It’s no surprise that GameStop has been declining in sales over the last few years. With many people shifting over to digital games and the impact of COVID-19 still being felt, it’s honestly a surprise that GameStop has lasted this long without being snatched up by another corporation. In Canada,…
Since the unveiling of the Switch 2 last month, Nintendo has been hosting a series of videos it calls “Creator’s Voice” for new games coming to its platform. The latest in that line of videos features Square Enix’s Naoki Hamaguchi, series director for Final Fantasy VII Remake and its sequels….
When Elden Ring releases on Nintendo Switch 2 this year, it won’t just be a belated port to Nintendo’s console family and nothing more. Its subtitle, “Tarnished Edition,” will actually include some extra content to sweeten the deal for fans who are either double-dipping or have waited for a portable…
In the last week, Nintendo has added a bunch of classic games to its various emulators for Switch Online. After giving players the chance to play the first two Donkey Kong Land games, a trio of Genesis classics have been added to the Genesis app and they include one of…
Macy’s has announced the lineup of balloons for the 98th Thanksgiving Day parade and a veteran Pokémon float will be making its annual appearance again. The famous Pikachu and Eevee Pokésled balloon will return and mark 24 consecutive years that Pokémon has appeared in the parade. It’s nice to see…
When it comes to fiction, nothing strikes a chord with people quite like a long-standing narrative. This naturally extends to video game universes, such as the rather infamously complicated Legend of Zelda timeline. Despite how isolated each game in the series seems to feel, Nintendo does have an official canonical…
In a shocking bit of news this morning, Nintendo has announced that the Chinese Switch eShop will be ending all services in 2026. On March 31st, 2026, the digital storefront will cease selling games and distributing free software and nothing will be available to purchase or claim. On May 15th,…
Final Fantasy VII has received an update to all available platforms. The patch (1.03 for Switch, 1.04 for all other platforms) removes all sharing restrictions that would block users from recording certain cutscenes. Why was a sharing restriction in place to begin with, for a game that’s a re-release? It…
With November coming to a close and December knocking on the door, that can mean only one thing. That’s right, the release of the Sonic The Hedgehog 3 movie is under a month away! As December 20th grows ever closer, promotion campaigns are getting ready to roll out and take…
You can now pre-order Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective on Amazon. Fans of Nintendo and Retro Studios’ Metroid Prime trilogy are in for a treat next year. Made in collaboration with Piggyback, a company dedicated to premium quality strategy guides, a brand-new retrospective art book covering the…
I suppose there can never be enough Kirby in our lives. In a post on Twitter last night, Heinz Japan announced that it will soon be selling some Kirby-themed ketchup packets in different sizes and flavors. Each packet will feature some unique artwork of Kirby holding different food and while…
Just a few weeks back, we learned from a VGC interview that Sega was planning on releasing a new Virtua Fighter game. While the hope was that it would be a proper Virtua Fighter 6, it turns out that the masters over at Sega AM2 don’t know how to go…
We’re officially less than a month away from the launch of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Paramount has just dropped our best look at the film yet! The latest trailer, running over two minutes long, is packed with a Chao Garden-themed restaurant, a Pokémon joke, and Shadow wielding a freaking…
A brand-new Kirby Café has finally opened in Osaka! Located in the Daimari Shinsaibashi Store in Osaka City, this now makes three permanent locations available in Japan. As with all other locations, the Osaka Café requires reservations, which can be hard to come by and often sell out quickly. You…
As is tradition every quarter, Nintendo has released a new issue of its in-house magazine titled “Nintendo Magazine.” Shockingly original name aside, this Winter 2024 issue is now available digitally, and physical issues for the Japanese market will be shipping out soon. This newest release contains information about Nintendo’s games…
