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…
The Monster Hunter Rise of today is a very different game than when it launched. Event Quests, special collaborations, and more have pushed the game steadily along for about a year now! With the massive Sunbreak expansion on the horizon, Capcom decided it was time to look back at that…
Another species will be coming to Pokémon Unite in just one week, Trainers! The Pokémon Company and Tencent have revealed that the alloy Steel and Dragon-type Pokémon Duraludon will be entering the battlefield on Monday, March 14th. As can be seen in the reveal trailer, Duraludon will be…
From the creators of Bravely Default II and Octopath Traveler, Acquire and Square Enix recently returned to their stylization of polygonal three-dimensional environments and 16-bit pixel art characters with Triangle Strategy. To celebrate the release of their new tactical role-playing game, Nintendo has released a video featuring returning character designer…
On December 18th, 2022, it’ll have been 35 years since Final Fantasy first hit the Famicom in Japan. Square Enix has already marked the occasion a few times with the announcements of the likes of Chocobo GP, Stranger of Paradise, and even a fancy new logo, but it looks like…
Earlier this morning, in a now-deleted Instagram post, Lego announced some brand-new additions coming to the Lego Super Mario line, including one that fans have been asking about for some time! That’s right, Princess Peach and Peach’s Castle are on the way, just in time for Mar10 Day. (Thanks to…
With Kirby and the Forgotten Land on the way, I was confident I knew what Nintendo 64 game would join the Expansion Pack lineup next. How wrong I was, with all my hopes and dreams pinned on Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. That easy going waltz through Dream Land is…
Nintendo has announced that Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot will be delayed once more. Previously pushed back to April 8th for developmental polish, this new delay is instead “in light of recent world events” and has no given new release date. In light of recent world events, we have made…
The official Happy Meal website has recently updated its Toys section with a collection of eight Mario Kart-themed collectibles, which are now available across McDonald’s restaurants. The roster includes popular franchise characters Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Bowser, Donkey Kong, and Toadette. Clicking on each individual toy…
The reveal of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet a little over a week ago was a surprise to many (including myself) who weren’t expecting the ninth generation of the franchise so soon after the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It generates a bit of whiplash where, almost immediately after the most…
The Mario Strikers series is getting rebooted this year with Mario Strikers: Battle League, which makes this the perfect opportunity to go revisit some of the older titles and see what secrets they might have held. Case in point: the original Super Mario Strikers for the GameCube, which has been…
Last week Nintendo Switch Online’s console app was updated with a unique marketplace to spend Platinum Points on a variety of new user icon elements. As promised, Nintendo has refreshed the library a week later, this time rotating in a bunch of Fossil Falls elements from Super Mario Odyssey. Given…
It’s been in the works for a while now but PIKO Interactive’s remaster of the iconic (?) Nintendo 64 platformer is almost here, on PC. The port, which is apparently completely recreated from the original game’s source code, will roll onto Steam on April 20th. Finally the wait is…
