Legendary game designer and director Hideki Kamiya has revealed that a particular Legend of Zelda game is a primary source of inspiration in his work. Speaking to Japanese gaming publication Famitsu, Kamiya recalled a handful of games that had the biggest influence on him. The first game that came to…
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…
Roughly one month ago, Nintendo announced that it would be hosting its annual Halloween Splatfest (aka Splatoween) in Splatoon 3 with the question: Which would be the best friend? The three choices were a Zombie, a Skeleton, or a Ghost. As you can tell from the headline, Zombies managed to…
We’re almost a month away from Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions’ kick-off, ending a ten-year drought of Captain Tsubasa games on consoles. Bandai Namco is now ready to give us a glimpse of the game’s Online Mode and the incentives you can be rewarded with. As previously…
Few labors of love are more intensive than fan animations — especially those that are several minutes long. Which is why the latest fan animation from Shigloo is scarily good, inviting you to a heap of Luigi’s Mansion nostalgia with a four minute-long tribute to the premier ghostbusting video game….
Hamster Co. is keeping up the pace with weekly Arcade Archives releases. Preserving games of yesteryear, it’s easier than ever to enjoy these once arcade-only games. This week, side-scrolling shoot ‘em up Koutetsu Yousai Strahl is the latest addition to the Arcade Archives family. “KOUTETSU YOUSAI STRAHL” is a shooting…
“Fate” is one of the most popular and enduring franchises to come out of Japan in the past two decades, spawning multiple anime, an extremely lucrative mobile game, and more merch than you can shake a stick at. Way back in 2010 the series got its first RPG, the PSP’s…
Back in May, publisher PQube announced that it would be bringing VEWO Interactive’s Pokémon-inspired mobile RPG Nexomon to the Nintendo Switch. Now, we have a release date- August 28th. A physical edition will also be available. 📢 CALLING ALL TAMERS 📢 We're delighted to share that #NexomonExtinction will release…
Every time I see what’s coming to My Nintendo in Japan, I’m reminded of all the wallpapers I’m not using and wish I could get even a fraction of their goods. The latest is celebrating Splatoon 2’s third anniversary, bringing some new art to the masses in postcard form. The…
We’ve seen tournaments for 64, Melee, and Brawl come and go; limiting stages and characters to the ones introduced in those titles. Now in Ultimate, it’s the pair of Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U’s turn to remind players just how much it brought to the series. …
We are just days away from Pokémon GO’s biggest event yet — a Pokémon GO Fest with over a million ticket sales! Good thing there’s plenty of space when you invite the world’s entire population to catch ‘em all. There’s more to Pokémon GO Fest than just catching Pokémon. At…
Following Gym Leader Nessa’s addition to Bandai Candy’s Pokémon Scale World toy line, we’ve seen a few teases of other Pokémon Trainers and Gym Leaders hailing from the Galar region. Today, another Gym Leader has stepped forward and is available to pre-order. Aspiring champion and self-proclaimed rival to Champion…
Nintendo recently shared its Annual Report of 2020, which outlines the company’s monetary and investment information for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2020. In this year’s report, Nintendo also mentions how COVID-19 has affected them, while also outlining how the pandemic could hurt them moving forward. Specifically, Nintendo…
The Pokémon nanoblock line is getting a few new additions within the next few months. Announced by Kawada Co. (the company that owns nanoblock) and reported by various news outlets in Japan, Galarian Farfetch’d and Slowpoke (both regular Kanto and Galarian forms) are joining the nanoblock family, and soon. Available…
Fantasy Strike, a one-on-one fighting game from Sirlin Games, is one of my favorite fighting games for Nintendo Switch. And now, if you haven’t tried it out, you can do so for free. Sirlin Games announced a major update for the game that will make it free to play across…
