Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
As the “Year of Eevee” celebration continues, more and more merchandise centered around the beloved Evolution Pokémon continues to be revealed. Just last week a brand-new life-size Eevee plush was shown off, but that wasn’t to be all they had in store. A new batch of life-size plushies have been…
In a series of posts over on Twitter, former Capcom composer Masakazu Sugimori has suggested that Ace Attorney would not have become a franchise if it were released in the current gaming industry. As he explains, the initial sales numbers were so low that any modern publisher would have completely…
Nintendo Japan has announced that a miniature version of the Famicom called the Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom, will be making its way to Japan on November 10th. Much like the NES Classic Mini, the Famicom Mini is a miniature version of the original Famicom console, and it will have HDMI…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Yo-kai return to wreak havoc on your emotions, Gunvolt strikes back, and Pikmin swarm the Wii U Virtual Console. The amazingly wonderful and mouthful of a title BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien headlines this week in sales, clocking in at just…
The folks at Good Smile have been on a roll lately with Nintendo franchises. This time, we get our first good look at the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess inspired Figma line coming out in May 2017. Link will be available as both a standard edition and a DX…
Pikmin fans rejoice! Nintendo has confirmed via its official webpage that New Play Control! Pikmin is coming to the Wii U eShop this Thursday for $19.99. For those unfamiliar with the New Play Control! series, it’s best described as a selection of GameCube titles that have been updated with a…
At this year’s E3, we finally got to see a solid chunk of gameplay from the long-awaited upcoming entry in The Legend of Zelda series; Breath of the Wild. In the hours and hours of Treehouse footage shown we were treated to countless combat scenarios, details on environmental and crafting…
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: Sasha slices up some monster limbs, Sonic makes another boom boom, and rumbles return to River City. Activision is this week’s golden child in the sales department, offering steep discounts up to 66% off on titles like Skylanders SuperChargers, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and…
It might seem a little crazy to think that Nintendo has existed for 127 years, but it’s completely true. Believe it or not though, our favorite company wasn’t always producing colorful screens filled with the red hatted, high jumping plumber and the likes of Link – and that’s probably why…
Flex those pecs and polish your fisticuffs: Mike Haggar is supplexing through New 3DS Virtual Consoles tomorrow! The Mad Gear Gang strikes back! Originally released on the SNES back in 1993, Final Fight 2 is a classic side-scrolling brawler that does little to deviate much from the original in terms…
As I comb through countless memories with The Legend of Zelda series, many iconic characters, landmarks and icons spring to mind. I’ve mentally blueprinted the various incarnations of Hyrule Castle and Kakariko Village that have been imagined and reimagined over the years. And the many townspeople, sages, and companion characters…
One of the most common comparisons people bring up when discussing the art style of the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is that it looks strikingly like something out of a Studio Ghibli animation, with its expansive fields, subdued but colorful palette, and overall aesthetic being undoubtedly similar…
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,…
