Welcome to Part 4 of Our Deep Dive into the History of Amiibo! In today’s installment, we’re exploring the amiibo releases of 2016—a year that saw the introduction of new franchises, an influx of collectible cards, and some highly sought-after Japan-exclusive releases! Raise Your Shovels! The first amiibo release of…
Initially released for the Nintendo Wii in 2010 (followed by a Nintendo 3DS port in 2013 and a digital release for the Nintendo Wii U in 2015 and 2016), Donkey Kong Country Returns will now be getting a high-definition version for the Nintendo Switch. Launching on Thursday, January 16th, 2025,…
Just in time for the holiday season, Build-A-Bear has released a new Riolu plush bundle! Let’s look at what you’ll get to decorate the adorable Fighting-type. You’ll receive the Riolu plush, coming in at 16 inches tall, along with a cute Premier Ball-themed hoodie. Each Riolu also includes five different…
It’s been nearly 10,000 years since the last Animal Crossing: New Horizons reveal (okay, more like a week), but a new 30-second Japanese trailer (along with its English counterpart) and artwork have been revealed for the game and there’s a handful of new details we can glean from them. …
Yesterday, Nintendo of Japan surprised Animal Crossing fans with a fresh trailer for New Horizons and gave us a look at the game’s Japanese box art. Now, Nintendo of America has put out a new video that shows us the English versions of both. Check it out: You’ll…
The latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons promo video is here and it will not disappoint! When it comes to passionate fans who have been waiting years for the release of the next big title in the series, this 30 second clip is everything one could hope for! Featuring familiar faces…
A bunch of new Animal Crossing: New Horizons renders and artwork have been released, giving us a good look at the game’s NPCs as well as the depth with which players can customize their characters with new hairstyles, nose and mouth shapes, and more. The first three…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons will seemingly allow players to customize the shape of their character’s nose and mouth, as revealed through tweeted screenshots from Nintendo España. The tweet shows off new clothing items like shirts, bottoms, backpacks, and other accessories, but also two different types of noses: the classic triangular…
The New Year is nearly upon us, and once January is here, the three month countdown for Animal Crossing: New Horizon’s release for Nintendo Switch will officially kick off. Needless to say, we’re expecting a whole bunch of themed products to hit retailers in the near future — mostly in…
At a special, year-end event for Nintendo Latin America, an announcement was made for one of 2020’s most anticipated Nintendo Switch releases. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has already wowed us with its tropical locale, but it looks like it’s branching into new territory when it comes to its localization efforts…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons was officially revealed this summer during E3 2019, but since the initial information dump, we haven’t received a ton of news about the game. Enter the game’s “Welcome to Island Life!” video, which aired during the later half of last week’s September Nintendo Direct. Although…
Brand-new footage from the upcoming Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing: New Horizons was shown off during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation. The nearly-five-minute video, titled “Welcome to Island Life!” shows off various facets about the game revealed during the Nintendo Treehouse: Live presentation earlier this year at E3 2019….
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp players, your (presumed) dreams are dead. Upcoming Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing: New Horizons will not feature any kind of direct connectivity with the mobile game. That catalog you’ve been working on full of expensive fortune cookie furniture? Well, it’s staying on your phone. That character you’ve…
YouTube gaming channel GameXplain has put together a video exploring and analyzing the graphics of upcoming game Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The over-14-minute-long video done by GameXplain member “brainchild” is titled “A Generational Leap! Animal Crossing: New Horizons Early Graphics Tech Analysis (Reveal Trailer)” and dives into the…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch has finally been revealed! We go in-depth on our thoughts about the game, everything we know so far from the E3 2019 reveal and interviews with developers Aya Kyogoku and Hisashi Nogami, and our analysis of the teaser trailer. Excited about…
