Ask any Mario Kart fan what they fear most, and the answer will undoubtedly be the infamous Spiny Shell. This iconic item first debuted in Mario Kart 64, and ever since then it has been terrorizing Mario Kart fans with its tenacity to destroy the first place racer. It has…
While Bayonetta 3 marked the end of the franchise and its heroine, that wasn’t exactly the original plan for the series. In a new video shared on his YouTube channel, series creator Hideki Kamiya explained that if he had remained at developer PlatinumGames, he would have liked to continue the…
Nintendo Music has updated with new tracks from Pokémon Sword and Shield this week. With a runtime of four hours and 43 minutes and a whopping 138 tracks, Sword and Shield’s soundtrack is likely to satisfy Pokémon fans! Check out the full tracklist below: Title Screen Exhibition Match Postwick…
Get ready to hit the gas because more new characters and items are steering their way into Mario Kart Tour over the course of the next two weeks. The Pirate Tour event, starting August 11th and ending on August 25th, will feature new collectibles to obtain each week along with…
Today marks the Nintendo Switch release of Banner of the Maid, the Chinese-made French Revolution strategy RPG with an anime aesthetic and fantasy elements. It’s quite a blend of elements, but it’s led to an audience on PC already. Now it marches to consoles today: Banner of the…
Rhythm games aren’t the most frequent to come along, so NISA’s got my number when it comes to the upcoming Mad Rat Dead. Featuring a cartoony art style and a hybrid of action-platforming and rhythm gameplay, it’s looking unique on both those fronts in its latest trailer. Getting…
In 2019, tech accessory company CASETiFY brought Pokémon into their “co-lab” family. The timing was perfect, as Pokémon: Detective Pikachu was about to be released in theaters and longtime fans were eager for any details about Pokémon’s new region, Galar. Initially, the plan was to release three different drops consisting…
The next Spirit Event in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is forgoing the usual theme structure and instead focusing on giving players useful items for future spirit battles – namely, the Weaken Minions consumable. Over the course of this weekend you’ll be able to jump in and you’ll get the item…
The announcement of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster was fantastic and surprising, however one particularly box-art worthy bit of the original release seemed to be absent. In the original Nocturne release you could both fight and potentially recruit Dante (from the Devil May Cry Series) to your side….
Upcoming action-RPG and farming sim Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has mostly focused on showcasing its more action-packed elements thus far, so it’s about time they delved into the mechanics of its rice farming elements. And what mechanics they are, as a new update on the game’s official JP website…
Ah, the CPSIA page. An amiibo hunter’s go-to page where Nintendo would list the amiibo that are in production and provide all the necessary safety documentation. Sure, the hardcore amiibo hunting days are over, but Nintendo is still producing amiibo of the remaining fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and…
For longtime fans of the Orre region, seeing James Turner’s recent artwork of Wes and Michael from Pokémon Colosseum (2003) and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness was a real treat. Yes, it’s caused the fanbase to express their hopes for a remaster, yet it also brought a bunch of fan…
Gaming as a business is bigger than ever. That was true before the pandemic, but surprisingly, it’s even more evident now. In a recent article, The NPD group reported the highest quarter in US gaming-related spending ever. The company reports a 30% growth in revenue from the same quarter last…
Heads up, Trainers! For any fans of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution, the three-dimensional recreation of Pokémon: The First Movie, a brand-new manga adaptation will be hitting store shelves today. Thanks to novel distributor company VIZ Media, the latest translated edition of the action-adventure family film is now available…
Deep in the mountains of the Mie Prefecture in Japan, there sits a statue of Sonic the Hedgehog on a snowboard, suspended above the ground by trees and wires. By the time fans found it in 2015, it was already in pretty rough shape; its paint had faded severely, moss…
