The next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board event has been announced with a simple theme: just yellow characters. 【スピリッツイベント】 1/29(金)から3日間、「元気いっぱい！ 黄色いスピリッツ」を開催！ 期間中、スピリッツボードに黄色いキャラクターがたくさん出現。バトルに勝利すると、いつもより多めにゴールドを獲得できます。#スマブラSP pic.twitter.com/Xknt0i6JD2 — 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ【スマブラ公式】 (@SmashBrosJP) January 27, 2021 For a total of three days, yellow-colored Nintendo icons like Pikachu, Shine Sprite, Wiggler, and that one blonde…
A Monster Hunter Rise-themed Nintendo Switch console and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller have been revealed, set to launch in Japan alongside the game. The themed Switch features gold Mangamalo imagery on the dock along with the game’s logo and various iconography scattered across. The Nintendo Switch also includes imagery…
Love is in the air and the cloud data for Pokémon GO’s next league competition – titled the Love Cup. This bout is only available to Pokémon with 1,500 CP or less and who happen to have a pink or red hue (excluding Legendary and/or Mythical Pokémon too). I suppose…
As has been the case with past Choose Your Legends events, Fire Emblem Heroes has provided interim results for the 5th popularity vote. The top spots are comfortably held by two characters fans have rallied behind, but perhaps the most interesting placement is who’s taking second place for male characters….
The classic Sega Mega Drive platformer Monster World IV is getting a 3D make-over later this year in Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World, with involvement from several members of the original team. Now, we have a brand-new trailer showing off the game in action. Check it out: …
While it’s still something of an odd-duck in the Final Fantasy franchise, the Crystal Chronicles series still carries the torch of having fantastic tunes. Square Enix knows it, and is planning on releasing a piano arrangement album in Japan on April 7th, 2021. The “Piano Collections – Final Fantasy Crystal…
Retro revivals can be tough. There’s always the sense of needing to live up to and pay tribute to the source of inspiration, but too much fidelity can make it seem like you have nothing to offer. A couple years back I played through The Messenger, which sought to revisit…
The Max Raid Battle scene is going to be busier than usual this weekend. Announced in-game and on the official Pokémon site, there’s some extra special Wild Area News today. From now until Sunday, January 24th, at 3:59 p.m. PT, Year of the Ox-themed Max Raid Battles are happening! Out…
What better way is there to eat some homemade poffins than with an appropriate tea set? Starting Saturday, February 6th, Pokémon Trainers across Japan will get their first taste at the company’s latest catalog of items dubbed the “Mysterious Tea Party.” From plates and mask holders to soft high-quality plushies…
The collecting continues! Just days after we reported that Nintendo NY shared they have the brand new Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Collection pin sets, the store’s social media accounts have announced today that they have four more sets in stock. This time we’re treated to the first look at…
UPDATE (Monday, January 25th, 2021): Pre-orders for the figure are now being accepted on PokémonCenter.com! Expected to ship in September 2021, you can secure a pre-order while supplies last for $129.99 plus applicable taxes. If you find yourself with a massive love of N and Zorua from Pokémon and $140 to…
We’re getting closer to the release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury on Nintendo Switch! That means it’s time to bring out more advertisements for the game. On Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube channel, a part of television commercials have been released. We’ve combined the two 30 seconds ad into…
Pokémon has a long legacy of fantastic pixel art. The limitations of the Game Boy hardware meant that GameFreak had to convey a lot of information with very little screen space or processing power. Those limitations led to an iconic visual identity that has grown with Pokémon as it’s evolved…
For fans of Greek Mythology-inspired media of recent time, take note: Ubisoft’s Immortals Fenyx Rising is having a collaboration with Netflix animated series Blood of Zeus for a limited time. From now until January 28th, a quest called “A tribute to family” themed around Blood of Zeus will be available…
It’s an age-old question that can be applied to just about any situation, and this week Nintendo has applied it to a new Ninji Speedrun course in Super Mario Maker 2. Announced yesterday on Twitter, this Super Mario Bros. 2 focused course will task players with using enemies and obstacles…
