Birthdays can mean a lot of things for people – time with friends or family, treating yourself to something special, or just disconnecting from responsibilities. For Kirby it means cake, cake, and more cake. カービィさん、お誕生日おめでとうございます！今日はわれわれワドルディレポート隊が、カービィさんのためにケーキをご用意しました♪さぁ、カービィさん！みなさんへコメントをお願いします…って、わわわっ！？食べるのはまだ早いですよ～っ！！#カービィのハッピーバースデー pic.twitter.com/mVy2QldNbg — 星のカービィ (@Kirby_JP) April 26, 2024 Yes, April 27th marks Kirby’s 32nd birthday and…
LEGO and Animal Crossing is a match made in heaven, but there was one curious omission from the line when it launched earlier this year: K.K. Slider. How could one of the most iconic characters of modern gaming not be included alongside villagers like Julian and Bunnie? Who even are…
Earlier this morning, Spanish gaming website Vandal reported new information provided by a reputable accessory manufacturer regarding the Switch 2. According to the report, the unnamed manufacturer claims to have interacted with the new console, which was encased in an “opaque box,”. Apparently, they were unable to see the console…
Time to add another franchise to the mile long list of spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This latest batch is giving one of last year’s best some due diligence in the form of spirits from none other than Platinum Games’ Switch-exclusive Astral Chain. Starting on 1/17 for 5 days,…
After rolling out The Wonderful 101 on Wii U to high praise but low sales, Nintendo and PlatinumGames have been tethered together again to bring the world a new action title. The accessibility and polish of the former paired to the satisfying combat and zealous style of the latter complement…
The Switch is becoming a haven for video game vocal themes, with soundtrack standouts lining up left and right across its library. While we got a lengthier look at the story via Nintendo UK’s Astral Chain launch trailer, the US version has just edged it out in a big way….
Today’s the day, action fans! Astral Chain is here and ready to recruit you for its patented PlatinumGames style. To help celebrate the launch, a special illustration has been produced by none other than Bayonetta character designer Mari Shimazaki. The Umbra Witch is back, but with those titular links involved…
Astral Chain is set to bring PlatinumGames’ police procedural action to the Switch this Friday, and Nintendo UK is heralding that arrival with an all-new launch trailer. Featuring plenty of characters and a hint at some of the story beats to expect, it’s enough of a tease to make these…
The wait for Astral Chain is winding down, and while we’ve seen a few bits of gameplay here and there, a new, hands-on session with the game’s director has come out of Gamescom. Nintendo UK sat down with Takahisa Taura to field some questions and experience some more of the…
Astral Chain is nearly here and it looks like embargoes are starting to lift with respect to footage. Those who have the game at this time have taken to sharing various previews and other snips of footage, but for those most drawn in by PlatinumGames’ knack for visual flair and…
PlatinumGames’ Astral Chain will be with us in just a few weeks, and ahead of launch they’ve shared a lengthy interview featuring the game’s director Takahisa Taura, as well as character designer and prolific manga artist Masakazu Katsura. The primary focus is on the character design, though sprinkled throughout are…
With all the piled-on Platinum Points from mobile games and other methods, My Nintendo rewards come fairly easily as long as you’re looking out for them. At the top of each month and days surrounding big game releases is always the best time to check for new reward options, and…
There’s just a little over a month to go until the launch of Astral Chain worldwide, and to get people hyped up, Nintendo of Japan has released another whopping eight minutes of gameplay footage, covering most all of the essentials. While it’s all in Japanese, you can take in the…
With about a month to go until PlatinumGames’ new IP Astral Chain arrives on Switch, various outlets are getting opportunities to test the game out. Digital Foundry was able to sample the demo with Nintendo of Europe and they’ve provided an extended discussion paired with new gameplay footage. While it’s…
Even when I’m staring at my calendar, waiting for Fire Emblem: Three Houses to drop later this month, there’s something else on the way that’s got my eye. Astral Chain, the latest action title from PlatinumGames, will be at our greedy fingertips at the end of August, and while there’ve…
