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…
When Nintendo uploaded the Switch 2 reveal teaser, people were quick to note that the gameplay footage included had new character designs for The Big N’s mascots. Mario was looking a bit more rotund than usual and Donkey Kong seemingly reverted to its pre-Rare design philosophy. If you thought that…
The slow drip feed of classic games for Nintendo Switch Online continues today with the addition of three SNES titles to the Switch’s growing catalog of classic games. As announced by Nintendo on its official YouTube channel, subscribers to NSO can now play “Fatal Fury 2,” “Sutte Hakkun,” and “Super…
Fans of YouTubers likely know of the silver and gold play buttons gifted to channels for passing 100,000 and 1,000,000 subscribers, respectively. Many channels claw and scrape to get these prestigious accolades… but for one already as accomplished as Masahiro Sakurai, it’s a more simple matter, as he’s already gotten…
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 that time of year again — you wake up, see “Nintendo Direct” trending on Twitter with subtopics, and see that it’s actually happening and not just a bunch of bored fans sending pleas out into the ether. And this one is a long time coming — this will be…
Splatoon 3 has managed to set multiple, impressive sales records in its launch weekend. The squid kids have outdone not just themselves, but every video game ever released in Japan. Per Nintendo themselves, Splatoon 3 sold 3.45 million copies in its first three days of availability in its home country….
Prepare yourself for announcements as Nintendo has confirmed that a new Direct will be airing tomorrow at 7 a.m. PT! We’ll be sure to bring you all the news as it comes in.
Last week we saw two Sonic Frontiers vocal themes debut, with both “I’m Here” and “Vandalize” rocking out. For those wanting a taste of the game’s instrumental tracks, however, Sega has a nice surprise bundled in the Sonic Frontiers – Main Theme EP on Spotify. Namely, the Theme of Starfall…
This weekend’s Ubisoft Forward had a big piece of news for Switch owners! Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope has teased not another Mushroom Kingdom character, but the hero whose home series brought that bwah-ing bunnies to the world. That’s right – Rayman is back! The wacky Rabbids and…
With the release of Splatoon 3, we’ll see a variety of weapons make the leap from Inkopolis Plaza and Inkopolis Square to The Splatlands. They’ll be joining the brand new Stringer and Splatana weapon classes (and perhaps others in future updates). For longtime Splatoon players, getting weapons will be a…
Disney’s D23 Expo returns to Anaheim Convention Center this weekend, and for Day 1 of the massive convention, Disney held a showcase featuring recently released and upcoming Disney and Marvel video games. For Disney Dreamlight Valley, which just launched in Early Access this week, a future update was announced and…
As part of today’s Disney & Marvel Games Showcase we got to see an all-new Mickey Mouse platformer, and this time around three of his friends are along for the adventure. Disney Illusion Island features the artstyle of the modern Mickey shorts and was developed by Dlala Studios, the team…
The expansive Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga performed very well when it released earlier this year so it’s no surprise the game will continue getting content over the next few months. As part of today’s Disney & Marvel Games Showcase, it was confirmed that six more character packs are…
You may or may not be familiar with Billy Mitchell, the one-time world champion of Donkey Kong and other arcade games depicted villainously in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters who then in 2018 became a sort of IRL villain after it appeared he cheated on Donkey Kong…
