Nintendo fans have been thirsty for a Nintendo Direct for a while now, and I will admit that I have been pretty thirsty too. There has been a lot of speculation of a Nintendo Direct this September following Nintendo’s history of having a direct in September over the last few years. Well, Nintendo will be… View Article

For those of you in the UK and Europe looking forward to picking up your Metroid Dread amiibo in three weeks, we have some bad news for you. Nintendo has issued a statement on social media to say that due to “unforeseen shipping delays”, the Metroid Dread two-pack amiibo will be instead releasing on November… View Article

Starting this Thursday (September 23rd) and running until October 3rd, Nintendo is holding a Blockbuster Sale involving 300 games on the Nintendo Switch eShop. A lot of first party games like Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening will be 33% off but other titles like Overcooked Special Edition, LEGO… View Article

As we close in on the release of Metroid Dread next month, Nintendo UK has posted a thread of Tweets on their Twitter account with artwork of the Metroid series that spans 35 years since it’s NES debut from the first Metroid game up to Metroid Dread. We have rounded up the images and put… View Article

Want to know what all the unlockable cars are in Cruis’n Blast? Need some tips on how to rank 1st in any race. We hope that our collection of tips, tricks, and unlockables guide for Cruis’n Blast will be of help to you.   Cruis’n Blast Tips & Tricks Improve Your Vehicle Stats – Every vehicle… View Article

It seems that early review sets have been going out for the LEGO Super Mario 64 ? Block Set that was announced only a week or so ago. A number of YouTube have begun to surface, providing a closer look at the new set and what it consists of. One such video that does a… View Article

Get Ready For The Rush in Monster Hunter Rise’s Capcom Collab 4 The official Monster Hunter Twitter account has announced the next Capcom Collab event for Monster Hunter Rise and it is Mega Man 11 themed. However, it isn’t the Blue Bomber that will be coming to Monster Hunter Rise. Oh no. It is his canine companion… View Article

Starting this Friday at 12 am PT (September 17th) and running until 11:59 am on Sept 20th, the TETRIS 99 24th Maximus Cup (Grand Prix in UK & Europe) will be held and it comes with a WarioWare: Get It Together! theme. Players who earn 100 points during the event will be able to keep… View Article

A new firmware update has been released for the Nintendo Switch, bringing the console to version 13.0.0. It adds quite a few big features to the console with one of them being that Bluetooth Audio is finally supported. This means you can now pair up your favourite Bluetooth headset or earphones to your Nintendo Switch… View Article

Welcome to EXPlay, (Explain & Play) the review series where we care not for scores but tell it how it is when it comes to every game we get our hands on, whilst also taking the time to include some lengthy gameplay, to give you the reader, the chance to shape your own impressions and… View Article

Welcome to EXPlay, (Explain & Play) the review series where we care not for scores but tell it how it is when it comes to every game we get our hands on, whilst also taking the time to include some lengthy gameplay, to give you the reader, the chance to shape your own impressions and… View Article

After many months of video game events being cancelled and postponed due to COVID-19, it was a breath of fresh air to finally be able to attend one. Over this weekend, I attended a local gaming festival called ‘Road to Gamepolis’. It is an offshoot event of a larger gaming festival called Gamepolis that takes… View Article

If you are an avid reader of Ninty Fresh or Switch Player Magazine, then you may know that its owner Paul Murphy also wrote a book earlier this year titled “The Unofficial amiibook“. The book started life as a Kickstarter project and quickly built up a lot of support from backers. It wasn’t all plain… View Article

Nintendo has published an overview trailer for Metroid Dread on the YouTube channel. The Metroid Dread Overview Trailer is just over 5-minutes long and showcases some of the many features of the game. It takes a look at the myriad of skills that Samus can acquire and use, as well as the enemies she will… View Article

The first episode of the new Pokémon Evolutions web series has now been uploaded to The Official Pokémon YouTube Channel. The first episode titled “The Champion” follows the Champion Leon as he reflects on his battle with Eternatus, whilst preparing himself to fight against a new challenger. The episode is just over seven minutes long… View Article

The LEGO Group has teased on Twitter a new LEGO Super Mario Set that comes in the form of a ? Block. Very little detail was shown during the video tweet but the set looks to be more akin to the Nintendo Entertainment System and CRT TV set than that of the other LEGO Super… View Article

Starting on September 10th and running until September 13th, Super Smash Bros Ultimate is hosting a “Nintendo GameCube Turns 20” Spirit Event. There are a whopping 41 spirits that will be featured during the event but bear in mind that they are already available in-game so don’t expect there to be any new ones making… View Article

Indie video games publisher HandyGames has announced that they are hosting their very own digital presentation in a couple of weeks in their Twitch Channel. The presentation is titled “Indie’s Paradise Public Showcase” and will stream on September 22, 2021 at 7pm CEST. During the Indie’s Paradise Public Showcase, HandyGames will be providing updates on… View Article

Now that Gamescom Now 2021 has come and gone, we thought we would look back at the event and share our thoughts on it. As digital events go, it was okay. Maybe not great or spectacular, but I’m sure most people got to see some announcements and updates on games they are looking forward to…. View Article

After the Hand-Drawn Game Guides Kickstarter project was unfortunately canceled, it wasn’t too soon before both fans and media began reporting on the why. As with most fan projects and such, it is usually because a cease and desist was issued but this was apparently not the case for this project. the guy behind the… View Article