Yesterday evening, Bloomberg reported that Nintendo of Japan would be selling units of the Switch 2 hardware to various retailers at wholesale prices so that each store/chain could earn more profit from a sale. Stated to be a margin of 5%, which is higher than the Japanese industry standard of…
After a remarkable 29 year tenure at Square Enix, director Tatsuya Kando has announced that he retired from the company this past weekend. On his Twitter account yesterday, Kando revealed he stepped away from the company on May 31st, 2025, and stated he gained “invaluable experience” from his time with…
Announced nearly five years ago, developer IO Interactive has been hard at work on its 007 game after having wrapped up the modern Hitman trilogy. Said to be a fresh start to the iconic character, it seems we’re very close to learning what shape this game will take. This morning,…
The team at Prideful Sloth are no strangers to creating colorful, cozy, and picturesque games. Their previous Switch title, Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, was a seriously cute and relaxing adventure through a nonviolent world. Their quest for coziness is far from over, as the team has officially announced their…
For farming sim fans that have built a homestead in Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, the parade of version updates have been a welcomed addition. From fixing loading times and bugs to changing the game’s maker machine functions and adding new dialogue, everyone has had their eyes on…
There are plenty of parallels to be drawn between the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Wii: Both systems broke into the mainstream with immense popularity, appeal to all ages, support motion controls, and are an absolute blast when playing with others. As amazing as the Switch is, however, it still…
Welcome to this week’s episode of Mii Weekly, a series where we feature headlines, impressions, and an assortment of variety segments all centered around Nintendo! In this edition, we cover Nintendo’s E3 plans, the announcement of a new Nintendo Museum/Gallery in Japan, the release of Super Hero Girls for Switch,…
For those, like me, who were looking forward to spending this summer in The Good Life’s fictional town of Rainy Woods, it looks like we’ll be waiting a little longer to delve into the strange world of the upcoming “debt repayment RPG.” In a recent press release from Playism –…
Ahead of E3 this weekend, we’re sure to hear little somethings from developers. At least that’s my hope, and so far Sidebar Games has delivered. The makers of Golf Story haven’t said much about their more varied follow-up, Sports Story, but today felt fit to bring out a new screenshot…
Hero TJ and Amiibo Jason are back! On today’s episode, the dynamic duo discuss E3, the rumored Switch Pro, and an amiibo controversy that’s exploding online.
In a genre commonly populated by swords and sorcery, one game dared to pick up a baseball bat and SMAAAAAAASH! expectations. That game was Mother 2, though we all know and love it as EarthBound. This Super Nintendo gem has gone from store shelf oddity, to obscure cult classic, to…
Fire Emblem Heroes continues to lay on its own unique plot elements, and even if you’re mostly here for the gameplay or familiar faces you’ve got to admit they’re upping the presentation. Its Book V story is about halfway through, and to mark the occasion a new video was shared….
The PokéToon series of shorts have been a wonderful mix of different animation styles thus far; from a tribute to Golden Age animations like Tom and Jerry, to a tale of perseverance and heroism with an almost-papercraft aesthetic. The latest entry in the series has officially been released and features…
It’s been a long time since IGA asked us all to choose between sword or whip (and then gave us both anyway), but it looks like Bloodstained will have a future after all. After some murmurings, it’s been confirmed a sequel is in the early planning stages. Regarding recent…
When the chips are down and the world needs saving, you can always count on the kids who have spent hundreds of hours studying the apocalypse across countless video games. The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom, the first game set in the universe of the New…
