With the Nintendo Switch 2 only being two months old at this point, it makes sense that there aren’t any color options available quite yet. Past Nintendo handhelds have had a myriad of special editions and colors to choose from, and while the Switch 2 will likely get some in…
Visitors to Japan this month will want to make a stop by McDonald’s if they’re big into Pokémon. As part of a special promotion starting on August 8th, 2025, McDonald’s Japan will be carrying a handful of new, exclusive Pokémon toys in Happy meals as well as the previously reported…
In a bit of surprising news today, RedOctane Games has announced its establishment as a new studio within Embracer Freemode. Those familiar with the Guitar Hero franchise will be keenly familiar with the name as Red Octane was the manufacturer of the famous guitar controllers for its namesake franchise. This…
I had high hopes for June’s NES additions, what with the likely E3 overlap. Yet here we are with three titles joining the online lineup on Switch that feel a little lacking. That’s just my take though, so have a look for yourself: It’s not that any of…
The annual independent games festival BitSummit was held this last weekend. Celebrating the indie game scene in Japan, notable and longtime industry icons attended to promote their newest works. With the show over now, media outlets have started to publish interviews that came out of the event. Gematsu was able…
The good folks over at Yacht Club Games are hard at work on Shovel Knight’s final two expansions, King of Cards and Showdown. While a release date has yet to be formally announced following April’s unfortunate delay, a new blog post by the acclaimed developers unearthed a few treasures and…
If you like spamming your friends with Line stickers like I do, then you’re in luck, because Atlus has a released a batch of new Persona Q2 Line stickers to coincide with the game’s release. For the low price of one buck (plus tax), you can get a variety of…
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I remember the day well. It was the first week of April, 2011, in high school drama class — freshman year. We were slacking off between one of Mr. McKillip’s improv games when I noticed a classmate had a shiny new toy. It had a metallic aqua casing, a slick…
If you’ve been busy running around and planting flowers so you can gather up all those fluttervows for the current garden event in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, you need know that it’s time to really pick up the pace! The second half of the event has kicked off this morning,…
Anybody who’s kept up with my reviews on this site knows that I’m a big fan of the Etrian Odyssey series. It’s also not much of a secret that I’m a big fan of Persona, having indulged in most of the modern numbered titles and their various spinoffs. And you…
Today Sega of Japan held its final Mega Drive Mini stream, confirming the last ten games that’ll be included the 30 that were previously announced. That’s not all though – both Darius and Tetris are getting new ports as well, with the latter being based on an exceedingly rare official…
Niantic has been testing the Pokémon GO waters this year with Raid-centric events, including Legendary Raid Hour. A golden hour when a plethora gyms are taken over by Legendary Pokémon, this event has occurred during the lunch hour rush (12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) and the transition to twilight (6…
It’s almost that time of the year again – Nintendo’s General Shareholders Meeting! Also E3 too, I guess. Jokes aside, Nintendo’s end-of-June shareholders meetings often include some interesting morsels of information. Last year’s, for instance, brought with it the news that Shuntaro Furukawa would become president of the company, alongside…
