The Splatoon 3 Spring Fest 2024 is set to go live tonight and to get fans excited, Nintendo has uploaded an amazingly cuddly-looking piece of promo art. A three-way Splatfest between Baby Chicks, Li’l Bunnies, and Bear Cubs, I’m not sure it even matters who wins at this point. This…
Those looking forward to Super Nintendo World Japan’s upcoming “Donkey Kong Country” addition this Spring will need to make new plans: the park expansion has been delayed until late 2024. In a post on the official Universal Studios Japan Twitter account, the company confirmed that the opening has been pushed…
If you’re a gigantic fan of the Animal Crossing series, you’ll want to mark May 2, 2024, on your calendars. First 4 Figures, purveyors of all manner of outstanding statues, will be releasing a new Isabelle statue for fans to fawn over. Available in two variants, pre-orders will open on…
As a longtime, die hard fan of Secret of Mana, hearing for the first time that the game would be — in a sense — revived through both PlayStation 4 and the Vita made me a bit emotional. Secret of Mana was the first RPG to ever grace my childhood,…
We had a feeling it was coming thanks to an earlier leak but now it’s official – Team Rocket is returning in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon as “Team Rainbow Rocket.” Not only that but villains from every mainline entry will be making an appearance, too, and intriguingly Maxie…
UPDATE: Nintendo Japan has confirmed that it will also be selling the Explorer’s Edition in the region. We get a look at the inside of the Explorer’s Guide, which shows off some beautiful artwork. Check it out! With Black Friday just a few weeks away, Nintendo has announced plans to…
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Good Smile has been absolutely killing it when it comes to adapting the Kirby series into its Nendoroid line of figures. The original Kirby, Meta Knight and the upcoming Blue Kirby all come with multiple accessories and a unique, spherical design with magnets keeping their not-so-standard limbs in place. They’re…
When I lived in Japan I kept an eye open for anything Fire Emblem that wasn’t an amiibo or trading card game. Other than some remnants from Fates’ release, there just didn’t seem to be much merch for the series, to the point I had better luck getting my hands…
October is past us, which means Halloween is over, the weather is turning, Christmas decorations are in stores and, most importantly, Super Mario Odyssey sits comfortably on our Switch home screens. October 27th has been circled on our calendars for months and, now that we’ve had a full weekend to…
In September’s Nintendo Direct, both Japan and Europe learned they’d be getting the next entry in the long-running Style Savvy/New Style Boutique franchise before the year’s end, while North America was left in the cold. Thankfully that’s now changed, as the game has been confirmed for release in the region,…
Please note: This game is available on both the Nintendo Switch and New 3DS systems. For the purposes of this review, we’ve played the Switch version. 2017’s been very good to Fire Emblem. I’ve been playing Heroes daily since it released, and Shadows of Valentia stands as one of the…
Nintendo announced a holiday mall tour that will kick off on November 11th and it’ll run through December 17th. The tour will see 17 stops across the country, giving fans a chance to try out the latest Switch and Nintendo 3DS offerings, including Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey,…
Earlier this year, we reported on the possibilities of Story of Seasons: Trio of Downs localizing its DLC content. XSEED made it clear that it would be a bit of a challenge to release across the board, both logistically and in a way that would please fans. It seems as…
Nintendo’s latest financial reports are in, with a few interesting tidbits shared throughout the documentation. The biggest news of all, though, is just what a success the Switch has been. As of September 30th, after six months of availability, 7.63 million Switch systems were sold globally. For comparison, the Wii…
