Early last month, RPG fans were shocked to discover that the fan-favorite title Octopath Traveler had been delisted from the Nintendo eShop out of nowhere. The game was a big hit among critics and fans of the genre worldwide, releasing initially as a Nintendo Switch exclusive before arriving on other…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
G-MODE has slowly but surely been reviving its back catalog of games that were once exclusive to Japanese feature phones, including fairly big names. The latest? The Atlus developed Persona 3 prequel, Aigis: The First Mission. The game is an action RPG set in 1999, ten years before the events…
Over the past few decades Akira Himekawa – a pseudonym for two anonymous female mangaka – has worked on many successful manga adaptations of games in the Legend of Zelda series. Unfortunately, their last major undertaking was Phantom Hourglass in 2009, although a small Skyward Sword prequel from the duo…
Nintendo of America just announced on Twitter that eight new weapons will be added to Splatoon on June 7th to commemorate the game’s first anniversary. Among the weapons shown in the promo are a new Aerospray and a new N-ZAP. Nintendo Inquirer has also joined in on the celebration by…
Just hours after collectors received a glimpse of Kotobukiya’s upcoming Red with Pikachu figure, new images of other future figures have made their way out of Mega Hobby Expo 2016 Spring. Kotobukiya figures of Brock, Nurse Joy, Mewtwo and Lucario were all spotted at the event, each sporting the same…
Just in time for the one-year anniversary of Splatoon’s launch in Japan, both a Squid Sisters CD and some fresh, new merchandise have been announced for release overseas. “Splatoon Live in Makuhari” will include every track originally performed at January’s live concert event, as well as two new songs: “Tokimeki…
One year ago today, Splatoon was released, to critical acclaim, on the Wii U. With one year of Splatoon experience under my belt, I’m just going to come right out and say it: Splatoon is the best game that Nintendo released on the Wii U. In an industry where shooters…
Well, it looks like the end for Nintendo, right? Many consider the Wii U to be a failure, 3DS sales have stalled, and the release calendar for the rest of 2016 is pretty barren. On top of all of this news, Nintendo recently announced it would only be showing one…
You may remember a few months back when we posted about a Trainer Red figure that was shown off at the Japanese Figure Expo and Anime Japan 2016. Now we have our first look at the fully painted figure, courtesy of Pokemon-matome.net. You can check out the gallery below.
Japan is receiving a new 32GB Wii U bundle that includes Splatoon and the two brand new Squid Sisters amiibo. This bundle comes out on July 7th exclusively in Japan. The best part about bundles like this are the beautiful box art, and this bundle is no exception. I hope…
Good news, Vans fans! Nintendo and Vans are hosting an interactive exhibition showcasing Nintendo products from both past and present. Vans announced the event through an official press release on the House of Vans website. Taking place from June 2nd through the 19th, the Vans x Nintendo Interactive Exhibition will…
Three new Miitomo Drop stages have appeared in Miitomo today, and they’re all about racing! Head on over to Miitomo and grab yourself a sweet Car Suit, or a slick Checkered Flag Jacket!
UPDATE: It looks like one other piece of pre-order DLC slipped through the cracks! Those who pre-order via Best Buy can get the “Retail Hero” costume pictured below: Aspiring demon hunters have a difficult choice to make in the coming months, as Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse is set to…
Today, Nintendo of America announced that they are partnering with Community Effort Orlando, aka CEO, to bring Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as well as Melee to the tournament. CEO has been around since 2010, when Alex Jebailey, the head of the tournament, and a group of south Florida…
