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…
A new character will soon be cutting onto the scene in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles as DLC. The former Demon Slayer Corp member Tengen Uzui will be sold as an individual fighter for the action-packed 3D brawler, coming in at 500 yen in Japan. As…
The Pokémon Company is continuing to localize its PokéToon series of shorts with Episode 2, “The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero”, arriving on Pokémon TV. The episode, as the title suggests, focuses on a determined Pancham who is inspired by a strong trainer and their Arcanine. Unfortunately we…
The classic Sonic the Hedgehog games are no stranger to getting the compilation treatment. Most Nintendo fans of a certain age will fondly remember Sonic Mega Collection with its amazing menu music, huge variety of games, and array of extras, and a few years before that there was Sonic Jam…
It’s official! Nintendo has announced the latest Nintendo Direct is coming this Tuesday, June 28th, and it’s a Mini Partner Showcase. A new #NintendoDirectMini: Partner Showcase is on the way! Watch on-demand via our YouTube channel beginning Tuesday, June 28 at 6am PT for roughly 25 minutes of info…
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,…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
In a continuing string of defensive remarks meant to assuage doubts but only stoking fears, Chris Pratt has assured us all that his Mario voice isn’t gonna be, you know, recognizable or anything. After producer Chris Meledandri defended Pratt’s casting as the iconic plumber (for the second time), Pratt himself…
Most localizers in the game industry aren’t well known, or at best are simply in-house for the wider developer/publisher, but the Shibuya-based 8-4 has made a name for itself over the years with some truly top-notch translations. With classics like Tales of Vesperia, NieR Automata, and Undertale under their belt,…
Lip sync has always been a tricky business in the world of video games. We’re not even that far past the point where games had portions without synced lips at all — anybody remember Kingdom Hearts 1? Or heck, even Xenoblade Chronicles the first, which saved any lip syncing for…
Appearing in Nintendo’s E3 2021 Direct, the action-adventure shooter Strange Brigade is back a year later with a different release. For 2021, it was a digital drop on the Nintendo eShop once the Direct was over. As for 2022, it’s a standard and SteelBook physical release courtesy of Super Rare…
One of Splatoon 2’s freshest additions was the musical duo of Off the Hook, serving as announcers and color commentary every time you booted up the game. We haven’t seen hide or hair of Pearl and Marina since Splatoon 3 was announced, though, leading us all to wonder where they…
As part of the Pokémon North America International Championships, a code was shared commemorating one of the party members of the Europe International Championship’s winner, Eric Rios. As reported by Serebii, the Pokémon in question is an east sea Gastrodon with the moves Earth Power, Ice Beam, Yawn, and Protect….
