One of the most hotly debated subjects across the greater video game circles is the simple question of what the greatest video game of all-time is. While the true answer is subjective and open to each individual’s interpretation, another way to tackle the question is to answer what the most…
In the most recent episode of the Video Game History Foundation’s podcast, VGHF founder Frank Cifaldi chatted with former Nintendo of America marketing lead Gail Tilden on a variety of topics relating to her time trying to localize different Nintendo products for the West. After discussing the history of Pokémon,…
During the latest episode of the Video Game History Foundation’s podcast, VGHF founder Frank Cifaldi had Nintendo of America’s former marketing lead Gail Tilden on and they discussed some of the trials and tribulations she went through trying to market certain Nintendo properties to Western audiences. Two big topics came…
DJ KK is here to make all our lives a little more musical in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp! If you adore this pupper as much as I do, you’re going to love what he has in store for us all in this new garden event. You’ll be collecting riffbats this…
If you’ve been out and about in the past 24 hours playing Pokémon GO, and noticed an influx of Ground-type Pokémon, you’re not going crazy. Niantic is following through with more promises and more bonuses, and as celebration for all the Trainers out there who participated in Earth Day cleanups…
Sinnoh’s legendary trio has finally popped up in Pokémon GO, but Niantic is breaking the mold when it comes to their distribution. Rather than having them be top-level raids, Azelf, Mesprit and Uxie have started cropping up in the wild, but they’re very rare finds. Hmm. We’ve been hearing…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “remember Miitomo?” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. It’s the most wonderful time of the (financial) year — when a bunch of corporate suits in Kyoto…
We got a glimpse of the new fortune cookie in a tweet from the Animal Crossing account the other day, and it looks like the game has delivered! Cherry’s rockin’ cookie has been added to the Fortune Cookie Shop in Pocket Camp’s Market Place today. In it, you’ll find a…
Yesterday saw the release of Nintendo’s Fiscal Year 2018 results, and late last night President Furukawa and other Nintendo execs sat down with investors for a presentation and Q&A. While the latter usually takes a while to be translated and uploaded, we have all of the slides from the former,…
There’s a certain cadre of characters in Fire Emblem Heroes labeled “these fellows really deserve an alt but somehow don’t have one yet.” And while it’s perpetually dwindling, there are still a few who ignobly remain cooped up in the unpopular zone (sorry, Anna). One of the most aggrieved finally…
As we inch ever closer to the end of April, announcements for various plans in May are bound to pop up this week. Enter the official Pokémon GO Twitter account killing two tweets with one, announcing Research Breakthrough changes for May and June, as well as an Egg pool shuffle….
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has brought a whole new side of the series to the forefront for longtime players. What began as a simple life sim mobile game that tasked players with helping out animals around a rather small map has evolved into so much more. It’s now a small…
Dragalia Lost’s first crossover event is nearly here, and a new trailer has been released revealing more of the characters crossing over into the world of Dragalia. First up is Marth, squashing any worry that this collaboration would focus solely on characters original to Fire Emblem Heroes, though he is…
Things have been pretty quiet for Mario Kart Tour, but the mobile title is pulling something sweet to the starting line. Next month ahead of its release, a closed beta will occur to let some lucky few who apply and are accepted to try it out. No details about what…
Chip is back and he’s here to teach all us campers a lesson! Okay, that might not be completely accurate, but the “teaching” theme is definitely at play here. Head over to Lost Lure Creek and you’ll find the friendly beaver ready to tell you all about the new schoolroom…
