In the realm of retro gaming, a key principle many live by is the idea of the preservation of history. After all, the very nature of the hobby is appreciating that which has been lost to time, and not just games, but hardware itself. This naturally extends to the iconic…
There have been more than a few truly amazing Lego Nintendo sets over the last few years, and it looks like Nintendo and Lego are continuing their partnership into 2025, with Nintendo of America announcing a brand-new Lego set coming this October. This new set will be the second of…
Drip, drip, drip. For a company with a freaking plumber as its mascot, there sure has been a lot of leaks about the Nintendo Switch 2 lately. So far, we’ve allegedly seen the dock, the Joy-Con, the Joy-Con magnetic rail system, the motherboard, the kickstand, and even a supposed replica…
Mario Kart Tour’s ready for a scramble, as two new eggcellent drivers are here! As part of the mobile game’s Yoshi Tour, both White Yoshi and Black Birdo have arrived alongside the return of Egg Hunt Yoshi. All the available colors of Yoshi and Birdo are like a…
While the arrival of Sanrio villagers and furniture in New Horizons via amiibo cards is more than welcome, Pocket Camp is once again a few steps ahead. It already had these characters present, and now they’re bringing in even more Sanrio characters for 2021! In an adorable new…
The season has officially changed, and that means it’s time for a refreshing Spring Breeze. There’s no better herald for that than Kirby and friends, especially when you consider Kirby Super Star (where the Spring Breeze sub-game originated) just celebrated its 25th anniversary and Kirby’s Adventure celebrated its 28th yesterday….
If you’re particularly proud of what you’ve done with your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island, then you might want to swing on by the new Island Tour Creator website on your smartphone. The service allows you to use in-game screenshots and video clips to create a poster or trailer advertising…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has just released its latest update, adding quite a few things to the game. The most adorable of them all is the collection of Sanrio character inspired furniture, clothing, and accessories! All of these items are now available so long as you have the corresponding Sanrio…
After the Genesis Mini released in 2019, Sega decided to go in a weird direction with its next throw-back systems. First there was the extremely tiny Game Gear Micro, and then there was the Astro City Mini, a tabletop recreation of its classic Japanese arcade cabinets. The Astro City Mini…
It’s often been cited that Dragon Quest releases end up giving people days off for many in Japan, be it from mass employee requests off or purely out of recognition of the series’ prominence. For at least one company, another massively popular RPG is getting the same treatment. Per Yahoo…
The Japanese Pokémon Center store isn’t letting up lately on its new offerings, with Pikachu kitchen accessories and Moleskine products introduced over the past couple of weeks. The latest additions to the Center include goodies based on Pokémon Sword and Shield. The new range features a massive variety of products…
There are many reasons why Japan may be the greatest place on the planet, one of those being the fact that the Pokémon Slowpoke is the mascot of one of its locales. Slowpoke is the “Pokémon Ambassador” for Kagawa prefecture and is often used to promote tourism in the area,…
Despite there not being a new entry in the franchise for over a decade, the love for Capcom’s action-adventure Ōkami continues to shine brighter than the sun goddess Amaterasu. Speaking of the wolf protagonist, First 4 Figures has announced that pre-orders are now open for the latest Ōkami figure. The…
As March 31st rapidly approaches, the closure of the Mushroom Kingdom’s first-ever battle royal is upsettingly almost here. Before next Wednesday can occur and Super Mario Bros. 35 will shut down its online servers, Nintendo is giving players one last opportunity to flaunt their 8-bit skills through the game’s third…
It’s been an exciting week for Bomberman fans, following the announcement of the series returning to Nintendo Switch this year with the former Stadia-exclusive Super Bomberman R Online, which pits 64 players against each other in an explosive battle royale. Unfortunately, it seems things didn’t pan out as positively for…
