Category: Nintendo

I kept getting choked up when playing My Little Puppy. I’m getting a lump in my throat even thinking about certain segments of it as I start to write this review. It is such an emotional experience. While more about the journey than anything taxing, it is a collection of moments and a true hero’s journey with an adorable Welsh Corgi star.  Bong-gu is up in dog heaven, living his best afterlife. He has made new friends. He helps welcome the new dogs there, as well as their owners when they return. However, one day, he smells a familiar scent.…

The long-rumored June 2026 Nintendo Direct arrived and brought with it a smorgasbord of new games to look forward to. Some of the biggest announcements included Xenoblade: Genesis, a release date for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, and the reveal of the new Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time remake. You can find everything announced at the June 2026 Nintendo Direct, including release dates where appropriate, below: Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom and the Guide of Memories – Nintendo Switch 2, available early 2027. Big Walk – Nintendo Switch 2, available August 4, 2026 Day Z – Nintendo Switch 2, available…

Image via Wholesome Direct The Wholesome Direct just aired as part of the Summer Game Fest 2026 showcases, and tons of new cozy games came up alongside updates and release dates. There’s also one shadowdrop from the showcase this year. That’s the puzzle game Momento. It’s immediately available on PCs today ahead of a console debut. It, and all other upcoming featured titles that will be on computers, can be found on the dedicated Steam page for the event. This acts as a round-up for many of today’s demo drops too. Here’s the full list of cozy games that showed…

Image via Aksys and liica The liica Q games developed a reputation. They’re well known for their reliance on precise drawings that work within the rules of the games’ physics engines to accomplish certain goals. So much so that I hesitate to even refer to them as puzzle games, and rather would suggest they’re sandbox simulations in which our experiments yield the desired results if luck is on our side. Q Remastered, Q2 Humanity, and Q with Vtuber coming to the Switch with Q Collection is handy, in terms of exposure, but it also felt like a constant reminder that…

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…