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…
Persona 4 was one of my favorite games. It was the summer of 2014. I’d just graduated high school, and in a few months would be moving away from my hometown for the first time in my life. It was a time of anxiety, transition, and uncertainty. What kind of…
It’s hard to believe that the Nintendo Switch has entered its 7th year of life this year, and somehow it still remains as popular as ever. Take France for instance — earlier this morning, Nintendo of France President Philippe Lavoué announced some pretty impressive statistics on Switch sales in the…
Pokémon Trainers traversing the Paldea region in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will have countless tools to help them on their journey. Of course, a little help here and there with gifts is always nice. Luckily, the Mystery Gift feature that has become the series’ primary wary for sending out items…
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…
Back in August, GoodSmile debuted a bunch of figures but nestled in amongst them were a pair of modern cartoon classics – Cuphead and Mugman! The stars of the critically acclaimed run & gunner were quite literally black and white back then, but now they’ve gotten a full colorful reveal….
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,…
Samurai Kirby is an all-time classic Kirby sub-game. Originally appearing in Kirby Super Star (though essentially a reskin of the cowboy-themed Quick Draw from Kirby’s Adventure), the one-button reaction timer is getting an upgrade for Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe – not just the ability to play local four-player co-op,…
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have had a great worldwide launch. Actually a staggering one. But its success is most notable in Pokémon’s home region of Japan, where the title was the best-selling game of 2022 by a wide margin. And now its meteoric ascension continues – not even two months…
It’s over a month until the opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood, but the gears are starting to spin ahead of time to make sure everything is running smoothly – technical rehearsals or a “soft opening” of the park has begun, with certain lucky and patient Universal…
Pokémon GO’s GO Battle Day event is spanning out into a two-day, all-weekend-long battle extravaganza (appropriately dubbed GO Battle Days via the official Pokémon GO blog and GO Battle Weekend: Steven Stone in January 2023’s infographic). That means Trainers will get two days of extended battling sets (that’s 100 battles…
In our review of the game we called Dragon Quest Treasures a charmingly simple adventure that’s sure to satisfy any fan of the franchise. If you’re still on the fence, however, you’re in luck as Square Enix has shared a demo for the game. The Dragon Quest Treasures…
First 4 Figures has been on a roll lately, with more Sonic statues than you can shake a Chao at, but it’s been a while since the company tackled the Mario series. Thankfully that’ll soon be changing! Joining New Super Mario Bros. and Luigi’s Mansion 3 is a new statue…
