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…
If you haven’t signed on to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp yet today, you might want to ponder doing so soon — you’re in for a treat! The latest update has brought us a whole trio of notices offering news about the very first Gyroidite Scavenger Hunt, new paint jobs available…
Included in Nintendo’s annual financial report was a small nugget on amiibo sales over the past fiscal year. While one might expect that sales of the popular figures to decline over time, it appears that Nintendo has defied the odds and increased sales of the toys-to-life mainstays instead. Approximately…
Fortnite is currently the biggest game in the world, so it would make sense for it to come to the hottest console on the market. Twitter user @LeakyPandy who, under the name Vandal_Leaks, leaked info about the March Nintendo Direct that proved true, stated that they have been hearing rumblings…
In a move that will splinter the Splatoon community forever, Nintendo announced that the next North American and European Splatfests will be a tournament to decide which of the four Ninja Turtles is the best. (It’s Michelangelo.) The bloodsport will take place over three weekends: Raph vs. Leo: May 4…
While the franchise is nowhere near as popular in the west as some of the company’s other JRPG properties, Square Enix has been oddly supportive of the SaGa series lately. It seems like the trend will continue, too, with the latest entry apparently set for an English localization. SaGa: Scarlet…
Nintendo’s Investor Report has just come out and within it are some great bits of news and information. Among that is an update to the listing of top selling Switch titles, as of March 31st this year. Standing tall at the top is Super Mario Odyssey, which managed to hit…
The signs have been there for a while now, and it’s been made official by the sales figures released in today’s Nintendo Investor’s report – Breath of the Wild is the best-selling game in the Legend of Zelda franchise, ever. The game has now sold 8.48 million copies on Switch…
The 2017 Fiscal Year Earnings report has finally been uploaded by Nintendo and while we’re still combing over the details, one part in particular takes precedent. At the end of June, the company will have a new Representative Director and President, and his name is Shuntaro Furukawa. Tatsumi Kimishima,…
Nintendo of America has just announced that a new costume has just been added to Super Mario Odyssey. The Topper Hat and Topper Suit, themed after Topper the Broodal himself, are the latest additions to the game’s extensive costume lineup! In order to get both, you’ll need to beat…
Welcome to Smash, Switch, Speculation! Each week we take a look at the biggest questions in the world of Super Smash Bros. Switch and discuss what we expect to see when the newest iteration lands on the console later this year. We discuss how Mario and Cappy could be implemented…
Pokémon Trainers who have returned to complete the game’s new research tasks will be happy to hear that there’s a slight change taking place soon. Announced online and in-game, May’s Field Research will star Zapdos. It looks like like each month will feature a new theme as well as a…
Things have been awfully quiet for the surprise fighting game collaboration between Studio Saizensen and Nicalis, Blade Strangers. Announced last E3, other than the occasional bit of news and gameplay there just hadn’t been anything new to report. That’s why this development is exciting: once again, out of nowhere, we’ve…
