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…
With Tales of Symphonia Remastered releasing in just a week’s time, Bandai Namco has fully its anime adaptation of the Sylvarant arc for free via YouTube. The anime was originally released in 2007 as four OVAs and we previously showcased episodes 1, 2, and 3. You can watch the fourth…
Get excited as Nintendo is back with another full-length Nintendo Direct! The 40-minute show will be livestreamed at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET today, February 8th, 2023 and it’s set to focus on games releasing in the first half of 2023. You can catch it live below! We’ll…
It’s that time again, folks – Nintendo is here to bring out the big guns. F Zero is coming back from the grave! We’re seeing another Kid Icarus! Mother 3 is finally! Getting! Localized! All of your dreams are coming through, no matter how implausible they may be! And if…
Nintendo announced today, alongside their quarterly finance report, that they would be hiking their staff’s base pay by 10%, despite lowering their profit forecast and forecasted hardware and software sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. This base pay adjustment likely comes as a response to calls from…
Fire Emblem as a franchise has had a zigazag of quality over the past decade or so. After stylistically bland DS remakes of some of the series’ earliest games (one of which didn’t even make it out of Japan) came Fire Emblem: Awakening, a game so good it literally changed…
Sales projections from the past couple months seemed to show it, but now we know for certain – the Nintendo Switch is officially the third best-selling console of all-time, with 122.55 million units sold by the end of 2022, as reported by Nintendo itself. That means it’s surpassed both the…
The pink puffball rides again – beloved platformer icon Kirby is getting a brand-new monthly manga beginning in March. Simply titled “Hoshi no Kirby”/”Kirby of the Stars” (the Japanese title for the Kirby series), it’ll be penned by mangaka Minori Katou (primarily an author of shoujo romance manga, as well…
Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude, heroes of Fire Emblem Three Houses, return in Fire Emblem Engage as the Emblem of Rivals, who will assist your army in its quest – if you’ve bought the Expansion Pass. The three lords of Fódlan are the first DLC Emblem in the game, and quite…
Update (2/7/23): Exciting news, EarthBound fans! After the initial wave sold out almost instantly last year in May, the Hobonichi Mother Project has just announced that the four character plushes — Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo — will all be re-released in a few days, on February 14th. And once…
It’s finally time again, Switch owners, as Nintendo has confirmed that the next Direct will be airing tomorrow, February 8th! The Direct will be roughly 40 minutes long and goes live at 5 p.m. ET. Tune in at 2 p.m. PST tomorrow, Feb. 8, for a #NintendoDirect livestream featuring…
Universal Studios’ Super Nintendo World in Hollywood has opened for previews/technical rehearsals, and has received generally glowing reviews for its attention to detail and fun atmosphere. This includes its big ticket Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge ride, a slow-moving rail-based VR ride – but the ride has also drawn some criticism…
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…
