Early last month, RPG fans were shocked to discover that the fan-favorite title Octopath Traveler had been delisted from the Nintendo eShop out of nowhere. The game was a big hit among critics and fans of the genre worldwide, releasing initially as a Nintendo Switch exclusive before arriving on other…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
G-MODE has slowly but surely been reviving its back catalog of games that were once exclusive to Japanese feature phones, including fairly big names. The latest? The Atlus developed Persona 3 prequel, Aigis: The First Mission. The game is an action RPG set in 1999, ten years before the events…
Timed right alongside Banjo & Kazooie’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate debut, the fine folks at Fangamer have launched some new wares made for fans of birds, bears, and Rare. While they’ve had a few Banjo-Kazooie inspired bits of merch in the past (including a shirt I brought along to E3…
PlatinumGames has been riding high for a bit now, with Nier: Automata’s glowing success (on every current platform save Switch…) and the upcoming releases Astral Chain and Bayonetta 3 (these two exclusive to Switch). They’ve made no secret of a little something they’d like to work on, though, and that’s…
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night hit most major platforms this week, with an imminent Nintendo Switch release on the 25th. The slight delay may end up working out better for the Nintendo faithful, however, as the game’s release has come alongside a nasty game-breaking bug that forces you to restart…
Pre-orders are now available for the following Hot Wheels sets: The Mario Kart Hot Wheels Thwomp Set Hot Wheels Mario Kart Piranha Plant Set Over the last year, Mattel has been reimagining Mario Kart and Hot Wheels again. We’ve seen the giant toy company make various Hot Wheel cars based…
Today, in news of the amusingly bizarre – a man has been arrested in Tokushima, Japan for the possession of ecstasy pills in the shape of everybody’s favorite greedy money guzzler, Wario. Huh. According to Kobe Customs, the design is actually growing in popularity, even popping up on the MDMA…
Later this year FuRyu will be bringing its 3DS JRPG The Alliance Alive to current gen systems, including the Nintendo Switch, with a new coat of paint. After announcing a Japanese release date of October 10 a few days ago, a new batch of screenshots and an audio-less video have…
For the first time since 2007, the Disaster Report series is heading west, as NIS America has announced it’ll be localizing the recently announced Switch port of Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories to North America in early 2020. Watch the announcement trailer below:
The Nintendo Switch eShop has updated with some details regarding Capcom’s upcoming standalone port of the original Devil May Cry, and it turns out the game will be landing very soon! The game is listed with a release date of June 24 in North America, June 25 in Europe and…
Summer’s about to officially kick off with the solstice on Friday, and you know what that means – time for your favorite gacha titles to shill out their hottest properties in swimsuits! The next sizzling banner from Fire Emblem Heroes contains OCs from the game’s Book II, largely hailing from…
It would be difficult to find a video game today that’s devoid of animals. Virtual constructions of domesticated pets, farm animals, anthropomorphic characters, imaginary creatures that borrow design elements real life animals — they’re everywhere. One of 2020’s most anticipated games features a menagerie of animals as neighbors, business owners,…
We all loved the Smash Bros. art from God of War’s art director earlier this year, and now there’s another fun Nintendo art mashup to admire! Adi Shankar, responsible for the Castlevania series on Netflix, created his unique take on Pokémon, releasing a video on YouTube today titled, “The End…
Luigi’s Mansion 3’s developers are back again in another interview to discuss the upcoming Nintendo Switch game, this time with Eurogamer.net. In their talk with Eurogamer’s Tom Phillips, game director Yoshihito Ikebata and developer Kensuke Tanabe discussed cut features, the possibly of Nintendo Labo support, how online play will function,…
