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…
Super Sonic, the powered-up form of Sonic debuting all the way back on the Genesis’ Sonic the Hedgehog 2, has taken on two different kinds of utility over the years — in early games he was a bonus for collecting all the chaos emeralds, a reward for hard work that…
Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it. And sometimes, people alter history so that the moe anime girls, skeletal demons, and time travel are scrubbed from the records. Fortunately, Samurai Maiden from D3PUBLISHER is here to finally set the record straight with a…
For those who have been out of the Nintendo-focused loop, Bandai Namco revealed the brand-new Tekken 8 last week during Sony’s State of Play, full of hyperrealistic graphics, cool combos, and of course Mishimas battling each other to the death. And while the exquisitely rendered rain particles dripping off the…
It took years and years of speculation, but last week, Nintendo finally revealed the subtitle for the next Zelda game, Tears of the Kingdom, thereby making it illegal for anybody to call it “BOTW2” or “the Breath of the Wild Sequel” from now on. (Just try it and watch a…
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…
Last week saw the reveal of Octopath Traveler II as part of the latest Nintendo Direct and over the weekend, at Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix played a brief snippet of the game. Kicking off at the 25:40 minute mark of the video below, we see fast travel, a wide…
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,…
As much as Dragon Ball fandom is known for power level discussion and “who would win” arguments and hyping up their favorite buff man (Piccolo stan here), the series is also full of jobbers. From the boisterous Hercule/Mr. Satan to… arguably half its main cast. (Yamcha has it rough, what…
Super Rare Games’ next physical release has been announced! It’s time to defy Lady Luck in the roguelike deck-builder, Dicey Dungeons. Released on the Nintendo Switch in 2020, this month it’s escaping it’s digital-only fate thanks to a 5,000 physical copy run from Limited Run Games. Luck won’t save…
This is it! We’re down to the last Mystery Gift code to add Ash’s team to Pokémon Sword and Shield. The last Pokémon to be distributed is none other than Ash’s Lucario! To add Ash’s Lucario to your copies of Pokémon Sword and Shield, head on over to the game’s…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
Masahiro Sakurai’s YouTube channel (where he explains various concepts and minutiae of developing and understanding games) is already popping off, with over 700,000 subs and hundreds of thousands of views per video. And the high-quality, laconic style, easily accessible to onlookers, has already found a place among more established institutions…
