Mother fans in Japan are in for a treat! Following the announcement of Mother 3’s arrival on Nintendo Switch Online in Japan (sigh), the Mother Project has unveiled an exciting lineup of all-new Mother 3 plushies to commemorate the occasion. According to the Mother Project webpage, the plushies…
The Splatoon 3 Spring Fest 2024 is set to go live tonight and to get fans excited, Nintendo has uploaded an amazingly cuddly-looking piece of promo art. A three-way Splatfest between Baby Chicks, Li’l Bunnies, and Bear Cubs, I’m not sure it even matters who wins at this point. This…
Those looking forward to Super Nintendo World Japan’s upcoming “Donkey Kong Country” addition this Spring will need to make new plans: the park expansion has been delayed until late 2024. In a post on the official Universal Studios Japan Twitter account, the company confirmed that the opening has been pushed…
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Before playing Fate/Extella, all I knew about the franchise was that it had a female version of King Arthur while the plot revolved around the Holy Grail. Going in, I generally assumed it would be a quirky anime take on the Knights of the Round Table (maybe we’d see the…
On July 15th, 2017 the next Pokémon movie will hit Japanese theaters. It marks the 20th movie to release in just 21 years, and The Pokémon Company is going all out with promotion. The most recent addition is this new piece of art, capturing Ash, Pikachu and Ho-Oh and bringing…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: NBA Playgrounds talks smack, Blazing Star tests your fail levels and Bonk’s Revenge headbutts Wii U VIrtual Consoles. There are some pretty decent deals being offered this week for indie game fans. Whether on 3DS or Wii U, both Mutant Mudds Super Challenge and…
Another new line of merchandise will be making its way to the Pokémon Center in Japan on May 20th. Following the Easter Pikachu and Ash Hat Pikachu collections is the ‘Look Upon the Stars’ series. Shifting the sole focus from Pikachu this time, the upcoming products will feature a darker…
As last year was Pokémon’s 20th anniversary, Nintendo and parent company the Pokémon Company went all-out. Not only did we see the massively successful Pokémon GO in July, but massive waves of merchandising, a new anime season and of course the two main attractions: Pokémon Sun & Moon for the…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: A triple threat of Poké, Dragon and Wario Balls (Warning: cannot unsee): gotta catch ‘em all! Those of you hoping for some early Black Friday deals this week are in for some disappointment. While we patiently wait for Nintendo to drop some slick discounts…
The latest scans from Corocoro seem to have made their way out into the world and as promised last month we have our first look at Rockruff’s evolutions. Yes, that’s evolutions plural. The adorable puppy manages to get a different evolution tied to the time of day. While the Pokémon’s…
Another month has come and gone, and, just like clockwork, we’ve got our first look at the April issue of CoroCoro, thanks to a set of scans collated by Serebii. You may remember that last month the magazine promised “special features” regarding Pokémon Sun and Moon, and while that’s technically…
Amidst all the discussion this year about Pokémon GO, Sun and Moon, Pokkén Tournament, and the various 20th anniversary celebrations, a few things occurred to me. I knew that the Pokémon franchise had always been associated with Nintendo, I knew that the games were developed by Game Freak (a third…
