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…
Early last month, RPG fans were shocked to discover that the fan-favorite title Octopath Traveler had been delisted from the Nintendo eShop out of nowhere. The game was a big hit among critics and fans of the genre worldwide, releasing initially as a Nintendo Switch exclusive before arriving on other…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
After Hello Kitty took the first win over Cinnamoroll, this last weekend saw fans of My Melody and Pompompurin battle it out for a spot in the Japanese Sanrio Splatfest finals. Looks like more skilled players were drawn to Melody’s sweet skull bandana, because once again popularity wasn’t enough to…
As more characters enter the Sanrio world, it still always comes back to the company’s most recognizable face — and that seems to be the case even in Splatoon 2. Hello Kitty has taken the first Splatfest win in what looks to be Japan’s version of our own Teenage Mutant…
Our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Splatfest series feels long gone at this point, but Japan’s Splatoon 2 and Sanrio crossover is still going strong. The final match, between Hello Kitty and My Melody, is happening right now. Earlier in the week, we shared some Sanrio Splatfest friends who weren’t participating,…
The upcoming Sanrio Splatfest showdown already ranks among the cutest of them all, and that honor’s just been sealed thanks to the promo art starring Off the Hook. Have a look for yourself and just try and tell me I’m wrong: フェスで対決するのは、昨年の「32ndサンリオキャラクター大賞」総合順位1～4位の面々。「シナモロール」は前回1位の現王者、「ポムポムプリン」は2連覇の先代王者、「マイメロディ」は第1位獲得3回、「ハローキティ」は第1位獲得数歴代最多と、いずれ劣らぬ人気者揃いだ！はたして栄冠は誰の手に?! pic.twitter.com/HbBqlGF3ku — Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) May 17, 2018…
Over the years and regions we’ve had some serious Splatfests on our hands. We saw multiple Sanrio characters battle it out in Japan via Splatoon 2, Callie and Marie tried to settle the Pokemon Red vs. Blue debate that’s been running since the ’90s, but now a new and older…
The two faces of Splatoon 2 are no strangers to merch at this point, and it looks like there are some new items that a lot of fans might want to add to their collections soon. Based off of their soft pastel look from last year’s Sanrio Splatfest series, these…
The series of Sanrio themed Splatfests in Splatoon 2 warmed our hearts earlier this year. Granted, you needed a Japanese copy of the game to play the regional turf wars, but getting a look at the Splatoon and Hello Kitty character mashups and their outfits was fun for everyone. Sanrio…
We never even got the Sanrio Splatfest here in America, but I still miss it. Seeing these cute characters done up in Splatoon style was a real treat, and even led to Splatoon 2 winning the number one collab spot in Sanrio’s annual poll. Looks like they’re not done yet…
The annual Sanrio character popularity poll has come to an end, with plenty of people turning out to vote for their favorites. This year though Nintendo fans had a little something else to eye, with Splatoon 2 featuring in a special, separate collaboration vote. This led to Splatfests themed to…
Even if the nearly complete Splatoon 2 Sanrio Splatfest crossover only features four characters, that doesn’t mean the rest can’t get in on the fun in their own ways. Over the last few days, uploads of more Sanrio friends with fresh gear and weapons have been posted. Featuring the same…
It’s time at last for the second half of the Japanese exclusive Sanrio Splatfests. Hello Kitty took the first round, sending poor Cinnamoroll flying off into the distance, and now two new cute combatants are good to go in the quest for squid supremacy. We now know their weapons of…
We’ve seen several collaboration themed Splatfests in Splatoon 2’s past, with Transformers leading the way and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles following in recent weeks. With Team Raph claiming the first round and Team Mikey versus Team Donnie up next, we’re thinking it’s high time another collab takes center stage….
