In the long and storied history of video games, mobile games are relatively new territory. While they’ve existed for a long time, up until recently they felt more like time-killing minigames as opposed to full-scale games found on other platforms. Yet now that has changed, and mobile games are blurring…
This year’s Game Awards ceremony might be little more than a trailer factory, but it has had some pretty big announcements for fans of classic franchises. Capcom brought not only a brief look at a new Onimusha game but also announced that a new Ōkami title was in development. Not…
The Game Awards 2024 (which should really consider changing its name to The Game Commercials) gave us a super quick glimpse of the next installment in the Sonic Racing series. While I’m not sure I understand Geoff Keighley’s claim of it being a legendary franchise, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds seems to…
The full contents of the final DLC pack for Hyrule Warriors have been revealed by the official Japanese site. The A Link Between Worlds Pack will introduce both Ravio and Yuga as playable characters, wielding a hammer and paintbrush, respectively. The 3DS version of Hyrule Warriors will receive a…
Paper Mario first graced the screens of gamers just 15 years ago, spawning a franchise that has spanned nearly every Nintendo console since. In the course of the past decade-and-a-half, the series has taken a turn that has disappointed — to say the least — many fans who adored the…
Beauty in games is something that I feel is often underappreciated. And I’m not speaking of graphical fidelity or how detailed the grass physics are – I mean true beauty, the kind that speaks to something deeper. How, with a single image, a single song, a single line of dialogue,…
Even more franchises have been announced for Lego Dimensions Season 2, the free update to the base game that’ll enable compatibility with toys released this fall and beyond. Those who want a little more Batman will be happy to hear there are two packs based on the upcoming Lego Batman…
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…
