Happy birthday Kirby! 33 years ago, Kirby was first created by Masahiro Sakurai, made his first appearance in Kirby’s Dream Land, and nobody could have foreseen his popularity. The pink puffball would go on to headline 30+ games, as well as become one of the original 12 characters of the…
Nintendo has launched firmware 20.0.0 for the Nintendo Switch and introduced its recently unveiled “Virtual Game Card” system to its console. Launching ahead of the Switch 2 this summer, Virtual Game Cards are exactly what they sound like: the ability to treat digital games as cards you can share with…
Fans of the Donkey Kong franchise are likely aware of the infamous “DK Rap” from Donkey Kong 64. Conceived as something of a goof to start off DK’s first 3D outing, the theme was written and composed by legendary composer Grant Kirkhope after being implored by designer George Andreas from…
Very soon Switch owners will be able to embark on Zack Fair’s journey in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion. The game’s narrative is all about legacy at the end of the day and this new ad that’s arrived in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station is all about that aspect. The poster…
Author’s note: The following review was played on the PlayStation 5 version of the game which runs at 60 fps at 4K. The Nintendo Switch version of the game will target 30 fps at 720p. We’ll have a full breakdown of the Switch version of the game as soon as…
Update (3/17/23): As of March 17th, Rakuen is 10% off in the Switch eShop. Get it for just $22.49! If you’re familiar with RPG Maker indie games and/or video game music, you may know Laura Shigihara, composer for To The Moon, Plants Vs. Zombies, and more, as well…
In case you missed it, the international Smash World Tour championships for 2022 and the entire 2023 circuit got canned because Nintendo wouldn’t issue an official license for the organizers. Nintendo issued a statement attempting to clarify the situation, but it didn’t alleviate much. Part of the dramatic chain of…
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…
The SNES era was a golden age of RPGs for Square, with titans like Chrono Trigger, Live A Live, and Super Mario RPG pushing the boundaries of video game storytelling during the medium’s adolescence. And of course the series at the forefront of this was the legendary Final Fantasy franchise,…
Marketing for the Super Mario Bros. Movie continues to ramp up worldwide, as evidenced by the various TV spots that have been spotted all over the world since the debut of the official Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer last week, and it looks like McDonald’s is getting in on the…
A couple of months ago XSEED announced it would be localizing the coming-of-age JRPG Loop8: Summer of Gods. Now, we have our first look at gameplay from the English version. Give it a watch! As for what you can expect from the adventure, you can read a summary…
Falcom and Tatsunoko Productions have been hyping up the arrival of their The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel anime interquel Northern War for some time now but we finally have confirmation that it will also be streamable officially in English via Crunchyroll! The anime will drop in January…
The Pokémon series has managed to deliver five distinct RPG adventures across three generations on the Switch. That’s more than any other system before it, all in under six years, with impressive sales numbers fueling each of them. Even if we discount the Ilca developed Gen IV remakes, you’d think…
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,…
The Season of Mythical Wishes’ kicked off Pokémon GO’s 9th Season with a one-day event, but now we’re onto the Season’s first multi-day event. Dubbed the Mythic Blade event, this event will feature a free model and paid model. Trainers who wish to add Keldeo (Ordinary Form) to their Pokédex…
