Book review: Console Wars

Categories: News, Retro, Reviews

On its cover, Console Wars is summarized like this: Sega, Nintendo and the battle that defined a generation. Based on this summary, what I expected was an academic look at the rivalry between Sega and Nintendo in the early ‘90s, a history lesson about pieces of my childhood that I…

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Tons of new Nintendo figures at WonderFest 2016

Categories: News

UPDATE (9:18 p.m. CST): A Zero Suit Samsus Fimga has also been spotted on the show floor at Wonder Festival by Twitter user @nebiusu30. Lots of news regarding Nintendo merchandise tonight! Good Smile is notorious for its numerous figures and merchandise that span over dozens of franchises and other companies,…

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Happy 25th anniversary, Street Fighter II

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: News, Retro

Today’s marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the release of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. As the first title in what would become a long series of Street Fighter II titles, as well as the codifier of what the Street Fighter series is today, The World Warrior represents the starting…

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New Badge Arcade arrivals for 2/6

Categories: 3DS, News

Even more new Legend of Zelda badges today! New catchers featuring even more characters, items and costumes from Wind Waker HD and Tri Force Heroes have appeared in the Badge Arcade today, and they’re practically asking to be picked up and won. Each one of these catchers is jam packed…

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New character trailer for Bravely Second is released

Categories: 3DS, News

A new trailer for Bravely Second: End Layer has just been released on Nintendo U.K.’s official YouTube channel, showing off the new character and game’s main protagonist Yew Geneolgia. The new video shows Yew in three different scenarios, the first being a discussion he’s having with his other two Cavaliers,…

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Twilight Princess HD Collectors Edition guide revealed

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Wii U

Prima Games has been on a roll with the Legend of Zelda guides these past few years, with bundles like 2013’s treasure chest set being quite popular with fans. Now, with its release less than a month away, Twilight Princess HD is getting its own gold-foil stamped collectors edition guide…

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Amazon Pokémon Center opens in Japan

Categories: News

Pokémon fans world over will immediately recognize the title of “Pokémon Center” not only as the place to heal your Pokémon in-game, but also as the name of the awe-inspiring Pokémon Center store, a store dedicated to Pokémon merchandise that’s limited to a few exclusive locations throughout the world– mostly…

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Fire Emblem Fates not to include dual audio

Categories: 3DS, News

When Fire Emblem Awakening was released in North America and Europe, many fans were happy to find out that the game was released with dual audio settings, meaning that the game could be played with the original Japanese voice acting and subtitles, or it could be switched to the English…

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Toys"R"Us is offering freebies on Pokémon Day

Categories: News

Events taking place for Pokémon Day keep getting better and better this year! February 27th is the 20 year anniversary of the beloved franchise and The Pokémon Company and Toys”R”Us have teamed up to celebrate the occasion by giving away promotional swag to fans in North America. Pokémon enthusiasts can…

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