From humble beginnings to a global empire, the Pokémon franchise has gone so far over the years. Yet despite the size of the throne the series sits on today, The Pokémon Company always makes time to celebrate the steps it took to get there. The amount of merchandise available seems…
In a bit of exciting news to brighten your day, legendary creator Shigeru Miyamoto has turned 72 years old today. While it technically hasn’t happened in the US just yet as his birthday is November 16th, 2024, it is the 16th over in Japan. For nearly 50 years now, Miyamoto…
Welcome to Part 4 of Our Deep Dive into the History of Amiibo! In today’s installment, we’re exploring the amiibo releases of 2016—a year that saw the introduction of new franchises, an influx of collectible cards, and some highly sought-after Japan-exclusive releases! Raise Your Shovels! The first amiibo release of…
Not even gonna bother with lead in for this one. Just watch this: the wacko boingo #TearsOfTheKingdom pic.twitter.com/V25CfvIA33 — Jamie ▴ (@linkkling) June 18, 2023 Yup, that’s Link taking off like a rocket-fueled jet plane from the ground level of Hyrule using nothing but a Star Fragment and…
One of the most exciting parts of Kirby and the Forgotten Land were copy ability upgrades, whereby collecting blueprints and paying a fee you could turn a copy ability into a newer, shinier version of itself. Well, a handful of these upgrades are now receiving the true sign of Kirby…
While Pokémon Quest has only really maintained relevance in China thanks to an expanded version of the game being released via the region’s app stores in 2021, the game’s adorable, chunky style still has a universal appeal. The Cube-Shaped Pokémon on Cubie Island series of shorts got its start in…
Last week during the Xbox Game Showcase, Sega and Atlus revealed the rumored Persona 3 remake in the form of Persona 3 Reload, and a few days later the game was confirmed for PlayStation and PC, leaving Switch players without an announcement. That could be changing, though. Up until now…
Guillermo del Toro cares a lot about animation, his first (and if he gets his way, last) love in filmmaking. During a recent filmmaking masterclass at the Annecy International Animation Festival, del Toro went off (and I mean, really went off) on the homogenized nature of commercial animation. But in…
Time to journey in the Sinnoh region! Bundle up tight and take your trusty seed turtle with you – the Kotobukiya ARTFX J scaled figure of Dawn from Pokémon Platinum and her companion Turtwig is coming. The ⅛ scaled figure releases by the end of the year, in December. …
It was recently discovered that striking stakes in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom produces a pitch, and different lengths of stake (and attachment of other stakes to them) changes the sound. With this in mind, it’s possible to create contraptions that play musical phrases. And scores of…
DOOM is the game notorious for running on anything, but how about good old fashioned lawyering drama on… the NES? Two Github users, Safyrus and Alas Diablo, are demaking the first Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney game to run on the Nintendo Entertainment System. So apparently some absolute lunatic is…
Few video game publishers can claim to have as strong a music library as Square Enix, so it’s no surprise the company has made a habit of releasing music boxes featuring iconic tunes from its franchises, like Final Fantasy. Yoko Shimomura’s work on Kingdom Hearts is perhaps one of the…
For the past few months Pokémon Trading Card Game players in Japan have been gearing up for a nostalgic throwback in the form of the 151 Expansion, which brings together the original Kanto Pokémon for the first time in decades, thanks to Kadabra’s reintegration to the game. Now, we have…
Just after Sonic Superstars was announced earlier this week we got the news that subscribers to the associated newsletter would eventually receive a free DLC code for another outfit for Amy Rose based on her modern appearance. Now, thanks to an update on the official site, we know what it’ll…
For North American Fire Emblem fans, the Blazing Blade no doubt carries a great deal of significance. As our first localized title in the series, so much of the western perspective of Fire Emblem (at least until Awakening) came courtesy of Eliwood, Lyn, and Hector’s campaign. Now that game is…
