Welcome back to our deep dive into amiibo history! Today, we’re taking a look at what might just be the most chaotic year in amiibo history—complete with dozens of figures, long lines, retailer exclusives, and an explosion of scalping. So, without further ado, let’s dive into 2015, the second year…
Black Friday is almost upon us! Nintendo has announced its Black Friday sales and there are a couple of good offers this year. Let’s dive into what’s available! Starting November 24th, physical retailers will have deals on select Nintendo Switch games, including a rare sale on Tears of the Kingdom! …
Of all of Nintendo’s long-standing franchises, The Legend of Zelda is easily one of the most well-known. Despite how ubiquitous this series is, in the eyes of many there’s a subtle divide among the games. The classic Zelda gameplay was a top-down 2D formula, with a 3D style being adopted…
CoroCoro released a new video today highlighting some all new footage of upcoming 3DS game Kirby: Planet Robobot. The video showcases several of Kirby’s new abilities and his massive Robobot armor. Kirby: Planet Robobot launches in Japan on April 28th and in North America on June 10th. Pre-order Kirby: Planet…
Every now and then Nintendo holds developer interviews via Miiverse, cleverly calling them “Miitings.” Just like the Iwata Asks interviews that came before them, they tend to shed some light on the development process and even occasionally tell us some behind-the-scenes secrets. The latest Miiting is with Eiji Aonuma, Zelda…
Shigeru Miyamoto has always shown himself to be a humble and appreciative man, and that still rings true through the “Thank You” video just posted to Pokémon’s official YouTube channel, which you can also view below. In this short clip, Miyamoto makes sure to thank his fans and supporters for…
Let’s explore Corneria in the Retro Arwing! We scan the Fox amiibo in to Star Fox Zero and put the Retro Arwing through its paces! We captured all footage directly from the Wii U in 60fps. We’ve also included the Wii U GamePad audio so you can hear the action…
Let’s explore Corneria in the upcoming Star Fox Zero. We play though the first path and take on Corneia’s first Boss. We captured all footage directly from the Wii U in 60fps. We’ve also included the Wii U GamePad audio so you can hear the action inside of the cockpit…
While the rest of the world may be busy making their own Super Mario masterpieces these days, some players prefer to stick to the classics. Accomplished speed runner Darbian, whose specialty is retro platformers, set a new world speed record yesterday for Super Mario Bros. on NES. We’re talking, of…
Movie adaptations of video games are notorious for being not-so-great, yet video game fans worldwide are constantly hoping for the one film that breaks the trend. Now, a game that I doubt anybody thought would be getting a live-action adaptation is Pokémon. Though Pokémon has been seeing quite a resurgence…
Disclaimer: This is a review of a European copy of Bravely Second, which was released February 26th, 2016. Back when Bravely Default launched for the 3DS it was something of a revelation. Turn-based JRPGs weren’t nearly as massively popular as they once were, and fewer and fewer were being developed,…
Earlier today, the indie development studio best known for the critically acclaimed Shovel Knight tweeted out that it had compiled all the news, numbers and info regarding its claim to fame. Putting it all together in a huge, colorful chart, a quick look will tell you how successful YCG has…
Reddit user dronpes of TheSilphRoad has just revealed a whole heap of new information about Pokémon GO, collected via the field tests that are still taking place. We’ve compiled a list of all the information provided so far and have broken everything down into organized categories to help make reading…
Bandai Namco’s free-to-play, cooperative, treasure hunting game– Lost Reavers– kicked off its open beta today. The beta software can be downloaded now in the Wii U eShop, and will persist for the next two weeks, leading up to the game’s official release on April 28th. Lost Reavers is an online,…
It looks like the pixel fun is over in the Badge Arcade, but fear not, there are still plenty of new badges for you to collect today! A whole slew of Tomodachi Life food badges have popped up in the Arcade, and there’s a nice variety for you to pick…
