When considering what is more important in a video game, often the biggest clash is between the gameplay and the story. While some prefer a thrilling narrative regardless of anything else, others would rather have a mediocre story if it meant incredibly engaging mechanics to utilize. Of course, these two…
Welcome back to our in-depth exploration of the history of amiibo! In our previous segment, we delved into the first half of 2015, covering the releases of Waves 3 and 4 of the Super Smash Bros. amiibo line, as well as the debut of the Super Mario Bros. amiibo series….
Another Dynamax Pokémon debuts in Pokemon GO! This time Drilbur, a Ground-type Pokémon, will be entering the Dynamax pool (and is a good Dynamax Pokémon for battles against Dynamax Charmander, Gigantamax Charizard, Dynamax Beldum, and Dynamax Falinks). (For more details about the Season of Max Out, you can check out…
Despite EarthBound’s 22 year presence in the world, fans are still discovering and sharing fun little facts about gameplay. Buzz Buzz, the creature that very much resembles a bee in one of our favorite nostalgia driven Super Nintendo games, is best known for helping Ness embark on his crazy adventure…
More pixel badges are in the Arcade, and today’s theme is Mario all dressed up in his formal attire! You might remember these badges from the first day of spring, so if you didn’t get the chance to get all of them back when they first hit the Arcade, now’s…
After their series of “real” Mario commercials it seemed the Mercedez-Benz GLA was to be the king of Nintendo references when it comes to motor vehicles. While they were enjoyable in their own way and led to a series of cross-promotional DLC options in both Mario Kart 8 and Super…
Thanks to Good Smile’s blog, we have new pictures of the beautiful Zelda Wind Waker HD Nendoroid to admire, along with an official description of the figure. From the popular game ‘The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD’ comes a Nendoroid of Princess Zelda! She comes with three expressions…
While the reception of Yo-Kai Watch has been tepid in the West so far, it’s still huge in its home region of Japan, with new games releasing every year since 2013. Now Level-5 has revealed in the latest issue of CoroCoro that, much like Yo-Kai Watch 2, the third main…
Another month has come and gone, and, just like clockwork, we’ve got our first look at the April issue of CoroCoro, thanks to a set of scans collated by Serebii. You may remember that last month the magazine promised “special features” regarding Pokémon Sun and Moon, and while that’s technically…
According to an article published by GameSpot earlier today, a new entry in the Valkyrie Profile series is on its way to Japan– but for which platform is currently unknown. Called Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin, the only info released about the game so far comes from a teaser website that…
Revolutionary. Timeless. Genre-defining. Few video games can lay claim to even one of these descriptors, but these 1993 classics somehow managed all of the above. I’m talking, of course, about Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, The Legend of Zelda’s debut releases on the Philips…
A couple of days ago, a video surfaced on YouTube from the YouTube channel Game Escape, giving us a ten minute clip from a 1994 French documentary filmed titled Otaku. The film was translated to German, which is the version of the clip on YouTube, however, it was never released…
If you’re 18 or older and you’re looking to break into gaming journalism, look no further! The Nintendo Inquirer team is looking to expand and we’d love to hear from you. Read all of the requirements stated on this page to get the full scope of what you need to…
The retro badges keep on rollin’ in to the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Plenty of Punch-Out!!, Kirby in Dream Land, Metroid and other badges are waiting for you to get your grubby paws on them! Check out what’s new below. Free play? No. Practice catcher: That’s all for today! Catch you…
Texan gunmaker Precision Syndicate recently shared photos on Facebook of a very unique, and now controversial, one-of-a-kind Glock handgun designed to look like the NES zapper gun. Produced and played with in 1980s games like Duck Hunt and Hogan’s Alley, the fun zapper has been transformed into a very real…
