When looking back at JRPGs and their communities over the years, a concern that will come up time and time again is localization. Oftentimes, especially in the past, whether or not a new game would see release outside of Japan felt like a coinflip. Ys X: Nordics, the latest entry…
It’s been roughly 15 years since I last played Madden, about the same amount of time since I last played football in real life, actually. I played football for a big chunk of my youth, and even declined an opportunity to play junior college football to focus on my grades….
In a new interview posted by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier today, the noted industry pundit had a chance to talk with Team Cherry ahead of the announcement of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date. As many have been wondering for the better part of a decade, why did Silksong take seven years…
Last weekend got the ink flying as Splatoon 2 hosted the latest (and last) in the Nintendo Versus Summer Series. The Splatoon 2 NA Open September 2020 finals were streamed live, with four teams stepping up to the Turf to see who takes the online crown. The participants were FTWin,…
Hope you’ve been stretching since the last competition, as ARMS is back again for the next Nintendo Verus online competition. This will herald the start of their Autumn Series, which will continue to call players to put their skills to the test against one another. The NintendoVS Autumn series…
The long requested Master Roshi is nearly here for Dragon Ball FighterZ. Bandai Namco has given Dragon Ball’s strongest, flightless Earthling another trailer ahead of his release. Check it out below to see his wealth of experience and various techniques in action. For long, longtime fans of the…
It’s the home stretch for Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and Nintendo’s showing no signs of stopping its brief glimpses at these classics. The latest batch are from the Wii masterpiece Super Mario Galaxy. While there was some initial ambiguity due to a focus on using Joy-Con to mimic…
We’re in the week Super Mario 3D All-Stars launches worldwide! No doubt many of you will be eager to dive into the collection of Super Mario 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy this Friday, but if you’re wanting a refresher on what each game offers you can be reminded thanks to this…
Few indie games upended an entire genre quite like Stardew Valley. The simplified farming/life simulator hybrid was dominated by the juggernaut that was Harvest Moon for the longest time, but in swung sole developer ConcernedApe with a refined and in-depth take that is the go-to game in the genre for…
Marvelous’ third-person mech shooter Daemon X Machina has seen a regular stream of free content updates since it launched last year, from a versus mode to inexplicable Witcher costumes. While this next update isn’t quite as substantial or weird, it’s still adding a fair bit to the game, including a…
2021 marks Sonic the Hedgehog’s 30th anniversary and we’re starting to see the first pieces of merch be announced to mark the occasion. This time around it’s something a little different – a lore book. Fans of the Sonic franchise will be aware of how messy the Sonic lore can…
Welcome back to the Nintendo WireCast! On today’s episode, Hero TJ and Amiibo Jason breakdown everything we know about Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity!
As part of PAX Online, Sega has given us another look at the upcoming puzzle mashup sequel Puyo Puyo Tetris 2. Who better to introduce this new look at the game and its Adventure Mode than Alexey Pajitnov, the very creator of Tetris himself? After his intro we get plenty…
Nintendo’s uploaded their latest “never a minute” episode of Nintendo Minute, featuring more of Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Not only do we get more gameplay footage of Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy; we also get to see the game’s classy game select screen. At…
UPDATE: They have arrived! Okay, well, most of Pokémon Center’s Halloween 2020 collection is available to purchase. Go visit PokémonCenter.com to order the Pokémon Pumpkin Party plushies and the Haunted Pokémon Village set! Sit tight for the rest of the collection (plush hats and home decor items) to materialize soon….
