A hidden gem magical RPG! I love a good magic based game. There’s something appealing about being to explore a world and systems that could never exist, but do. However, one thing I’ve always kept an eye out for were games that had a similar appeal to either a Sailor Moon or Kiki’s Delivery Service, two things I grew... Read more...

From the Apple Arcade to your living room and beyond! Another demo provided to us at PAX West was for Fantasian: Neo Dimension, which was announced during the June 2024 Nintendo Direct. Long thought to be trapped on Apple devices, Fantasian potentially represents Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s final RPG, and so it was with much fanfare... Read more...

The best Dragon Quest you’ve never played is ready to shine brightly in this upcoming remake. Over three years ago, we got our first look at the latest remake for the long-running Dragon Quest franchise, a series that’s been no stranger to the remake treatment. My main exposure to the third Dragon Quest title came in the form of the mobile port released on Switch in 2019, and while I did... Read more...

Justin details why saving game merchandise history is important, discusses what’s being done, and what needs to happen. The following is a reworked written version of a presentation given at Save The Games: A Digital Preservation Symposium held at The Strong National Museum of Play. The written version has some extra content that was removed due to time constraints, though some images are exclusive to the original presentation. The original presentation can be viewed HERE! Read more...

You really get your Edgeworth with this one. The two Miles Edgeworth games that comprise the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection represent a noticeable departure from the adventures of Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice. The pair of Investigations titles also mark the final two dominoes falling into place: every Ace Attorney game (barring the Professor Layton crossover) is now available on Switch. Who needs a GBA or DS anyhow? Read more...

One of the departing execs had a 35 year run at NoE. On this North American Labo(u)r Day, there are some changes in both Europe and Japan to report. In Europe, longtime Nintendo employee Stephan Bole - who replaced Satoru Shibata as NoE President in 2018 - is retiring after 35 years with Nintendo. His replacement will be Luciano Pereña, whose three... Read more...

I trust there'll be no objections to this week's main event. Things we missed last week: The combination Partner Showcase / Indie World dropped six games - though one of them was only shown in Japan - with Pizza Tower, Peglin, and Pico Park 2 in the Indie World portion and the Castlevania DominuS Collection, Goat Simulator 3, and "that ****ing Kairosoft Doraemon... Read more...

And yet there is no one to support me when I have to add 2,000 related games to this article. With this week's dual Indie World Showcase and Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase (00:00:00), there was a lot for us to talk about. We were actually a bit reserved, turning 40 minutes of Direct content into only 90 minutes of podcast content. We do provide some impressions of Castlevania Dominus Collection (00:44:26) somewhere in the middle. Read more...

Rita's Rewind, The Knightling, Wilmot Works It Out, Usual June, King of Meat, Neon Blood and more from Germany Gamescom this year brought a lot of different games to play. In fact, I’m fairly certain that I’ve never seen the indie arena booth this packed in all my years of attendance. Though my time was limited for hands-on games, there were a few that I was really anticipating to get my hands on. This... Read more...

The last release for Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter in English was contemporaneous with Xenoblade Chronicles X, for the record. For my money, the biggest announcement of the August 27 double dip of Nintendo shows was actually tucked into a sizzle reel for Western consumption. During the Partner Showcase, the announcement of Trails In The Sky: The 1st led off the first of two different sizzle reels, presumably to keep the combined... Read more...

Passes? We don't need no stinking passes. The Switch's worst kept secret is now official: Guilty Gear -Strive- is coming. Arc System Works released a trailer today confirming the 2d fighter will release on Switch January 23. Online play and several training modes, plus character specific story modes, will be included in the package; there was no mention of the online being cross-platform in the trailer. Read more...

Justin and Willem shares their thoughts and concerns with the upcoming Nintendo Museum. Last week we were treated to a special Nintendo Museum Direct where legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto took us on a 13 minute tour around the upcoming Nintendo Museum. This project has been something I’ve been anticipating for a while and was extremely curious as to what direction it would go in. Now we finally have some answers. Read more...

We interupt your normally scheduled Game Club for this important convention. John is joined by Willem Hilhorst fresh off his trip to Gamescom 2024. Willem shares a bit about his work in games preservation and a brief summary of Gamescom as a convention, before diving into everything he did while he was there. As a special treat this episode is also available in video form on our Youtube. Read more...

