When taking a look at where mainstream gaming got its start, one commonality makes itself apparent: the platformer genre. There’s been countless titles to use this formula over the years, and while many are still going strong in the modern day, many likewise have fallen to the wayside. There is…
During yesterday’s Pokémon Day festivities, a new trailer for the upcoming Nintendo Switch game Pokémon Legends: Z-A was showcased which gives us our best look at the game yet. After a year or so of silence, we now can see that Legends: Z-A isn’t deviating too much from what made…
In a rather surprising bit of news today, Nintendo of Japan has announced that one of the retro titles available through its Switch Online subscription service will actually be getting delisted soon. On March 28th, 2025, Super Formation Soccer will leave the Super Famicom App and subscribers will no longer…
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 launches tomorrow, and the review embargo lifted earlier today. The scores across the board are quite positive, averaging at a high 85 on Metacritic, and coming with glowing praise from several outlets. A couple points ring out across the reviews. Many outlets praise the game’s scope and…
Japan has seen its fair share of pop-up cafés over the past few years, with Kirby, Final Fantasy and even Dragon Ball themed attractions making their rounds all over Tokyo. While these establishments are always fun to see, they tend to close up shop just as quickly as they come,…
The long-running Atelier series always flew under my radar, but with it coming to the Switch soon it might just be time to fix that. Atelier Lydie & Suelle: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the franchise, and if you’ve been along for it at…
There’s nothing quite like fighting games, and that means there’s nothing quite like EVO. The world’s biggest tournament for these one-on-one slugfests has been a Las Vegas standard for several years now, but during this year’s event it was announced that EVO would also be coming to Japan in January…
After some confusion regarding a leak of the Super Mario Cereal box, Nintendo and Kellogg’s have announced an official release date for the special breakfast food. Whether you want to try the newest Nintendo themed cereal or buy two boxes to complete your amiibo collection, rest assured that you won’t…
Team Meat kicked off its first email newsletter detailing Super Meat Boy Forever. If you think back to its feature at PAX West this year, as well as Nintendo’s Nindies@Night event, you might remember that we got a preview of the highly anticipated game — yet the release window remained…
The pattern of early releases with Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp continues! Originally scheduled for tonight, the game’s first holiday event arrived 24 hours early. You’ll have until December 25th at 9:59 p.m. PT | December 26th at 12:59 a.m. ET to partake in the festivities, so it’s time to get…
Those looking for the next big dump of Nintendo news might not have to wait much longer. A PS4 Reddit user by the name OldSoul 2 claims to be a part of an EA employee email chain and posted what appears to be a timeline of marketing and development goals…
2017 has been the 30th anniversary of Mega Man, and while there were a few celebrations like the second Mega Man Legacy Collection, there hasn’t been anything too major. That may soon change, though, as Siliconera has gotten hold of an invitation from Capcom to check out an anniversary livestream…
After around a week of teasing, Bandai Namco has confirmed that it has a My Hero Academia game in the works, with the subtitle One’s Justice. Not only that but it will be heading to the Nintendo Switch, as well as PS4. Based on the popular anime and manga series…
First things first – spoiler warning! Chances are this Rare Blade is hard to obtain in the main game, and longtime fans of the “Xeno” franchise will likely want to be surprised. Those who are fine with getting a sneak peek, though, keep reading on. Before Monolith Soft became a…
Line, the preeminent messaging service in Japan, has been making waves with its licensed stickers for years now. Mario got some great ones recently and I’ve gotten plenty of use out of my Kirby set, but it’s time for something a little more ink-credible. Thanks to Splatoon 2’s…
