With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has been hard at work creating another new and free update to his game, Stardew Valley. The farming simulator is getting closer to Version 1.5, and thanks to a tease from Barone, we can now speculate what’s so special about Willy’s newly arranged fishing shop. Stardew…
EVO Online, the online replacement for EVO 2020, has been cancelled. This is due, in part, to the recent events within the video game community — individuals coming forward, sharing their stories that contain allegations of sexual abuse committed by notable members of the esports community. One person that was…
Everyday: Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family, a kitchen adventure game based on the popular manga, is now set for a North American release. Publisher Aniplex revealed the news today, and while the game is still unreleased in Japan (it was originally set for a May Japanese eShop release, but…
Soon, Paper Mario’s latest quest will unfold on Nintendo Switch. Leading up to its release, Nintendo is promoting Paper Mario: The Origami King via newly released commercials, a perfect loop of the game’s Café theme, the knowledge of Olivia petting a Chaim Chomp, and a philosophical discussion about Toads (and…
July 2020’s update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons brings Animal Crossing: New Leaf’s diving feature to your Nook Inc.-sponsored deserted island. There are new sea creatures to find in the ocean waters right off your island (or Mystery Island Tour island), but you’ll also find a special NPC returning to…
Amazon Germany may want to check their offices, as a mischievous goose might be on the loose. Specifically, the Goose from House House’s 2019 smash hit Untitled Goose Game. The stealth-adventure that had me at “HONK!” may be getting a physical print run this September. An active listing has been…
It seems that Banjo and Kazooie’s shaman aide Mumbo Jumbo is getting his own First 4 Figures statue: the statue maker revealed the first 3D mockup of the figure last week. One thing that has always stood out about First 4 Figures is that they take fan feedback…
The online Nintendo store has begun taking orders after three months of being closed due to the coronavirus. It seems that the website is easing back into resuming its normal activity by making the option to purchase physical items available. It does state on the top of the page that…
Japanese prefectures and locales have united with Pokémon to promote tourism many times in the past, but this has to be one of the quirkiest examples yet, as Kagawa Prefecture has made Slowpoke their ambassador and released a short promo involving… a group of high school girls looking for Slowpoke…
With Super Nintendo World’s opening delayed at Universal Studios Japan, fans and USJ passholders are continuing to visit the park and post more pictures and videos of the Mushroom Kingdom. From various vantage points, we now have more media of the new area during the day and night as well…
High fashion game/anime merch producer SuperGroupies has teamed up with yet another stylish franchise to produce goods, and this might be one of the most stylish franchises yet — Square Enix’s The World Ends With You has a slate of high-quality (and high-priced) watches, wallets, and bags, coinciding with the…
COVID-19 threw off the schedules to this year’s Pokémon GO Fest, but that’s not to say 2020 will pass without celebrations, as the event is set to go ahead digitally. To get players geared up a new teaser has been released showing how the barrier to the outside world will…
