Mama Mia! It’s a Holiday Miracle! Last night, Nintendo surprised fans with the release of the entire Super Mario 64 soundtrack on Nintendo Music! 36 tracks from the Super Mario 64 soundtrack are now on Nintendo Music! Featuring beloved classics like: “It’s-a Me, Mario!” and “Stage Boss”https://t.co/t5QsdKKxbW pic.twitter.com/gnOdVLJITR —…
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…
You’re probably familiar with Fandom — as in, the internet wiki company that hosts a kajillion different databases, not the concept of being a fan of things. The company has grown big enough in recent years to swallow up the vast majority of fan wikis for things, and it continues…
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…
Masahiro Sakurai has released the latest video on his YouTube Channel, which chronicles his experiences directing Kirby Super Star for the SNES. The third and final 2D Kirby sidescroller he’d direct, the account is full of tidbits — from Shigeru Miyamoto asking him to implement multiplayer, which indirectly led to…
Back in July Nintendo confirmed it would be transforming the recently acquired Dynamo Pictures into Nintendo Pictures, an official visual content house for the company’s IP. Now, a couple of months later, we have an official logo for the renamed company and an official website. The logo itself is the…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
It’s been announced that the Japanese general goods brand Swimmer will be collaborating with the Pokémon Company on a new wave of merchandise! Swimmer is well known for its adorable designs and now it’s applying that style to a wide range of Pokémon. The merch wave’s breakout star, however, is…
It’s a competitive, battling kind of weekend for Trainers in Pokémon GO! For one day only, Trainers can take a break from the Fashion Week event and bring their team of three Pokémon into GO Battle League. This time, Trainers can battle in more sets and get more Stardust rewards….
We’re less than a month away from Bayonetta 3’s release and to ramp up the countdown, Platinum Games has started a developer blog for the title. Named after the in-game tutorial found in the series, this version of Umbran Studies will feature blog posts from different members of the dev…
Like Salmon Run gearing up for the final stage, we’re at the last wave of Nintendo Switch Online icons for Splatoon 3. Log in and you can redeem Platinum Points to get icons of the usual Inkling/Octoling boys and girls, Sheldon, Lil’ Judd, a Octo Jumper, and all the normal…
Kingdom Hearts. Our favorite simple, clean, ordinary franchise. While it has long blossomed into a sprawling series of light, darkness, friendship, and keyblades, back in the early ’00s it was a quaint single game with a (comparatively) straightforward plot. And, as you might expect from a Disney property around that…
Time to mix drinks and change lives — Jill Stingray, snarky bartender, moody lesbian, and protagonist of VA-11 HALL-A — is the latest to get the Nendoroid treatment. While she lacks in the explosive armaments of many another Nendo, she has her tools of the trade all on hand: cocktail…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
