When Street Fighter 6 released for Nintendo Switch 2 on the console’s launch, it came with some new features exclusive to the Nintendo port. The most obvious feature was amiibo support, including Street Fighter character figurines and a brand-new set of cards specific to SF6. With DLC characters still coming…
When the Switch 2 was announced, a number of industry pundits were concerned that Nintendo had played things too safe. In the past, Nintendo has taken wild swings with its hardware and done outlandish things like include motion controls or force people to play with a tablet. The Nintendo Switch,…
Nintendo of Japan has just revealed one of what will surely be multiple announcements leading up to Mario’s 40th anniversary in September. My Mario, a new child-focused product line of merchandise and engagement experiences, is launching on Tuesday, August 26th in Japan. You can view the My Mario…
Welcome to Mii Weekly with Hero TJ! This show features headlines, impressions, and an assortment of variety segments all centered around Nintendo. In this edition, we cover the Nintendo Wire interview with the team behind NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection, plus Ryu Hyubasa’s potential inclusion in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. We…
Announced a few days late but just in time for the weekend, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has revealed some new spirits on the way! It feels like everybody is playing Monster Hunter Rise, but be sure to take a break from Kamura Village to grab these three new additions from…
Welcome to Mii Weekly with Hero TJ! This show features headlines, impressions, and an assortment of variety segments all centered around Nintendo. In this edition, we cover the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Monster Hunter Rise amiibo, the looming disappearance of Mario, and a new Pikmin smart phone…
The season has officially changed, and that means it’s time for a refreshing Spring Breeze. There’s no better herald for that than Kirby and friends, especially when you consider Kirby Super Star (where the Spring Breeze sub-game originated) just celebrated its 25th anniversary and Kirby’s Adventure celebrated its 28th yesterday….
The deluge of Nintendo-related anniversaries is never ending, and curating the lot is none other than Masahiro Sakurai. This really shouldn’t be a surprise, though, as the man has poured that kind of all-encompassing attention to the video game industry into each and every Super Smash Bros. title. We’ve featured…
Ah, purple. A color of royalty, equally solemn and extravagant with a touch of mystical flair. Though it doesn’t get the love the likes of red or blue do, enough characters sport that blend to base an entire Spirit event around them. For three days starting on 19/03, spirits…
“What?! I thought I was gonna be in Smash!” Those were bewildered words of Xenoblade Chronicles’ Rex in last month’s Nintendo Direct, which began with the game’s other cast members Pyra and Mythra revealed to be the latest additions to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster. As it turns out,…
Spirits are nearing the 1,500 mark in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with more arriving regularly by various means. Bravely Default II recently got a dedicated spot on the Spirit Board, and of course, every new DLC fighter brings their own batch. Pyra/Mythra had another couple of spirit surprises, though, for…
It was revealed by Masahiro Sakurai that Pyra/Mythra’s reveal movie was handled almost entirely by Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s developer MonolithSoft. Normally these are scripted and conceptualized by Sakurai himself, but this time around we got to see a little bit of Smash play out in the XC2 engine. That isn’t…
Every major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update brings both the obvious and the unexpected. We knew we’d be getting Pyra / Mythra and all things from yesterday’s Mr. Sakurai Presents, and that balance changes would likely work their way in. Did anyone call new amiibo functionality, though? In the latest…
Pyra and Mythra are making their debut as playable fighters on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate today, and as with all DLC characters, they’re also bringing their own battleground. During today’s Mr. Sakurai Presents presentation, director Masahiro Sakurai detailed the many elements of the new Cloud Sea of Alrest stage. It…
Kirby’s appearance when he Inhales new DLC fighters Pyra/Mythra in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been revealed thanks to this morning’s character presentation. Kirby is a unique fighter in that he can gain Copy Abilities from opponents he uses his Inhale move on. As shown in the screenshots below, Kirby…
