This past weekend, Sega held a closed network test for their upcoming kart racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PlayStation 5. To say that I had fun would be an understatement. For the three days that the beta was online, my living room sounded like an arcade — character one-liners being…
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…
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…
Update (1/18/23): Instax has rolled out its update that allows users to customize their photos in Splatoon 3 style. Get a look at these frames and stickers! One of the most bizarre-but-welcome collaborations in recent years was between Fujifilm and Nintendo for Instax Mini Link support, with…
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood opens next month, and that means we’ve got more merch for the park that’s opening up. After only being found at the Universal Studio Store, SNW merch has expanded to the Feature Presentation Store, Character Shop, and a SNW exclusive shop in…
Update (1/5/23): Due to copyrights, the image of the Mario Movie prototypes has been removed from this page and our site. We’ve already seen some of the upcoming toys that will debut alongside the Super Mario Bros. Movie, most of which are variations of Happy Meal trinkets from…
A couple months ago, Lego Ideas (the website that accepts fanmade Lego set ideas with the consideration of turning them into commercial products with enough support) announced that they would no longer be accepting Legend of Zelda sets due to a license conflict. While this prompted speculation on many people’s…
Have you noticed that most Nintendo Switch games don’t bother with instruction manuals anymore? Even though there are little slots for them in the cases, most devs don’t bother to include little slips or the like. There are silver linings to this (saves paper, and most games include extensive tutorials…
Throughout 2022 Square Enix has been sharing videos of various Final Fantasy piano performances to celebrate the series’ 35th Anniversary. Previously we’ve seen the likes of Chaos Shrine and Searching for Friends but this time it’s a personal favourite – the vocal theme from Final Fantasy IX, Melodies of Life….
The time for gift-giving may be just about over, but that doesn’t mean the flow of consumer goods has stopped anytime soon. Build-A-Bear Workshop has released yet another Pokėmon plushie in its long line of collaborations, and this is yet another Eeveelution – the final one, in fact (unless/until The…
The Pokémon Fit lineup of plushies (known as “Sitting Cuties” over here) is one of the more extensive ones as far as merch goes, with multiple regions’ worth of plushies released over the years. And now another region joins the pack, with Unovan Pokémon from Pokémon Black and White and…
There once was a time. Not too long far off, in fact scarcely over a decade ago. It was a time in which the words “EarthBound” or “Mother” were not uttered by Nintendo outside of Super Smash Bros. titles. Despite pleas for Virtual Console releases, one of the most dedicated…
Ready to face the fury? Megaera from Hades is the latest to get the Nendoroid treatment, her stark features and harsh glare minimized to an endearing chibi form. (Don’t tell her I said that, though Zagreus would probably quip something worse.) She comes equipped with her whip, the Skull Earring…
Plenty of video game franchises have spawned trading card games, though it’s usually the ones with massive casts of characters and creatures that fare the best. Shin Megami Tensei could be seen as a perfect fit, and once it was just that, having a Japanese TCG that ran between 1997…
After being teased a few days ago, First 4 Figures has officially revealed its We Love Kirby mini metal statue, a small but powerful symbol of affection for the pink puffball. PREORDERS NOW OPEN! Preorders for our We Love Kirby mini metal statue are NOW OPEN! Take advantage of…
