In the last week, Nintendo has added a bunch of classic games to its various emulators for Switch Online. After giving players the chance to play the first two Donkey Kong Land games, a trio of Genesis classics have been added to the Genesis app and they include one of…
Macy’s has announced the lineup of balloons for the 98th Thanksgiving Day parade and a veteran Pokémon float will be making its annual appearance again. The famous Pikachu and Eevee Pokésled balloon will return and mark 24 consecutive years that Pokémon has appeared in the parade. It’s nice to see…
When it comes to fiction, nothing strikes a chord with people quite like a long-standing narrative. This naturally extends to video game universes, such as the rather infamously complicated Legend of Zelda timeline. Despite how isolated each game in the series seems to feel, Nintendo does have an official canonical…
A few days ago the Pokémon Company announced the download distribution of the legendary Pokémon Zygarde, which is currently on-going until May 8th in North America. It turns out that was just the beginning of their Kalos legendary plans, as North America will be getting two more free downloads this…
The highly anticipated Kirby series amiibo will be released on April 28th in Japan. Exciting, right?! There’s no better way to celebrate the occasion than by having a whole string of giveaways for each and every Japanese figure in the line. Four individual Twitter accounts are sending off an amiibo…
More Mario Kart, Pokémon and Animal Crossing badges have found their way into the Badge Arcade today! Take a look at all the awesome new offerings! Act fast on those Pokémon badges, because today’s the only day for them, but everything else will be around for a while, so go…
Keiji Inafune’s Mega Man spiritual successor, Mighty No. 9, has had a rough cycle of development, with several delays pushing it back from its initial planned release window of April 2015. The wait will soon be over, however, as the developers at Comcept have confirmed Mighty No. 9 has gone…
Last week’s investors meeting provided the gaming world with a lot of new information regarding the future of Nintendo in terms of games, the direction mobile plans are headed in, what we should expect at this year’s E3, and (most interestingly) information about the NX. The new hardware’s release window–…
A Q&A with Nintendo’s President Tatsumi Kimishima from last weeks investor meeting has been released and based on the questions asked, it is apparent that investors are interested on how Nintendo plans to keep its momentum going in the mobile market. When asked why Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem were selected…
Let’s-a-go! A bunch of new Mario Kart 8, Splatoon, Pokémon and Animal Crossing badges are in today at the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Let’s check out what’s new! Free play? Wah! No. Practice catcher: It’s the final day for several Super Mario Maker badges as well as the Splatoon badges released…
Reimaginings of the iconic intro to Super Smash Bros. Melee aren’t difficult to find, but nothing quite compares to this effort released by The Reanimation Station earlier today. According to the video’s description, “Smash Bros. Melee Reanimated” is comprised of the work of over 30 different animators, who combined their…
Pokémon, being the huge phenomenon that it is, has made all sorts of appearances in the real world, from Pikachu cars to a live-action musical. Perhaps the most impressive of all these real-world cameos are the various aircraft that soared the skies of Japan from 1998 onwards. The tradition started…
The year of mythical and legendary Pokémon distributions is still going strong, with fans having just one more day to download Jirachi to their games. For those wanting to look a little further ahead, next month’s arrival of the nightmarish Darkrai has been detailed. Unlike the previous distributions, Celebi and…
Not much exciting news on the Badge Arcade front today. Just one new catcher’s made it’s way to us, but at least it’s cute! Pikmin doesn’t get as much love as it deserves. Unfortunately, today’s the only day for it, so get these badges fast! Free play? No. Practice catcher:…
This year has already been filled with free Pokémon downloads, thanks to the 20th anniversary celebrations. That doesn’t mean the Pokémon Company doesn’t have a few surprises up its sleeve, however, as you can now download the legendary Zygarde to any of the 3DS games! The distributed Zygarde matches one…
