With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
Niantic and The Pokémon Company are adding another candle to Pokémon GO’s birthday cake this week! The mobile game that brought everyone outdoors in 2016 is having to spend its 4th birthday indoors, but that doesn’t mean other traditions won’t carry over. Yūsuke Kozaki, the character designer for Pokémon GO,…
A fresh new batch of Pokémon Center merchandise has hit their online store, bringing a bevy of new Pocket Monsters-themed merch for you to check out. Items include, but are not limited to the following: Tropical (or should we say Alolan?) shirts in designs featuring Lapras, Gengar, Slowpoke, and more…
When Pokémon GO launched four years ago, many had doubts on just what the AR game could be, and how long it would last. Fast forward to the present, though, and the Niantic game has now grossed $3.6 billion in revenue from player spending. The data comes from Sensor Tower,…
Get ready to roll! Fans of the Katamari Damacy franchise might want to get their wallets out! The good folks at Fangamer have announced that loads of new Katamari merch is ready to order! They have plushes, shirts, hats, posters, and lots more — so however you want to express…
The parade of summer updates in Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues with the inclusion of a new Bamboo Grass item to celebrate the Japanese holiday of Tanabata. A tweet from the official Animal Crossing account details the item, which resembles a bamboo plant with small paper notes and decorations on…
It’s time to face your nightmares once again (or for the first time) as Catherine: Full Body has finally come to Nintendo Switch. Atlus has shared a launch trailer, showing off this unique game in its handheld debut outside of Japan. You can read our thoughts on the…
Today, July 7th, marks the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy IX. While it may not have reached global recognition the way VII had, it’s a common theme that IX has managed to touch the hearts of those who’ve played it. In the first in a series of special interviews from…
There’s just a little over a week to go until Paper Mario: The Origami King launches for the Nintendo Switch! To get everyone hyped up, Nintendo has put out a new, short trailer that doesn’t show much new content but gives us a nice refresher on what we’ve seen so…
Nintendo fans are slowly but surely getting re-introduced to the works of Japanese developer Falcom with the likes of Ys VIII and Trails of Cold Steel III heading to the system, but now one of the studios’ most classic adventures is making the leap over, courtesy of Dotemu. Ys Origin…
While most Nintendo fans might know Sega best for its console games, and the iconic console war of the ’90s, the company was behind countless ground-breaking arcade games at the same time and in the decades prior. It turns out Sega of Japan is seeking to memorialize a few of…
The Final Fantasy series contains many aspects, but one of the most beloved is likely its vast library of music. It’s why we have Theatrhythm games, and it’s why Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s lack of FF songs is painfully noticeable. Several have composed for the series at this point, but…
If you’ve been stirring things up in Pokémon Café Mix lately, you might be in a confectionary mood. Thankfully the Pokémon Cafe has the perfect solution themed on its smaller Pikachu Sweets location. It’s not food on the menu this time, but plushes instead! These Pikachu Sweets plushes put the…
