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…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
UPDATE (2/8): Marvelous Games has shared a release date trailer for Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale, which is set for release in Europe and Australia next week, on February 18th. It will hit North American retailer shelves on March 1st! UPDATE (2/5): XSEED Games just announced on…
Two more Wind Waker catchers have been added to the growing collection, adding even more items and characters that are available in badge form! Free Play: No. Practice Catcher: And don’t forget about the latest special theme offer! Players will receive a special Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes 3DS…
Huge Badge Arcade update today! A couple more Legend of Zelda catchers have been added today, with one even including some launch badges. However, the real draw for today is the Splatoon badges– a whopping nine new catchers have been added to the Arcade with Squid Kid badges galore! There…
On its cover, Console Wars is summarized like this: Sega, Nintendo and the battle that defined a generation. Based on this summary, what I expected was an academic look at the rivalry between Sega and Nintendo in the early ‘90s, a history lesson about pieces of my childhood that I…
UPDATE (9:18 p.m. CST): A Zero Suit Samsus Fimga has also been spotted on the show floor at Wonder Festival by Twitter user @nebiusu30. Lots of news regarding Nintendo merchandise tonight! Good Smile is notorious for its numerous figures and merchandise that span over dozens of franchises and other companies,…
UPDATE (2/6): Here’s the first image of the Red and Green Nendoroid in the wild from Wonder Festival 2016! The image was provided by @PokéJungle on Twitter. The Good Smile Company is at it again, bringing more adorable Nintendo Nendoroid products to the fold. Hot off the heels of the…
From the charred remains of a well-worn journal on Cinnabar Island, its pages marked with ink stains and soot, a single passage stands out amongst the dry script that remain: Today marks the anniversary of its birth and we feel it only fitting to look back at its development as…
Today’s marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the release of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. As the first title in what would become a long series of Street Fighter II titles, as well as the codifier of what the Street Fighter series is today, The World Warrior represents the starting…
Even more new Legend of Zelda badges today! New catchers featuring even more characters, items and costumes from Wind Waker HD and Tri Force Heroes have appeared in the Badge Arcade today, and they’re practically asking to be picked up and won. Each one of these catchers is jam packed…
With the successful launch of the Shovel Knight amiibo behind us, it appears other indie game developers are getting the amiibo bug! Image and Form, the team behind SteamWorld, has released an all new video diary outlining their thoughts on amiibo support being added to their game in the near…
A new trailer for Bravely Second: End Layer has just been released on Nintendo U.K.’s official YouTube channel, showing off the new character and game’s main protagonist Yew Geneolgia. The new video shows Yew in three different scenarios, the first being a discussion he’s having with his other two Cavaliers,…
Last week’s news that the Western release of Fire Emblem Fates would not include a controversial unit “petting” feature had fans up in arms. Now it’s been revealed what will be replacing Fates’ so-called “skinship” option in the West, and it isn’t all that different. A video uploaded yesterday by…
