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Book Review Flicking Through The Vibrant World Of Yooka-Laylee And The Kracklestone
Over a hundred pagies long
The spiritual successor to the legendary bear and bird besties, Yooka-Laylee, nearly shook the earth when they were revealed through a Kickstarter project by Playtonic Games, the brand new studio made up of ex-Rare developers. Since the original reveal back in 2015, the team has managed to put out not just one, but two...
Video 12 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In August
A dozen games at your disposal
Other than the newly announced, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, we really don't know a whole lot about the first party Switch lineup for the remainder of the year. Bravely Default II is supposed to rear its head at some point (but we suppose it could be Defaulting a few turns to swing harder later.) Thankfully though, plenty of...
Hardware Review Genki Covert Dock - The Perfect Travel Companion For Your Nintendo Switch
And its smaller than a Switch AC Adapter
Around this time last year, product developer Genki fired up a Kickstarter campaign for a fairly ambitious Switch Dock/AC Adapter that could fit in the palm of your hand: the Genki Covert Dock. The makers felt that the large and bulky dock like the one that comes with the Switch was unnecessary and so they...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Back Up Your Island Data
Kept safe under lock and key
Players around the world have been putting serious work into their animal.inhabited islands and the looming fear of losing it all thanks to a corrupted or stolen Switch system has been a real fear for some since launch. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was one of the few games exempt from the cloud save data backup service...
News Someone Created A Hand-Drawn Guide For The Original Zelda And It's Breathtaking
Puts Navi to shame!
Back in the 1980s, the original Legend of Zelda for the NES was a massive success. People all over the world were journeying into the land of Hyrule for the very first time, figuring out its puzzles and spilling its secrets on the playground, in the breakroom, at the pub, you name it. Many of its riddles were extremely cryptic...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Sharks - Where, When And How To Catch Every Shark
Shark season is in session
If you're from the Northern Hemisphere, you may have been surprised to see so many people online already catching sharks in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as they make their first appearance earlier in the year for the Southern Hemisphere. However, shark season is finally upon us in the North and there are a boatload of...
Video 7 Strange Myths Surrounding Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The blueprints for Froggy Chair are among the few
Whenever anything starts to get popular, a few myths and rumors tend to make their way around the block. Most will remember the infamous "Mew under the truck" myth that led many to believe the legendary Pokémon, Mew could be caught by pushing a truck in the original Pokémon games. However, these...
Video How Nintendo Influenced My Grade School Years
We all live in a Pokémon world
Now I always remembered being absolutely obsessed with Pokémon and The Legend of Zelda growing up in the 90's, but after recently uncovering a few boxes of my childhood school papers at my family's place, the word "obsessed" took on an entirely different meaning. These boxes contained plenty of random essays, math...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Daily Tasks - 10 Reasons To Check In On Your Island Every Day
Your daily dose of island life
One of the most intriguing aspects of the Animal Crossing series is how it syncs up with the time and day of the real world. This single feature has made the series that much more immersive, but it’s also partly to blame for why we continue to come back day after day. There’s always something new to do, people to...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Mahi-Mahi - Where, When And How To Catch The Rare Mahi-Mahi
Nu ma nu ma nu ma
There are several rare fish to find in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the Mahi-Mahi is certainly one of them. It's only available for six months of the year (which will differ depending on which hemisphere you're in) and then only in one very specific location on your island. If you're wondering how, when and where to catch the...
Shadow of the Trevally
There are several rare fish to find in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the Giant Trevally is absolutely one of them. It's only available for six months of the year (which will differ depending on which hemisphere you're in) and then only in one very specific location on your island. If you're wondering how, when, and where...
Video 19 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In May
The more the merrier!
