As is tradition every quarter, Nintendo has released a new issue of its in-house magazine titled “Nintendo Magazine.” Shockingly original name aside, this Winter 2024 issue is now available digitally, and physical issues for the Japanese market will be shipping out soon. This newest release contains information about Nintendo’s games…
I didn’t anticipate that I would be writing about a new Sega Genesis cartridge in 2024, but we’re certainly living in some bizarre times. To promote the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film, Sega has produced some promotional Genesis cartridges that include EPK (electronic press kit) materials. There’s even a…
What better time than a Thursday evening to get some surprise Nintendo news? Nintendo has just shadow-dropped the Game Boy’s Donkey Kong Land on the Nintendo Switch Online service. Grab a vine and join the thrills in the Land of Kong. Donkey Kong Land is now available to play…
One of the annoying blowbacks to a specific game getting extremely popular or influential is that “Guy who has only seen Boss Baby” effect: suddenly any game where you die frequently is Dark Souls, any RPG that’s quirky is Earthbound, and — most persistent these days — any naturalistic open…
Business strategy sometimes just sounds kinda… fake to me. Like you have all these ostensibly smart, highly educated people in suits pointing at graphs and charts and numbers and it looks intelligent but then you hear something that sounds straight from an elementary school playground. Like, if you told a…
It’s official! Nintendo of America has re-released the amazing Marina and Pearl amiibo in North America, and they are up to order right now! Snag a 2-Pack at the links below: (Affiliate Links below) Best Buy $24.99 via Best Buy Amazon Coming soon Walmart Coming Soon Target Coming Soon
Last month Tag Heuer announced a pair of analog Mario Kart watches featuring plenty of bells and whistles (and a sizeable price tag!) Casio is the latest company to debut a Mario-themed watch and this time it’s digital and retro. The DW-5600SMB is a themed G-Shock watch which incorporates multiple…
Over the past two weeks we saw a prequel comic to Sonic Frontiers which was cut into two parts. We’ve known of another project for months now, however, and it’s finally landed. Check out Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence and its Knuckles debut below: It’s quite the showcase and…
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania has several bizarre DLC characters, like Kiryu from the Yakuza series, but all things considered Persona 5’s Morgana was a perfect fit. Unfortunately, his time in endless torment, trapped in a ball flung through surreal landscapes, is coming to an end. Banana Mania’s official Twitter…
Update (11/15/22): Get your hunting gear ready and be prepared to bring back 23,089,887 lbs of meat back to your wagon — The Oregon Trail is officially available on Switch! The Oregon Trail™ by Gameloft—Experience The Oregon Trail™ like never before. A modern twist on the trials and tribulations…
Fall Guys’ stretch of science-fiction themed content continues with the arrival of a British television icon – the Doctor! The Doctor Who content arriving in Fall Guys consists of four costumes and a TARDIS sound effect. You’ll be able to dress up as the iconic Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker), the…
Octopath Traveler was an inventive, experimental game when it released in 2018, but one of the most striking things about it was the now iconic “HD-2D” artstyle it pioneered, which has since been applied to this year’s Triangle Strategy and Live A Live remake. Now, with the sequel on the…
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…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
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,…
