February 19th, 2021 0

Viz Media set to publish Coro Coro’s Animal Crossing: Desert Island Diary manga in English
Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Merchandise

Plenty of Nintendo franchises lend themselves well to manga adaptations and many of them have gotten them, from the long-running Pokémon series to the acclaimed Zelda interpretations. Animal Crossing is no stranger either, and its latest is getting a localization with Viz Media confirming a new series subtitled Desert Island…

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February 18th, 2021 0

Splatoon 3 Level Designer job listing appears on Nintendo’s job site
Author: Marcus Ramirez
Categories: News, Switch

Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct crescendoed with the announcement of Splatoon 3, the continuation of Nintendo’s youngest franchise. Following the results of Splatoon 2’s “final” Splatfest (Final Fest Splatocalypse), we see the squiddy world in a post Team Chaos win, leaning more heavily into its post-apocalyptic backstory. Despite the game looking quite…

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February 18th, 2021 0

Smash Bros. and Pokémon composer Hirokazu Tanaka releasing ‘Lost Tapes’, a collection of ‘80s and ‘90s demos
Author: Reece Heather
Categories: News, Merchandise, Retro

Nintendo soundtrack fanatics may recognize the name Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka, a composer with an incredible track record when it comes to Nintendo’s 8- and 16-bit era. He has contributed music to the likes of Super Mario Land, EarthBound, and Tetris, as well as the Super Smash Bros., Pokémon, and Metroid…

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February 18th, 2021 0

New trailer for documentary series “Playing with Power” teases the ups and downs of Nintendo’s history
Author: Reece Heather
Categories: News

Next month, Crackle is set to premiere a new, five-part documentary series called Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story. Directed by Video Games: The Movie’s Jeremy Snead and executive produced and narrated by The Lord of the Rings‘ Sean Astin, each episode will explore Nintendo’s long and incredible history. The…

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