Earlier this year, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa officially confirmed the existence of the Nintendo Switch successor and its planned announcement window. In a tweet from May, Furukawa stated that the new console would be revealed sometime during this fiscal year, which ends in April 2025. While many had hoped for…
Pokémon TCG Pocket is pretty much all I can think about right now. The new card collecting app recently passed the 10 million download threshold and it’s now been estimated to have earned about $3 million per day, making $12 million in just four days since launch. According to mobilegamer,…
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…
Towards the end of April we’d typically see Nintendo release its fiscal year earnings report and hold a briefing discussing the results and plans for the future. This year, however, plans have changed in light of the state of emergency being declared in Japan over the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. As…
Are you a fan of Star Wars and Nintendo? If so, you should definitely check out this mashup concept art created by Maurico Abril. The piece offers a spinoff of Star Wars: The Mandalorian, and adds a certain Nintendo charm to the series. "The Mariolorian" – After securing the proper…
Update: DotEmu has released a tweet saying the leaked release date has yet to be confirmed, alongside a new trailer that reveals retro unlockable characters and the option to use the classic Streets of Rage 1 & 2 soundtracks! We are aware that some of you have seen a…
Since launch, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been holding online event tourneys that focus specifically on the characters introduced in each iteration of Smash, complete with cute call-back artwork. Back in August ’19 we had Smash 64’s original fighters, and in January it was Melee’s turn. Now? It’s time for…
We know Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the talk of the gaming world right now, but the new monthly domestic sales report, published by Famitsu, is in — and with it, we see big sales numbers: Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold over 2.6 million copies in just 10 days. Unsurprisingly,…
Searching for more games to look forward to in the summer? If so, we’ve got one for you: Void Terrarium, a new roguelike video game from developer Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., has been given an official release date of July 14th, 2020. The announcement was shared via Nintendo’s official YouTube…
In the wake of E3 2020’s cancellation, the ESA stated that it was looking into options where it would hold an “online experience” to help showcase industry announcements during the time when the convention would have taken place. But that appears to no longer be happening, as the ESA will…
Pokémon Center locations can be found all across Japan, though for the foreseeable future some of these will be closed until further notice. This coincides with a declared state of emergency in Japan, which sees Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures issuing stay at home guidelines and the closure of non-essential…
After previously ceasing operations on weekends, both the Tokyo and Hakata Kirby Café locations and their accompanying stores will be closed indefinitely. This coincides with the declaration of a state of emergency in Japan, including stay at home guidelines and nonessential business closures in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures, due to…
After its Kickstarter debut, funding success, and stretch goal attainment, what could possibly be next for Sea of Stars? Well, the game has just recruited the main composer of one of its key inspirations – Yasunori Mitsuda of Chrono Trigger fame. Chrono Trigger Composer Yasunori Mitsuda joins the party!😍…
In response to the continued spread of COVID-19, Japan has now declared a state of emergency and issued stay at home guidelines for its more densely populated and affected prefectures, similar to those seen in the US and some other countries. This also means the temporary closure of non-essential businesses,…
The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has undoubtedly had an effect on almost every game developer around the globe, and the Super Smash Bros. team is no different, according to a recent tweet from Masahiro Sakurai. In the tweet, translated by PushDustIn, Sakurai mentions that he has started to work remotely, supervising…
