One of the most hotly debated subjects across the greater video game circles is the simple question of what the greatest video game of all-time is. While the true answer is subjective and open to each individual’s interpretation, another way to tackle the question is to answer what the most…
In the most recent episode of the Video Game History Foundation’s podcast, VGHF founder Frank Cifaldi chatted with former Nintendo of America marketing lead Gail Tilden on a variety of topics relating to her time trying to localize different Nintendo products for the West. After discussing the history of Pokémon,…
During the latest episode of the Video Game History Foundation’s podcast, VGHF founder Frank Cifaldi had Nintendo of America’s former marketing lead Gail Tilden on and they discussed some of the trials and tribulations she went through trying to market certain Nintendo properties to Western audiences. Two big topics came…
Netflix’s Castlevania is one of the better video game adaptations we’ve seen hit the small (or large screen), and last month the series was greenlit for a fourth season. Today, Warren Ellis, the show’s credited writer, shared how much the series has grown and why we’re seeing another season. One…
Today marks an auspicious occasion for an anniversary with an inauspicious number: it’s the 13th anniversary of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl’s release in the US! The first two games in Generation IV, and also the first entries in the franchise to drop on the DS, Diamond & Pearl brought a…
Originally slated for Sunday, March 15th, Pokémon GO’s second 2020 Community Day event was going to focus on Abra. Then, everything changed when the coronavirus reached an awful pandemic level around the world. Niantic announced that the meetup would be on hold days before its scheduled start. Jump to now,…
Hopefully by now we all are aware of, and doing our best to follow, social distancing guidelines during this pandemic. If not, it seems Taiwan has a new way of promoting the idea, inspired by Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Essentially, the Taiwanese Ministry of Interior has used Animal Crossing: New…
The latest Mario Kart Tour event, its Trick Tour, is now underway. Check out the trailer below to see some of the action: The biggest difference between this and past tours is the courses: each course will feature its R/T track. That means each of the 12 Challenge…
Reported by Japanese Nintendo, the Joy-Con family is getting downsized. According to Japan’s Nintendo site, the accessories page lists that the Gray, Red, and Neon Yellow Joy-Con have ended production (“生産終了”). This might be due to a variety of factors — transferring production to new Joy-Con designs, possibly the demand…
April might be nearing to a close already, but that’s not stopping My Nintendo from sharing some calendar wallpapers for the month! So if you’re looking for another design to dress your devices with, you have some new choices. At this point in time, with only a few more days…
Motion Twin is continuing to fine-tune their stellar rogue-lite, action-platformer Dead Cells. The latest update might not be as big as previous patches, but now translations for multiple languages are available and some quality of life and bug fixing round out Version 1.8.5. Below are the patch notes from Dead…
Yesterday we learned about a handful of upcoming events in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, among them the return of Rover for May Day. We got a glimpse of the special May Day Tour we’ll be able to embark on where our favorite rail-riding cat will be — though based on…
Welcome back to the Nintendo WireCast! On today’s episode, Hero TJ and Amiibo Jason look at some impressive updates coming to Animal Crossing and Super Mario Maker 2!
Update (4/30): You can download the Splatoon 2 Special Demo 2020 in the Nintendo Switch eShop, and the event is now live! Right alongside the news of a condiment-fueled Splatfest re-run, Splatoon 2 has announced a special, free demo period for the game. Anyone who hasn’t made their way to…
This July it’ll have been two years since Bandai Namco announced Digimon Survive, the latest game in the beloved monster-raising franchise that’s set to combine the critters with a turn-based strategic RPG and gloomy, post-apocalyptic story. Unfortunately, after months of silence, it’s been confirmed that development has been postponed indefinitely….
