Over the past few weeks, it feels like we’ve been reporting on leaks more than official announcements. A few months ago, the Pokémon Company suffered a massive leak due to an external hack. However, today’s leaked Pokémon news comes directly from Pokémon GO developer Niantic. According to the leak, a…
Welcome to 2025, everyone! While we eagerly await Nintendo to announce anything about the much-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, it seems vendors at CES in Las Vegas didn’t get the memo that the console hasn’t officially been unveiled yet. Now, before we dive into the details, remember that the images and…
The start of 2025 has seen more Switch 2 leaks than the last couple of months combined. After a new patent mentioned upscaling technology for Nintendo’s upcoming device and a leak of the Switch 2 Joy-Con showed an optical sensor on the controller, this latest photo dump shows us a…
This year has been absolutely insane when it comes to record-breaking auctions for rare video game collectibles. Last month alone saw a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. sell for $114,000, while a unique cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda exchanged hands for a whopping $870,000. It’s surprising, then,…
Update: Umbreon is now available at Build-A-Bear! You can purchase the online exclusive bundle for $65. It was only a matter of time once Espeon joined Build-A-Bear Workshop’s huggable host of Pokémon plushes that we’d be seeing its fellow Gen II Eeveelution. Today, Nintendo Wire is…
The next batch of Hobonichi Mother Project goods have been revealed, and though it’s a modest collection compared to Ness hats or massive Mr. Saturns, they still fit right in as useful items for your daily use. The popular whiteboard calendars are returning for 2022, in both full-size and desktop…
Ship to Shore PhonoCo. is continuing to be a great place for game soundtracks on vinyl and cassette. Bandai Namco seems to think so at least, as the previously released and quickly sold out Tales of Symphonia Original Video Game Soundtrack is making a comeback via an upcoming repress. This…
Last week Tekken producer and living legend Katsuhiro Harada sat down with the inimitable Masahiro Sakurai to discuss a variety of topics, including Sakurai’s inability to drink water (Friendly NinWire Reminder: stay hydrated, loyal readers). This week’s conversation broached a similarly wide and varied topics, such as Sakurai’s inability to…
Manga duo Akira Himekawa (a nom-de-plumme for two women who have never revealed their real names) have been penning manga adaptations of The Legend of Zelda for well over two decades, and now their work will be getting the extra attention and appreciation it deserves, as an exhibit at the…
The Kirby’s Burger Ichiban Kuji lottery prizes have been revealed, and they’re a mouthwatering assortment of goods themed to a super sized serving of Dream Land junk food. We saw the Kirby’s Burger artwork a few months back, but with these product photos we finally have the main course. There’s…
In a triple up of indie goodness, River City Girls plushes are on the way courtesy of Fangamer, WayForward, and Limited Run Games! Both of the leads are getting this adorable treatment, letting fans of Misako and Kyoko have their cake and beat it too. Hit the mean streets…
A new, physical My Nintendo reward has arrived and if you’ve been holding out for something spiffy I’d say it fits the bill. Lego keychains of various minifigures are a common enough sight, but available now for just 400 Platinum points (and the cost of shipping) is instead a LEGO…
You shouldn’t need another reason to be excited for Super Monkey Ball at this point, but maybe this will give you another reason to hype: it looks like we now know when you’ll learn Banana Mania’s next playable character. Geoff Keighley has shared that the reveal will take place during…
The adventures, epic battles, and odd-job mini-games that Travis Touchdown knows all too well will continue this Friday thanks to the launch of No More Heroes III. Marvelous and Suda51 are gearing up for a big non-spoiler preview event dubbed NoMoreMonday today, yet there’s something else fans can enjoy for…
Summoning Salt is back with a new video, this time focusing on speedrunning favorite Super Mario 64 and the game’s history of the 16 star world records. If you’ve ever wondered how the speedrunning records were able to drop in runtime and number of stars necessary to beat the game…
