Platinum Games executive vice president and studio head Atsushi Inaba, as well as
It isn’t the most cheerful game, but Hero must die. again is a fitfully fun and refreshingly unusual JRPG with a time management focus that’s perfect for the flexibility of the Switch. See, the in media res opening scene depicts your intrepid hero defeating the Dark Lord, but suffering a fatal wound in the process.
We recently heard that the long-awaited DOOM Eternal will be coming later to the Nintendo Switch platform which had some fans worried. US Gamer recently caught up with executive producer and co-director, Marty Stratton, who explained to the publication why they’ve decided to release it at a later date than other platforms. Stratton says Panic
The beautiful game of football (or soccer for those across the pond) is generally known for its face-paced, high octane action. The players are constantly moving, constantly searching for that one crucial opening to find the back of the net. Ganbare! Super Strikers is an odd little duckling, then, as its strategy-based gameplay is very
A new episode of Nintendo’s Nintendo Power podcast was released earlier today. In episode 25, Animal Crossing New Horizons is the topic of discussion. In the video’s description, “Chris Slate talks with Bill Hutchens and Kristen Copeland from Nintendo Treehouse, and Anthony Foster from the social media team at Nintendo of America about all the
Making your character look like you is a big deal to a lot of gamers in games that offer character customisation, and so when certain styles or features don’t quite look how you would want them to, it can be a touch annoying. What’s even worse is when there is a hairstyle or eye shape
PAX East 2020 is underway, so footage of various Nintendo Switch games are beginning to appear. This includes The Wonderful 101 Remastered. GameSpot has uploaded 15 minutes of direct feed gameplay, which showcases the game’s first 10 missions. The Wonderful 101 Remastered releases on the Nintendo Switch on May 19th. We’ve included the gameplay video
© SNK Samurai Shodown has been updated to version 1.60, and the headline news here is that a new DLC character is now available. Mina Majikina joins the likes of Rimururu, Basara, Kazuki Kazama and Wan-Fu as a paid-for fighter, and will be followed by Sogetsu Kazama, Iroha and one more yet-to-be-revealed character as part
Yacht Club Games has announced Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. Not all of the platforms have been announced yet, and the list is “to be determined”, but the Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch have gotten mentions so far. In fact, you will be able to play the game on the Switch at PAX East 2020. There
PlatinumGames has lifted the lid on a brand new game currently known as ‘Project GG‘, a title set to be directed by Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101 director, Hideki Kamiya The news comes from the latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu (thanks, Siliconera), where it has been revealed that Project GG is a brand new
Fans of Samurai Jack will be excited to learn that there’s a brand new video game adventure to embark on this summer for the Nintendo Switch system. Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is a clean looking hack and slasher and is developed by Japanese developer, Soleil Games. The script for the video game is written
[embedded content] Journey to the Savage Planet was a game released on Windows, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at the end of last month. It’s a sci-fi adventure first-person shooter requiring you to explore an uncharted planet to see if it’s fit for human colonization. If it sounds like your kind of game and happen