The Metroid comic that could have been

Author: Bobby Soto
Categories: Merchandise, Retro

Artist Steven Butler revealed concept art for a Metroid comic series on his Facebook page today.   According to Butler, he was commissioned by Archie Comics to draw up these concept images roughly six years ago. “They paid me for doing the drawings, and they were a blast to do!”…

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Ironcast arrives this summer on Nintendo Switch

Categories: News, Switch

Developed by Dreadbit and published by Ripstone, Ironcast is making the jump to the Nintendo Switch this year. What’s Ironcast? Well, if you love the steampunk genre then you’ll want to check out this game! From the Ripstone site: “Inspired by Victorian era science fiction writers such as H.G. Wells…

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Runbow Pocket launches on June 20th

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: 3DS, News, Switch

It’s been nearly a year since we reported that Runbow will be making its way to the Nintendo 3DS. After months of release date confusion and developer commentary, we now have a solid release date for the title, thanks to a recently published article over at Nintendo Life. Runbow Pocket…

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So fresh! Takoroka clothing is back for Splatoon 2

Categories: News, Switch

Start prepping your re-rolls again, the sporty brand, Takoroka, is showing off some fan favorites and new duds on the Japanese Splatoon Twitter account. Headgear Takoroka Mesh is back. The hat is back and matches the returning Choco Layered LS perfectly! If you prefer visors, then it looks like Takoroka…

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New Fire Emblem Warriors character images surface

Author: Lauren Ganos
Categories: 3DS, News, Switch

Yesterday’s images showing off characters that will appear in Fire Emblem Warriors came as a big surprise after going months without any news regarding the upcoming Nintendo Switch and 3DS title — and it looks like that wasn’t quite the end of it! Once again, Famitsu has provided us with…

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Lego Dimensions Wave 9 to launch September 12th

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Wii U

The next wave of Lego Dimensions figures finally has a release date – September 12th. The cross-media crossover will only get more varied as The Powerpuff Girls, Teen Titans Go! and even Beetlejuice join the ever-growing selection of characters and worlds. Here’s the run-down of each set from Warner Bros….

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The Pokémon Company releases a quirky Magnemite song

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News

For those unaware, The Pokémon Company’s Japanese branch has a tendency to celebrate specific Pokémon with elaborate campaigns. One recent example that eventually did head westward was The Magikarp Song, but there have been many others. Today, a new campaign was kicked off focusing on Magnemite with another delightfully bizarre…

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