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…
You’re probably familiar with Fandom — as in, the internet wiki company that hosts a kajillion different databases, not the concept of being a fan of things. The company has grown big enough in recent years to swallow up the vast majority of fan wikis for things, and it continues…
Masahiro Sakurai has released the latest video on his YouTube Channel, which chronicles his experiences directing Kirby Super Star for the SNES. The third and final 2D Kirby sidescroller he’d direct, the account is full of tidbits — from Shigeru Miyamoto asking him to implement multiplayer, which indirectly led to…
Back in July Nintendo confirmed it would be transforming the recently acquired Dynamo Pictures into Nintendo Pictures, an official visual content house for the company’s IP. Now, a couple of months later, we have an official logo for the renamed company and an official website. The logo itself is the…
It’s been announced that the Japanese general goods brand Swimmer will be collaborating with the Pokémon Company on a new wave of merchandise! Swimmer is well known for its adorable designs and now it’s applying that style to a wide range of Pokémon. The merch wave’s breakout star, however, is…
We’re less than a month away from Bayonetta 3’s release and to ramp up the countdown, Platinum Games has started a developer blog for the title. Named after the in-game tutorial found in the series, this version of Umbran Studies will feature blog posts from different members of the dev…
Like Salmon Run gearing up for the final stage, we’re at the last wave of Nintendo Switch Online icons for Splatoon 3. Log in and you can redeem Platinum Points to get icons of the usual Inkling/Octoling boys and girls, Sheldon, Lil’ Judd, a Octo Jumper, and all the normal…
Kingdom Hearts. Our favorite simple, clean, ordinary franchise. While it has long blossomed into a sprawling series of light, darkness, friendship, and keyblades, back in the early ’00s it was a quaint single game with a (comparatively) straightforward plot. And, as you might expect from a Disney property around that…
Time to mix drinks and change lives — Jill Stingray, snarky bartender, moody lesbian, and protagonist of VA-11 HALL-A — is the latest to get the Nendoroid treatment. While she lacks in the explosive armaments of many another Nendo, she has her tools of the trade all on hand: cocktail…
Headlines were made back in April when an ex-Nintendo of America employee filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, stating they were let go because they had asked a question about unionization. This led to contractors at the company speaking out against their second-class status and a second…
There’s less than a month to go until Mario and the Rabbids team up once more for an intergalactic adventure with Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Of course, no adventure is complete without a compelling story driving our heroes along and the new game seems to have mystery in…
Today a limited physical Switch release of the original Bayonetta has launched across North America, but unfortunately those awaiting the game in Europe will have to wait just a little bit longer. As confirmed by Nintendo UK, the physical release has been pushed back to the first half of October….
Well howdy doody! It’s the 5th anniversary of the release of the devilishly difficult action platformer Cuphead, and to celebrate the good ol’ folks at Studio MDHR have announced that the game is getting a physical release courtesy of iam8bit. Ain’t that just the bee’s knees! On Cuphead’s 5th…
