At the end of Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out, there’s a special global event that all Trainers can partake in. Not quite a GO Fest or Tour, the GO Wild Area event is pulling some inspiration from the Safari Zone, but with a spotlight on Electric- and Poison-type Pokémon….
A brand-new Kirby Café has finally opened in Osaka! Located in the Daimari Shinsaibashi Store in Osaka City, this now makes three permanent locations available in Japan. As with all other locations, the Osaka Café requires reservations, which can be hard to come by and often sell out quickly. You…
As is tradition every quarter, Nintendo has released a new issue of its in-house magazine titled “Nintendo Magazine.” Shockingly original name aside, this Winter 2024 issue is now available digitally, and physical issues for the Japanese market will be shipping out soon. This newest release contains information about Nintendo’s games…
Converse and Pokémon have teamed up before for adults and toddlers, but their latest collab is for the kids in Japan — a brand-new Child All-Star Light lineup of six shoe designs for the young’uns of 日本. Featuring Pikachu, Eevee, Mew, and Piplup, each adorned with a different flavor of Poké…
The looming release of a new Monster Hunter expansion fills us not only with the desire to slay some big baddies, but also to cuddle some furry friends. Fortunately, even before Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak releases Capcom has us covered with three different plushies available for pre-order — Malzeno, Palamute…
Have you ever held a Kirby plush and thought to yourself, “You know, I wish this were better…”? Of course you haven’t, he’s perfect and any representation of that is pure, stuffing-filled delight. However, if you wanted more, an upcoming piece of Kirby 30th Anniversary merchandise has got you covered….
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…
Eclipsed perhaps only by Pokémon at this point, the Kirby merchandise hype train never really seems to end in Japan. A selection of 30th Anniversary goods just made their presence known at Nintendo Tokyo, notable in that that store’s real estate is typically held by the likes of Nintendo’s own…
A couple of weeks ago, Square Enix’s opened an official music channel on YouTube and over the weeks it has shared some beautiful piano renditions of some classic Final Fantasy tunes. If you’re a Final Fantasy VI fan then it’s your turn as a new video has been uploaded! …
Being environmentally conscious with Kirby? The pink puffball is just a gift that keeps on giving: as is the case with this Kirby and the Forgotten Land Shopping Bag now available through My Nintendo, reversible, compact, and decorated with his impossibly adorable puffed-up face. I love it. I love him….
There are few bits of clothing apparel more associated with football (and yeah, I’m calling it football, I’m trying to be respectful of the lingo) than the scarf, almost as iconic to the beautiful game as flopping, faces of disbelief when refs give you a red card, and fans literally…
If you’re still riding a high from the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie and want to bring that excitement to the family game night you have plenty of options, but this latest reveal is a spin on an old classic. A version of UNO based on the blue blur and…
Updated on 4/8/2022 – 12:15 p.m. PT: Clarified information about the store’s location and added that the store is open. It’s always the most exciting part of any theme park — consumerism! Well, that’s kinda baked into theme parks from the ground up, but the newly-renovated “Feature Presentation” store that’s just…
It’s just peachy — Princess Peach, world’s most famous kidnapee, has become brickified and will join the ranks of the Lego Super Mario sets. In this initial teaser/reveal, we can see Peach eat an apple, dress up as Cat Peach to climb, and stomp on some baddies. We…
While Sonic mainly celebrated his 30th anniversary last year, it’s still technically his anniversary year through June 2022. As a result, First 4 Figures isn’t late to the party with this impressive statue of the blue blur. The statue is posed to resemble the 30th Anniversary key artwork but…
