November 1st, 2016

The Kirby Café is closing its doors after three months
Author: Lauren Ganos
Categories: News

In an appropriately adorable fashion, Japan’s Kirby Café announced via Twitter this week that it will be closing its doors after just three months of business at its three locations in Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya. 8月5日にオープンしましたカービィカフェは、10月30日をもって全日程を終了いたしました。皆さまの笑顔と共に過ごしたあっという間の3か月。さすがのカービィもお腹いっぱい胸いっぱいのようです。心よりお礼申し上げます。またお会いできますよう、銀河に願いをこめて。スタッフ一同より pic.twitter.com/qjuWm7DkTT — KIRBY CAFÉ / カービィカフェ (@KirbyCafeJP) October 31, 2016 Translated, the tweet sweetly…

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November 1st, 2016

Rumor: Nintendo to end Wii U production this week
Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Wii U

After almost 4 years on the market the Wii U will be ending production this week, if a new report from Eurogamer is anything to go by. Supposedly the final deadline for orders was yesterday and the Japanese production line will wrap up soon. On September 30th Nintendo confirmed it…

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November 1st, 2016

Croagunk added to the Pokkén Tournament arcade roster
Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News

Well this is a surprise! After Scizor and Darkrai all-but-confirmed a Pokkén leak from earlier this year, we were all expecting Empoleon to be the next character added to the fighting game. It turns out that isn’t the case, as the poison/fighting Pokémon Croagunk is the latest surprise addition to…

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November 1st, 2016

Animal Crossing Direct coming tomorrow at 10 a.m. EST
Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: 3DS, News

UPDATE 2: The Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct is now officially confirmed for North America. Hey there Mayors! My new friend Harvey is over at the campground! Let’s go visit him tomorrow at 7 AM PT! pic.twitter.com/QkQeTkaRKC — Isabelle (@animalcrossing) November 1, 2016 UPDATE: According to Nintendo’s Japanese Twitter account, no…

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October 31st, 2016

Mario Pikachu jumps into Japanese Pokémon Centers
Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: Merchandise

Trips to the Pokémon Center here in Sapporo, Japan are always a good time. While it’s not the largest store, the staff is always kind and the atmosphere incredibly true to the source material. Today’s trip was no different, but with a certain Mushroom Kingdom flair added into the mix….

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October 31st, 2016

A journey with Ace Attorney: Where it began
Author: Logan Plant
Categories: 3DS, Features, Retro

15 years, has it really been that long? I was only three years old when the original Ace Attorney game came out overseas, and at that point I had no idea how big of an impact the over-the-top lawyering franchise would have in my life. Of course, I probably didn’t…

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October 31st, 2016

New Breath of the Wild artwork wishes a happy Halloween
Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: Wii U, Switch

It’s Halloween and Nintendo’s managing to unveil a fun surprise for the occasion. The official Breath of the Wild Twitter page showed off some brand new artwork and it features Link climbing up a rock structure modeled after a pumpkin. Fitting for the time of jack-o-lanterns, it’s also a great…

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