A brand-new Kirby Café has finally opened in Osaka! Located in the Daimari Shinsaibashi Store in Osaka City, this now makes three permanent locations available in Japan. As with all other locations, the Osaka Café requires reservations, which can be hard to come by and often sell out quickly. You…
As is tradition every quarter, Nintendo has released a new issue of its in-house magazine titled “Nintendo Magazine.” Shockingly original name aside, this Winter 2024 issue is now available digitally, and physical issues for the Japanese market will be shipping out soon. This newest release contains information about Nintendo’s games…
I didn’t anticipate that I would be writing about a new Sega Genesis cartridge in 2024, but we’re certainly living in some bizarre times. To promote the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film, Sega has produced some promotional Genesis cartridges that include EPK (electronic press kit) materials. There’s even a…
One of the newest Splatoon toys released in Japan will undoubtedly give you both a sugar rush and an even bigger need to add your ever growing Nintendo collection. The Japanese Splatoon Twitter account just shared the news that chocolate eggs containing toy figures of characters from our favorite ink-spattered…
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The neo revolution continues in Splatoon 2! Each week a new weapon is making its way to Ammo Knights — and Sheldon is more than happy to talk about his latest discovery. Entering the game today is the Luna Blaster Neo. Paired with the Ink Mine sub and Suction-Bomb Launcher…
Nintendo of Europe has just announced that the Splatoon European Championship is coming to Switzerland on March 31st. The event will feature Europe’s best Splatoon 2 teams splatting it out for the title of regional champion. After months of intense online and offline splatting, Europe’s best #Splatoon2 teams will…
Love is the power ~ Love is the glory ~ Love is the beauty and the Splatfest win ~ That’s right, the latest Splatoon 2 Splatfest has come to a close and Love has emerged victorious over Money with a 2-1 lead. While the Splatting results were neck-and-neck, the actual…
Valentine’s Day might technically be over tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean we can’t continue celebrating its central theme every day. For all your squid kids who are aching for some splatting, here’s a reminder: Love is pitted against Money during this weekend’s Splatfest — and the Nintendo Versus account on…
Splatoon 2 themed bottle cap figurines will be super jumping into gachapon machines in Japan next month. Priced at 200 yen each (about $1.86 as of this posting), different colored Inkling Squids, as well as Judd and Li’l Judd, can adorn a shelf or bottles. First spotted by Japanese Nintendo, Dengeki…
Nintendo of America has just announced that a Splatoon 2 Starter Edition is coming to the Nintendo Switch on March 16th. The Starter edition comes with a guide, stickers, and new packaging. You can snag one yourself for $59.99. Pre-orders aren’t live yet, but stay tuned for details!
Hot off the heels of this weekend’s Splatoon Koshien 2018 tournament and the Off The Hook concert in Japan, there’s been a swarm of Splatoon related news. First, there was the well-received announcement of Pearl and Marina joining the amiibo world earlier this morning, and now we’ve learned that players…
Earlier today, Off the Hook played a live concert in Japan via hologram. You can check out the full perfomace below. Make sure you stay tuned until the end to see a collaboration with the Squid Sisters!
Get ready to shop til you drop and fire ink til they pop: Arowana Mall is the next map coming to Splatoon 2. Any squidkids worth their seasalt already know the ins and outs of this narrow shopping center, but for those of you more fresh to the Inkopolis scene…
Grab you Mod Podge, check your level, and see how much money you have stashed away in Splatoon 2. This week’s newest weapon is continuing the decopodging trend with the Rapid Blaster Deco. The tool kit that rounds out the Rapid Blaster Deco will be the biggest discernible change, with…
