When comparing to the past few years, it’s fair to say that 2024 has been quite slow in terms of Nintendo content. Most of the year’s lineup has been ports and remakes, so needless to say, when rumors start to circle about new games on the horizon, it’s exciting. Notably,…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
In 2020 I would have called Hades the rare kind of game that so successfully interweaves its gameplay, narrative, art direction, and voice acting (among other things) that it’d be impossible to single out any one as its strongest element. That’s not to say my opinion on those qualities has…
Picross 3D debuted on Nintendo DS in 2009. Seven years later, the series is finally returning to the West with Picross 3D Round 2 for Nintendo 3DS. Released last October in Japan, the sequel brings hundreds of new puzzles, new features, and stereoscopic 3D to this addictive puzzle series. Like…
This morning’s Nintendo Direct brought a lot to the table for amiibo fans, with word on known figures’ functionality, some exciting additions to existing lines, and a brand new collection. Lets dive right in and break it down! First, the seven upcoming Super Mario amiibo, first revealed at E3, got…
Uh oh, SpaghettiOs: it looks like the previously shown boxart for upcoming title Mario Party Star Rush has been canned. The new boxart for the game features a number of characters from the Mario franchise, including Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, Wario, Waluigi, Toadette, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong and Rosalina….
In today’s massive round of Pokémon news we saw a lot of brand new features and mechanics, but one of the most intriguing additions is the Rite of the Island challenge. Taking place across all four of the game’s main islands, the player character has to perform some unique trials…
Indie hit Shovel Knight recently made its way over to Japan, and — given the game’s utterly faithful retro roots — Yacht Club Games went all-out on localizing content for the Land of the Rising Sun, as detailed in a write-up on the localization process that went up today on…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: 3Souls breaks new ground on the Wii U, a triple helping of Kirby games are served onto Wii U and 3DS Virtual Consoles and Gotta Protectors finally arrives on 3DS systems. It’s another slow week in the sales department, with Atlus once again leading…
It’s undeniable that Pokémon is hotter right now than it has been for a while. Not only is Pokémon GO continuing to prove successful, but the eagerly anticipated Sun & Moon are getting closer and closer, with even more news dropping for the upcoming games on August 1st. With a…
Yesterday, toy collectors were treated to a great deal of Nintendo figure reveals at this year’s summer Wonder Festival, a semiannual toy and figure expo held in Japan. Along with the news coming out of Wonder Fest, new images of a previously-reported Breath of the Wild figure emerged, providing an…
Sega and Sonic Team are currently keeping quiet on the next entry in the Sonic franchise, but a small event took place in Japan earlier today to celebrate the blue blur’s 25th anniversary. It was during this event that a major piece of news was dropped by Sonic Team head…
UPDATE: Both Nintendo of America and Nintendo UK have confirmed the next Hyrule Warriors DLC pack, themed around Link’s Awakening, will hit the eShop this Thursday, June 30th. Check out the trailer below: For those who have been patiently waiting for the latest batch of DLC for Hyrule Warriors Legends,…
Two players sit hunched in their chairs, eyes fixated upon the CRT television in front of them. Their hands move at rapid speed, inputting hundreds of actions per minute as their characters dance around on the screen. They’ve been playing the game for years now – these actions are second…
When it comes to collectables no one can really deny the allure of Funko’s Pop! figures. These things extend to all kinds of forms of entertainment and culture with a uniform style that practically begs to be sought after. Joining those ranks will be the Super Fighting Robot himself, Mega…
