When looking back at JRPGs and their communities over the years, a concern that will come up time and time again is localization. Oftentimes, especially in the past, whether or not a new game would see release outside of Japan felt like a coinflip. Ys X: Nordics, the latest entry…
It’s been roughly 15 years since I last played Madden, about the same amount of time since I last played football in real life, actually. I played football for a big chunk of my youth, and even declined an opportunity to play junior college football to focus on my grades….
In a new interview posted by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier today, the noted industry pundit had a chance to talk with Team Cherry ahead of the announcement of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date. As many have been wondering for the better part of a decade, why did Silksong take seven years…
For some of us, @ing Nintendo on Twitter and begging for a new Kid Icarus isn’t enough. There’s the need to go higher, closer — right to the source — and demand an answer. Such is the case with Twitter user @momiji-manjyuu, AKA Momiji, who, desperate for a new F-Zero,…
In a rather quick turnaround the next PokéToon animated short has arrived! This time around it focuses on the aspiring Pokémon champion Blossom who is put to the test as she explores a nearby forest. Once again we can’t embed the episode but you can catch it via watch.pokemon.com or…
First 4 Figures has unveiled a new addition to their Crash Bandicoot lineup of statues. Coming in hot from the octane tracks of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, customers can get a good look at the beautiful Crash in Kart statue on First 4 Figures’ website before potentially pre-ordering the upcoming…
Are you ready kids? As part of the latest Minecraft Now broadcast it was confirmed that content based on SpongeBob SquarePants would be arriving in the popular sandbox game. While we don’t know too many specifics yet, from the screenshots released we can see SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy, Squidward, Mr. Krabs,…
Bandai Namco Entertainment is out in full-force for Anime Expo, with games tied to Digimon and One Piece getting spotlit during the convention. Standing (no doubt in a stylish pose) beside them is JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R. A new trailer has dropped for the manga-inspired fighter, showing off…
We’re officially less than a month out from the release of Digimon Survive, and Bandai Namco has broken down all the core gameplay elements of the title in a streamlined 90-second trailer that lets you know everything you need to know about the game’s mechanics. As previously detailed,…
While we all know Nintendo products to be made of Nintendium (except whatever filaments are used for Joy-Con sticks, apparently), but it’s always good to have a backup plan in case you accidentally stick it in a vat of acid or smash its screen with a sledgehammer — we’ve all…
Nothing quite screams summer as much as bubbles do — according to the Japanese Pokémon Center! Arriving in just a few weeks, on July 23rd, goods themed to bubbles will release at Pokémon Center locations around Japan. In this series Water and Electric-type pocket monsters adorn a variety of items…
The never-ending flow of items continues in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp with the latest fortune cookie! This time, newcomer Ione is here to share celestial beauty with the Starry Cookie, which offers items like a floating star seat, gently falling stars, sparkly apparel, and other items glowing with cuteness that…
Sabotage Studio’s RPG Sea of Stars, which will be set in the same universe as the platformer The Messenger, has been pushed out of its initially planned 2022 release window into 2023. In the statement below, the studio confirms the delay was for the development team’s “quality of life” and…
Fans of vintage memes from vintage games prepare yourselves as four games dropped onto Nintendo Switch Online’s Sega Genesis library to close out June and one is the ever-memeable Zero Wing. It’s not just the origin of “all your base are belong to us” that’s made its long awaited return,…
Headlines of executives making big figures for companies in the face of worker exploitation or other scandals is nothing new. But most of the time those are for Western megacorporations — how does the upper echelon of Nintendo compare? Well, in the latest “Corporate Governance Report” from the company, we…
