First 4 Figures, the premiere video game statue manufacturer, has announced a brand new “We <3 Kirby” statue for pre-order on its website. Featuring the pink puffball standing on a pedestal and holding a heart with the words We <3 Kirby, it’s a nice little figurine that would look great…
When looking at the Super Mario franchise from a modern lens, one of the most distinct aspects is the parallel existence of both traditional 2D entries alongside the more open 3D iterations. This side-by-side formula didn’t always exist, though; the jump to 3D would need a bit over a decade…
Any Sonic the Hedgehog film that included Shadow and didn’t have Crush 40’s “Live and Learn” would have been a monumental misfire. While that’s not the key to the film’s massive success this weekend (it managed to topple Mufasa: The Lion King with ease), even director Jeff Fowler understands how…
Kingdom Hearts fans have been raising their Keyblades triumphantly over the past year, with Kingdom Hearts III releasing on Nintendo Switch, protagonist Sora debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and most recently, the announcement of Kingdom Hearts IV. It’s a great time to be a fan, and a perfect time…
You may have caught wind of the story a few months back about a man named Gary Bowser getting sentenced to three years in prison. Bowser was the moneyman of Team Xecutor, a hacking group that sold hacked Nintendo products that allowed people to play pirated games, and in his…
Summer vacation is the stretch of time all students live for, and that applies to Garreg Mach as well. After some of their classmates hit the sand and surf last year, the leaders of the titular Three Houses are getting their much needed break in Fire Emblem Heroes! They won’t…
Sonic fans have been divided on what elements should make up the franchise’s ethos for years, from how the Blue Blur controls to who should be playable in games to what mechanics or gimmicks should be present. But there are three rules that Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka has that…
Update (6/17/22): The first Pokétoon short, Scraggy and Mimikyu, is now available to watch on Pokémon TV! We all like Looney Tunes (this is non-negotiable), and we all like Pokémon (this one is more of an educated guess based on you reading an article on a Nintendo news…
Fans of River City Girls will be happy to hear that its heroines, Misako and Kyoko, will be heading back in time to become playable in River City Saga: Three Kingdoms. The game, which transplants the classic beat ’em up/RPG gameplay into the classic period of Chinese history, features plenty…
While the classic RPG port Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II launched for the Switch last week, those who want to play through the full intended experience might want to wait on the free post-launch Restored Content DLC. Aspyr has confirmed that the DLC will arrive in Q3,…
The wait is almost over, aspiring digi-destined, as the upcoming strategy RPG/visual novel hybrid Digimon Survive will be launching worldwide next month. To get players up to speed with the game, Bandai Namco has shared a new English trailer detailing the gameplay loop and setting. Give it a watch: …
Live A Live has the dubious distinction of being one of the finest SNES era RPGs that no one really played. More of a hidden gem thanks to a lack of localization, it’s been refreshing to see Nintendo and Square Enix partner up for its HD2D revival. For a bit…
It’s time for everybody’s favorite kind of article, the sales report! May was a relatively low key month for Nintendo in terms of releases, mostly coasting off of past months’ releases (Nintendo Switch Sports and Kirby and the Forgotten Land continue to do well), but the Switch does have the…
Do you like racing across town with road rage just to ferry people to their destination? Headbanging to some rockin’ ’90s tunes along the way? Having merch that shows your love for the aforementioned two things? Then check out this Crazy Taxi collection from Sega’s UK shop, whose selection allows…
There once was a time when a guaranteed way to make a sequel/spinoff/prequel for something was to focus on either the character’s child or a younger version of themselves. While it hasn’t completely fallen out of vogue (Young Sheldon exists), kiddy versions of popular characters just aren’t hits like they…
