When Square Enix announced The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales last year, immediate comparisons were made to Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda series. Even I thought the same, especially since I love the Zelda games. From the top-down perspective to dungeons filled with puzzles, it was pretty clear that the…
Nintendo has published the opening cinematic of its upcoming puzzle-platformer, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, which launches this week. The cutscene sees the game’s main villain, Bowser Jr., entering a dark, seemingly abandoned room with a giant pile of books. Atop the pile is Mister Encyclopedia (Mr. E for short),…
Toy company Jakks Pacific has announced that another wave of figures from its Super Mario Galaxy Movie line is coming this summer. One of the new toys, “Chomping Wonder Bowser Jr.,” is available to pre-order now at Target ($29.99) and Smyths (£29.99). It is expected to be available from July…
When Square Enix announced The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales last year, immediate comparisons were made to Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda series. Even I thought the same, especially since I love the Zelda games. From the top-down perspective to dungeons filled with puzzles, it was pretty clear that the…
A flagship Nintendo DS title, New Super Mario Bros., is celebrating its 20th birthday today. The game debuted in North America on May 15th, 2006, before launching in other territories over the summer. It was re-released on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2015. It is the DS’ bestselling game…
With no buildup or hype, Nintendo uploaded five more games to the Switch Online Virtual Boy app last night. Among the games is Jack Bros., a rather solid dungeon crawler/maze game from Atlus that technically takes place in the Shin Megami Tensei series. I’m not really sure if you can…
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…
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…
Yesterday’s surprise reveal of a Star Fox 64 remake for the Nintendo Switch 2 came with a hidden bonus, as repeat viewings of the Direct presentation have revealed a clever Easter egg. The showcase ended with a new prologue cutscene, showing events leading up to the tragic fate of Fox’s…
With the release of Mortal Kombat 2 hitting theaters nationwide this Friday, series co-creator Ed Boon has been making the rounds for press junkets and talking about the journey of adapting the series to the silver screen. While most questions are centered on the legacy of the franchise and its…
Sega has released never-before-seen concept art for Sonic Adventure, which shows some early versions of the game’s characters and settings. Notably, the designs of Sonic and Knuckles look similar to how they appeared in the “classic” era of the Sonic franchise – which includes the original Genesis trilogy and Sonic…
The director of the original 1998 version of Resident Evil 2, which introduced series icon Leon Kennedy, has confirmed what inspired the character’s first name. Hideki Kamiya stated on X that he came up with “Leon” because of the 1994 action-thriller, Léon: The Professional. He then pitched it to Resident…
Retro gaming publication Time Extension has been investigating what happened to the original Star Fox puppets used to promote the 1993 SNES classic. The team has finally found the answer – and it’s a sad one. In the early ‘90s, Nintendo collaborated with a company to produce puppets of the…
Yesterday afternoon, developer A&R Atelier announced Ecco the Dolphin: Complete, a compilation of games from Sega’s long overlooked aquatic mammalian mascot. Combining the Genesis originals of Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco: The Tides of Time along with the 8-bit conversions and even the Sega CD releases, this is an all-in-one…
