Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
One of the most common talking points among video game circles is often the music that accompanies them. Yet for every award-winning soundtrack, there’s a handful of tracks that live on for more amusing reasons. Perhaps the most well-known song of this caliber is the notorious “DK Rap” from Donkey…
To those who love posable figures and dramatic lawyer simulators, you’re in luck. A Phoenix Wright Figma was announced today, which will be the first Figma from the Ace Attorney series to be produced. To those unaware, Figma are a series of posaable figures produced by Max Factory and distributed…
Nintendo has launched the official site for Kirby: Planet Robobot! Upon visiting the page, fans are able to view five different sections, accessible either by scrolling down or the buttons on the left-hand side. If you scroll down, you’ll be treated to some new art, but the real treat comes…
With Ace Attorney 6’s localization having been announced just about a week ago, excitement’s building up for Nick’s next lawyering adventure. Fans in Japan will have their hands on it much sooner, and along with that comes a special launch promotion for a DLC chapter. Tentatively translated to “Turnabout Through…
The Pokémon badges just keep rollin’ in! Today, you can capture the likes of Shuckle, Carracosta, Marowak, Rhyperior and more with your mighty hammer (and bomb)! Check out everything that’s new below. Free play? Yes! Practice catcher: It’s the final day for today’s Ground-type Pokémon catcher, as well as all…
Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied are back again, and this time, with a very special guest. Jason Grier from the Toys for Games Cast joins them this week to talk Pokémon Sun and Moon, along with the sudden death of Disney Infinity. Can the newscast survive two Jasons?
Nintendo has slowly but steadily been releasing Nintendo Selects around the world for a while now, and soon Europe will be receiving its next batch of 3DS titles in the discounted range. Announced via the Nintendo UK Twitter account, the new Nintendo Selects releasing on June 24th are: The Legend…
It’s been a while since Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS had an update, with the last patch being released March 15th earlier this year. We should be seeing a jump to version 1.1.6 soon though, according to the official Nintendo of Japan website. Chances are this will…
New Super Mario Bros. 2 is a game about collecting coins. All Super Mario games are, to some extent, but this game in particular goes to great and unique lengths to fill Mario’s pockets with as much shiny treasure as possible. To the extent that there are multiple powerups designed…
Huge news, Pokémon fans! The time we’ve all been waiting for has finally come: signups for Pokémon GO field testing have officially opened up in the U.S.! Through a post on the Niantic Labs official blog, the mobile developers have announced that it’s now possible to register to be a…
Take note, JRPG fans – Sega has released a new trailer for its upcoming summer title 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, the first 7th Dragon title to hit American shores. The trailer highlights the game’s battle system, particularly aspects of cooperation. Three different mechanics are emphasized: support abilities, buddy skills…
Get your rupees ready Zelda fans, as trading cards based on the legendary series are set to release on June 30th! The entire base set consists of 85 cards spanning over five different games: Twilight Princess, Majora’s Mask, A Link Between Worlds, Ocarina of Time and Skyward Sword. With 23…
Welcome to Collectors Corner! Each week I’ll be bringing you a special article on the special editions of consoles and other Nintendo merchandise that I love. Ever since I was a kid, Nintendo’s special editions have stood out to me, and I’m excited to share that passion with you all….
