It’s hard to fathom it now, but 25 years ago, nobody expected Super Smash Bros. to become a phenomenon. Released towards the end of the N64’s lifecycle, Smash seemed like a fun enough idea that would come and go without much fuss. I don’t recall ever having debates with my…
Birthdays can mean a lot of things for people – time with friends or family, treating yourself to something special, or just disconnecting from responsibilities. For Kirby it means cake, cake, and more cake. カービィさん、お誕生日おめでとうございます！今日はわれわれワドルディレポート隊が、カービィさんのためにケーキをご用意しました♪さぁ、カービィさん！みなさんへコメントをお願いします…って、わわわっ！？食べるのはまだ早いですよ～っ！！#カービィのハッピーバースデー pic.twitter.com/mVy2QldNbg — 星のカービィ (@Kirby_JP) April 26, 2024 Yes, April 27th marks Kirby’s 32nd birthday and…
LEGO and Animal Crossing is a match made in heaven, but there was one curious omission from the line when it launched earlier this year: K.K. Slider. How could one of the most iconic characters of modern gaming not be included alongside villagers like Julian and Bunnie? Who even are…
Wow. Ten years already, huh? Time sure does fly when you’re having fun. It seems like it was only yesterday I was first waggling a Wiimote furiously to hit a tennis ball. Anyway, let’s take a look back at the Wii and what made it a game changer! Before the…
Nintendo has teamed up with Escape Room creator SCRAP to create a real life Zelda adventure! Participants will have to work together to solve Zelda inspired puzzles and interact with characters from the Zelda universe. Tickets are on sale now for select locations with more cities coming soon. Those who…
Like most every other company around the world Capcom recently held its second quarter investors briefing. While a big chunk of the presentation is available in English, today saw a further batch of information uploaded to the Japanese site. Chairman of the Board Kenzo Tsujimoto was asked multiple questions about…
Earlier today Nintendo distributed its six-month earnings release for the period spanning April through September. While it is not the avalanche of news some were expecting, there are some sections worth noting. We’ll run down the essentials. The topic on everyone’s mind is likely the recently announced Nintendo Switch, which…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Space robots ransack the galaxy, pirates pillage the Game Boy, and Link gets spirited away on the Virtual Console. There’s unfortunately nothing notable in the sales department this week, but at least the veil has finally been lifted on Nintendo’s latest console: the Switch!…
Summer is coming to an end, but the good folks over at the big N are here to help end it with a bang! The Nintendo eShop Summer Savings sale starts right now and includes discounts up to 30% off select games, most notably The Legend of Zelda: A Link…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Monster Hunter Generations slays onto 3DS systems, a trio of TurboGrafx-16 games drop on the Wii U Virtual Console, and Final Fight piledrives on the New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. It’s another light week in the sales department. If Mighty No. 9 failed to…
