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…
The obituary for Alan Stone, co-founder of Nintendo of America and CEO of Sega Enterprises (now known as Sega Entertainment), has officially been published. Stone, an industry veteran who was an integral part in Nintendo’s coin-op game era, passed away just on Friday from cancer. Stone hadn’t been a part…
The official US Pokémon Center has announced that a new line of figures is coming, starting on February 27th. Gallery Figures feature Mew, Eevee, Pikachu and Magikarp as they perform some of their signature moves. The first four Gallery Figures depict some well-known Pokémon as they perform an attack: Mew…
It’s no use pretending you don’t love this brand new Silver the Hedgehog statue from First 4 Figures. The new pose of everyone’s favorite time traveling hedgehog features Silver using his psychokinetic powers to bend metal bars to create a way forward, as seen countless times in the legendary Sonic…
Here’s the grand tour of the Chicago Nintendo Switch event that was held on February 17th. We got hands-on time with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the demo version of Splatoon 2, Snipperclips, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and more. Check it out!
GameXplain has released a video showcasing all of the amiibo boxes, giving us our first view of what each amiibo will do in-game. The Guardian The Guardian amiibo unlocks a score of rare weapons and items, including what is being dubbed as “anti-Guardian arrows.” Bokoblin The Bokoblin amiibo…
It’s national Zelda day today, and you know what that means – more Kirby badges of course! Nab some monochromatic baddies before they boogie back to Planet Popstar in a couple days. Remember, brand new Kirby badges float into the Badge Arcade this week, heavily inspired by Kirby’s Dream Land…
Celebrate Pokémon Day (February 27th) when you play Pokémon GO by catching a themed Pikachu decked out in a party hat! Simply sign into the game on your mobile device and start searching for the electric ‘mon on February 26th at 1:00 p.m. PST. Any Pika you come across will…
If you’ve ever been to Japan you’ll know capsule toys, or Gashapon, are all the rage. Now, in the run-up to the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s release, Bandai has announced a wave of toys that will be distributed via the popular machines. Available in late March for…
For the past month Nintendo has been on a roll with Nintendo Switch demo events, and now, with almost one week left to go, three more pop-up events have been scheduled. The new events will take place in more unorthodox locations to highlight the “play anywhere” approach of the system….
It’s hard to forget the impact Pokémon GO had back in July, and even harder to forget is the amount of money it made in such a short time. And while this lasted for a decent while, by the end of the summer it was clear that people were getting…
In an interview with IGN, Nintendo’s Bill Trinen provided new insights regarding Nintendo’s announcement last week that DLC will be coming to Breath of the Wild in the form of a $20 “Expansion Pass,” which received a mixed reception from fans, at best. It’s hard to imagine that Nintendo was…
Nintendo Japan has released a new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. While most of the footage is stuff we’ve already seen, there’s at least one new clip included. Check it out!
