Trainers looking to get a head start on the Cleffa Hatch Day event can clear out their Egg stash thanks to a hatch distance bonus happening before the event. This Cleffa Hatch Day Extended Bonuses “event” will also add some Field Research tasks into the mix. (For more details about…
Thanks to the efforts of the Video Game History Foundation, another bit of Nintendo history has been preserved and released online. Yesterday, Frank Cifaldi (founder and director of VGHF) uploaded the ROM data for a prototype cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda on NES. Twitter user MrTalida then dug…
As part of the typical Nintendo hype cycle, the company has uploaded a new trailer that gives fans an overview of what to expect with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It’s kind of funny to start with the narrator being surprised Mario is made of paper considering we’ve had six…
Windjammers 2 was shown only in an animated capacity during a surprise unveiling during last August’s Indie Highlight video. Revealed through a cutscene and mentioning only a vague 2019 release date, we’ve had to wait for the hand-animated extreme frisbee action for some time. Today, DotEmu has pulled back the…
While there’s still a few months until it gets released stateside, Dragon Quest Builders 2 has been out in Japan for a few months, with its first DLC — the “Japanese-style Pack” — released last month. Now there’s a livestream set for the reveal of the game’s second patch of…
Thursday’s reveal in the Detective Pikachu TCG themed lineup is… Detective Pikachu himself! Okay, this promo card wasn’t a complete surprise. GameStop didn’t mean to steal this Electric-type’s thunder, but their pre-order listings did spoil the reveal if you were looking in the right place. Our next #PokemonTCG: #DetectivePikachu…
Nearly a decade ago, an arcade throwback came along that had fans hooked on its great art style, sense of humor, and tight gameplay. This is a game so tempting that I bought it to play on my old, absolutely unqualified laptop and still made it through to the end….
Ready your head-beam and sally forth into the great unknown, because the Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Special Episode DLC is out now. The $5.99 pack offers 18 new challenges and five new courses for the Nintendo Switch version, each of which revolves around getting a shiny crown with Toad or…
Mr. Mime is ready to hit the dance floor — are you? Preparing for his appearance in the upcoming Detective Pikachu film, the Pokémon Center is bringing fans of the Psychic/Fairy-type some new apparel and other merch. The series includes a hoodie, a 4-pack of pins, a water bottle, a…
As promised, Animal Crossing: Camp has brought us Fishing Tourney #12 today — and to absolutely no Nintendo fan’s disappointment, the Mario theme is front and center when it comes to fish and the rewards. Extending the Mar10 Day celebration from a few days ago, we have the opportunity to…
Valentine’s Day — that annual torrent of flowers, sweets, and romantic reminders — works just a little differently in Japan. More typically, girls will give chocolate to the special someones in their lives, which sounds a little one-sided until you hear about White Day. On March 14th, guys are expected…
It’s only been a couple days since Yo-Kai Watch 4 got a Japanese release date and it seems like Level-5 is starting to ramp up the marketing in earnest. The latest trailer is one of the most in-depth yet, showing all four worlds you’ll be able to explore – the…
Last month we learned one of the most important Pokemon questions would be getting an official, fan decreed answer: who are best boy and best girl? Now the votes are in and the winners decided, with Gen V rightfully coming out on top on both sides. N has…
Like many Square Enix games before it, Octopath Traveler’s soundtrack goes above and beyond, becoming a bonafide modern classic. And like many SE games before it, it’ll be getting its own concert in Japan this summer, as announced via the official Twitter account. おや？ダリウスとガーレスの2人が特別に先出し情報を盗んできてくれたようです。 なんと、2019年夏ごろにオクトパストラベラーのライブが開催されることになりました！！皆さんのおかげです！！ 詳細のお知らせについては、もう少しお待ちいただければとのこと。どうぞお楽しみにー！ pic.twitter.com/esJrdF8FgK — オクトパストラベラー公式…
The Umihara Kawase games have been a series of strange little platforming gems dating back to the Super Famicom, with only occasional attention in the West for its fishing rod based grappling hook fun. More recently she’s appeared in Blade Strangers and she’ll be a member of Crystal Crisis. It’s…
