First 4 Figures, the premiere video game statue manufacturer, has announced a brand new “We <3 Kirby” statue for pre-order on its website. Featuring the pink puffball standing on a pedestal and holding a heart with the words We <3 Kirby, it’s a nice little figurine that would look great…
When looking at the Super Mario franchise from a modern lens, one of the most distinct aspects is the parallel existence of both traditional 2D entries alongside the more open 3D iterations. This side-by-side formula didn’t always exist, though; the jump to 3D would need a bit over a decade…
Any Sonic the Hedgehog film that included Shadow and didn’t have Crush 40’s “Live and Learn” would have been a monumental misfire. While that’s not the key to the film’s massive success this weekend (it managed to topple Mufasa: The Lion King with ease), even director Jeff Fowler understands how…
Niantic is celebrating Earth Day once again in Pokémon GO, bringing back the yearly Sustainability Week event. While not exactly a week long, this event will feature a variety of Water-, and Grass-, Rock-type Pokémon. Plus, there will be a variety of Buddy Pokémon-themed bonuses. More importantly, we’ll see a…
Scandal abounds in the wide world of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, where an attempted sale of rare cards has led to what is allegedly the biggest return of stolen property in the game’s history. Basically, it went like this – in Dallas, Texas, a man tried selling a whole…
The long march to Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is almost over. Nintendo’s been upping their efforts to showcase the game, with a nearly six minute overview dropping recently. That’s all well and good, but as a longtime fan of the series I’m more into this latest video instead. …
Tetris 99 is on a roll, following up on its recent Fire Emblem Engage themed Maximus Cup with something a little softer. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe brought a Wii-era favorite back on Switch, and now it’s getting it’s own time to shine on the puzzle royale stage! …
Niantic has worked with many franchises in the wake of its massive Pokémon GO success, with the team even working with Nintendo more directly with Pikmin Bloom. Next up the San Francisco dev will be teaming up with another Japanese giant – Capcom. Niantic is developing Monster Hunter Now for…
Ready for even more indie games on your Switch? Well, you’re in luck as Nintendo has confirmed another Indie World presentation for tomorrow, April 19th. The stream is expected to be roughly 20 minutes long with announcements, updates, and reveals. Join us tomorrow, April 19, at 9:00 a.m. PT…
Alright. Okay. FINE. Let’s talk about the characters in that new Tears of the Kingdom trailer that just dropped last week. Who are we talking about? There’s a lot of questions I could ask. Who’s our new little Rito friend? And where did Teba go? Who are these…
The newest May issue of Corocoro Comic (a monthly elementary-school comic magazine and source of many a tidbit on new Pokémon over the years) comes with an extra goodie – packaged with the magazine are replicas of Splatoon 3’s Tableturf Battle cards, reproduced faithfully down to the images. 本日発売の「月刊コロコロコミック5月号」に、ナワバトラーのカード付録がつくそうだ。実際に遊ぶことはできないが、カードはもちろん、パックまで忠実に再現されている。気になる方は本屋さんに足を運んでみてはいかがだろうか。…
Update (4/21/23): You can now pre-order all the Kirby’s Dream Buffet plushes at Play-Asia! And remember, save 5% on orders over $20 when you use the code NWIREQ1 at checkout. Kirby’s Dream Buffet continued the pink protagonist’s longstanding tradition of smaller, more multiplayer oriented titles coming out alongside…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Stop what you’re doing real quick – GameStop is having some great deals. The retailer is hosting a Buy One Get One Free deal on some big Switch games, namely: Octopath Traveler II Xenoblade Chronicles 3 The Legend of Zelda – Skyward Sword HD Bayonetta 3 Mario Strikers Battle…
Last Friday, we reported on a brand new Pokémon that had popped up in the premier of the Pokémon Horizons anime, appearing to have a connection to the Legendary Terapagos from the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet & Violet DLC The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. Well, now we have confirmation from…
