The beat-em-up genre tends to stay in its lane. Its tried-and-true arcade format has rarely been deviated from or added onto. There have been some recent attempts at modernizing the genre such as Xbox Game Studios’ live service brawler Towerborne or the open nature of WayForward’s River City Girls games….
If you can believe it, a second Animal Crossing-like knock-off game has appeared on the PlayStation store recently. Dubbed “Anime Village Online,” the sole screenshot available for the game looks not only heavily inspired by Animal Crossing, but almost like an HD mod for New Horizons. Spotted by Redditor YellowFlower69,…
Switch Online subscribers are in for a treat this month. As announced by Nintendo last night, the Super Nintendo App is going to receive a trio of new games for October 2025. One of those is the western debut of Mario & Wario, the 1993 puzzle game developed by Game…
There’s something sort of bittersweet about eating food that’s based off your favorite franchises. On one hand, it’s always fun to try recipes from your favorite shows and video games, but when the food actually looks like the series’ characters… that’s a different story. That’s why I’m always so conflicted…
Mario Tennis Aces received its version 3.0.0 update last night, adding a ton of new features to the game including a new opening movie for Adventure Mode, Ring Shot modes, character tweaks, and much more. Check out the full list of changes and additions below: New Mode “Ring Shot”…
Famitsu recently held a livestream with Travis Strikes Again director Suda51 where the future of the game was discussed in detail. You can check out the full thing in Japanese below, but we’ve covered all of the essentials, with help from Resetera user Dreamboum. First things first, there’s…
There’s not long now till Yo-Kai Watch’s fourth mainline entry, and home console debut, arrives on the Nintendo Switch in Japan. Marketing has been steadily rising in Japan for a few months now, with this latest information drop (via Gematsu) giving us details regarding the playable human characters, the explorable…
Previously, we reported on the possibility of more Pokémon Funko POP!s receiving a supersized upgrade. Pikachu was the first, debuting as a Target exclusive last year, and a leaked DPCI number making the rounds in March named Bulbasaur as the next. If you had any doubts of a 10-inch Bulbasaur…
Nintendo’s newest Labo Kit, Labo VR, debuted this past Friday. With over 60 games, VR Garage, and the upcoming VR updates for Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, it’s never been a better time to join the cardboard army. It’s one thing to view…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “Y’ever think about that time when Reggie was a muppet” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Sometimes we have weeks in the Nintendom where so much…
The Pokémon Company finally revealed what was behind the silhouette of the next A Day With Pikachu figurine a few days ago, but we were missing a specific angle in those images during that preview. What would Flabébé’s expression be?! Wonder no more! DisFunko posted a composed image set of…
Pokémon GO’s AR function was enhanced this year with the public release of GO Snapshot, a feature that allows you to take photos of any caught Pokémon in the real world. This update also brought Smeargle’s artistic talents and photobombing habits, adding a new element to catching Pokémon. Ash Hat…
It took some time before I finally understood Wobbuffet, that interjecting blue Pokémon that saw fit to tag along with Team Rocket. With its super limited movepool, odd stats, and other curiosities, there had to be something we were missing overseas. Turns out its Japanese name and mannerisms are likely…
Usually Pokémon GO’s Community Day date and time are announced only a few weeks before the special day kicks off. However, when viewing the Events page on the official site (PokémonGOLive), there are currently dates listed for Community Days until August 2019. These days aren’t the same as 2018’s Community…
Pokémon’s original Fire-type starter Pokémon, Charmander, was announced to be the next beloved character to be turned into a Funko Pop. First announced on Funko’s blog, we were provided with a May 2019 window release date. As for the exact day in May, that has not been announced yet, but…
