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…
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was released on July 30th, to highly positive reviews across the board. I, personally, am loving the game so far, and so are scores of fans — and in the wake of its release, Senior Director and series creator Tetsuya Takahashi shared a message with fans via…
Ten years ago, Xenoblade Chronicles released in the Americas, a majestic masterpiece that broke new ground in scale, atmosphere, and worldbuilding, providing foundation (along with oft-forgotten spinoff sequel Xenoblade Chronicles X) for Monolith Soft to help craft the environment for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and change…
The Pokémon Company has finally localized all eight PokéToon animated shorts, with the grand finale seeing a spiky haired Jigglypuff take to the stage with its unique voice. As always you’ll need to swing over to watch.pokemon.com or the Pokémon TV app via mobile or Switch to catch the episode….
GoodSmile has once again burst onto the scene this weekend with a truckload of new merchandise announcements at SmileFest Tokyo 2022, with plenty of Nintendo-relevant game figures among the reveals. Kirby fans who have already bought the pink puffball and Meta Knight as Nendoroids will want to buckle up as…
Inklings and Octolings alike get pumped as Nintendo has announced a new Direct focusing entirely on Splatoon 3! It will feature roughly 30 minutes of updates and air at 6 a.m. PT on August 10th. Tune in on August 10 at 6 a.m. PT for a livestreamed #Splatoon3 Direct presentation….
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,…
Hey Inklings, new Splatoon 3 music track just dropped. Shared on the official Splatoon Twitter accounts (Japan’s and North America’s), the Squid Research Lab is happy to share another single from C-Side. Warning: If you have a pair of headphones on… lower the volume a bit. We’re dabbling in “thrash-metal”…
In a series as long and storied as Kirby, there are inevitably characters who simply don’t show up that often, or who can end up forgotten completely. Such was the case with Kirby’s animal friends from Kirby’s Dream Land 2 and 3 for multiple decades, relegated to brief cameos or…
“Oh, Nintendo, they’re so family friendly.” Fools. Maybe the squeaky clean company of the ’80s that refused to have even a hint of a cross in their localized games counts, but in recent years the company has become a den of harlots. First they publish Bayonetta, then comes Fire Emblem…
It’s the dog days of summer, so what better way to cool off than pretending you’re a plumber in an animal costume driving a motorcycle on giant ice cream bars? From August 10th to 24th, the Sundae Tour takes place in Mario Kart Tour. This new tour will bring the…
It’s only a matter of time until any given Pokémon gets turned into a marketable plushie — and Pokémon Legends: Arceus has already been out for over seven months, making it prime material for any ‘mon left unmerchandized. And each of the fully evolved Hisuian starters — Decidueye, Typhlosian, and…
God save the Queen (Melia Antiqua) — Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has become the biggest launch in series history in the United Kingdom, overtaking the last entry Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in physical sales. It can be assumed with digital sales on top of that, the game is doing quite well in…
