Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
As the “Year of Eevee” celebration continues, more and more merchandise centered around the beloved Evolution Pokémon continues to be revealed. Just last week a brand-new life-size Eevee plush was shown off, but that wasn’t to be all they had in store. A new batch of life-size plushies have been…
In a series of posts over on Twitter, former Capcom composer Masakazu Sugimori has suggested that Ace Attorney would not have become a franchise if it were released in the current gaming industry. As he explains, the initial sales numbers were so low that any modern publisher would have completely…
Knowing me for any period of time will inevitably lead to the realization that I absolutely adore the Kirby series. Plenty of that will come to light in any of my other entries in this celebratory miniseries, but every love has a beginning. For me, that beginning was Kirby’s Dream…
The dragons are coming! The dragons are coming!!! This is the core concept of 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, a new 3DS dungeon-crawler JRPG from SEGA. VFD is the fourth game in the series, but it’s the first to make its way out of Japan. This newest title is a…
With Kirby’s Dream Land released, players were introduced to the wonderful world he and the likes of Waddle Dee and King Dedede hail from. However, anyone playing that game after being introduced to Kirby in, say, Super Smash Bros. or any of his more modern outings would be a little…
Back in the early ‘90s, Masahiro Sakurai, who at the time was working at HAL Laboratory, was tasked with creating a new Game Boy game in which players of all ages and skill levels could enjoy and complete. During production and testing, a portly, bulbous blob named Popopo was hastily…
First you draw a circle, then you dot the eyes; add a great big smile and presto: it’s Kirby! Everything about this pink puffball has resonated with me as a gamer, and seeing this phrase greet me whenever I start up Kirby’s Adventure fills me with a joy that can’t…
Welcome to the Character Column! Each week, I’ll be taking a look at a different character from Nintendo’s long and esteemed history, and I’ll analyze what makes them interesting, nuanced, or just plain memorable. Whether they’re heroes, villains or NPCs, I’ll explain why they deserve respect or love from the…
Welcome to the Character Column! Each week, I’ll be taking a look at a different character from Nintendo’s long and esteemed history, and I’ll analyze what makes them interesting, nuanced, or just plain memorable. Whether they’re heroes, villains or NPCs, I’ll explain why they deserve respect or love from the…
Given that it’s attained a massive popularity and prestige in the West only within the last few years, it’s easy to forget that Fire Emblem games have been around since the Famicom days. Until the series’ seventh entry (Rekka no Ken/Blazing Sword, known simply as Fire Emblem in the West),…
Discover what makes Nintendo so special in today’s gaming world through Nintendo Inquirer’s N Factor series! “What do you love about Nintendo? The more I ask myself that question, the more complex my answer gets. I decided to use the term “N factor” to describe my feelings, because while it’s…
You might want to sit down for this… The original mansion-exploring, zombie-slaying, Jill-sandwiching horror game, Resident Evil, was first released exactly 20 years ago in the United States today. Once a synonym for the entire survival horror genre, the Resident Evil series has seen ups, downs, thematic shifts, and extended…
Ushering in a new era of gaming, the Game Boy Advance was launched 15 years ago today. Though obsolete now, the Advance was a huge step forward in the video game world for its time, and proved to be an extremely important piece of gaming history. The GBA was the…
Discover what makes Nintendo so special in today’s gaming world through Nintendo Inquirer’s N Factor series! “What do you love about Nintendo? The more I ask myself that question, the more complex my answer gets. I decided to use the term “N factor” to describe my feelings, because while it’s…
