For the longest time, video game movies tended to fall flat among the general audience. Those well-versed in gaming would often find them cheesy, yet they were too niche to be a big success with those who weren’t. In recent years, however, that sentiment has changed, particularly when The Super…
With the recent announcement that Ōkami 2 will finally see the light of day, it seems that series creator Hideki Kamiya is now able to more freely talk about the origins of everyone’s favorite sun goddess. In a post on Twitter, Kamiya divulged some new information regarding where the concept…
I consider myself to be a pretty big fighting game fan. I’ve been actively following the genre since I first played Tekken on PlayStation as a child. Since 2017, however, my console of choice has been the Nintendo Switch and, as a fighting gamer, things haven’t been too hot. While…
Few anime game adaptations are beloved like the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series, which originally hit the PlayStation 2 in three installments across the 2000’s before heading to a variety of other platforms including the Wii. Now, after more than a decade’s wait, the arena fighter is returning with…
Build-A-Bear Workshop’s Pokémon line, started in 2015 with the release of Pikachu, is ever-expanding, and it looks like the latest addition to the collection just leaked. In a screenshot posted on the r/buildabear subreddit, Growlithe can be seen listed with a March 2023 release date: Growlithe is pictured…
It’s been almost three years since Animal Crossing: New Horizons took the world by storm, which means that diligent players may be finally obtaining “100% completion” in it. But for those struggling to make the most of island life, there’s FuturePress’ forthcoming Official Animal Crossing: New Horizons Complete Edition Guide….
The Kirby Café has been around for several years at this point, delivering delicious Kirby-themed treats to customers in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and elsewhere. And now, the delectable dishes are going mobile — Kirby Café Petit locations are opening in Tokyo and Osaka, a takeout sweets specialty store. 特報ですーーーっ！カービィカフェの新ブランド『Kirby Café…
Following the release of Fire Emblem Engage’s second wave of downloadable content last month, the third wave of the Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass will be available next week. Nintendo Japan has announced that the third wave, featuring Chrom and Robin from Fire Emblem: Awakening as the Emblem of Bonds…
Devastating news for the small handful of folks still playing online on their Wii U – the servers for both Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon are down, and it’s unclear when they’ll be back up. This “emergency temporary maintenance” is due to a security vulnerability, and an extended duration is…
The first chapter of Kazuro Kyou’s monthly manga adaptation of Fire Emblem Engage has now been published in Japan via Saikyō Jump, a branch of Shonen Jump that serializes several spinoffs of other manga titles published in Shonen Jump. The first chapter is now also available (in Japanese) on Shonen…
As the Doctor Tour wraps up on March 7th racers can start prepping their karts for the next big event: the ever-so-appropriately-named Mario Tour! Kicking off the following day on March 8th, the classically themed tour will feature the DS Mario Circuit track where Goombas and Piranha Plants will try…
Soon Ash’s adventures in the Pokémon anime will be coming to a close, but where one journey ends another begins… Or rather, two. Liko and Roy are set to be the latest protagonists of the Pokémon anime, joined by Professor Friede and Captain Pikachu, and you can get a glimpse…
Capcom will soon be back with another stream focusing on upcoming releases, this time in the form of Capcom Spotlight. The stream is set to air on March 9th at 2:10 p.m. PST – that’s just 10 minutes after the Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct, if you’ve got your calendars…
Fans of the Metroid series have been eating well over the past few weeks. First, Nintendo shadow dropped an unbelievable remaster of Metroid Prime on the Nintendo Switch, and now it looks like a classic Samus adventure is coming next week for subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion…
There’s something about mid March that lends itself very well to novelty date-based holidays. There’s the Ides on the 15th, Pi Day on the 14th, and of course MAR10 Day on the 10th, when we celebrate everybody’s favorite red plumber in style. And Nintendo isn’t deigning to just highlight festivities…
