The day we’ve all been waiting for has finally come. While some might count down to their birthdays every year, and others may look to the next year’s holiday season as the next thing to get excited for, February 27th is the day of the year that I continue to…
In this week’s Nintendo Music update, Super Mario Bros 2’s soundtrack has been added! This is one of the shorter soundtracks on the service, with a total of 14 tracks. It should be noted that this is not the soundtrack for The Lost Levels; this is the soundtrack for the…
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…
You’ve probably seen those rich, hardcover Legend of Zelda series strategy guides at bookstores before – those are all published by Piggyback, a company that focuses on high quality strategy guides that release close to release. And now, they’re back with another — The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the…
Atlus is hosting its first video game concert in the West in two months’ time at Anime Expo 2023 – the Shin Megami Tensei 30th LIVE: Band of Shadows, which celebrates 30 years of SMT music. As part of the festivities, there’ll be exclusive merch for the event on sale,…
Lego has finally pulled back the curtain on four, brand new LEGO Donkey Kong Expansion sets, coming to the expansive LEGO Super Mario line on August 1st. And, it’s not just the DK Crew that are getting in on the Lego fun. Even Rambi the Rhino is getting his very…
Just a couple of days ago Nintendo and Lego revealed the next big additions to the Lego Super Mario family – the DK Crew! Joining the previously confirmed Donkey Kong are Diddy, Cranky, Dixie, and Funky, and naturally they’re all going to come with their own sets. While we’ve yet…
EarthBound is a game infused with a very particular depiction of youth culture, being a 90’s Japanese game that pastiches 50’s Americana. And now some of that flavor bleeds into real life – for this year’s “Pleasure of Life” exhibition run by Hobonichi, the company will be revealing a lineup…
Get ready to groove because Lego is back with more teasers for the upcoming Lego Super Mario: Donkey Kong expansion, set to release later this year. In a Twitter post shared this morning, the company revealed four additional members of the DK Crew — Diddy, Cranky, Dixie, and Funky Kong….
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is currently smashing through box office records at the cinemas, but not everybody can or wants to make it out to a movie theater to see flicks – they’d rather wait and stream it at home. So when will that happen? Read on and find…
Japanese Pokémon merchandise is unbeatable! It seems like every week the Pokémon Center in Japan releases something new that fans of all things cute in North America are eager to import as quickly as possible. The latest amazing merchandise comes in the form of the My Pikachu collection, which promises…
This weekend’s event in Pokémon GO is a short little three-hour Limited Research Day event. As for which Pokémon will be featured as the reward catch encounter, it’s a twofer – Stunfisk and Galarian Stunfisk. Not only that, but a variety of Ground- and Rock-type Pokémon will also be available…
Alas, despite scientific advancements we’re still unable to physically hold adorable Pokémon in our arms. Thankfully we’re still getting plenty of merch to fill the void, though, and this latest release from Takara Tomy is tailor made for hugs. The company’s new “Hold me!” plushes feature Pikachu and Sprigatito and…
Popular anime figure line Nendoroids from Good Smile Company are back, with a couple more little guys you can add to your collection. First is everyone’s favorite goat mom from Undertale, Toriel, complete with a variety of expressions and her iconic cinnamon-butterscotch pie. We also have the yellow-raincoated Six from…
Build-A-Bear has released a ton of Pokémon plushes over the years, from Teddiursa to Growlithe to every single Eeveelution. And after previously releasing Grookey and Scorbunny, the Galar starter trio is finally complete, as Sobble joins the lineup. Going for $64 in the Build-A-Bear online bundle, Sobble comes…
