Rumored over the weekend, it seems that GameStop is ready to confirm that Nintendo has pulled the plug on its Mario Kart World Switch 2 bundle SKU. Announced as a limited time offer before the console’s launch, the bundle was sticking around a lot longer than most people anticipated. If…
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…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
On September 24th, 1992, SNK launched its second fighting game series in the form of Art of Fighting. Originally pitched as a prequel to the iconic Fatal Fury, the game introduced genre elements like its drainable spirit gauge, graphical sprite scaling, and super attacks. To celebrate its recent anniversary, SNK…
He’s large, in charge, and has the heft of a barge (rhymes are hard, okay) — King Dedede is the latest First 4 Figures Resin statue up for pre-order, specifically in two incarnations: his usual hammer-wielding persona and his more pro-wrestling-inspired Masked Dedede look. He strikes the same hefted pose…
She’s the mightiest bounty hunter the galaxy has known — and on this mission, it’s personal (actually, it’s been personal on a lot of her missions when you stop and think about it). Samus Aran has received yet another figma from Good Smile based on her initial suit in Metroid…
We’re about a month off from the release of Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, which mean it’s time for the companies involved to focus on what really matters (to them): merchandising. As one might imagine for a game so heavily focused upon the eponymous mascots, the merchandise in question…
A few months ago we brought you the news that IDW would be doing a one-off special Sonic the Hedgehog comic to celebrate Miles “Tails” Prower’s 30th anniversary. Now we have our first look at a cover for the issue, and it’s brought with it a very retro cameo… Yes,…
Exciting news on the Tamagotchi front — they’re releasing a Star Wars model for Baby Yoda! Yes, Baby Yoda, that lovable little creature from the Mandalorian who melted our collective hearts and has already made a video game debut in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. A delightful little scamp,…
Last year, game developer Falcom and Tatsunoko Production announced a team-up for an anime based on its The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series. We’ve finally got that project’s first trailer and some initial details! Subtitled “Northern War”, the anime will take place concurrently with the…
Sonic Prime will be hitting Netflix this winter, bringing more adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog to the small screen. A new teaser has dropped that reveals two familiar faces – Shadow the Hedgehog and Doctor Eggman! Big the Cat also makes another brief cameo. Check it out below: …
Just last month Bitwave Games surprised us all with the reveal of a re-release for the extremely rare Sunsoft NES platformer Gimmick! Turns out that wasn’t the only love the cult classic is getting this year, either. Ship to Shore PhonoCo. has announced that Gimmick! will be their next video…
Last week Square Enix music shared a bunch of recordings from a music performance at Tokyo Game Show 2021, but at the time a few uploads were left as premieres. Now they’ve finally arrived, and you can listen to them below! Final Fantasy X is the star here,…
It’s only been a few short days since the Inklings and Octolings of Splatsville began to ink it up with the freshest of fits in Splatoon 3, and now you can score some super fresh fits of your own, exclusively in the My Nintendo Store. The Splatoon 3 collection contains…
Sonic Adventure fans rejoice as two of the characters who first made their debut in the Dreamcast classic will soon be getting Jakks Pacific figures! Better yet, we’ve got our first look at them. As spotted by Sonic Merch News, the not-quite-God of Destruction Chaos 0 and Big the Cat…
