It’s time to hit the garage and tune up your favorite ride, because the first Mario Kart North American Open of the new year has officially been announced! From January 29th at 12 p.m. PT until January 31st at 6 p.m. PT, players on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe can participate…
Released late last year for last-gen consoles and PC, the remaster of the 2012 Action-RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has now been announced for Nintendo Switch! The title was a hidden gem in its time, developed by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games and helmed by The Elder Scrolls IV:…
Fans may’ve already known this was coming, but Bandai Namco has confirmed the next and final character for Jump Force’s Character Pass 2. From JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (specifically Part 5 – Golden Wind) comes the Gang Star with a dream, Giorno Giovanna. He’ll fight with his stand Gold Experience and…
Arcade1Up, the company responsible for a line of increasingly popular at-home arcade cabinets, has announced several new cabinets as part of its lineup for 2021. A brand new Killer Instinct cabinet was announced, containing not only Killer Instinct and Killer Instinct 2, but also two Battletoads games, much to the…
UPDATE (1/8/2020, 5 P.M. PT): Several more games have been re-added. See the list below. Most of the over 250 DSiWare games that had been removed from the North American Nintendo 3DS eShop earlier this week have returned and are now available for purchase once more. The list of removed titles, which…
Thanks to its modern setting, EarthBound safe havens took the form of hotels. On its own that’s a fun little detail (and some pretty sweet music), but now Hobonichi is taking things a step further with their latest batch of Mother series goods. 【MOTHERファンのみなさまへ １】いままさに発売に向けて準備しているグッズがあります。ちらっとお見せいたしますが『MOTHER2』に登場するホテルにもしも宿泊記念グッズがあったら…という設定でつくったホテルキーリングとステッカーのセットです。それで、お願いがあります（続→） pic.twitter.com/ZTgVfDYrBA — ほぼ日MOTHERプロジェクト (@hobonichimother) January…
The Switch is host to so many of Nintendo’s staples at this point, with blockbusters like Mario and Zelda coming out within its first year. Add on Smash, Pokémon, Animal Crossing, Kirby, Splatoon’s sophomore effort, an expansive Fire Emblem, and all those Wii U ports and it’s a highly impressive…
Whether it’s a subtle visual cue in Punch-Out!! or entire hidden stages in Bomberman 64, it’s always incredible when entirely new discoveries are made in games decades after their original release. The latest finding retro discovery comes from Street Fighter Alpha 2, which launched way back in 1996 on the…
Several video game publishers and developers have celebrated the start of 2021 so far, but it’s worth paying special attention to this new piece of Sonic the Hedgehog artwork focusing on the “Classic” variations of the characters. Illustrated by Nathalie Fourdraine, who has provided plenty of Sonic illustrations over the…
It’s customary at this point for game developers to wish a happy new years, but Square Enix tends to pull out all the stops with new artwork. 2021 is no different, with two new pieces being commissioned for the occasion alongside a handful of messages from key members of staff….
The Super Smash Bros. roster has grown to sizes we never would’ve believed back at the turn of the millennium, but there’s just something about the original game and its chunky characters that stands out even today. Eight starting fighters (plus four secret characters) was enough back in the day,…
As the holiday season starts ramping up with the end of December, you may want to kick back while you are trapped indoors and get yourself into the same rhythm as the chilly atmosphere you may be seeing outside your window or across the internet. Whether you’re booting up your…
While this time of the year is known as the season of giving, there’s still a specialness about the memories we have of receiving gifts from loved ones and spending time together playing games over Winter Break — especially when it involves Nintendo. Some of those cherished experiences may have…
We all need some songs to put on in the background while we stare into the flickering flames of a yule log and contemplate our existential quandaries, and this year we’ve selected a few choice Nintendo tracks that you can relax to whilst surrounded by friends and family. First up…
The warrior from Star Road might be making his way to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate again in the form of a Mii costume, but Geno fans are being granted one other wish this year. Kazuyuki Kurashima, one of the concept artists and illustrators at SquareSoft who worked on Super Mario…
