As 2025 carries on and anticipation for the year builds, it feels as if the collective video game industry is holding its breath for something big. With so much to look forward to, many are eager to hear more on upcoming titles and more. Fortunately, the relative silence is set…
Once a hilarious meme that somehow took life 17 years later, Hello Kitty Island Adventure is now available for digital download on PC and Switch. A riff on Nintendo’s popular Animal Crossing series, Island Adventure sees players start a new life with their favorite Sanrio characters on an island where…
Nintendo is planning to release the Switch 2 this year, unless the company pulls a fast one during its April 2025 Nintendo Direct reveal. With a brand-new console set to hit the global market, it stands to reason that third parties will want their games on Nintendo’s newest device to…
Every year, Nintendo gives out to their employees a company guide booklet. Despite being made for a very simple means of communication, these booklets have famously been presented as practically a love letter to Nintendo’s history and recent projects. This year, the Nintendo Company Guide 2022 has been themed after…
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…
A new Pokémon game brings the most important thing possible — new cuddly creatures. Specifically, new cuddly creatures that can be merchandised and marketed to siphon every last dollar out of the capitalist economy. But hey, they’re huggable, and that’s what matters, right? I mean, just look at these critters….
Orchestral renditions of video game themes are more and more common these days, and usually they release after the game itself does — but some savvy folks at what has to be one of the biggest marketing departments in the world have figured out how to use such renditions to…
For a series with a protagonist known for snoozing that takes place in Dream Land, we don’t really know what Kirby dreams of. Thankfully, an adorable storybook video is here that answers that question. The latest It’s Kirby Time is based on Kirby heading to bed, even when…
Just last week, we reported that Nintendo was having a good month in terms of sales across Europe as Mario Strikers: Battle League had sold well over 377k physical copies. Today, the company’s financial news just got even better in the region. According to GSD sales analytics, Pokémon Legends: Arceus…
Fans are eager to get back behind the wheel in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with some new tracks. There hasn’t been word on the next wave of new course DLC for the game, but over in Mario Kart Tour we might have a hint of what’s on the way. Tracks…
After almost 30 years of relative obscurity, a SNES era Square RPG makes its overdue return! The Live A Live remake is here, and Nintendo’s shared a launch trailer to mark the occasion. While it does the expected showcasing of its multiple protagonists and their time periods, it…
The sixth episode in the PokéToon series has gotten localized and this one’s all about Gengar! Specifically, it sees a young girl turn into a Gengar after school and shenanigans ensue. Unfortunately we can’t embed the episode but you can watch it for free via the watch.pokemon.com website or through…
Every month, the official Japanese Sonic Channel website shares some new artwork of a Sonic character in conjunction with a fresh calendar. For August it’s Big the Cat’s time to shine! As the accompanying blog post points out, Big was chosen as fishing can be seen as a typical summer…
Jaleco’s very unique 1991 arcade platformer Avenging Spirit is at long last making its return to modern systems next week. The game has you play as a recently deceased spirit who can possess various people on a quest to rescue your girlfriend from a crime syndicate. In recent years the…
All eyes are likely on the N64 corner of the Nintendo Switch Online library, but every now and then the SNES side still gets a little something worth celebrating. No, it’s not Super Mario RPG, but it’s a game (two games, in fact!) that puzzle fans and Dream Land denizens…
