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…
In celebration of February 22nd’s “Ninja Day”, the Poké Lids are rolling back into Japan’s streets this week as three new Greninja themed manhole covers have been revealed and installed in the Shiga Prefecture’s Koka City. Below, viewers can take a look at a Greninja Mascot who helped with the…
Hey hunters, a new update is now available for Monster Hunter Rise on Nintendo Switch! With the release of Monster Hunter Rise’s Ver. 3.9.0 update, new event quests will be added to the game every week and more downloadable content is now available for purchase on the Nintendo eShop. Along…
A new patch update is on its way to Pokémon Unite for both mobile devices and Nintendo Switch and is set to be downloadable globally sometime tomorrow, Thursday, February 24th. The latest game update will consist only of patch fixes dedicated to the playable Pokémon Aegislash and Decidueye. As announced…
You may or may not be familiar with Bearbrick, a series of plastic bear collectibles all sharing the same mold — kinda like Lego bears with a lot of different variations in skin decal. And as someone who loves Legos and bears, I can understand the appeal, and some of…
Awards can be important recognitions of hard work, ingenuity, or talent in an industry — and other times they can feel a little overtly flattering. Pokémon, lord franchise of all marketing, has won the 2022 Toy of the Year award for License of the Year, displaying “the intellectual property’s success…
Leading up to Pokémon Day on February 27th, The Pokémon Company has teased that they’ll be celebrating the series’ different regions with art and announcements for a variety of games. Yesterday, the focus was on the mobile game Pokémon Masters EX, but for today it’s all about the Galar region…
In the wake of the meteoric release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, it’s easy to forget that remakes of the original Sinnoh games released only a few months ago — but indeed, many have forgotten the presence of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, except maybe to dunk on it for being…
If you’re at all familiar with the history of the Mario Strikers games, then you know that the first two games were developed by Next Level Games, the Vancouver, BC-based Canadian developer also responsible for Punch-Out on the Wii and the Luigi’s Mansion sequels. Well, now we have confirmation that…
Bandai Namco surprised us all in December 2021 with the unexpected announcement of a new DLC character coming to 2018’s Dragon Ball FighterZ. Android 21 (Lab Coat), which depicts the game’s main antagonist in her standard form before succumbing to her evil, Majin-like appearance, now has a confirmed release date…
Yesterday The Pokémon Company begun its countdown to this weekend’s Pokémon Day with two pieces of art featuring iconic setpieces from the first two generations. Now it’s Ruby & Sapphire’s turn, and you probably wouldn’t have expected them to focus on this part of the game… 「Pokémon Day」を記念して描き下ろされた特別なイラストを毎日公開中！本日2月22日（火）は、『ポケモン ルビー・サファイア』のワンシーンが描かれているよ。記念イラストは、引き続き、2月27日（日）まで順次公開されるから、お楽しみに！https://t.co/8E8yrIhBzg…
Ready to ride (or alternatively continue collecting ’em all)? Bear Walker is venturing back into the Pokémon world with two more limited edition skateboards this week, and they are already available at the official Pokémon Center Store’s website! Shadow dropped by The Pokémon Company and Bear Walker, have a look…
Just this past weekend, Retro Studios updated their social media banners with a brand new piece of Metroid Prime artwork featuring Samus in what looked like a new iteration of her Varia Suit. While Metroid fans were of course all sure that the updated artwork banner was connected to the…
