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…
Last week for NIS’ 30th anniversary the company’s American branch announced two major titles. We’ve already covered the first – Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles, a collection of two previously unlocalized sequels to the musical PS1 RPG. The other announcement, though, was much more expected. Arguably the biggest franchise to come…
Over the weekend Nintendo dropped a surprise – an all-new poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie! This one has basically all of the marketable heroes and villains (Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Bowser…) as well as a side-by-side comparison of the dark, lava-filled Koopa Castle and the jolly Mushroom Kingdom….
Valentine’s Day is almost here, which means it’s time for a parade of pink and heart-themed Pokémon to be featured in Pokémon GO. The event will see some new Pokémon debuts, along with the return of some Pokémon form variants (practice your throws for a Field Research task featuring Spinda)….
In a little over a month, the third adventure starring Reisalin Stout will hit the Nintendo Switch, closing out a trilogy of RPGs. If you want to see a rapid-fire presentation of what the game has to offer then you’d better check out the new opening movie. In it we…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
It’s the start of February and that means it’s financial report season. Square Enix is the latest company to share its data for the nine month period ending December 31st, 2022 and while there are no huge updates, there are some intriguing tidbits. For starters, the bad news. Overall operating…
Tiki, Divine Dragon of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, and Fire Emblem: Awakening, returns in Fire Emblem Engage as the Emblem of Dragons, who will assist your army in its quest – if you’ve bought the Expansion Pass. Tiki is the second DLC Emblem in…
Remember Detective Pikachu (the movie)? The Justice Smith and Ryan Reynolds vehicle that adapted Pokémon to live-action and made hundreds of millions of dollars? There was supposed to be a sequel to that. But we’ve heard nary a peep on it, and Polygon is attempting to get to the bottom…
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…
Capcom’s massive franchise isn’t slowing down anytime soon, that’s for sure. Just today the company announced that Monster Hunter Rise has sold more than 12 million units worldwide — a truly colossal feat for the beloved series. Just like with previous accomplishments, Capcom celebrated by sharing a sweet illustration commemorating…
Platinum Games’ upcoming prequel spin-off to Bayonetta is right around the corner and if you’re in the UK you have gotten a new incentive to pre-order. Nintendo UK has announced that a SteelBook will be released via the My Nintendo Store, featuring the game’s logo and a subdued color palette….
Mario Kart Tour is continuing its course through 2023 with its next event, the Exploration Tour! Starting February 7th, racers will be able to take part in the tour by trying out the brand-new track, Piranha Plant Cove. This track will take drivers through an underwater temple — watch it…
