Category: Nintendo

Image via Beehive Studios Many of the monster catching and collecting games that appeared after Pokemon borrowed elements from Game Freak’s formula, and Beehive Studios’ LumenTale: Memories of Trey is no different. We see a hero set up as an individual who tames and trains these beasts, then fights alongside them for the good of a community. It’s always things like story, combat, and accompanying gameplay elements that set others in the genre apart. With LumenTale, I feel like the mystery behind Trey’s amnesia, technological elements, and approach to Animon monsters help set it apart and draw a player into…

Image via Idea Factory International and Red The original Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei otome game involved a dynamic heroine, both happy and tragic endings for its main characters, and even an opportunity to enjoy smaller “if” storylines with supplemental characters. I thought it was pretty great, especially if someone liked similar stories like Hakuoki or Nightshade. This means the fan disc Birushana: Winds of Fate feels a bit like wish fulfillment, since the otome game gives us more time with every character, but it does prioritize the four new routes. Like many Idea Factory International fan discs, what we’re…

A glance at Wax Heads might make someone think it’s about assisting customers at a record store, but it’s not just some shop management simulation. It’s an investigation! Everyone wants something, but what? They may not even know! It’s up to us to pick up on contextual clues to work everything out. Though, thanks to the nature of the game, it could be as demanding or forgiving as we want based on the accessibility options we choose.  Wax Heads puts us into the shoes of the newest employee at Repeater, a record store owned by former rocker Morgan. After her…

Level-5 issued a statement on social media and its official sites in English and Japanese addressing the issue of people turning to piracy and using roms to play the company’s games. It didn’t note which title (or titles) were being stolen. It noted it is aware of the behavior and threatened legal action if the theft continues.  Here is the full notice Level-5 shared regarding roms and people pirating its games: “We want to address a serious issue we have recently observed: the unauthorized reproduction and distribution of our game software across certain online communities.Except where specifically permitted under copyright…

Destinybit, developers of Nitro Gen Omega, clearly watched a lot of mecha anime. You can feel the influence of series like Gundam, Evangelion, and Gurren Lagann on the character design, camera angles, events, and mech designs. It’s absolutely stylish, and you can tell the time spent in early access helped with quality of life additions. Some elements can be a little off-putting, as the UI takes getting used to and there are a few difficult quests. But if you take Nitro Gen Omega in as more of a post-apocalyptic mech anime adventure, rather than a straightforward RPG, you should have…

Destinybit, developers of Nitro Gen Omega, clearly watched a lot of mecha anime. You can feel the influence of series like Gundam, Evangelion, and Gurren Lagann on the character design, camera angles, events, and mech designs. It’s absolutely stylish, and you can tell the time spent in early access helped with quality of life additions. Some elements can be a little off-putting, as the UI takes getting used to and there are a few difficult quests. But if you take Nitro Gen Omega in as more of a post-apocalyptic mech anime adventure, rather than a straightforward RPG, you should have…

We’re entering into a season of spooky farming sims this summer, with games like Moonlight Peaks joining others such as Grave Seasons and Village in the Shade. This one, however, actually casts players as vampires moving into a town with other supernatural and magically gifted beings. To better understand what sets this apart and what to expect, Siliconera caught up with Little Chicken CEO and Moonlight Peaks Director Yannis Bolman to discuss the upcoming life sim. How did existing games farming life sims, such as Story of Seasons, Stardew Valley, and Sun Haven shape Moonlight Peaks? Yannis Bolman: We looked…

A glance at Wax Heads might make someone think it’s about assisting customers at a record store, but it’s not just some shop management simulation. It’s an investigation! Everyone wants something, but what? They may not even know! It’s up to us to pick up on contextual clues to work everything out. Though, thanks to the nature of the game, it could be as demanding or forgiving as we want based on the accessibility options we choose.  Wax Heads puts us into the shoes of the newest employee at Repeater, a record store owned by former rocker Morgan. After her…

Bringing up things like market conditions, Nintendo explained the prices for the Switch and Switch 2 consoles will go up worldwide and in Japan the costs for its Hanafuda cards and playing cards will go up. These increases take effect in the US and Canada on September 1, 2026, so prices remain the same at retailers like Amazon for now. Nintendo Switch Online prices will also be affected, but so far only in Japan. These moves could be considered a result of things like AI causing the RAM memory shortage, President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, and shipping rate costs as…

We’ve seen Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta quite a few times ahead of its Switch debut! It’s been on the Vita, PS4, and PC worldwide, starting with that initial 2012 handheld release ahead of other versions trickling out over the years. That’s even before accounting for different versions of this fourth entry and events in Celceta in Ys IV: Dawn of Ys on the PC Engine and Ys IV: Mask of the Sun on the Super Famicom and PS2. So what makes this version special? Honestly, it feels like it’s more about accessibility this time around, as there aren’t any…