Nintendo of Japan has just revealed one of what will surely be multiple announcements leading up to Mario’s 40th anniversary in September. My Mario, a new child-focused product line of merchandise and engagement experiences, is launching on Tuesday, August 26th in Japan. You can view the My Mario…
In an incredibly short announcement during today’s Indie World Showcase, Mossmouth announced that the critically acclaimed UFO 50 is available on Nintendo Switch today. Going for $24.99 on the eShop (with a physical version coming soon), UFO 50 is a collection of retro-inspired games with contributions from the developers of…
If you happen to be attending Gamescom 2025 later this month, you’ll want to stop by Nintendo’s booth. In addition to some upcoming first-party titles, such as Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Nintendo will be showcasing a pretty substantial number of third-party games that include the likes of Elden Ring, Hades 2, Final…
He’s about kicking ass and taking names, even if he’s no longer as connected to people making games – Reggie Fils-Aimé will once again take the stage at Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards to present honors to a lucky winner. The big man is back for his 9th year…
We’ve seen plenty of ads for The Super Mario Bros. Movie already but this latest commercial has popped up in a place you might not expect – a New York 3D billboard. These optical illusion screens are becoming more common in big cities around the globe and this very brief…
Very soon Switch owners will be able to embark on Zack Fair’s journey in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion. The game’s narrative is all about legacy at the end of the day and this new ad that’s arrived in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station is all about that aspect. The poster…
Update (3/17/23): As of March 17th, Rakuen is 10% off in the Switch eShop. Get it for just $22.49! If you’re familiar with RPG Maker indie games and/or video game music, you may know Laura Shigihara, composer for To The Moon, Plants Vs. Zombies, and more, as well…
In case you missed it, the international Smash World Tour championships for 2022 and the entire 2023 circuit got canned because Nintendo wouldn’t issue an official license for the organizers. Nintendo issued a statement attempting to clarify the situation, but it didn’t alleviate much. Part of the dramatic chain of…
The SNES era was a golden age of RPGs for Square, with titans like Chrono Trigger, Live A Live, and Super Mario RPG pushing the boundaries of video game storytelling during the medium’s adolescence. And of course the series at the forefront of this was the legendary Final Fantasy franchise,…
Marketing for the Super Mario Bros. Movie continues to ramp up worldwide, as evidenced by the various TV spots that have been spotted all over the world since the debut of the official Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer last week, and it looks like McDonald’s is getting in on the…
A couple of months ago XSEED announced it would be localizing the coming-of-age JRPG Loop8: Summer of Gods. Now, we have our first look at gameplay from the English version. Give it a watch! As for what you can expect from the adventure, you can read a summary…
Falcom and Tatsunoko Productions have been hyping up the arrival of their The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel anime interquel Northern War for some time now but we finally have confirmation that it will also be streamable officially in English via Crunchyroll! The anime will drop in January…
Black Friday has come and gone, and it turns out that the most American tradition of all-time has made its way over to the UK for several years at this point. In terms of video game console sales, the Nintendo Switch was #1, thanks in large part to the trusty…
A few days ago, it was announced that both the Smash World Tour Championships for 2022 and the entire 2023 Circuit were getting abruptly shut down after the organizers failed to obtain an official license and Nintendo stated that the event would be unable to run without one. While Nintendo…
The finale of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean has come to Netflix, and with it came an update for All Star Battle R. Some paid DLC, like the recently released character Risotto Nero, had already been announced. This time around, we get some freebies from Stone Ocean, though some will…
