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…
Talked about a King-sized Kong – The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York (host to the World Video Game Hall of Fame, among other things) is building an absolutely gigantic arcade cabinet for Donkey Kong that will be available for guests to play, standing at roughly 20…
Few video game movie adaptations have become as much of a punchline as 1993’s Super Mario Bros., a maelstrom of bad decisions involving fights on set, harried rewrites, drunken actors, and just a general lack of cinematic anything. Nintendo and Mario franchise creator Shigeru Miyamoto weren’t really involved in that…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is jampacked with details and easter eggs that any aficionado would jump at, but not everything the team behind it wanted to mention could make it into the final cut. Case in point – why do blocks in the Mushroom Kingdom float off the ground,…
Check out Hero TJ’s parody of Bowser’s “Peaches” song from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, originally performed by Jack Black! This new series has you, the viewer, team up with Hero TJ as he sets out on a mission save the world of Miitopia from the face-stealing Dark…
For the past few years Nintendo has been hosting a live event appropriately titled Nintendo Live in Japan, featuring everything from massive Link statues to DJ K.K. concerts. Up until now it’s been restricted to the region but finally its heading overseas with a Seattle event this September. In the…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of those monumental games you use as a common reference point in casual discussion, whether you’re talking about Super Mario Odyssey, Genshin Impact, or real life grass fields (I swear, the graphics these days are so impressive). The benchmark for…
Nintendo makes some of the most beloved and polished games in the entire world for folks to enjoy, but they can be notoriously tight-lipped and vicious to those who reveal secrets (or upload OSTs on YouTube, apparently). And now, the company that once held genuine yakuza ties (not relevant, just…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Talk about hitting the top of the flagpole – the numbers are in from the Super Mario Bros. Movie’s weekend debut, and it’s record smashing on multiple fronts: a 5-Day US Box Office record of $204 million, a domestic animated debut record for the same figure, and a global debut…
Get ready to blow up your pals in Super Bomberman R 2 this September as a release date for the game has been confirmed by Konami! Check out the new trailer below, which introduces the new Castle Mode, custom stages, and more. We can also catch a glimpse of returning…
Over the holiday weekend, Sega fans were treated to a treat… or was it a trick? (Wait, wrong holiday.) Footage supposedly shared in an internal meeting at the company back in 2021 leaked last week, with a full drop coming yesterday. In it, we see a clip of Yukari from…
Kirby has been many things – hungry, sleepy, courageous – but for the first time, he’s fashionable. FuRyu is collaborating with “monet,” a popular artist on Japanese social media, to create a line of Kirby merch with the pink puffball decked out in stickers, accessories, and more. Items…
