When taking a look at where mainstream gaming got its start, one commonality makes itself apparent: the platformer genre. There’s been countless titles to use this formula over the years, and while many are still going strong in the modern day, many likewise have fallen to the wayside. There is…
During yesterday’s Pokémon Day festivities, a new trailer for the upcoming Nintendo Switch game Pokémon Legends: Z-A was showcased which gives us our best look at the game yet. After a year or so of silence, we now can see that Legends: Z-A isn’t deviating too much from what made…
In a rather surprising bit of news today, Nintendo of Japan has announced that one of the retro titles available through its Switch Online subscription service will actually be getting delisted soon. On March 28th, 2025, Super Formation Soccer will leave the Super Famicom App and subscribers will no longer…
On March 28, 2002, Squaresoft released the original Kingdom Hearts in Japan for the PlayStation 2, and in a matter of years it was an international success, spawning countless sequels, orchestra performances, and a Gummi Ship-full of merchandise. While a 20th Anniversary event will be held next month in Tokyo…
The developer behind indie title Hyper Light Drifter plans to share a “world exclusive announcement” on gaming network G4 next week. Xplay, G4’s weekly video game news and review show, will host a celebration of the game’s six-year anniversary titled “Xplay Presents: Hyper Light Drifter Celebration + World Exclusive Announcement.”…
After years of waiting, we are finally receiving new DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and a new update means another opportunity for dataminers to crack open the code to look for hints of future content. With the 2.0.0 update to the game, dataminers have found an updated banner image…
Birds fly. Plants grow. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The Pokémon Company makes merch for new Pokémon. Some things in this world are eternal, and it comes as no surprise to us that, now two months after the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the…
We all know My Friend Peppa Pig, the 2021 smash hit video game that redefined the medium forever and ushered in a new age of human enlightenment and spiritual awakening. Well now, only a scant few months after destroying and reconstituting our brains into a higher state of being, My…
Do you have a need for speed (that’s a little wee?). The latest figure of the Blue Blur is here, and it stands at less than 14 centimeters tall (only a little more than five inches) making him a tiny hedgehog indeed. What’s more, he comes in three color schemes:…
Today a certain pink puffball finally arrives fully in the 3rd dimension with Kirby and the Forgotten Land. If you haven’t picked the game up already, you can check out two launch trailers below from Nintendo’s North American and European branches!
If your favorite part of Paper Mario was the section with Lady Bow and all the Boo’s, then you might want to keep an eye on this new announcement from publisher Digerati and developer Conradical Games. The Outbound Ghost is an adorable adventure RPG that seems to be taking a…
Update 2 (3/25/22): Reddit user /JerrodDRagon has shared an updated look at the Kirby walkthrough at Universal Studios Hollywood CityWalk. In the images below we can see more of the large statues decorating the scene that include the likes of Bandana Dee, newcomer Elfilin, various forms of Kirby (including some…
Nintendo just released a lengthy interview with four Kirby and the Forgotten Land developers: Nintendo Associate Producer Kei Ninomiya, HAL General Director Shinya Kumazaki, HAL Director Tatsuya Kamiyama, and Level Designer Director Yuki Endo. The following notes were taken from a DeepL translation of the original Japanese text, though after…
As promised, Tails is now a VTuber, and the first episode of his rather adorable show is live. This debut features a Q&A alongside Sonic the Hedgehog and dives into topics such as the Chaos Emeralds and the planet itself, where it’s finally confirmed that humans simply live…
Nintendo and Target have worked together plenty of times in the past. Be it Mario Kart shopping carts, exclusive amiibo, or Pokémon Mystery Gifts; it’s one of the company’s go-to retail partners. Joining that reputation is their roundest and most cosmically powerful character of all — Kirby! Just in time…
