Yesterday afternoon we witnessed a devastating loss to the video games industry. In another round of layoffs that seems to happen every week, WB Games announced it would be closing three studios. These were Player First Games (Multiversus), WB San Diego (which had not yet announced its game), and Monolith…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
It’s very bizarre to hear executives from Microsoft talking about the Nintendo Switch 2, but ever since the company’s pivot to multi-platform development took hold, we’ve been hearing more and more from Team Green about games on other platforms. During the Official Xbox Podcast yesterday, Xbox Games Studio head Craig…
Today marks Paper Mario’s return, but in a certain way for Japan it’s also a debut – a merchandise debut at the Nintendo Tokyo store! These new goods are coming to Nintendo Tokyo to mark The Origami King’s release and play up the series’ papery aesthetic for all it’s worth….
Even though there are plenty of familiar folded faces in Paper Mario: The Origami King, none can oppose the creased regality of Origami Peach. Her new look and bearing managed to leave an impression from the very first trailer, and now Nintendo of Japan has shared a video to help…
2020 is the 35th anniversary of Super Mario. During these milestone years, it’s common to see collaborations, limited releases, and events celebrating the starring property. Adding onto Mario’s adventures with LEGO, the mustachio plumber is rolling the dice again with Hasbro. Returning to Monopoly for a “Super Mario Celebration!”, this…
With the cancellation of the Tokai region tournament and the online holding of the national final Splatoon tournament, goods that were supposed to be sold at the venue are instead being sold via the Japanese My Nintendo Store. The merchandise is being sold from July 9th to August 17th….
Various magazines in Japan are published and bundled with some sweet swag- and we’re talking more than just a poster insert. For example, in years past this was the only way to acquire two promotional Animal Crossing amiibo cards. Yet, that’s just one example. You can the likes of small…
Yet again, Animal Crossing fans in Japan have more merchandise to collect. Inspired by the series’ latest release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, this particular collection gives Timmy & Tommy Nook one of their cutest “plushie” versions yet. The catch to this set is that it’s only available via a lottery…
Yesterday’s full reveal of the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System set has no doubt gotten fans and collectors looking for ways to ensure they can pick up this build. For anyone eyeing online storefronts at this time, you may want to narrow your search. In a release from Nintendo, they not…
Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma may not rank along with Monster Hunter or Street Fighter numbers for the company, but it’s still a multi-million seller and a unique part of their library. Now it’s branching out to a new form of media, as the previously announced animated Netflix series has just revealed…
Update: We previously reported that there was no render of Jolteon posted online. We’d like to thank Switch Nindies for amending that, pointing us over to “Funko POP News !” The owner of that Twitter account did share the following image of Jolteon. In early May, we reported on…
Are you itching for some new Pokémon bling in your life? If so you’re in luck, as Japanese jeweler U-Treasure revealed its newest Pokémon jewelry release, featuring none other than everyone’s favorite sleeping ‘mon, Snorlax! Available to purchase now is a Snorlax ring in silver, or the Snorlax necklace that…
If you blinked, you may have missed the fact that older Pokémon cards have skyrocketed in value of the past few months. Yesterday, another graded Japanese Pokémon card went for some big money. How much, you ask? Try $90,000. The card in question is the Pocket Monsters (Japanese) Trading Card…
If you love the complicated story of the Kingdom Hearts series but prefer to do the Donald voice yourself, you’ll soon be able to own the official English localization of the Kingdom Hearts III manga this fall. Coming from Yen Press, the official manga is created by Shiro…
