During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
As the “Year of Eevee” celebration continues, more and more merchandise centered around the beloved Evolution Pokémon continues to be revealed. Just last week a brand-new life-size Eevee plush was shown off, but that wasn’t to be all they had in store. A new batch of life-size plushies have been…
Final Fantasy VII celebrated its 25th anniversary for most of the past year and in that time Square Enix released a wide variety of goods based on the iconic game. Naturally music was included in that mix, with the Radiant Melodies album having some fun arrangements in particular. Now Square…
Today fans of Final Fantasy can finally play Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, which we adored in our review, but Square Enix Japan had another surprise in store for the big launch. As announced via Twitter, fans within Japan can enter a new contest where they must share screenshots or videos…
Update (10/9/23): It looks like Ys VIII: The Lacrimosa of Dana will release on October 18th, 2023 — you can place your pre-order for Kindle on Amazon (for $7.95) today and it will be auto-delivered to your device on release day. Despite its relatively simple shipwrecked hero premise,…
You can pre-order the Splatoon 3 art book (Japanese) and soundtrack over at Play-Asia now. Save 5% with the code NWIREQ1 at checkout. Everybody knows that a core appeal of Splatoon – beyond the tight paintball-esque gameplay – is in its style. The visual and aural splashes of…
Kirby has taken on a variety of forms over the years, but who could imagine he’d ever be your phone case? Japanese manufacturer Ensky has crafted an adorable Vending Machine Kirby phone case for iPhones, based on the eponymous Mouthful Mode look from Kirby and the Forgotten Land: …
We’re less than two months away from the release of the Super Mario Bros. movie, which means the merch bonanza is on the cusp of full force. Prominent toy maker Jakks Pacific has revealed an entire lineup of licensed merch for the movie, which includes the following: 5” posable…
Another WonHobby has arrived and brought with it a boat-load of announcements from GoodSmile. As always there are quite a few video game-related pieces of merch sprinkled in among all the anime, and we’ve picked out all the Nintendo-relevant bits! For starters, the Sonic the Hedgehog Nendoroid is finally getting…
Cooking has never been so cute! Kirby and Waddle Dee are firing up the grill and doing some cozy dining in this new set of mini dioramas from manufacturer Re-ment. ★画像初公開★【星のカービィ はらぺこカービィキッチン】カービィやワドルディと一緒にクッキング♪5月29日発売予定。全8種。#カービィ #キッチン pic.twitter.com/3j8KYKj3bE — 株式会社リーメント公式 (@rement_official) February 8, 2023 There are eight different mini sets full of different…
The pink puffball rides again – beloved platformer icon Kirby is getting a brand-new monthly manga beginning in March. Simply titled “Hoshi no Kirby”/”Kirby of the Stars” (the Japanese title for the Kirby series), it’ll be penned by mangaka Minori Katou (primarily an author of shoujo romance manga, as well…
Update (2/7/23): Exciting news, EarthBound fans! After the initial wave sold out almost instantly last year in May, the Hobonichi Mother Project has just announced that the four character plushes — Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo — will all be re-released in a few days, on February 14th. And once…
This year looks good for fans of the classic 3DS RPG Bravely Default, with Good Smile seemingly set to release Pop Up Parade figures of the entire four-person party. The company previously revealed figures based on Tiz and Agnés and earlier today they confirmed Edea Lee! Take a look: …
Over the weekend Nintendo dropped a surprise – an all-new poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie! This one has basically all of the marketable heroes and villains (Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Bowser…) as well as a side-by-side comparison of the dark, lava-filled Koopa Castle and the jolly Mushroom Kingdom….
