The Pokémon Trading Card Game is, once again, going through a bit of a collector’s boom at the moment. In the years since Pokémon card frenzy reached an all-time high in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, hype around new set releases had died down somewhat, meaning it wasn’t all…
In the long history of gaming, the exploration of different genres has been one of the key ways that franchises have evolved. One of the earliest genres to take hold was the beloved RPG format, with turn-based gameplay and a focus on story. With how long this formula has existed,…
I’ve made no secret of my fondness for Bandai Namco’s Tales of series. Like many Nintendo fans of the time, that came courtesy of the Gamecube’s Tales of Symphonia. Its cast of characters, subversive story, and active combat system endeared the franchise to fans in the West for the first…
Nintendo is currently touring the Switch around the United States, and our team’s Lauren and Jason are on hand to check out the Chicago event! We’ll keep this post updated with photos and more throughout the afternoon, so stay tuned! 16:50 CST – That’s it for the event! We’ll be…
When Wind Waker hit store shelves back in 2003, I was six years old and barely knew how to hold a game controller properly, let alone play a fully fleshed out RPG. I had only received my first video game the year prior in the form of a Game Boy…
It looks like trainers will have a new way to collect ‘em all this summer, as Mattel has just announced a new line of Mega Construx, a subdivision of their Mega Bloks line of building toys, in partnership with the Pokémon Company International. Details are currently scarce, but so far…
If there’s one problem I have with Fire Emblem Heroes (other than not having all my favorite characters yet) it’s how tough it can be to level up characters at higher levels. Past a certain point higher level enemies get increasingly obscene skill combinations, while lower ones stop giving a…
One of the oddest games announced for the Nintendo Switch so far is Ultra Street Fighter II, the latest iteration of the classic arcade fighter that seems to be taking most of its assets from the 2008 digital title Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. That isn’t to say…
After the earlier video of the Nintendo Switch’s user interface posted online by NeoGAF user hiphoptherobot hit the web, FloKO reached out to him to shoot an unboxing of the system. The video shows the interior and exterior of the box, as well as all of the contents, including the…
Did you know that you can nickname your Eevee to get an Umbreon or an Espeon? Find out how you can perform the trick by watching our video!
While the Switch is now a mere two weeks and one day away, some lucky people have gotten their hands on it earlier. While it’s seemingly mostly members of the media, a few consoles have slipped through the cracks and into the hands of every day fans. One such fan…
Brand new Kirby badges float into the Badge Arcade this week, heavily inspired by Kirby’s Dream Land 3 and Kirby & the Amazing Mirror! For those of you not into the bulbous pink ball of fluff and all his adorable antics (seriously, what’s wrong with you?) there’s a horde of…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Tank Troopers rolls out, Bob gets incepted, and persons of lordly caliber invade Wii U Virtual Consoles. I hope you’ve been diligently saving up some Gil, as a small Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary sale breaks up the recent dry spell plaguing the eShop over…
Get ready to run, the Super Mario Run Friendly Run event is back! You’ll once again have the chance to prove why you’re better than your friends, while also earning some Rally Tickets as a nice bonus. The event runs all the way until March 2nd at 1:59 a.m., the…
Late last month in Japan Square Enix celebrated the 30th anniverary of Final Fantasy with a massive celebration. Of the many announcements, a cross-platform sale was the most immediate, with Steam, PSN and the Japanese Nintendo eShop being on board. Now the sale has headed westward, with a much smaller…
