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News UpdatedThursday, 16th January 2025 by Mike How to get tickets for the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience at London’s ExCeL Centre (and elsewhere)

The newly announced Nintendo Switch 2 is going on tour, starting in April. Here’s how to get tickets to the London event – and links to ticketing info for the other 14 cities.

NewsThursday, 16th January 2025 by Mike The Nintendo Switch 2 has been announced, but we still don’t know what its mysterious new button is for

After months of leaks, Nintendo has finally announced its next-generation Switch 2 console – with a larger screen, magnetic Joy-Cons, and a new Mario Kart game to boot.

Ace Attorney FeatureTuesday, 31st December 2024 by Mike I did “30 days of video games” on Bluesky, and managed not to make it all about Ace Attorney

My tastes may be basic, but I still surprised myself with a few of my answers. Read them all, tweaked and expanded, here – and find out what I think is the best-made game ever.

ReviewSunday, 17th November 2024 by Mike At first, I didn’t get why Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket existed. Now I do, but most people still shouldn’t play it

Why does Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket exist, when there’s already a Pokémon Trading Card Game Live?! And is it any good? These questions and more – answered!

NewsFriday, 26th April 2024 by Mike “Come stay in our Pokémon Sleep-themed suite, but don’t steal our Snorlax plushie”, urges Tokyo’s Grand Hyatt hotel

Pokémon fans with £1,000 to spare could do worse than to spend a night in the Grand Hyatt’s limited edition suite. Just don’t take the decorations home.

A cyberpunk-esque 3D blueprint of Lumiose City, from the Pokémon Legends: Z-A trailer

Pokémon Presents NewsTuesday, 27th February 2024 by Mike Pokémon Legends: Z-A might finally redeem the Kalos Region

The Pokémon Company revealed Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket today. And we have more questions than answers.

E3’s future NewsTuesday, 12th December 2023 by Mike It’s official: E3 is gone, and it isn’t coming back

After years of uncertainty, the E3 expo has finally been permanently cancelled. The writing’s been on the wall for a while, but we’re still sad to see it go.

A photo of Spider-Man and Uncharted star Tom Holland, superimposed on a landscape from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

NewsWednesday, 8th November 2023 by Mike Nintendo is working on a live-action Zelda movie with Spider-Man film producer Avi Arad

With the producer of the Spider-Man and Uncharted movies jumping on board, are rumours of Tom Holland playing Link finally about to come true?

#ForTheGaymers NewsTuesday, 17th October 2023 by Mike Mario’s new voice actor has been revealed, and the gays have already forgotten about poor old Charles Whatshisname

Kevin Afghani, the new voice of Mario, looks handsome and smiley in two photos doing the rounds online – and the gays of Bluesky have taken notice.

Ace Attorney NewsThursday, 5th October 2023 by Mike Trump’s lawyer brought a gaming laptop to court, and everyone on Bluesky made the same joke

How a distracting, “strobing” Asus logo became the star of Trump’s fraud trial – and unleashed a slew of Ace Attorney comparisons in the process.

Key art for Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, featuring Apollo Justice, Phoenix Wright, and Athena Cykes

Ace Attorney NewsFriday, 22nd September 2023 by Mike Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy is coming out in January with loads of extras

As if 90+ hours of rip-roaring courtroom drama weren’t enough, Capcom seems to be throwing everything at its Apollo Justice ports.

E3’s future News UpdateThursday, 7th September 2023 by Mike A year after announcing their partnership, E3 and show organiser ReedPop are parting ways

ReedPop and E3 have announced a “mutual decision” to part ways, after this year’s expo was cancelled. Plus: has E3 2024 already been cancelled, too?