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…
The upcoming issue of Weekly Famitsu will be looking back at the last 30 years of Fire Emblem history. The Japanese magazine is dedicating a discussion feature to the series and all of its titles. Alongside the main series games, the whole of the series will be featured in…
Pokémon GO has announced a collaboration with Uniqlo, who are no strangers to Pokémon and Nintendo shirts. The latest batch of avatar items for Go will be a trio of Uniqlo T-shirts featuring Pikachu, Eevee, and Ditto in new, understated designs. Pokémon GO is working with UNIQLO UT to…
Wedding bells are sounding soon in Tellius and Hoshido, as the latest batch of brides and grooms in Fire Emblem Heroes are hailing from two games in particular. Both Radiant Dawn and Fates: Birthright are getting some attention in this annual marriage themed batch of characters, with a new happy…
Many gaming conventions have been cancelled as of late, leading to companies moving forward to digital events. Nintendo, as we know, has been doing digital events for years. Unfortunately, according to a new report from VentureBeat, it seems like there aren’t any new Nintendo Direct presentations planned for the immediate…
Popping up all over Twitter have been some peculiar looking trees you can’t normally find in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Thanks to a viral tweet from @peachyisle, along with a slew of details, more eyes are now on what the modding community is doing with the game — and now…
Update: We’re adding new tweets to the list below as Mike Mignola updates his Twitter page with new sketches. Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy and designer of various film and TV shows, has been quite busy during quarantine. Raising money for World Central Kitchen, an organization dedicated to providing meals…
An interview with Aya Kyogoku, director for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, with French news outlet 20 Minutes has recently made the rounds despite being a month old. This is due in part to Twitter user @jmac857 translating portions of the interview and releasing it to various outlets. Not having to…
Ever since stepping down from his position at Nintendo, living meme deity Reggie Fils-Aimé has kept busy with a host of new positions and duties around the business world, such as joining GameStop’s board of directors. But the man has an altruistic side as well, and he’s using his fame…
In the Disgaea series, the Red Moon is an occasion where the eternally beleaguered Prinnies can potentially be reincarnated as people if they’ve done enough good. Now NISA is taking that spirit to do some good of their own, organizing a fundraiser in partnership with the American Red Cross’ Coronavirus…
After last week’s surprise announcement of Paper Mario: The Origami King, artists took to recreating some of the new paper forms shown off in the game’s trailer. With origami and paper maché-like techniques being used, it was just a guessing game of which character would be the first to appear…
While Community Days have been a staple of Pokémon GO, more recently Niantic tried something new by giving players the chance to vote for the featured Pokémon. Rhyhorn won out, but now it looks like another round of voting will give not one, but two potential Pokémon some added attention, move…
Have you, or someone you know, had a hard time trying to purchase a new Nintendo Switch console over the past few weeks? There may be many factors at play, but one reason in particular may be due to the search phrase ‘Buy Nintendo’ spiking in usage some 890% over…
