As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
As to be expected with his passionate work looking at Nintendo’s games and devices, Beta64 has produced an incredible 49 minute-long history video dedicated to the 3DS and the company’s prior attempts to incorporate 3D technology into their games. From the Famicom’s exclusive headset peripheral to the DS’ late mega-hit…
The Japanese Chocobo GP Twitter account has been releasing character videos for the kart racer’s surprisingly robust cast for a few days now, spotlighting their abilities, adorable animations, and even their associated music tracks. Perhaps the most noteworthy is Gilgamesh. The iconic sword collector who first made his debut in…
We’re no strangers to Spiritfarer here, having fallen in love with this cozy management sim about passing on to the afterlife when it first came ashore on Switch. It’s come a long way, gaining plenty more fans and some sizable updates along the way. Alas, it’s only fitting that we…
Square Enix has another feather in its cap this morning: Bravely Default II, the confusingly-numbered third game in the Bravely series, has officially crossed the million-seller threshold. #ブレイブリーデフォルト2 世界累計出荷・DL販売本数が100 万本を突破しました🎉皆様の応援のおかげです。ありがとうございます✨ 記念の30%OFFセールを本日より開催！(Steam版は明日から！)皆様への感謝を込めたキャンペーンも実施しますので、この後の情報を要チェック！この色紙も当たる⁉ #BDFF pic.twitter.com/EzPJPxB6NL — ブレイブリーデフォルトII公式 (@BDFF_OFFICIAL) December 22, 2021 The original Bravely Default also crossed this illustrious mark,…
NEO: The World Ends With You was a great sequel to 2007’s cult classic The World Ends With You, but — by most accounts — didn’t sell particularly well, with Square Enix saying the title fell short of expectations. Given the cult status of both the original and now its…
Throughout Pokémon’s 25th anniversary the Pokémon Company has been releasing short animations spotlighting the different starter Pokémon, going in reverse order. Now they’ve finally reached the trio that started it all… or should that be quartet? We’ll just have to wait and see if that’s a wrap on…
Of the many curiosities in the Blue Blur’s history, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood is one of the most curious — a DS RPG developed by Bioware with a plot more akin to Sonic comics than other games. Apparently the game had a super slick, stylized 2D animated intro that…
The recent explosion in prices across the retro gaming market is well documented, but that doesn’t stop the headlines from popping eyes. Case in point: a Famicom copy of the original Legend of Zelda sold for ¥453,000 (~$4000), price inflated due to the fact that the cartridge’s label contains the…
Yesterday we brought news of a new Japanese commercial for the Switch port of .hack//G.U. Last Recode which also teased a “Begins Edition” of the game. Now Bandai Namco America has confirmed that the bundle will head overseas, exclusively via Bandai Namco’s own online store. The Begins Edition is…
The Final Fantasy series is beloved for its music and soon you’ll be able to commemorate Nobuo Uematsu’s iconic scores for the first six games in particular with a bunch of newly announced music boxes. Each box, which are currently priced for $17.99 on Square Enix’s North American store, features…
October 12th, 2021, marked the 20th anniversary of the Ace Attorney series. Celebrations have been held year-round, but things aren’t stopping yet as Capcom has released a new piece of artwork that brings together the casts of regular Ace Attorney and the period-set Great Ace Attorney. Give it a look!…
Christmastime is a-comin’, which means many young’uns (and old’uns) will be getting shiny new Nintendo Switches under the Christmas Tree. This also means that a lot of people will be logging on to create Nintendo Accounts at the same time, which might overload their poor, usually placid servers. As such, Nintendo…
