With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
A lone Wind Waker catcher is sailing through the Arcade today to help wrap up the final day of featured Zelda catchers. Fortunately it’s also today’s practice catcher, which is sure to help novice badge collectors nab that elusive mirror shield tucked away in the corner when eventually attempting the…
Niantic Labs, the creator of Pokémon GO, announced during today’s Apple Live Event that users will be able to play Pokémon GO on their Apple Watches this year. Pokémon GO on Apple Watch will heavily focus on the fitness aspect of the game and aims to deliver an alternative way…
In a surprise appearance during the Apple Keynote, Shigeru Miyamoto announced Nintendo’s next mobile game – Super Mario Run. It has since been confirmed that the game is part of the company’s DeNA partnership, and that it “represents the next phase of Nintendo’s expansion to mobile platforms”. In a press…
UPDATE: The official Super Mario Run website is now available. During a special iPhone 7 announcement event in San Francisco today, Apple threw a curveball when it welcomed Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto to the stage. Mario’s creator was on hand to unveil a brand new mobile game, developed by Nintendo, that…
More Nintendo news has been announced during Apple’s live event today. Niantic is bringing Pokémon GO to the Apple Watch! Here’s a list of highlights discussed: Trying to focus less on screen and more on what’s around you. The game is about exploration. There’s a heads-up gameplay display for GO. The…
UPDATE: The official Super Mario Run website is now available. Nintendo is bringing Mario to iOS! The Apple Event is taking place this very moment, and just a minute ago, the very Shigeru Miyamoto himself announced that Super Mario Run will be coming to iOS later this year. We’re currently…
Nintendo of Europe has been heavily pushing Splatoon eSports in the region recently, with a series of tournaments being announced a few weeks ago at Gamescom in collaboration with ESL (the Electronic Sports League.) The tournaments will be held weekly for six months, with teams earning Go4Splatoon ranking points depending…
Axiom Verge designer Tom Happ recently held a Reddit AMA along with ex-Nintendo indie chief Dan Adelman, during which an interesting tidbit involving Metroid series protagonist Samus Aran was revealed. When asked if they had ever considered adding a Samus costume to the game, Dan Adelman jumped in to reply…
For the second year in a row, the Mushroom Kingdom has served the battleground for the final round of PAX West’s Omegathon – a 20-person, three day, elimination tournament that unfolds over the course of the show. Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, Penny Arcade creators and PAX founders, took to…
It looks like the mystery surrounding the Legendary Pokémon Zygarde just got a little more interesting. In today’s Pokémon Sun & Moon trailer, we got our first look at the Zygarde Cube, a mysterious green cube that allows you to store both Zygarde cells and cores inside. Collecting cores and…
The passage of time has been a major component of Pokémon games ever since Gold and Silver, with time being actively tracked thanks to either a battery inside the cart or the system clock. Now, while the upcoming Sun and Moon will still keep track of your 3DS system time,…
A single Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker catcher featuring Aryll and Link’s grandmother returns to the Badge Arcade today! Free play?: Yep! Practice catcher: It’s the final day for one of the retro Zelda II catchers currently in the Arcade! Don’t have those badges yet? Y’probably should get…
