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Following itsdismal financial reportfor the latter half of the year, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has gone into Explanation Mode. Acknowledging the significant drop in sales this year, Iwata admitted that there’s not been many games for consumers to buy, something he’s blamed on Nintendo’s Wii U development. “Strong momentum is very important for game platform businesses and a strong software line-up to vitalize a platform is necessary to maintain this momentum,” he said....

Nintendo just announced a major component of its online strategy for the Wii U. Entitled “Miiverse,” this online communication system is built directly into the Wii U OS. Even if a specific game doesn’t support Miiverse functionality, the system can be activated at any time without terminating play. Potential functions include video chat, text chat (via both type written and handwritten messages), commenting on other peoples’ games with Nico Nico video/Demon’s Souls-style on-screen text, and the ability to access a Facebook-like “wall” where you can communicate with others en-mass....

40 years of pill-poppin’ Bandai Namco has announced that itsprestige retro compendium,Pac-Man Museum+, will be opening its doors this May on PlayStation, PC, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch platforms. The compilation will celebrate four straight decades of one of video gaming’s most recognizable and iconic superstars. Pac-Man Museum+will feature 14 select titles pulled from the yellow munchers’ legacy of arcade adventures. The chosen games range from the originalPac-Man(1980) to the compelling online releasePac-Man 256(2015), with a wide variety of hits (and a couple of misses) in between....

We know you’re having fun popping zombie skulls (or human skulls) with your friends in Valve’s post-apoctolyptic shooterLeft 4 Dead. In fact, you may have been playing non-stop since its release. In this regard you’re a pro and you need pro players to match your mad skills now, right? Luckily, this Saturday at 9:00 EST, the developers behindL4Dwill be making a special collective appearance on Xbox Live. A total of twelve people with intimate knowledge of the game will be out in full force, ready to hurt you and your buddies in places that you can only imagine....

Get some candid nature shots Look at that timing!New Pokemon Snapis out today on Switchand someone went ahead and posted about remote Joy-Con picture taking. Life just kind of works out like that sometimes. Redditor Byotan showed us this neat little trick, where you can pair your Joy-Con to your phone to take pictures remotely, with the controller serving as a shutter button. It’ll work for pretty much any Bluetooth device, including some headphones, Bluetooth remote shutter devices, and Bluetooth controllers: but the Switch Joy-Con just feels right....

Updated: June 07, 2025 Looked for new codes! Push a Carwill really put your muscle strength to the test. Train your arms and become a formidable force that can move almost anything. The stronger you become, the more Wins and Gems you’ll collect to hatch pets and unlock boosts. However, you can usePush a Carcodes to get these items for free as well. That’s right—you can claim free Gems, Potions, and other resources by redeeming the codes listed below....

What do you get if you combined Ninjas, hardcore combat sensibilities, wall-running and Quick-Time-Events? It sounds pretty much like an amalgamation ofeveryaction game to have been released in the past ten years, and that’s exactly whatNinja Bladeis. It doesn’t attempt to be unique, and instead seems to almostcelebratejust how derivative and unimaginative it is, with a reliance on tropes and crutches that is so heavy-handed, you’d almost thinkNinja Bladewas a parody of the games it shamelessly copies....

Satisfactorywas initially released in early access in March 2019, with continuous updates between then and now paving the way to its full release on June 19, 2025. With over eight years of development history and five years of public access,Satisfactory1.0will introduce some crucial optimization changes, particularly with its in-game world, dedicated servers, and flushing the toilet after you do your business in the HUB area. Satisfactory 1.0 update patch notes and changes Satisfactory’s1....

Cowboy protagonist sadly retired Hamster have dropped another classic SNK arcade title onto modern-day platform as part of their ever-expanding Neo Geo ACA range. This time, however, we’ve gone beyond the 1990s, with scrolling brawlerSengoku 3. Originally released in 2001, in the final, never-say-die embers of the arcade scene,Sengoku 3ignores the story of its predecessors to present a more traditional tale of warring ninja clans. One or two players can choose from a selection of heroes, each with their own stats and fighting styles, before proceeding through three levels packed to the brim with sword-wielding foes, fan-tossing femme fatales and umm… venomous toads....

Grab it on Steam for $19.99 ShootMania Stormis the multiplayer-centric first-person shooter from Ubisoft and developer Nadeo that puts a heavy focus on keeping things simple. The game has finally launched, and you can grab it for $19.99 over onSteam. On top of the fast-paced gameplay that feels like old-school FPS games,ShootMania Stormoffers editing tools to create your own map. There have been over 35,000 custom maps already made during the beta period, so you have a lot to choose from the second you load up the game....

Now they have to figure out how to ruin their streaming strategy As staff points out, Funimation (also a Sony company as of 2017) and Crunchyroll are now “one company.” Here’s their very vague statement as to what’s happening with their multiple streaming services (which have exclusive shows): “We know you may have questions! Today we begin the work of bringing two awesome teams together to bring you more of what you love....

Be sure to nab Mark of the Ninja Have you gone numb to theSteam Holiday Saleyet? Outside of planning to getBrothers – A Tale of Two Sonsonly to miss the deal by a few minutes, I haven’t considered purchasing anything in a while, so I’m rapidly approaching that point. There’s still a couple days left. Daily deals: For flash sales, it’sSuper Meat Boy($2.99),L.A. Noire($4.99),Don’t Starve($5.09), andKing Arthur’s Gold($6.69), while the current community choice winner isYs I & II Chronicles+($3....

Rock and Roll Capcom is dragging out the mostly dead Mega ManLegendsfranchise in costume form, providing a Roll Caskett (theLegendsincarnation of the Roll character) outfit forStreet Fighter V‘s Sakura. Ryu is also joining in on the party with a Mega Man getup: but again, the big story is that Roll Caskett is being acknowledged. Well, between this, the positive reaction toMega Man 11both critically and financially, and the rumor that theMega Man Xseries could be making a comeback, we might be seeing agiganticMega Manresurgence in the next few years....