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…
Hot on the ink-trail of its predecessor, de Blob 2 will be getting ported to the Nintendo Switch in just under a month. The sequel, which originally launched for the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii back in 2011, brings in several new levels, power-ups and boss battles. Two player split-screen…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate may be GameCube compatible, but if you haven’t got a backstock of one of the greatest controllers of all time, PDP is offering up a new alternative based on that beauty. Have a look for yourself at the Link, Mario, and Pikachu inspired designs: The…
We’ve had our eye on the Hori D-pad Joy-Con alternative controller for some time now, and while it looked to be locked to Japan previously, we now know it’ll be releasing stateside after all. IGN featured the product and revealed that it will be coming to North America later this…
While it’s hard to see the production of 3DS systems slow down, knowing that we’re getting such a creative selection of New 2DS XL designs to pick from kind of makes up for it. The latest treat we’ve received was discovering that Nintendo released this gorgeous Animal Crossing New 2DS…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week when we dare to challenge both your D-pad’s durability and sanity’s stamina with the ultimate test in video game bragging rights. Hot off the treasure tracking trail of our Captain Toad challenge comes yet another ruthless run that’ll leave you beaten,…
The Tales of series has had a long history, with plenty of games on Nintendo systems and otherwise. In a new video for the next release, Bandai Namco has shared a brief look back into each of the mainline games. Have a look for yourself: It's all come full…
Just recently Bandai Namco confirmed its next Digimon game, subtitled Survive, and it’s looking like quite the different experience. This first trailer makes it even more apparent, with some glimpses of artwork accompanied by melancholy tunes, capped off with the slightest tease of the strategy RPG gameplay. Take a look:…
The biannual Wonder Festival in Japan has gotten into full swing, bringing with it its usual bounty of video game and anime figure pictures and announcement. And the lineup this year is something else, as a whole bunch of Nintendo and Nintendo-adjacent figures are being showcased. Check out the gallery…
As the 3DS’ lifespan continues sinking into the sunset, certain series’ that relied on it and its predecessors’ unique capabilities are left in uncertainty. Case in point – Etrian Odyssey, which premiered on the DS and thrived thanks to the two-screen touch-enabled set-up that allowed the easy marking of maps…
Dream Land’s no stranger to the First4Figure treatment, with both Sword and Fighter Kirby as well as Meta Knight getting the high end treatment. Now a new pink puffball is up to order and it might just be the best one yet. Not since Majora’s Mask have I…
After weeks of ratings board slip-ups and datamined logos we finally have confirmation from Bandai Namco that Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! is heading to western Nintendo Switch systems this November, while the PS4 will be getting Drum Session. Oddly there’s no confirmation of the drum peripheral…
The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon and Kirby have all received orchestrated concerts in recent years within Japan, but now Nintendo’s biggest mascot is finally getting the same treatment. As announced by Famitsu, “Super Mario Orchestra Concert – Bowser is the Hero!?” will be heading to the Kyoto Cross-Media Experience festival…
