In a series of posts over on Twitter, former Capcom composer Masakazu Sugimori has suggested that Ace Attorney would not have become a franchise if it were released in the current gaming industry. As he explains, the initial sales numbers were so low that any modern publisher would have completely…
In a new report from Bloomberg, it’s been suggested that the Nintendo Switch 2 will move around five million consoles in its first week globally. That would wind up making it the fastest-selling launch for a console ever. For residents of the US and Canada, yesterday was when they finally…
As the weather continues to warm up as spring arrives in full, there are plenty of people looking to enjoy their time in the sun. For the Pokémon fans out there, there’s no better way to do so than by enjoying the Alola region’s tropical weather and colorful scenery. If…
Update: It looks like the Joy-Con are coming stateside after all! In fact, they are both up for pre-order via the My Nintendo Store right now! Pre-order links below: Pink and Yellow Purple and Green It seems like it has been quite some time since Nintendo announced any fresh additions…
Have you been wishing that you could make better use of your old N64 controllers in the age of wireless controllers? Thanks to a brand new mod kit from 8BitDo, now you can! 8BitDo has announced a brand new mod kit that converts old, wired N64 controllers into wireless Bluetooth…
The first event of Pokémon GO’s Season of Hidden Gems is a short one. For three hours, Trainers can partake in a Research Day event that features a variety of Pokémon that could be considered “hidden gems” themselves. While not referred to as a Limited Field Research Day event, that’s…
Form your party and set forth for the labyrinth! The Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection launches today, packing together the first three Etrian Odyssey titles in one Nintendo Switch-bound package, and Atlus has released a launch trailer to celebrate, featuring some of Yuzo Koshiro’s iconic tracks (including, of course, “The End…
It was an extremely short time after the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom when players discovered a trick to fusing materials to arrows that allowed for easy item duplication. Well, that method got patched out, but there’s still another, arguably even easier way to dupe…
The plumbers have done it – according to the latest figures, the Super Mario Bros. Movie achieved a global box office gross of $1.288 billion dollars, which climbs past Disney’s titanic smash hit Frozen ($1.284 bil) to become the second highest grossing animated film of all-time, only behind Frozen 2…
Games that imitate FromSoftware’s iconic Souls/Ring/Borne/Kiro series often borrow the same narrative styling, specifically focusing on ambient worldbuilding over talky narratives. The Last Hero of Nostalgaia is doing the absolute opposite of that. It may be taking the core gameplay and somewhat dark tone of its inspiration, but the story…
Every few months, the seasons change into spring, summer, fall, or winter. Inspired by these changes Niantic added Seasons to Pokémon GO back in December 2020. Each Season in the mobile game is three months long and features special events, certain Pokémon appearing more often in the wild (in certain…
Over a year after halting operations, Nintendo’s eShop in Russia is effectively being permanently canned – Nintendo of Europe announced it would be halting eShop sales in Russia from today, May 31st. The company states that customers can redownload previously purchased games and DLC from the eShop, but they won’t…
It’s been a while since Nintendo has taken center stage at a live event. With Nintendo’s absence from E3 last year and the complete cancellation of the event this year, you can only imagine my surprise and delight when the company announced its own live event — introducing Nintendo Live,…
Matthew Mercer is a pretty accomplished guy, having voiced a litany of iconic characters and also playing Ganondorf in the just-released The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. He’s also the dungeon master in Critical Role, an extremely popular Dungeons & Dragons podcast and show. And in a happy…
After a big accidental fakeout, it’s happened for real: Pokémon HOME has updated to version 3.0.0! The official Twitter account for the franchise celebrated with an illustration: 本日5月30日（火）より、『Pokémon HOME』が『ポケモン スカーレット・バイオレット』と順次連携開始！連携すると、隠れ特性のニャオハ・ホゲータ・クワッスがもらえるよ。さらに連携を記念したイラストも公開！キミもぜひ3匹をゲットしてね！https://t.co/X6h3QqmGFp #ポケモンホーム #ニャオハ pic.twitter.com/zSrof33l2j — ポケモン公式ツイッター (@Pokemon_cojp) May 30, 2023 3.0.0 adds compatibility with Scarlet and Violet versions and…
