With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
We’re only about a month away before Kirby makes his latest (and possibly final) appearance on the Nintendo 3DS in Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn. To celebrate, Nintendo Japan has launched a webpage with new assets and details for the game. A demo is also available on both the Japanese and…
Pancakes. Waffles. Two golden treats equally well suited to start your morning as breakfast, or they can finish off your day as a sweet dessert. These warm and whip creamed delights are dueling it out across Inkopolis Square in this upcoming Splatfest, with syrup set to reign supreme no matter…
Hard to believe there was a time I thought Pokémon GO was on the way out. After an explosive launch the game was no doubt on a decline — but now? Now this baby’s got legs that’d make a Hitmonlee blush. January 2019 saw the mobile game make $68.1 million…
I’m waiting patiently for Bubble Bobble to arrive via the NES Online service, but in the meantime Hamster’s been bringing some NEOGEO magic to the system with the already-available Puzzle Bobble and soon-to-be Puzzle Bobble 2. We now know that the sequel will arrive on Nintendo Switch tomorrow, at least…
UPDATE: If you can’t wait for another week and you want to see Pikachu’s One Lucky Day unboxing, then Funko has you covered. Following both announcements this morning, a livestream featuring both the Bulbasaur Pop and A Day with Pikachu figure unboxings was shared. In addition to Luck Incense, an…
UPDATE: Following this morning’s Pokémon Funko announcements, Funko hosted a Periscope stream at The Pokémon Company’s offices in Washington. During the stream it was confirmed that Bulbasaur will be available at all retailers, online and in-store, on February 27th. What’s so special about this particular date? It’s Pokémon Day! To…
Mortal Kombat 11’s reveal last month showed off only a handful of kharacters, but NetherRealm Studios is slowly revealing more of the kast. In a “Kombat Kast” livestream on Tuesday, the developers showed off a gameplay trailer of Kabal, the weirdo first introduced in Mortal Kombat 3, best known for…
Last year, Take-Two brought Paradox’s beloved Civilization series to the Nintendo Switch, with the latest mainline entry. After the publisher’s latest financial report, CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed that the Switch port “significantly exceeded expectations”, and provided the following quote to GameIndustry.biz: “We felt good about the platform and we…
Despite being a Square Enix franchise with relatively few entries, the Mana series is one of the company’s most popular, with its games being ported to and remade on many different systems over the years. It looks like the trend will only continue, with Square Enix trademarking Final Fantasy Adventure,…
It’s almost that lovely time of year once more, as barely more than a week is left til the romantic holiday du jour, Valentine’s Day. But for the lonely hearts out there (and those who just like their beautiful anime people), Fire Emblem Heroes has you covered with a new…
Nintendo of America has just announced that the latest batch of NES games coming to Nintendo Switch Online is on the way. Starting on February 13th, subscribers of the service can play Super Mario Bros. 2 and Kirby’s Adventure! Super Mario Bros. 2 and Kirby’s Adventure are coming to…
It’s time to crack open those Mystery Boxes, Trainers, because some exciting news has made its way to Pokémon GO! You may remember back in September when The Pokémon Company and Niantic paired up to reveal the existence of a new Pokémon, Meltan. Meltan made waves leading up to the…
