Over the course of the past couple years or so, the Super Mario Bros. series has seen quite a bit of change. When Charles Martinet stepped down from his role as the voice of Mario, that took many fans by surprise. That wouldn’t be the last of the well-known Mario…
Last November, we ran an op/ed speculating about the performance improvements the Nintendo Switch 2 could bring to the vast library of Switch 1 games. While some have gotten native ports or Switch 2-specific updates, it would be impossible for Nintendo and every other publisher to update all 5,987 games…
As people discovered yesterday, the newly released Nintendo Switch 2 is compatible with a variety of generic USB webcams for use with GameChat. That’s great for people who already have a webcam in their possession and don’t want to shell out for Nintendo’s official camera. What if you wanted to…
Fire Emblem Engage is hot off the press, and Nintendo is already making the most of the opportunity – a manga adaptation of the game has been announced for serialization. It will publish monthly in Saikyo Jump, a branch of the popular Shonen Jump magazine that primarily publishes spinoffs of…
With the Space Tour wrapping up next week, Nintendo’s announced that Mario Kart Tour will soon be kicking off its next event! Winterfest will be composed of two consecutive tours, with the first kicking off on Tuesday, January 24th, at 10 p.m. PT. Part 1, simply called the Winter Tour,…
During the Game Awards last month we saw the surprise reveal of Castlevania DLC for Dead Cells, a game that was reportedly heavily inspired by Symphony of the Night. Now, we’ve got the chance to see what the crossover will look like in-game and how the developers are paying homage…
Now that Fire Emblem Engage has arrived on Switch, we can expect a nice rollout of news from the Big N. Nintendo Switch Online members can celebrate by having their pick of newly released icons, once again divvied out in several waves. Characters like the new protagonist Alear, longtime favorite…
There are hundreds of thousands of Pokémon plushes out there in the world that are just begging to be hugged, but what if the tables were turned? That’s the premise of this new wave announced by The Pokémon Company Japan where you can be hugged by some very long-armed Pokémon!…
After months of waiting, the day is finally here: Fire Emblem Engage has arrived on Switch! Prepare for your newest journey by watching the launch trailer: In case you need a refresher, here’s a brief description for what you can expect: In a war against the Fell…
One of the coolest features that Super Nintendo World will bring to the public when it officially opens its pipes to the masses on February 17th is the Power-Up Band, an amiibo-like NFC bracelet that allows park goers interact with various areas in Super Nintendo World, including rides, set pieces,…
The final Part 3 of the Fire Emblem Engage Ask the Developer interview was released today, and the main topic up for discussion in this section was Emblems, Engage’s most striking new feature wherein FE heroes from past games unite with new characters to give them a wide range of…
Update (1/24/23): You can now pre-order Dokapon Kingdom: Connect on Amazon. Imagine the chaos of Mario Party combined with the complexity and absurd length of a game of Risk, sprinkled with RPG mechanics and a goofy personality. That’s Dokapon Kingdom, a cult classic RPG board game from…
At long last, Persona 3 and Persona 4 are available on modern platforms with ports of the Portable and Golden versions, respectively, hitting the Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation. These versions bring with them a few enhancements and changes though the vibes and stories are given the spotlight in this Xbox-branded…
Super Mario has always been an important part of my childhood, and seeing some of the amazing Mario themed merchandise hit store shelves as of late has me feeling like a ten year-old boy again. The latest toy to be released is part of Jakks Pacific’s Super Mario Bros. Movie…
Next month, Bandai Namco will be releasing a remaster of Tales of Symphonia for modern systems, letting even more players play the foundational 3D entry in the long-running series. Symphonia was something of a smash-hit when it first came out, eventually netting itself an anime adaptation, animated by Ufotable and…
