With the recent announcement that Ōkami 2 will finally see the light of day, it seems that series creator Hideki Kamiya is now able to more freely talk about the origins of everyone’s favorite sun goddess. In a post on Twitter, Kamiya divulged some new information regarding where the concept…
I consider myself to be a pretty big fighting game fan. I’ve been actively following the genre since I first played Tekken on PlayStation as a child. Since 2017, however, my console of choice has been the Nintendo Switch and, as a fighting gamer, things haven’t been too hot. While…
In a very sad turn of events, Nippon Ichi Software has announced via its official website that president and CEO Tetsuhisa Seko has passed away. Seko passed away at some point in the morning of January 24th, 2025, and was 54 years old at the time. Seko had been appointed…
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…
Headlines were made back in April when an ex-Nintendo of America employee filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, stating they were let go because they had asked a question about unionization. This led to contractors at the company speaking out against their second-class status and a second…
There’s less than a month to go until Mario and the Rabbids team up once more for an intergalactic adventure with Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Of course, no adventure is complete without a compelling story driving our heroes along and the new game seems to have mystery in…
