Just last September, Splatoon 3 celebrated its two-year anniversary in a spectacular sendoff with the Grand Festival. This celebration also marked the effective ending of the game, with new monthly Splatfest themes coming to a close. While the new content has slowed down, it hasn’t stopped entirely, as the seasonal…
For older Nintendo fans, Space World 2000 is one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s history. The event where Nintendo not only unveiled the GameCube to the public but showcased Super Mario 128 and some ridiculously high-quality 3D renders for a Legend of Zelda prototype, Space World 2000…
Across Nintendo’s vast reach, Mario has quite a few unique games under his belt. While most people tend to focus on the main series entries, there’s many games that fly under the radar for one reason or another. One such oft-forgotten title is Super Mario Run. This mobile-exclusive platformer doesn’t…
We’re in that phase before a big movie release (The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s, that is) where we know the basic shape of the film, but are still lacking in a number of details. Fortunately, leaks of the oncoming merchandizing blitz for the movie give us glimpses – as is…
This week on Masahiro Sakurai’s YouTube channel where he discusses the development of video games, the Smash Bros. and Kirby director talked about two subjects: Making Lead-Ins Instant and Impactful [Animation] – Sakurai discusses making windups for attacks and other motions striking and memorable. He also points out how…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie finally got a proper trailer in November, and while it was stuffed with tons of references and absolutely lovely animation, it missed the one thing we were all looking for – nostalgic low-poly fidelity. Fortunately, artist and animator KingBobGaming has given us what we crave,…
Next year is looking like it has the potential to be glorious for Falcom fans. Not only is Ys potentially getting two Switch releases (assuming X gets a speedy English translation) but the Legend of Heroes is set to receive two releases overseas. Trails into Azure will cap off the…
Over the weekend Final Fantasy celebrated its 35th anniversary, culminating with the announcement of console ports for the Pixel Remaster series. To mark the occasion, a bunch of series-adjacent artists have shared new pieces. Let’s take a look! For starters we have Final Fantasy IX character designer Toshiyuki Itahana putting…
After launching via PC and mobile over the course of 2021-22, console owners have been waiting for the shoe to drop regarding the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series. Now, to mark the 35th anniversary of the series’ beginning, Square Enix has confirmed that the six classic games are finally heading…
Another day, another Mystery Gift code for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. This week, a sandwich ingredient-themed Mystery Gift promotion kicked off for the games. Each day, a new code is released, giving Trainers another chance to stock up on their picnic baskets. Announced via the official Poké Times Twitter account…
You can now pre-order Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life – Premium Edition – for Switch on Amazon! It’s only been a few months since the surprise reveal of Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life during the September 2022 Nintendo Direct. Since then we’ve seen plenty of updates…
Another day, another Mystery Gift code for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. This week, a sandwich ingredient-themed Mystery Gift promotion kicked off for the games. Each day, a new code is released, giving Trainers another chance to stock up on their picnic baskets. Announced via the official Poké Times Twitter account…
We’ve got a brand-new look at the Nintendo Switch port of Digimon World: Next Order, courtesy of Bandai Namco. The JRPG, which first released for Vita in 2016, is seeing a release on Switch and PC early next year. The trailer shows off the various Digimon, digi-worlds, and digi-features the…
Another month, another Splatfest in Splatoon 3. Following the special Pokémon x Splatoon fest in November, we’re back to regularly explosive Splatfests as the anarchic Deep Cut trio asks this time another essential question – what’s your favorite kind of flavor? The next #Splatoon3 Splatfest is on the way…
Do you love Kirby? Trick question. We ALL love Kirby. Don’t try to argue otherwise. And First 4 Figures knows it, which is why they’re releasing a 4″ metal figure of the pink puffball holding a big ol’ “We 💓 Kirby.” And he’s so right. PREORDERS OPEN IN 4…
