Pokémon Quest is a simple Switch game with lame free-to-play mechanics
Surprise! A new Pokémon game came out for the Switch today! But don’t get too excited. Pokémon Quest is a free-to-play digital title that’s more like...
Nintendo Switch gets 3 new Pokémon games this year, but not Gen 8
The Pokémon Company International announced that three major Pokémon games are coming for the Nintendo Switch during 2018. And these don’t include another major Pokémon game coming in...
Super Mario Odyssey speedrun sets record: 880 moons in 8 hours, 16 minutes
Super Mario Odyssey can be a long game if you want to collect a lot of Power Moons. You only need 124 to get...
VR developers: Stop shipping glitchy, half-baked games
On the 1-10 spectrum of “game developers should be able to sell completely broken demos” to “every game should be thoroughly vetted before release...
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition — Zelda’s strategic slasher is better on Switch
No one minds that Nintendo is bringing enhanced Wii U ports to the Switch — the portable console is ideal for revisiting games that...
Ex-Castlevania boss launches 8-bit Bloodstained precursor
While Konami is making a Castlevania for mobile, one of the company’s former producers is resurrecting the spirit of the Dracula-killing franchise in a...
PlayStation dominates April TV ad spend, and FoxNext joins the top 5 for first time
Sony extends its grip on the TV ad market for the seventh month, and a new name appears in the top 5 spenders. GamesBeat...
Nintendo Switch Online details: 20 NES games, cloud saves, and more
Nintendo Switch debuted more than a year ago, but it still doesn’t have a proper online service. The publisher is planning to rectify that...
The RetroBeat: Appreciating Donkey Kong Country, decades later
Here’s a fact about my gaming history I’m a bit embarrassed about. For a long time, I did not “get” Donkey Kong Country. I’m...
Nintendo’s new president hopes silver bullet will blast iOS and Android game sales into Switch territory
Nintendo’s leaders have won plaudits — and some criticism — for thinking differently about games than its competitors, so it’s perhaps no surprise that...