When looking back at JRPGs and their communities over the years, a concern that will come up time and time again is localization. Oftentimes, especially in the past, whether or not a new game would see release outside of Japan felt like a coinflip. Ys X: Nordics, the latest entry…
It’s been roughly 15 years since I last played Madden, about the same amount of time since I last played football in real life, actually. I played football for a big chunk of my youth, and even declined an opportunity to play junior college football to focus on my grades….
In a new interview posted by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier today, the noted industry pundit had a chance to talk with Team Cherry ahead of the announcement of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date. As many have been wondering for the better part of a decade, why did Silksong take seven years…
It appears that a new Sonic animation series is in development! Celina La Flaca, production manager of Sonic Mania Adventures, posted a picture of herself with the Blue Blur on Instagram. The wording has been edited since the original posting, but Sonic Stadium reported that the post said the following:…
Even when we know something’s coming in a Direct, Nintendo knows how to make it exciting and suit the series at the same time. For Splatoon 2 that meant a flashy, almost anime opening-esque video (complete with new music) for Version.4.0 set on a brand new map. That stage may…
Nintendo finally delivered a full rundown of their plans for the Nintendo Switch Online service, and while there wasn’t too much “new” to digest, they presented it all in a way only they could. Having Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and the rest playing their Switches together (and running into some trouble)…
Another week, another batch of Japanese Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth trailers. Last week saw videos focusing on Chie Satonaka, Akihiko Sanada, and Persona 3 Portable’s Theodore. This week? Well, it started with another Velvet Room attendee, Elizabeth, and then we saw Persona 5’s bro Ryuji and Persona 4’s reluctant…
It was just a few months ago when the courts first lit up with plenty of online action, but Mario Tennis Aces is serving up an all new update in just a few days time to bring it to Version 2.0. Four new characters are planned for the game: Birdo…
Fox McCloud and the Arwing already made the Switch version of Starlink stand out from other platforms, putting Nintendo’s vulpine mercenary back in the cockpit and ready to help in Ubisoft’s space faring adventure. Now we know he’s not flying solo though, bringing along the whole team for all the…
Dazzling rainbows! Shining stars! Bumbling monarchs! These are only a few of the wondrous things that await you in Bandai Namco’s one of a kind roll ‘em up. Katamari Damacy always stood out for being equal parts strange and alluring, this condensed ball of eccentricity that you rolled through a…
Switch owners are a month away from their trip to Shibuya in The World Ends With You. During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, the RPG was briefly spotlighted to go over some of what’s new to this release with a trailer following shortly after. Not so much new as it…
Re-releases may get some flak, but thanks to this one a whole new generation of Nintendo fans will get to know what it’s like to be inside Bowser’s guts. This fantastic voyage into the King of the Koopas is a standout within the Mario & Luigi series, to the point…
Today’s shaping up to be a big day for neglected brothers everywhere! Hot off the haunted heels of Luigi’s Mansion 3 being announced for Nintendo Switch comes some much needed details on the green goob’s other spook-filled adventure. Nintendo has finally lifted the veil a bit on amiibo functionality in…
Fans of classic beat ‘em ups rejoice – Capcom’s dusting off some favorites for a Nintendo Switch revival. Seven games will come bundled together to bring plenty of punching, slashing, and whatever robots do to cause pain anywhere you go. The included games are: Final Fight King of…
Some new controllers are making their Switch debut, but they’ll look plenty familiar for everyone who knows Nintendo. These Switch compatible NES controllers will slide onto the Switch just like Joy-Con, playing wirelessly for all those upcoming NES titles for Online Service subscribers. Joy-Con will be fully compatible with these…
