With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
As Nintendo fans we’re pretty used to the Direct cycle at this point, but every now and then another company gets in on hosting a similar type of event to hold us over ’til the next big Nintendo presentation. Today NIS America announced they’ll be hosting their 2019 Showcase next…
Looking for a place to vacation on spring break? Why don’t you bring your Nintendo Switch along and check out Camp Crystal Lake! Too bad there’s no Friday the 13th on 2019’s calendar… unless you count the horror game ‘Friday the 13th: The Game’ releasing this spring for the Switch….
Campers, if you’ve been adamantly growing those garden event flowers and helping out your friends catch festibees, it’s time you pick up the pace! Yup, that’s right — the second half of Pavé’s Viva Festivale has begun today, meaning you can now plant the new flower type, orange featherblooms. Growing…
The Trine series is something of an indie staple at this point, with Frozenbyte bringing the puzzle-platformer trilogy to seemingly every modern platform. Just a few weeks ago Trine 2 hit the Nintendo Switch, a few months after the original, and now the fourth game has been confirmed for a…
When you think Sega, you probably think Sonic. Or even Alex Kidd, if you’re feeling especially retro. But one mascot has endured in the minds of many fans, especially in Japan – Segata Sanshiro. Portrayed by Hiroshi Fujioka in a series of commercials promoting the ill-fated Sega Saturn, he’s become…
The next wave of fighters is getting ready to hit the upcoming arcade version of the multi-franchise fighter BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, and among them is another Naoto. Joining the detective prince Naoto Shirogane from Persona 4 is Naoto Kurogane from BlazBlue: CentralFiction, and we’ve got our first look at…
As a Pokémon GO fan, I can confidently say that the game is in a very weird place right now. And I don’t say that negatively, but rather looking at it objectively. After all, what Niantic had originally envisioned Pokémon GO to be, back during its initial release in 2016,…
Bust out the birthday cake and exactly two candles, because the Nintendo Switch has now been around for 730 days! The console released on March 3rd, 2017 alongside The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and some other games people occasionally remember (Snipperclips? That was fun and novel, wasn’t…
GoodSmile Company’s selection of Nintendo merchandise is among the best, with detailed Figmas and adorable Nendoroids of some of the most iconic video game characters. Not too long ago the figure makers put out a new figure of Link, joining Toon Link and Majora’s Mask’s Young Link, based on his…
There’s nothing quite like a grand adventure in video gaming; trekking from verdant fields to snow-dusted mountains and back again is a feeling like no other, and the Nintendo Switch already has many different worlds to explore. That said, it’s always fun to jump into a new setting and uncover…
If you’re into high quality video game figures and statues, it’s always worth keeping an eye on updates from First 4 Figures — the company is one of the best in the business. On March 8th, F4F is opening reservations for a beautiful Mario and Yoshi statue. Information on the…
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is rolling out a number of springtime themed goodies this week, and the latest addition does not disappoint — especially if you’re a fan of the magical and the truly beautiful, like me. Just today, the game’s released the newest chance cookie: Diana’s fay cookie. This…