After a somewhat lackluster month, May is shaping up to be quite the exciting month for Switch releases. There's quite a healthy dose of indie and third-party offerings that should keep Switch owners busy for a real chunk of time and we're even being treated to the definitive edition of a fan favorite RPG. Our collective wish...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Balloons - Balloon Spawn Rate, Hunting And Colour Guide
[ominous whooshing sound]
The sight and sound of a balloon floating overhead is a cause for celebration in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, for shooting it down with a trusty slingshot means you'll get a present. But what presents are you likely to get? Do different colours drop different presents? How often do balloons spawn? In this Animal Crossing...
Video Animal Crossing amiibo Are Selling For More Than The Game Itself
Time to dig through your collection!
A few months back during a special Animal Crossing themed Nintendo Direct, the world learned that all Animal Crossing amiibo that released back with amiibo Festival, Happy Home Designer and New Leaf: Welcome amiibo
Lessons learned
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a game all about kicking back, hanging with your friends and exploring an island you’ve decided to start a new life on, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The series has been known to sneak in plenty of extra features and ways to get things done and since the game doesn’t always...
Video Magician's Quest - The Animal Crossing Clone You've Probably Never Heard Of
Harry Potter meets Animal Crossing?
If you’ve played an Animal Crossing game, we bet you’d probably agree that there’s nothing else out there truly like it. From the way you can interact with the animal villagers to the way the game syncs up to the internal clock in your system to make the wild world that much more immersive, it’s truly a...
Guide 8 Steps To Making Your Gaming Backlog A Thing Of The Past
Sure you still want everything on Switch?
The backlog is a dangerous beast, one that haunts players far and wide. You can see all of the new games upon the horizon that you’re itching to get your hands on, like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Doom Eternal and someday even Metroid Prime 4. But what about the pile of games waiting for you at home?...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: All Villagers and Special Character Confirmed So Far
Update: Over 50 Villagers Added!
A major part of what makes the Animal Crossing series so memorable is its wonderful and wacky characters. Anyone who's played any of the previous entries can most likely list a few of their favourite villagers off the top of their heads. So with the latest entry in the series, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, landing...
News Animal Crossing Direct Announced for 20th February
A whopping 25 minutes of Deserted Island news
Our prayers have finally been answered as Nintendo has just announced that an Animal Crossing: New Horizons themed Nintendo Direct will be airing on 20th February. This announcement comes to us through Nintendo's Twitter account. Details are scarce, but we do know that this will be a "25-minute...
"We used to be the only band with a computer on stage"
Almost anyone can hum the original NES theme of Super Mario Bros., but if you asked them what genre of music it fell into, most probably wouldn't know what to say. Sure, one could just describe it as video game music, but it could also be described as chiptune. The word chiptune is used to...
Hands On Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore Could Give The Game The Second Chance It Deserves
The Kingdom Hearts of Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei
What started out originally as a strategy RPG crossover of the Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei series ended up taking quite a dramatic twist early in development and ended up forging a more unique identity in the form of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, a Persona-style turn-based RPG that has it
Hardware Review Race Away With Mario Kart Pro Mini & Deluxe Racing Wheels
Move over tilt controls
Racing games can be great fun, but you know what can make them even better? Playing them with a replica steering wheel (and no, not the ones you sink your Wii Remote or Joy-Con into.) Just ask anyone who’s been to an arcade and played something like Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, Crazy Taxi or one of the many Cruis’n games...
Hardware Review Hyperkin Admiral - Wireless N64 Controller Goodness
Cut the cord
Anyone who's ever crammed around a TV with a Nintendo 64, GoldenEye 007 and a few friends will know the struggles that the short cord on the N64's controller caused. Few companies have tried to remedy this in the past with controller extensions – and controllers that just don't hit the mark – but no one has really succeeded...
Exclusive Check Out These Never-Before-Seen New Super Lucky's Tale Levels On Switch
How does the fox play?
Lucky's Tale has had quite an interesting journey over the years. First appearing on Oculus, then moving to the Xbox One and now finding his new home on Nintendo Switch. It's like a match made in heaven for the little platforming fox as developers, Playful, aren't just porting over an old version; they're completely...
