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…
Tekken’s gameplay is rightfully lauded, but it’s its vast cast of multi-national characters that fuel the action. Kazuya may be the one taking the playable slot, with Heihachi as a Mii Fighter, but there’s still room for more over on the Spirit Board. Shown as part of Mr. Sakurai presents…
With every new Smash Bros. fighter comes a new copy ability for Kirby. It’s thanks to that mimicry that we have Kazuya Kirby, and the contrast on display here is exquisite. pic.twitter.com/6jVeAGDq4d — Nintendo Versus (@NintendoVS) June 28, 2021 Not only does Kirby take on Kazuya’s trademark hair,…
I had high hopes for the music when it came to Kazuya’s inclusion in Super Smash Bros. The Tekken series is no slouch in the sound department, and Bandai Namco previously showed a fairly broad amount of coverage with Pac-Man’s inclusion. That included songs from other arcade games, like Mappy…
After a lengthy demonstration of the character’s moveset, Masahiro Sakurai confirmed when players will be able to download Tekken’s Kazuya Mishima into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The wait won’t be long at all — Kazuya will be available in Smash beginning June 29th. With that quick turnaround comes a bit…
It’s the end of a speculatory era when it comes to Super Smash Bros. Mii Fighters. As various Challenger Packs have been released, Mii Costumes featured in previous titles have returned one by one to seemingly shatter hopes of those characters promoting to the roster proper. The last hold out…
Masahiro Sakurai said it himself: when it comes to Smash Bros. there hasn’t been a lot of amiibo news. The last releases of Banjo & Kazooie, Terry, and Byleth closed out Fighters Pass 1, leaving the future of the Smash Bros. amiibo line a bit up in the air. However,…
During Nintendo’s E3 Direct, we got a look at Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s next DLC fighter – Tekken’s anti-hero turned villain, Kazuya. As promised during that showcase, today, June 28th, marks the day director Sakurai takes us through the fighter’s moveset, his accompanying stage, its new music, and more. Watch…
Over the weekend Square Enix Japan held an event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Seiken Densetsu franchise (known as Mana in the west). While most of the show was dedicated to celebrating that history, it also touched on the future of the franchise and there are a couple…
2020 was a pretty crazy year, to say the least. Events and conventions were canceled left and right. Arguably the largest event being the 2020 Olympic Games, which were supposed to be held in Tokyo last summer. 2021 is a new year, thankfully, and with this new year has come…
As Ninjala reaches the anniversary of its first year since releasing to the public, the team at GungHo Online has announced that the festivities are about to get underway. Kicking off the celebration is an event that grants players 1,000 Jala and a sale of the first two chapters of…
Are you interested in bringing Zed and his quest to defeat the ultimate god of destruction to the real world? You may not be able to participate in a century’s resurrection, but you can possibly obtain one incredible signed metal art print and an adorable Cerebrus plush next month if…
Intelligent System’s official Fire Emblem store will be expanding one of its most popular product lines in Japan today with seven new additions from three of the franchise’s renowned entries. The Armory Collection of micro zinc alloy replicas will be adding the three sacred weapons held by the leading characters…
