The late and legendary Nintendo president Satoru Iwata had an unusual request for European employees leading up to the launch of 2013’s Animal Crossing: New Leaf, according to a former Nintendo UK staffer. On the latest episode of The Back Page podcast (via FRVR and GamesRadar+), former PR manager Ashley…
Resellers are attempting to peddle empty cartons of Krispy Kreme’s limited-edition Pokémon doughnut assortments for absurd prices online. A search on eBay (via GamesRadar+) shows there are a number of sellers pricing the empty boxes as high as $100. There are also listings for the five collectible cups from the…
Footwear company Crocs has revealed more designs for its evolving Pokémon collection, featuring three favorites from the first generation. Following last week’s announcement of the Poké Ball Crocs, IGN reports that the new additions will feature Pikachu and Gengar as standard clogs, and Jigglypuff as a platform pair. Each design…
A new line of Mother 3 products is coming soon to the Hobonichi web store, including clothing and practical items for the summer as well as a new wave of “magnet mascots.” The Hobonichi Mother Project – a merchandise brand by Mother series creator Shigesato Itoi – has recently revealed…
In a real monkey’s paw moment for fighting game fans, SNK has announced that former Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada has formed a new studio under its leadership. Dubbed the “VS Studio,” it will be based out of Shinigawa, Tokyo and Harada will act as CEO. According to Harada, the VS…
As part of its Q4 financial results presentation today, Sega has revealed that it has cancelled the development of what was internally referred to as its “Super Game.” Announced roughly five years ago in partnership with Microsoft, little information was ever given about what the project would be. Potentially, it…
UPDATE: Pre-orders are now live at Amazon – Standard Edition | Limited Edition A new official book celebrating 30 years of Pokémon has emerged across various online retailers, with a fancy limited edition offering extra goodies. The Pokémon Deluxe Character Guide has 336 pages covering all 1,025 Pokémon, and explores…
Nintendo has announced that a new bundle for the Switch 2 is coming this summer, allowing customers to choose a game out of a selection of three heavy hitters. Priced at $499.99 and arriving in “early June,” the “Choose Your Game Bundle” offers the console along with a digital version…
It’s official! After what feels like a lifetime, Nintendo has announced that a posable Mineru’s Construct amiibo is officially launching on September 17th. Right now, the amiibo is being shown off through the Nintendo Today app, so be sure to head over there to check out the full…
Takaya Imamura, a former Nintendo artist responsible for the design of the Star Fox team, has praised the visuals of the Star Fox 64 remake coming to Nintendo Switch 2. The artist took to X to comment on how the new title’s graphics fully realize how he pictured Star Fox…
An unofficial enhanced port of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has been released, and is playable on PC, iOS, and Android devices. The project, titled Dusk and developed by Twilit Realm, provides higher resolutions, uncapped framerates, gyro aiming, bloom presets, improved shadows, the Wii U version’s free cam, the…
Mario continues to dominate the movie space as Nintendo’s latest animated adventure is quickly closing in on $1 billion at the global box office. Box Office Mojo (via The Hollywood Handle) now has The Super Mario Galaxy Movie at over $940 million worldwide. At the rate it’s going, it won’t…
When Nintendo announced that it would be increasing the price of the Switch 2 last week, it seems shareholders got scared. As Nintendo Life reports, Nintendo’s share prices now sit at ¥7,020, which is an 8.44% drop from its value on Friday. That’s the lowest value the shares have been…
As part of its financial results presentation last Friday, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa stated that the upcoming price increase for the Switch 2 will not cover “all cost increases” associated with manufacturing the console. For those unaware, Nintendo announced last week that the price of the Switch 2 will be…
The Strong National Museum of Play (which has been running for 57 years now) has just revealed the latest batch of inductees to its Video Game Hall of fame. For 2026, Strong welcomes Angry Birds, Dragon Quest, FIFA International Soccer, and Silent Hill to its storied annals. Short blurbs explain…
