No, this is not a belated April Fool’s Day joke. As reported by the Iowa Capital Dispatch a few days ago, an Iowan man is suing Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for refusing to grant him “Pokémon Professor” status. That’s not some made up title, but rather an official thing…
An upcoming wave of Pokémon LEGO sets, featuring several fan-favorite Kanto creatures, have reportedly leaked online. Reddit user General_Durian_1013 (via My Nintendo News) shared the box art for three sets that are presumably going to be released soon: “Charmander and Geodude’s Cavern Clash,” “Jigglypuff Concert,” and “Cubone and Gengar’s Spooky…
Tales of Arise will be heading to Nintendo Switch 2 soon, and we’ve reviewed it! As Nintendo Wire’s Ricky Berg writes, “The story, cast, and art direction draw you in and bring confidence to the future of the series as its 30th anniversary winds down.” Sounds promising, especially if you…
All praise our digital future! As noted by a new disclaimer on its digital store pages, LEGO 2K Drive will be delisted from digital storefronts on May 19th, 2026. The disclaimers are visible on Steam, Xbox Live, PSN, and the Epic Games Store, though weirdly not the Nintendo eShop. That’s…
While Nintendo is no stranger to using third-party engines to power its games, it typically refrains from doing so with major releases. That doesn’t appear to be the case with the upcoming Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, which reportedly will be using Unreal Engine 5 to power its whimsical visuals….
A flagship Nintendo DS title, New Super Mario Bros., is celebrating its 20th birthday today. The game debuted in North America on May 15th, 2006, before launching in other territories over the summer. It was re-released on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2015. It is the DS’ bestselling game…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
Fans of The Legend of Zelda have uncovered new details and images of the series’ upcoming live-action film adaptation, which may confirm unannounced characters in the movie. GameXplain’s latest video goes over a number of posts from X which share new clues of the film’s cast. One by user @SheikavOficial…
Last night on Twitter, legendary creator Shigeru Miyamoto sent a message to fans that the upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda movie has had its release date moved up a week. Previously scheduled to release on May 7, 2027, it will now be debuting in theaters on April 30, 2027. This…
Universal has announced that 4K and Blu-ray releases of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will be released next month, and confirmed that the film will debut digitally next week. The movie will debut exclusively on digital platforms on May 19th, with the 4K Ultra and Blu-ray releases arriving on June…
With no buildup or hype, Nintendo uploaded five more games to the Switch Online Virtual Boy app last night. Among the games is Jack Bros., a rather solid dungeon crawler/maze game from Atlus that technically takes place in the Shin Megami Tensei series. I’m not really sure if you can…
In a new interview with IGN, BioShock creator Ken Levine was asked questions about his work on games such as System Shock 2, BioShock, and the upcoming Judas, as well as how he feels about the industry as a whole. While discussing artistic value in different games, Levine stated that…
Capcom’s latest financial results have revealed that Resident Evil Requiem helped the company sell more games than in any other 12-month period in its history. The report confirmed that the survival-horror franchise, which began in 1996, has now surpassed 200 million units sold. Requiem, the most recent Resident Evil title,…
Everyone knows the jokes about Mario’s penchant for mushrooms being a secret drug addiction, but I didn’t think someone would take that literally. As spotted by GameSpot, a Connecticut man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and meth pills in the shape of Mario….
The Pokémon Company has uploaded a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of Winds and Waves’ main theme, performed by the NHK Symphony Orchestra. The beautiful arrangement can be heard throughout while footage of the orchestra’s performance plays, mixed with clips from the games’ reveal trailer which debuted earlier this year….
