Nintendo’s latest patents could redefine the creature-collecting genre as it battles Palworld in court. Discover what’s at stake for developers and fans alike. Nintendo’s Patent Gambit: A New Era for Creature-Collecting Games? In a bold legal maneuver, Nintendo has secured two new U.S. patents that could dramatically impact the future of creature-collecting games. This comes…
Nintendo’s latest U.S. patent — one that broadly covers the act of summoning a character to fight another in a video game — feels less like a technical innovation and more like a calculated legal play to keep competitors at bay. Patent No. 12,403,397 describes a mechanic so fundamental to RPGs and monster-battling games that…
Look who’s back in the spotlight again. Yes, it’s our old friend Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, making headlines for the millionth time because someone spotted another rating. This time, Brazil decided to jump on the bandwagon and slap a 14+ rating on this mythical game that we’ve been hearing about since dinosaurs roamed the Earth….
Digimon’s back—and it’s not here to play nice. Time Stranger is the latest entry in the monster-taming RPG series, and based on my hands-on preview, it’s shaping up to be a genre-blending fever dream of underground Tokyo chaos, shimmering digital landscapes, and existential conversations with your pet Leomon. Yes, really. Launching October 3 on PS5,…
On the Nintendo Switch, there are so many great new turn-based strategy games out there right now! Enough to inspire me to write a whole list of them. I’ve put together the top five turn-based strategy games on Nintendo Switch in 2025. These games will keep you busy, and you can stay cozy on the…
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack quietly snuck in a tiny update to its Game Boy Advance app. While most of the service’s attention today was focused on how they added the M-rated Forsaken 64 to the Nintendo 64 collection, Nintendo also slipped in a quality-of-life improvement to the Game Boy Advance app. Unfortunately, we…