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…
There’s no time to waste Persona fans! The latest addition to Persona 5: Dancing Star Night’s pre-painted statue lineup from manufacturing company Amakuni and design artist Katagiri Katsuhiro is now available for pre-order. Have a look at the Makoto Niijima PVC statue in all of its groovy glory below! …
With Pikmin 3 Deluxe debuting onto the Nintendo Switch later this week, some new swag has suddenly appeared on our radar. Courtesy of Target, the retailer is offering another free with purchase deal. Similar to their Super Mario 3D All-Stars release in September, all in-store purchases of Pikmin 3 Deluxe…
Any trainer living next to a Pokémon Café and celebrating Christmas this upcoming December will want to contemplate reserving one of these adorable looking home party packages. The Pokémon Café has announced that establishments will soon be taking reservations for their yearly Christmas Home Party Sets. This year’s package includes…
Whether you’ve yet to set out on your journey or just want to revisit the quest from a different perspective, you might be in the market for Octopath Traveler’s Complete Guide. Up until now it was only available in Japanese, but Dark Horse is localizing it fully for a December…
This is your last call to armor up before entering the planet Aether! For any Metroid Prime series fan wanting to show off their favorite esteemed heroine bounty hunter at home, now is your last chance to pre-order a Varia Suit armor replica from First 4 Figures. Pre-orders for the…
The Twilight Wings series of Pokémon anime shorts that focused on the residents of Sword & Shield’s Galar region wrapped up back in August, but it turns out one more episode is on the way. As announced by The Pokémon Company, the staff that worked on the prior episodes are…
IDW’s Sonic the Hedgehog comic has been going strong since it rebooted the blue blur’s adventures on the page back in early 2018. If you’ve been interested in checking it out, you might want to keep an eye on this new announcement from the publisher. On June 8th, 2021, IDW…
The doctor is currently only in the house on mobile devices and Nintendo Switch Online, but toy company Sanei is still ready to bring Mario and his deadly opposers to the public in a more approachable form. Next year fans of Mario’s medical adventures can add these two different sets…
Winter will soon be arriving in the northern hemisphere and Square Enix Japan is getting Dragon Quest fans ready for it with the announcement of some new gloves featuring the iconic Slime enemy, launching this December. First up is a standard Slime glove, which are a solid blue with the…
Say what you want about Pokémon that are clearly inspired by food, these “too good to eat” creatures shine at Japan’s Pokémon Café and Pikachu Sweets locations. Two, in particular, have joined the seasonal menu shuffle, and they are served as a set. Sinistea & Polteageist are ready to have…
Banjo-Kazooie wasn’t shy about being a little odd, but over 20 years later and I still don’t know what a Jinjo is. Described once by Jon Lovitz as “cute little whatevers“, all I’ve ever needed to know is that collecting them leads to Jiggys. Looks like Fangamer took that to…
Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Trading Card Game has been going strong since 2016, with regular new “Opus” releases bringing fresh cards featuring art from across the Final Fantasy series. Some of the most sought after cards featured brand-new art from artists linked to previous games in the series, but if…
