Nintendo’s video game legacy has come a long way since its inception; from the company’s first games in the ‘70s to the worldwide influence it holds now, there’s been a lot lost to time along the way. One of the more memorable relics of the past was the Nintendo Space…
The trend of converting classic and popular Pokémon into life-sized plushes has finally reached its logical conclusion. After years of bringing some of our favorite buddies to life, such as Psyduck, Porygon, and Mew, Japan’s Pokémon Center has given into the memes and created the ultimate life-sized plush: Gardevoir. Every…
Well, this is an article I wasn’t expecting to write today, but I’m sure glad I am! Two icons from the early 2000s collide as Netflix just released the opening credits for their upcoming Devil May Cry animated series—featuring music from none other than Limp Bizkit! Give it a listen/watch…
Announced as part of an Indie World stream last year, there’s been nearly no sign of Fallen Flag Studio’s Eldest Souls. Inspired equally by Dark Souls and more classic titles, it blends stunning pixels with the promise of challenging deicide. Though originally planned for last summer, we’ve now learned the…
There are few tidbits more interesting than discovering old game prototypes, some of which reveal radically different versions of the games in question. By those standards, a recently unearthed NES DuckTales prototype dated February 5th, 1989 is fairly humble: while the total number of changes are large, they’re mostly minute…
If Mario’s Mix Roll wasn’t enough to satisfy your hunger for Super Mario inspired convenience store food, then I’ve got good news for you. Nintendo has announced that 7-Eleven locations in Japan are getting even more Mario treats and eats starting February 5th. Yoshi’s Melon Pan is a perfect match,…
Anyone still regularly escaping hell or curious about what went into one of the best-received games of 2020, I’ve got some required viewing for you right here. Noclip is dedicated to producing and filming video game documentaries that are completely free to watch and fully crowdfunded. They’ve tackled a wide…
An officially-licensed Apex Legends Nintendo Switch controller from PowerA has appeared on Amazon, set for release tomorrow, February 3rd. The PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch is built like the company’s other Enhanced Wireless Controllers, but with Apex Legends colors and iconography. According to the Amazon listing,…
Plenty of lovable Pokémon have made their way to Build-A-Bear Workshop, but things are about to get a little more legendary. Mew, the elusive 151st Pokémon and the original Mythical, has just been announced as the next plush to get the Build-A-Bear treatment! Big news, Pokémon Trainers: the adorable…
Nintendo was in a very different place in the year 2015. The Wii U was floundering critically and financially while the 3DS held the line for the company. All the while, “experts” desperately called for the brand to leave the home console space altogether. Nintendo, stalwart as ever, kept on…
Koei Tecmo has slowly but surely been making the Switch a go-to place to play the Atelier series, bringing brand-new games to the platform alongside ports of the classics. Hot on the heels of Atelier Ryza 2’s release last week we have new confirmation that a Deluxe Pack of the…
While dedicated Pokémon retail stores are nothing new, we don’t usually see existing convenience stores get taken over by the little monsters. Yet that’s exactly what happened with a Taiwanese 7-Eleven that has received an official makeover featuring the likes of Pikachu and Bulbasaur. The makeover, which took…
I can hardly believe I’ve been playing Fire Emblem Heroes for as many years as I was in high school at this point. Nintendo’s mobile title launched back on February 2nd, 2017, and I’ve logged in daily ever since. Whether it’s more the character art or the lite-strategy gameplay that…
The Switch is a surprisingly beefy little console, with massive open world games like The Witcher running decently well, and smaller games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons looking borderline Pixar-esque at times. However, when it does run larger and more taxing games, such as the aforementioned Action-RPG from CD Projekt…
Fire Emblem Heroes has revealed the winners of its annual Choose Your Legends popularity vote, and as expected we’re seeing some Three Houses characters take the top spots. If you hadn’t spotted the interim results, though, the big winner this year might come as a bit of a surprise. “Greetings,…
