The Nintendo Switch 2 is officially here, and while everyone’s off racing in Mario Kart World or hacking away in Cyberpunk 2077, I’m doing what I do best: opening amiibo! That’s right, four new Legend of Zelda amiibo just dropped: Yunobo, Tulin, Riju, and Sidon. Each one unlocks special gear…
When Nintendo unveiled the Switch 2 earlier this year and revealed its new GameChat feature, one of the key elements to making that whole thing work was a new webcam for the console. Plugged directly into the console via USB-C, the camera wasn’t anything special and didn’t require any additional…
In what is sure to be a devastating story for some, there have been various reports across social media of GameStop customers receiving their Nintendo Switch 2 units with staple holes in the screen due to the flimsy packaging used for the console. IGN reports that US GameStop customers found…
Sometimes in life you have to drop a quarter-grand on a figure of an anime catgirl. Some may scratch their heads at such a statement or respond “that’s not true,” but they just don’t get it. They don’t understand the inner human drive for beauty, for artistry, for perfection. Do…
The wonderful folks at Hori sent us a trio of Pokémon Legends: Arceus-themed accessories for the Nintendo Switch. We’ve gone hands-on with them in our latest video below. Get a closer look at the Split Pad Pro, Adventure Pack, and Premium Vault Case — and hear what we have to…
Have you ever wanted a little plastic bubble containing a Pikachu being eaten by a large bird? No? Well why not? The latest bit of Poké-merch consists of little terrarium orbs (styled after Poké Balls) of various Galar region locales and Pokémon, including the following: Cramorant eating a Pikachu…
There are more Nedoroids than I could ever hope to own available courtesy of Good Smile, with a few Kirby figures being all I’ve picked up so far. That said, I might need to make room for this little guy, a rendition of Hades’ Zagreus in their signature style. It’s…
When you think about it, the Switch is quite a romantic system, with it actively encouraging the sharing of Joy-Con for two-player co-operation. Then again, if you decided to play Mario Party Superstars you might just ruin any relationship. Nintendo of Europe has leaned into this romantic shareability with some…
Do you want drip? Ink drip? Then Nintendo Tokyo has the gear for you, as a new line of Splatoon 3 merch just dropped in the wake of yesterday’s reveal for the game’s Salmon Run mode. Titled “SQUID or OCTO,” the lineup is themed around the duality between Inklings and…
There’s only a matter of weeks until Sonic speeds back to cinemas, this time with Tails and Knuckles in tow. A new trailer for the sequel has been released that’s set to be shown during the Super Bowl, and while there’s a lot of familiar content from the last one,…
Sometimes the Sonic franchise can be very self-aware, even if it’s hard to tell if it’s intentional. Case in point, calling a new official remix “Edgy”. The new tune is part of the Sonic Sessions music roll-out which has previously featured two tunes with vocals from Persona 5’s Lyn. This…
When Utada Hikaru returned to the Kingdom Hearts series with its third entry, they went all out with not one but two songs for the game – the slower ballad Don’t Think Twice, and the energetic Face My Fears (feat. Skrillex). That latter song recently received a new remix by…
Another Good Smile WonHobby deluge of merchandise news has dropped, and while the majority of the figures tackle anime and manga licenses, a few video games can be spotted, too. For starters, Metroid Dread’s version of Samus is getting her own Figma articulated figure. Her Other M, Zero Suit, and…
Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s Mouthful Mode has endeared itself to the masses in mere moments. From the moment Kirby swallowed that car, the possibilities were opened wider than his maw! In Hong Kong at least, Nintendo is leaning into the mechanic in a great way, introducing one of the…
Gift boxes are a staple in the Animal Crossing franchise, and now you can show your AC love in real life: My Nintendo UK has added a wrapping paper set for the price of 400 Platinum Points. The set includes three varieties of wrapping paper — a quilt-like…