We're talking the Partner Direct and vidgya games. Subscribe to RSS Feed Direct Download They localized Mama’s Bakery? And there were two Nintendo Directs? What’s next, raining cats and dogs??? Casey is out this week (finally something believable#) so Alex and Perry convene to discuss the dual Nindie/Partner Nintendo Direct showcase. Between a new Castlevania DS collection, a Tetris Digital Eclipse documentary and Pizza Tower, it seems like Switch fans are eating pretty good! Read more...

These ninjas are harder, better, faster, stronger. Did you ever play the underrated NES platformer Shadow of the Ninja? It was a well-loved 1990 game from Natsume, a clear take on Ninja Gaiden–and in fact, a planned Game Boy version later became Ninja Gaiden Shadow. In this sidescrolling combat platformer, you choose one of two ninja warriors (Lord... Read more...

No official announcement yet from ArcSys, but it might be possible to get your Sol Badguy fix on the go soon. A major player in the fighting arena might be coming to Switch, if a banner reportedly hanging in Seattle is any indication. A picture has been posted on Reddit sourced to a deleted post on the former Twitter showing what appears to be a banner hanging in the Seattle Convention Center. The banner, located outside the Atrium Lobby, is advertising a Switch port of 2021's Guilty Gear -Strive- with an invitation to preorder. Read more...

Taking You For Many Rides There’s probably few names in the fighting game community that ring more hallowed than Marvel vs. Capcom 2. The fighting game debuted in Japanese arcades but became a true classic when it released on platforms like the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2. For many it is the headliner of the all new Marvel... Read more...

Buck Bumble when? Legendary developer Argonaut Games is making a surprise return after twenty years. The studio has today officially announced their first project as a remaster of their classic 3D platformer, Croc: Legend of Gobbos. No platforms have been announced thus far beyond a blanket PC and consoles. Read more...

Discussing the past, present, and future of one of gaming's oldest companies. Atari's CEO Wade Rosen talks to Willem Hilhorst about the Atari brand, their recent acquisitions, games in the company's backlog, their walkback on NFT's and the future of the company. Read more...

Though given the last release, this might as well be the debut of the series. The "one more thing" for the Partner Showcase/Indie World doubleheader was something surely nobody expected. Yakuza Kiwami, a remake of the original PlayStation 2 open world brawler originally released in 2016 for PS3 in Japan only and 2017 worldwide for PS4, will release on Switch on October 24. Although an earlier game exists chronologically (Yakuza Zero), this is the first going by release order. Read more...

If you're wondering, it'll be published by Imagineer in Japan which is how it gets in a Partner Showcase (aka the "Three Hopes" rule). For regions outside Japan, there was still a first party announcement for the Switch in the Partner Showcase. Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer was shown in the Partner Showcase today and confirmed to be Nintendo's final first party release of 2024, launching on December 5. The third in the... Read more...

Does Sony have a blood pact with Konami that makes it so we'll never see Symphony of the Night on a Nintendo system? Konami has continued their quest to bring more of their old games to modern platforms with a newly announced compilation out today and an update on a long-awaited one. The Castlevania DominuS Collection compiles the three DS Castlevania exploration games (Dawn of Sorrow, Aria of Sorrow, Order of Ecclesia) as well as the original and remastered versions of arcade game Haunted Castle. This collection is available now on the eShop. Read more...

What's more exciting - Power Stone coming back or a Street Fighter Alpha 3 with the World Tour mode, presumably? Capcom is continuing the onslaught of fighting game rescues on Switch into 2025. The Partner Showcase today revealed Capcom Fighting Collection 2 for Switch release in 2025. The eight games in the package will be: Capcom vs SNK Capcom vs SNK 2 Project Justice Capcom Fighting Evolution Street Fighter... Read more...

At which point at least one member of staff had to rehinge their jaw. About two thirds of the long-running Trails series of RPGs is on Switch currently, and it appears Falcom is going back to fill in some of the gaps. During a highlight reel today, a new version of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (known as Trails in the Sky The 1st) was shown with a 2025... Read more...

Heck of a way to kick off a show. Digital Eclipse won't just be morphin' this year, as they're also going all in on classic puzzles. The opening reveal for the Partner Showcase portion of today's doubleheader was Tetris Forever, a combination of different classic versions of Tetris as well as a new multiplayer mode that switches... Read more...