Here’s some good news for Nintendo fans: the Switch 2 Pro Controller is finally available at Amazon. Due to circumstances neither Amazon nor Nintendo have been vocal about, the online mega-retailer hasn’t sold first-party Nintendo Switch items for several years. But the freeze that’s been in place between the two […]
Month: July 2025
With Fallout Season 2 Waiting in the Wings, Fallout 76 Creative Director Says Bethesda Has Plans for Tie-Ins With the Amazon Show
With anticipation for Fallout Season 2, fans are wondering if Bethesda will capitalize on the smash hit Amazon show in a more significant way this time around. Fallout Season 1 hit Prime Video in April 2024 and was an instant breakout hit. While the show’s popularity sparked a flood of […]
ARK: Aquatica Gets A Release Date But Fans Are Unconvinced By Its 11-Second Teaser Trailer
ARK: Aquatica — the new expansion for ARK: Survival Evolved — finally has a release date, and it's soon: July 15, to be precise. Snail Games announced its "in-house developed new expansion map, Ark: Aquatica" at GDC in March. The studio described the expansion as a non-canonical side story to […]
Nintendo Won't Say Why Donkey Kong Bananza's Pauline Is 13-Years-Old Specifically, Wants Players to 'Puzzle Out' the Answer Themselves
A few weeks ago, Nintendo confirmed an unusual piece of lore: Pauline is 13-years-old in Donkey Kong Bananza. This is an odd thing for Nintendo to have done. Historically, it doesn't include exact information about character ages in official communications. Heck, it won’t even say whether or not Waluigi is […]
Our Big Bananas Interview With the Developers of Donkey Kong Bananza
Donkey Kong Bananza launches next week, and we only just learned who the developers are behind Donkey Kong’s big, new 3D adventure. It’s the same team that made Super Mario Odyssey, which a number of savvy fans picked up on based on various UI and other context clues from the […]
Don’t Fold on This Prime Day Deal for Balatro on Nintendo Switch
8 months ago
Fun fact – the term “balatro” comes from ancient Rome and refers to a professional jester or buffoon. Considering you are reading this on IGN right now, there’s a strong chance that hearing “Balatro” instead fills you with images of poker hands and Ben Starr dressed in clown make-up as […]
Don’t Fold on This Prime Day Deal for Balatro on Nintendo Switch
8 months ago
Fun fact – the term “balatro” comes from ancient Rome and refers to a professional jester or buffoon. Considering you are reading this on IGN right now, there’s a strong chance that hearing “Balatro” instead fills you with images of poker hands and Ben Starr dressed in clown make-up as […]
Amazon’s Comic Book and Graphic Novel Deals Are Dangerously Good for Prime Day
8 months ago
It’s day three of Prime Day (Prime week?), and we’ve been collecting all the best deals for you to take advantage of. The ongoing buy 2, get 1 free sale on books and comics is one of the best we’ve seen in a while, and some complete graphic novel collections […]
Nintendo Ditching Switch Game Vouchers, Ending a Good Way to Save Money on Switch 1 Games and Switch 2 Upgrades
Nintendo will discontinue its Switch Game Vouchers scheme, which currently allows Nintendo Switch Online subscribers to buy Switch 1 games at a discount. Detailing its plans in a lengthy FAQ page published today, the company said Switch Game Vouchers would be ditched as of January 30, 2026 — meaning fans […]
Prime Day Knocked Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Down to $35, and Sales Soared 2,000% Overnight at Amazon
8 months ago
Predating Square’s original Final Fantasy by nearly a year and a half, Enix’s Dragon Quest series exploded in popularity and became a cultural phenomenon. That passion continues even now with Dragon Quest’s latest release, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, which was released last year. Thanks to Prime Day, you can […]