A brand-new Kirby Café has finally opened in Osaka! Located in the Daimari Shinsaibashi Store in Osaka City, this now makes three permanent locations available in Japan. As with all other locations, the Osaka Café requires reservations, which can be hard to come by and often sell out quickly. You…
As is tradition every quarter, Nintendo has released a new issue of its in-house magazine titled “Nintendo Magazine.” Shockingly original name aside, this Winter 2024 issue is now available digitally, and physical issues for the Japanese market will be shipping out soon. This newest release contains information about Nintendo’s games…
I didn’t anticipate that I would be writing about a new Sega Genesis cartridge in 2024, but we’re certainly living in some bizarre times. To promote the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film, Sega has produced some promotional Genesis cartridges that include EPK (electronic press kit) materials. There’s even a…
Get out of the way, new hardware, because we got a few seconds of Splatoon 3 gameplay on hand! Multiple games were included in the first look of the Switch OLED model, but none are so eye-catching as Splatoon 3. Maybe it’s the purple and yellow ink, or the glimpses…
Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct crescendoed with the announcement of Splatoon 3, the continuation of Nintendo’s youngest franchise. Following the results of Splatoon 2’s “final” Splatfest (Final Fest Splatocalypse), we see the squiddy world in a post Team Chaos win, leaning more heavily into its post-apocalyptic backstory. Despite the game looking quite…
For its final announcement, today’s Nintendo Direct had a big surprise for all you squidkids out there. Yes, Splatoon is back with a brand new title on the way! Featuring many fresh elements in its brief introductory trailer, it also showed off a world that may be the aftermath of…
A potential sequel to 2017’s Splatoon 2 has not entered development, according to series producer Hisashi Nogami. The news comes from website Japanese Nintendo, which published a translated interview between Japanese magazine Famitsu and Nogami, which was made possible thanks to Twitter user BlackKite. In the interview, Nogami notes that…
Looks like invincibility doesn’t mean unbeatable in Splatoon 2. The Super Mario 35th Anniversary Splatfest has come to a close, and it looks like the real unstoppable force was the plumber’s most trusty power-up. With a giant lead when it comes to clout, Super Mushrooms are standing tall over their…
Nintendo is busying restocking the Nintendo Store rewards section on the My Nintendo site! While leftovers of the Mario ornament and Holiday cards set have returned, there are two “new” additions to spend Platinum Points on. What was thought to be exclusive to Japan last year, the Super Smash Bros….
Fill up those ink tanks, grab your splattershots, and get ready to roll. This morning Nintendo of America released Splatoon 2 artwork to celebrate the winter season and its many holidays, but more importantly for competitive players, the company finally provided concrete dates and times for the upcoming Super Mario…
Though they’re not available yet here in America, the Super Mario 35th Anniversary Splatoon 2 keychains have made their way to squid kids’ hands in Japan. These special promo items made to commemorate the upcoming Super Mario Power-Up Splatfest will be available via My Nintendo and their designs have been…
Update (4/30): You can download the Splatoon 2 Special Demo 2020 in the Nintendo Switch eShop, and the event is now live! Right alongside the news of a condiment-fueled Splatfest re-run, Splatoon 2 has announced a special, free demo period for the game. Anyone who hasn’t made their way to…
The Splatocalpyse is over and the results of the final Splatoon 2 Splatfest are in, with Pearl and Team Chaos taking the win from Team Order with a score of 3-0. Team Chaos beat Team Order in terms of popularity and Clout for both Normal and Pro matches. …
Today is the big day at PAX East, where finalists from throughout the United States are duking it out to be the best there ever was. The focus is on two particular games; Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. A pattern of sorts, given how Nintendo has hosted competitions…
The Squid Research Lab has said in the past that major updates and new weapons would be coming to an end to Splatoon 2. Now we have an exact date for this last big update, December 5th. Detailed in a video straight from the Lab, there’s more than…
