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…
Today, a new line of Pokémon Kuttari Cutie plushes was announced for release in Japan! Just like the previously released Kuttari these are perfect for displaying on their own or stacking with others and feature a lying-down style unique to most Pokémon plushes. Coming June 18th to Pokémon Center stores,…
Have you ever dreamed of having your Mii get Mii-Married? Does your Mii just want to party in a fancy tux? You’re in luck! A brand new Miitomo Drop theme is available, and it’s all about weddings! Each of the three stages features different wedding attire, whether you’re the bride,…
The Japanese Splatoon Twitter account announced today that there will be a Famicom-style N-Zap coming to Splatoon in the June 7th update. The N-Zap ‘83 is shooter-style weapon, like its predecessors, and features the Point-Sensor as its sub weapon and the Kraken special.
Yacht Club Games released a new animated gif on their Twitter today that gave us our first official look at gameplay for the upcoming King Knight campaign. Following the amazing Plague of Shadows update to Shovel Knight, Yacht Club Games are releasing campaigns for King Knight, Specter Knight, as well…
The penultimate DLC release in Fire Emblem Fates’s Map Pack 2 is now available for purchase and download. “V: Endless Dawn” follows a party of child units led by Shigure as they “[storm] the enemy gates.” Players who successfully complete the map will receive both Speedtaker and Resistancetaker Scrolls, which…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Donkey Kong Country 3 barrels its way onto the 3DS, The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 finally makes its Nintendo console debut, and Metroid Prime Hunters blasts space pirate scum on the Wii U Virtual Console. Charge those mega busters and sharpen your gunlances…
SEGA has unveiled new details regarding the upcoming 3DS title Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice. Releasing on September 27th, SEGA describes the new game as the “premiere Sonic title of the year.” Fire and Ice will be showing at E3 this year, and fans are hopeful it will be a…
Here we are at last, to what I consider the pinnacle of the Kirby series, and my personal favorite. Kirby Super Star saw the return of Masahiro Sakurai as director, and in the time between Kirby’s Adventure and this he managed to find a way to make a larger, more…
June’s wave of new Netflix content has arrived, and with it comes a healthy dose of Pokémon titles. Pokémon XY: Kalos Quest: Season 2 joins the first season, which has been available on the service since February. The series follows Ash Ketchum and his friends on a new adventure through…
The former exclusive and successful Wii U indie title, Runbow, will soon be getting a physical release for the Nintendo 3DS on September 6th this year. Published by Nighthawk Interactive, this game is a side scrolling platformer that will have you racing against your opponents to see who can get…
The official Japanese Monster Hunter Stories limited edition game is available for pre-order via the eCapcom store now. For around 8,300 yen (or roughly $80 USD) the limited edition copy of the game will come bundled with a bunch of Monster Hunter Stories related goodies. The limited edition version of…
The latest Pokémon Sun and Moon trailer is called “Explore the Alola Region”, but truth be told most of the focus was on the legendary Pokémon and non-playable characters. Nevertheless, we still get a nice zoomed-out view of its many different islands. To help figure out what we’ll be seeing…
