Trainers looking to get a head start on the Cleffa Hatch Day event can clear out their Egg stash thanks to a hatch distance bonus happening before the event. This Cleffa Hatch Day Extended Bonuses “event” will also add some Field Research tasks into the mix. (For more details about…
Thanks to the efforts of the Video Game History Foundation, another bit of Nintendo history has been preserved and released online. Yesterday, Frank Cifaldi (founder and director of VGHF) uploaded the ROM data for a prototype cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda on NES. Twitter user MrTalida then dug…
As part of the typical Nintendo hype cycle, the company has uploaded a new trailer that gives fans an overview of what to expect with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It’s kind of funny to start with the narrator being surprised Mario is made of paper considering we’ve had six…
As I comb through countless memories with The Legend of Zelda series, many iconic characters, landmarks and icons spring to mind. I’ve mentally blueprinted the various incarnations of Hyrule Castle and Kakariko Village that have been imagined and reimagined over the years. And the many townspeople, sages, and companion characters…
A new trailer for the upcoming Yo-Kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls has just aired on Nintendo’s official YouTube channel, and it shows off a host of new Yo-Kai introduced in the game. Titled “Enough,” the trailer highlights some of the features and Yo-Kai that are brand new…
One of the most common comparisons people bring up when discussing the art style of the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is that it looks strikingly like something out of a Studio Ghibli animation, with its expansive fields, subdued but colorful palette, and overall aesthetic being undoubtedly similar…
Beauty in games is something that I feel is often underappreciated. And I’m not speaking of graphical fidelity or how detailed the grass physics are – I mean true beauty, the kind that speaks to something deeper. How, with a single image, a single song, a single line of dialogue,…
Even more franchises have been announced for Lego Dimensions Season 2, the free update to the base game that’ll enable compatibility with toys released this fall and beyond. Those who want a little more Batman will be happy to hear there are two packs based on the upcoming Lego Batman…
Did you know that if you select Pikachu as your Buddy Pokémon and walk 10 kilometers, that your Pikachu will hop on your shoulder? Take a look at how you can do it here!
Ready those Mega Busters, ’cause Mega Man catchers have returned to the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Check out the new goods below! Free play?: Nope! Practice catcher: It’s the final day for all of the Arcade’s current Rhythm Heaven badges, as well as the pixel insect catcher from today! Don’t…
Nintendo’s jump to mobile gaming was one that came as a surprise to most fans, though a welcome one at that. After the death of the late Iwata, the company’s new president, Tatsumi Kimishima, took a brand new approach to how Nintendo handled its IP, and so far it seems…
Yesterday’s pixel Pokémon badges have come and gone, but in their place is a new batch of First Generation Pokémon badges! Water, Psychic and Poison-types make up today’s theme, so be sure to grab anything you may have missed before they’re gone tomorrow. Free play?: Nope. I’m so sorry, Jigglypuff….
Nintendo characters are finally headed to Steam, but not in the way you might expect: The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 TV series is now available to purchase and watch through Valve Corporation’s online gaming giant. Right now, you can buy the individual episodes for $1.99 apiece or buy…
The Ace Attorney series is 15 years old and still going strong! To celebrate the success of the franchise, Capcom released a new video during its Tokyo Game Show presentation taking us down memory lane to look at the franchise’s long and robust history. Keep in mind, the video is…
Pokémon GO Plus, the wearable companion accessory for the app, finally launched today here in the United States after missing its original mid-July release window. Now, it appears that Japan, and presumably other regions as well, are looking at a second major delay for the accessory, pushing GO Plus’ launch…
