Genki Shadowcast 2 review
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Ethan in Reviews, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Today, we’re taking a look at the Genki Shadowcast 2, which is one of the more inexpensive capture cards on the market right now.
Streaming video games is an expensive hobby – or career! As someone who’s very experienced in not being a streamer, the Genki Shadowcast 2 is very appealing. As you can imagine, it’s an improved version of the Genki Shadowcast, a budget capture card that was first released a few years ago. It normally goes for around $50 USD, which is already much cheaper than other options – but it goes on sale for $30 every so often, which makes it a particularly enticing pickup. The Genki Shadowcast 2 hooks up to your gaming console’s HDMI port and essentially beams over the footage to your computer right away. Other capture cards have a delay, which often necessitates a dual-monitor setup so that you can play on one monitor and use your computer on the other. The Genki Shadowcast 2 aims to fix this with near-instant passthrough.
Kirby Star-Crossed World’s new lore explained
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Ethan in Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
The Kirby series is well-known for being easy to pick up and play, but it’s also well-known for having tons of “implied lore” that actually gets pretty deep when you dive in and look for story tidbits. The new Star-Crossed World DLC is no exception – even though it’s only a few hours long, it contains many new lore additions that tack on to everything that the base game already introduced back in 2022. Today, we’re covering all of the new story details Star-Crossed World adds to the franchise – so come back later if you haven’t finished the main story just yet.
Donkey Kong Bananza Emerald Rush strategy guide – best perks, tips, more
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Ethan in Guides | 0 comments
Emerald Rush is Donkey Kong Bananza’s new DLC mode, and it’s extremely difficult. The first few difficulties are no problem at all – but play the highest difficulty, and you’ll see that the emerald quotas Void Kong is looking for quickly become absolutely insane. They also last 15 rounds, which means a run of Emerald Rush’s toughest challenge will often take over 30 minutes. And you’re not even guaranteed to win! If you’ve been struggling to tackle those higher difficulties, you’re in luck – I’ve been playing this mode for between 15 and 20 hours and have gathered a whole bunch of helpful tips. To start, here’s a very important tidbit: this mode is almost completely dependent on RNG. That is to say, even if you do everything right, you can still lose just because the game decides it so. So even with these tips, you may still have a bit of trouble – but they’ll definitely make you a much better player.
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Famitsu software sales (9/8/25 – 9/14/25) – Top 30
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Mario Kart World – 38,026 / 1,732,435
2. [PS5] Borderlands 4 – 13,029 / NEW
3. [NS2] Donkey Kong Bananza – 10,577 / 307,141
4. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar – 8,547 / 68,638
5. [PS5] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 – 7,041 / 116,527
6. [NSW] Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots – 5,930 / 41,069
7. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,539 / 4,001,857
8. [PS5] Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – 4,865 / 78,198
9. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 4,012 / 6,440,109
10. [NSW] Super Robot Wars Y – 3,291 / 74,633
Shiny Chi-Yu distribution just released for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Posted on 4 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The latest Legendary Shiny distribution has just started in Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, with Shiny Chi-Yu now available in both games. This can be claimed through Mystery Gift.
Shiny Chi-Yu was previously featured in a Tera Raid Battle event. The creature was defeated one one million times (the final total was 1,891,539), which unlocked today’s distribution.
Here’s how to claim the reward:
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds’ final DLC collaboration leaked
Posted on 4 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
We’ll have to wait for an official announcement, but it looks like the final crossover DLC for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has been revealed.
We actually have a pretty good idea about most of the DLC lineup. Minecraft, SpongeBob SquarePants, Pac-Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and Avatar Legends have all been announced at this point. Everything was confirmed throughout the summer. That brings us to today’s potential leak – which we’ll be covering below, so keep that in mind before proceeding.
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Nintendo Download – September 18, 2025 (North America) – Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter and more
Posted on 4 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2, Switch eShop | 0 comments
It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download Switch report for the week of September 18, 2025. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 gets new 7-minute trailer [update: English trailer]
Posted on 4 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
September 17: After it was just announced a few days ago, Nintendo has come out with a lengthy trailer for Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2. The seven-minute video covers both games specifically before covering new additions for the Nintendo Switch release. Note that the video is in Japanese, but an English version will likely come in later.
Here’s an overview of the game:
Famitsu sales (9/8/25 – 9/14/25) – Nintendo Switch 2 still leads
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Hollow Knight: Silksong dev comments on the game’s difficulty and why it’s tougher than the original
Posted on 4 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
At the ACMI Game Worlds exhibition in Melbourne, Team Cherry’s Ari Gibson and William Pellen commented on the difficulty of Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Just like the series’ first game, Silksong has been getting a lot of love. But there have been a few discussion points, including the difficulty.
Gibson shared the following:
