After a few years of running a YouTube channel dedicated to game development tips and insights, Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has finally hung up the reins. In his final video, he not only shared some extra insight about what he hopes to achieve with any new projects, but Sakurai…
It’s official! After a long wait, Dotemu has finally confirmed that Metal Slug Tactics will be launching on Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5, Xbox, and Steam on November 5th. Check out the announcement trailer below! Unlike other entries in the Metal Slug franchise, Metal Slug Tactics brings turn-based combat while…
The yearly Halloween event is back and Pokémon GO and is once again split into two parts. For Halloween Part I, Morpeko and Dynamax Gastly debut. Some Costumed Pokémon will be available early, but they’re paywalled behind two paid Timed Research quests. The Halloween 2024 Part II event will start…
Today marked the grand reopening of the Nintendo World Store in New York City! Now donning the title Nintendo New York, the famous and beloved location for fans from all over the world has opened its doors once again to celebrate the games and characters we’ve come to cherish over…
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original Pokémon games, Nintendo will be hosting a Pokémon themed Splatfest next week! The news was shared via the official Splatoon Tumblr. The event will begin on February 19th at 10:00 p.m. PST and end on February 20th at 10:00 p.m. PST. The…
Back in 2014 we first heard that Sega was collaborating with Sony on a Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and after a long period of silence we’ve heard more about the project. In an interview with The Worldfolio, President and CEO of the Sega Sammy Group dropped the news of a…
Huge Badge Arcade update today! A couple more Legend of Zelda catchers have been added today, with one even including some launch badges. However, the real draw for today is the Splatoon badges– a whopping nine new catchers have been added to the Arcade with Squid Kid badges galore! There…
A lot of interesting news came out of yesterday’s investor meeting, including amiibo sales numbers and the company’s interest in Virtual Reality; not to mention the big financial report that provided the world with a better understanding of where the company stands at the moment. Among these pieces of news…
Zelda fans are in for a treat in the Badge Arcade today: five new games featuring Majora’s Mask games are now available! The majority of the badges featured in the games are the tons of different masks obtainable in Majora’s Mask, and there are a few other items too, like…
If you’re looking to spice up your 3DS home screen with something a little more practical, today is your day! Featured in the today’s Badge Arcade is a whopping 23 new games, all with new launch badges! Launch badges are badges that launch some of the 3DS pre-installed applications, like…
Splatoon, Pokémon X & Y and BOXBOY! badges make a reappearance today in the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Snag yourself some badges of those nasty Octarians, Qbby and Pokémon– like Yveltal, Delphox and Greninja– for a limited time. Today’s practice catcher is based off this: The Badge Arcade’s special theme promotion…
Now that it’s resting proudly on my shelf, the Shovel Knight amiibo has become one of my favorites. The quality of the figure is remarkable, with the Blue Burrower standing proudly upon his unique base with shovel at the ready. Anyone concerned a third party character wouldn’t match the standard…
Nintendo has announced that early next week there will be an extended maintenance period for its online services. While the weekend won’t be touched, starting Monday, January 11th at 5:00 p.m. PST, the Nintendo Network will be down for at least ten hours. During this time “certain network services” such…
Animal Crossing has been seeing a lot of Badge Arcade love lately, and today is no different. Four new badge games are here and ripe for the picking, featuring some adorable Animal Crossing villager and NPC faces! A couple of these were available yesterday, but we didn’t get to cover…
We’re going back to the classics today in the Nintendo Badge Arcade with the original Legend of Zelda and Kirby games. 12 new games (six of each) are here, featuring our old 8-bit friends such as Link, the fairies, Kirby, Dedede, and a whole slew of enemies from both games….
