Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
Beauty in games is something that I feel is often underappreciated. And I’m not speaking of graphical fidelity or how detailed the grass physics are – I mean true beauty, the kind that speaks to something deeper. How, with a single image, a single song, a single line of dialogue,…
Nintendo characters are finally headed to Steam, but not in the way you might expect: The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 TV series is now available to purchase and watch through Valve Corporation’s online gaming giant. Right now, you can buy the individual episodes for $1.99 apiece or buy…
Welcome to the Character Column! Each week, I’ll be taking a look at a different character from Nintendo’s long and esteemed history, and I’ll analyze what makes them interesting, nuanced, or just plain memorable. Whether they’re heroes, villains or NPCs, I’ll explain why they deserve respect or love from the…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Western audiences get some long overdue puff-puff action from the Dragon Quest series, Shin Megami Tensei puts a dark spin on the phrase “gotta catch ‘em all,” and Wario shows off his smooth moves. Sega’s giving some love in the sales department for the…
Strolling through one of the multiple, local arcades in Japan can be a bit overwhelming. So many machines, so little time (and yen), but sooner or later something will call out to you. While it wasn’t my first adventure, as soon as I saw the large, enclosed machine with familiar…
Fans of deviant moustaches and garlic breath gather ‘round (but not too close): Wario is re-releasing his smoothest collection of microgames to date on Wii U Virtual consoles tomorrow! Smooth Moves is the fifth game in the WarioWare series, originally released back in 2006 for the Wii. Like its predecessors,…
Most gamers have a favorite game – ask any one of them and they’ll tell you all about it. Whether it’s an entry in the Final Fantasy series, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Super Metroid, or The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, you can be sure that any particular gamer’s…
Some memories just have a way of sticking with you and when it comes to my own gaming history one of those memories is the first time I ever played a GameCube. It was my birthday and my mom surprised me by renting the system from Blockbuster and inviting my…
Welcome to the Character Column! Each week, I’ll be taking a look at a different character from Nintendo’s long and esteemed history, and I’ll analyze what makes them interesting, nuanced, or just plain memorable. Whether they’re heroes, villains or NPCs, I’ll explain why they deserve respect or love from the…
The ever-useful Hobonichi Techo has released for the 2017 calendar year. While it might seem a bit silly to purchase a daily planner four months before its intended use period, the Techo is known not just for its utility but for its connection to the EarthBound/Mother series and its stylish…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Phoenix Wright takes to the stand in the latest game in the Ace Attorney series, Thora storms the gates of Valhalla in Jotun: Valhalla Edition, and Dracula gets whipped back to the seventh circle of hell in Super Castlevania IV. Mighty No. 9 is…
Descendants of the Belmont clan may want to replenish their stocks of holy water as Dracula is set to rise again in the SNES classic Super Castlevania IV, coming to New 3DS Virtual Consoles tomorrow! Originally released back in 1991, Super Castlevania IV is best known for perfecting the classic…
