After years of speculation and anticipation, publisher Forever Entertainment has finally announced that its House of the Dead 2 remake will finally be seeing the light of day this year. Revealed alongside a new trailer, the aptly titled “The House of the Dead 2: Remake” will be hitting Switch and…
The Switch 2 has had a heck of a media week, especially in Las Vegas. The Consumer Electronics Showcase (Abbreviated as CES) played host to a number of tech giants, including accessory developer Genki who brought mockups of the yet-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch followup console. Genki in specific claimed this was…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of leaks and speculation, with alleged images, specs, and rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 dominating the gaming news cycle. Until Nintendo officially announces something about the much-anticipated console, this flurry of speculation is likely to continue. With that said, let’s continue…
We’re long past the point of just using concept art and scale models to figure out what Super Nintendo World will look like, as a new aerial photograph has shown that the new theme park area is seemingly near completion at Universal Studios Japan. The update comes from an aerial…
A paradise for physical game collectors, Limited Run Games has made one thing clear over the years. As long as it can be successful and all relevant parties who are involved are on board, then a project can be greenlit. Last year during the company’s E3 announcements, they were announcing…
This Friday, the last leg of Pokémon GO’s Throwback Challenge 2020 will end and Pokémon Trainers will be eagerly awaiting the release of the Throwback Challenge Champion 2020 Special Research. In preparation for the event’s start on Wednesday, June 3rd, Niantic has been updating the app. While small, these visuals…
The Pokémon Company is constantly producing a variety of Pokémon themed programming. Outside of the long-running anime, we’ll see shorts and music videos posted online for Japanese-speaking audiences. Language barrier aside, there have been a series of gems over the last few years, and now we have another one to…
We’re mere days away from the release of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and the rollout of related media continues with My Nintendo Japan adding some very nifty physical rewards if you pony up the Platinum Points. First is a smartphone ring shaped like the Monado, which functions similarly to a…
As quarantine guidelines shift, Nintendo has begun to open some of its brick-and-mortar stores in Japan. Reported by Japanese Nintendo, plans for Nintendo Tokyo have been announced on the store’s official Twitter account. Those wanting to shop at the store can do so starting Monday, June 1st, but there’s a…
Last year, Pokémon GO came to Chicago, Dortmund, and Yokohama in a big way with the multi-day Pokémon GO Fest events. These brought multitudes of people together for special research events and rare encounters, something that is unfortunately not possible due to ongoing precautions and restrictions related to COVID-19 at…
Mario Kart Tour, the mobile game version of Nintendo’s famous go-kart racing franchise, has been having a barrel full of bananas adding in members of the DK Crew. Previously announced, Funky Kong and Dixie Kong would enter the game’s gatcha-à la-warpipe during the Jungle Tour event. Split into waves, it…
Did you miss out on last month’s Capcom Spring Sale? If you did and were hoping to buy a Mega Man game or two on sale, here’s your second chance. Capcom brought back the same deals for five of the Mega Man games from their earlier sale and threw in…
Anime Expo 2020’s focus may be Japanese animation, but the overlap and presence of games can be felt from the exhibit hall, to panels, all the way to Artist Alley. Showing that spirit is alive and well, art from none other than cult favorite The World Ends With You (with…
The recent Hobonichi Mother Project — a series of tributes and products for Shigesato Itoi’s acclaimed trilogy — has revealed another set of merch, showcasing a set of Mother t-shirts (4,950 yen each) and a Mr. Saturn tote bag (680 yen) that will both go on sale June 12th in…
The Mario franchise has been host to some of the most iconic characters in the history of video games, from perpetual second fiddle Luigi, to long-lasting antagonist Bowser, to that one Goomba in 1-1 who always seems to kill you no matter what you do. And yet with such an…
