Over the course of the past couple years or so, the Super Mario Bros. series has seen quite a bit of change. When Charles Martinet stepped down from his role as the voice of Mario, that took many fans by surprise. That wouldn’t be the last of the well-known Mario…
Last November, we ran an op/ed speculating about the performance improvements the Nintendo Switch 2 could bring to the vast library of Switch 1 games. While some have gotten native ports or Switch 2-specific updates, it would be impossible for Nintendo and every other publisher to update all 5,987 games…
As people discovered yesterday, the newly released Nintendo Switch 2 is compatible with a variety of generic USB webcams for use with GameChat. That’s great for people who already have a webcam in their possession and don’t want to shell out for Nintendo’s official camera. What if you wanted to…
Earlier this year it was announced that Sega would be collaborating with Netflix on a new animated Sonic the Hedgehog show, set to debut in 2022, titled Sonic Prime. While we’ve known some basic plot summaries, we’ve finally gotten a glimpse of what the show might look like thanks to…
We’ve previously covered the vinyl slinging Ship to Shore PhonoCo. before thanks to their release of the Klonoa soundtrack on the physical media format (plus casette!) Now they’re back at it again with another decidedly ’90s series – Mega Man Legends. The 3D action adventure game was quite the departure…
The Nintendo Tokyo store houses tons of merchandise both routine and limited, but for my money the best gets are those themed to the store itself. We previously saw merch designed after key art when the store first opened, but this Friday they’re taking things to a whole new level….
On top of the new commercial advertising LEGO Luigi’s capabilities earlier today, LEGO has updated its website with more products that’ll also be launching on August 1st. For starters there’s a new Power-Up pack, this time being Super Mario Bros. 3’s Frog Suit. With this equipped, “players earn extra digital…
If you’re a Nintendo collector, you probably don’t need to be told that Japan is the place to be if you want to get your hands on the very best Mario merchandise — but it’s especially going to be the case from this Friday, following a collaboration campaign from PARCO….
Final Fantasy IX stood out next to its other 3D Final Fantasy contemporaries by embracing the cartoony, “super-deformed” style of the classic entries, giving its characters big heads and exaggerated animations. It seems like Square Enix might have taken note, as it has reportedly penned a deal to adapt the…
The 5th anniversary of Pokémon GO is fast approaching, and The Pokémon Center is ready to celebrate. A lineup of new merch commemorating the occasion is arriving at Japanese Pokémon Center stores in July, including a hard pouch carrying case for the Poké Ball Plus styled after a Premier Ball,…
The upcoming Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Chilling Reign expansion set is almost here! Besides its early pre-release via Build & Battle Boxes, the 190+ cards set will be launching in stores on Friday, June 18th. To celebrate the release, select retailers in the US and Canada will be…
The Good Smile Company has really been cranking out the Kingdom Hearts-themed Nendoroids lately. From finally completing the Destiny Islands Trio with Kairi, to nearly completing the Sea-salt Trio with the addition of Axel, there’s a lot of Nendoroid goodness for Kingdom Hearts fans to throw their wallets at right…
If the upcoming New Era hats inspired by the Mother series weren’t already enough, Hobonichi Mother Project has announced that even more goods are on the way next month. Various types, some familiar and some brand new, will be released to keep the celebration of all three Mother games going….
The leaks continue for the Lego Super Mario series! First, the Lego Luigi set slipped through the cracks on Amazon China back in April, and now it’s time for another leak courtesy of Amazon Australia. Behold one of the many expansion sets coming to the series this year – Bowser’s…
Atlus — developer of Shin Megami Tensei, its various spinoffs like Persona, and other games (shoutout to Etrian Odyssey fans) — is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, and is releasing a ton of merch to celebrate. Most of said merch features beloved company mascot and hee-ho with the most…
