A brand-new Kirby Café has finally opened in Osaka! Located in the Daimari Shinsaibashi Store in Osaka City, this now makes three permanent locations available in Japan. As with all other locations, the Osaka Café requires reservations, which can be hard to come by and often sell out quickly. You…
As is tradition every quarter, Nintendo has released a new issue of its in-house magazine titled “Nintendo Magazine.” Shockingly original name aside, this Winter 2024 issue is now available digitally, and physical issues for the Japanese market will be shipping out soon. This newest release contains information about Nintendo’s games…
I didn’t anticipate that I would be writing about a new Sega Genesis cartridge in 2024, but we’re certainly living in some bizarre times. To promote the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film, Sega has produced some promotional Genesis cartridges that include EPK (electronic press kit) materials. There’s even a…
Being added to the collection of classic catchers in the Badge Arcade today are five new Legend of Zelda games! Featuring Link and co. in their original 8-bit iterations, as well as some unique Link Between World artwork, now there’s even more to choose from with all the free plays…
While today’s Direct had a lot to be excited about, one announcement in particular had me extra excited. As a compilation of the series as a whole, Rhythm Heaven Megamix will be bringing the music-based fun of the franchise to the 3DS! Released in Japan as Rhythm Tengoku the Best…
Nintendo made some pretty big waves last night when it announced that classic Super Nintendo games were coming exclusively to the New 3DS Virtual Console. Depending on which region you live in, you were treated to a variety of games ranging from Super Mario World to EarthBound. Folks living in…
With Fire Emblem Fates having been out in America for almost two weeks now, Nintendo has elaborated a bit more during today’s Direct on some of the upcoming downloadable content that will be released in March. The most substantial piece, the Revelation storyline, will be releasing March 10th. This creates…
Nintendo has confirmed in its latest Nintendo Direct that Hyrule Warriors DLC is in the works! Starting March 25th, a Season Pass will be available for purchase. It will give the player access to four DLC packs that will be released throughout the year. Each DLC pack will also be…
Much like the Nintendo Direct that aired back in November, today’s was peppered with several JRPGs of different shapes and sizes. Here’s a general guide to what was shown: Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Finally, after months of having to grapple with its long winded Japanese title, we have an English…
During today’s Nintendo Direct, long-time Metroid series producer Kensuke Tanabe took another shot at explaining why we should all be looking forward to Metroid Prime: Federation Force. After a lackluster debut at E3 last June, and the prolonged protest from Metroid fans that followed, Nintendo really needed to show how…
UPDATE (6:26 p.m. CST): Nintendo has already provided us with hi-res images of all four of the new Kirby amiibo! Click each thumbnail below to view every image in all of its large cute glory. Today’s Nintendo Direct was concluded with the announcement of Kirby: Planet Robobot for the Nintendo…
During today’s Nintendo Direct we got our first look at the next entry in Capcom’s immensely popular Monster Hunter series, subtitled Generations. It will be released later this year in Summer 2016 for North America. The game was originally launched last year in Japan as Monster Hunter X (pronounced Cross),…
At long last, after years of waiting, Super Nintendo games are available via the New 3DS Virtual Console! Announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, the U.S. launch lineup includes: Available today: Super Mario World F-Zero Pilotwings Games to be released on March 24th: Super Mario Kart EarthBound Donkey Kong Country Games…
It’s all-stars day in the Nintendo Badge Arcade as it celebrates 1 million players! For the occasion, the Arcade has brought back its most popular catchers and is handing out two free plays every day until next Thursday! Free play? Yes – two! Practice catcher: It’s the last day for…
Listen up, Pokémon Bank users! Similar to the Johto starter offer around this same time last year, the Pokémon storage app is giving away three special Pokémon. Starting on Friday, March 4th, any Pokémon player who’s currently subscribed to Pokémon Bank will be able to log in and receive three…
