The studio behind Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD has finally been revealed, after a period of silence from Nintendo on the matter. VGC has confirmed that the game’s credits reveal the developer behind the game as Tantalus Media, which was previously responsible for Skyward Sword HD and Twilight Princess HD. The…
If you’re a Pikmin fan, you would probably agree that these last few years have been amazing for the franchise. From the release of Pikmin 3 Deluxe, ports of the first two games, and the long-awaited arrival of Pikmin 4, it’s been a resounding new era for the series. For…
A new app has been released allowing for Game Boy emulation on the Apple Watch. ArcEmu is a $1.99 emulator on the App Store which supports original Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance ROMs. Developer Raffaele D’Amato broke down the app’s features on Reddit, which includes 60fps…
Want to be possessed by a desire to do evil, take control of people, and start a cult based on the color blue? Then the latest Hobonichi Mother Project merchandise item is for you – a miniature replica statuette of the Evil Mani-Mani Statue from EarthBound/Mother 2. It glows with…
Fans of the Metroid series have been eating well over the past few weeks. First, Nintendo shadow dropped an unbelievable remaster of Metroid Prime on the Nintendo Switch, and now it looks like a classic Samus adventure is coming next week for subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion…
In a series full of eclectic and memorable items to assist you in battle, few Mother/EarthBound icons are as memorable as the Franklin Badge – appearing in all three series games, it reflects thunder attacks and is often important for advancing the story. Shigesato Itoi’s Hobonichi company has produced the…
It’s February 14th, which means more than Valentine’s Day – it’s the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance’s release in Japan in 2003! The GBA followup to the PS1’s Final Fantasy Tactics, it brings back the world of Ivalice in a new colorful fashion, though it’s not a direct…
During last week’s Nintendo Direct, Game Boy emulation was announced for Nintendo Switch Online members, in line with other consoles like the NES, SNES, and N64. While a who’s who of GB classics were announced in the initial lineup, there were one (or rather, three) conspicuous absence(s) – Pokémon Red,…
The remaster of Metroid Prime surprise-dropped last week during a Nintendo Direct, and it’s a gorgeous rendition of a stone cold classic. No doubt countless hours went into refining and remastering the graphics, and the teams behind it should be very proud of their accomplishment – but in the process,…
The arrival of Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games via Nintendo Switch Online was a big deal in this week’s Nintendo Direct, but there was a conspicuous absence – Pokémon. Besides a tease of the Trading Card Game adaptation to come later, the mainline RPGs that got their start…
UPDATE – February 8th, 2023, 3:30 P.M. PT: These games are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Nintendo Switch Online is getting a bit bigger, with Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games headed to the service later today. The news was shared during this…
Update (2/7/23): Exciting news, EarthBound fans! After the initial wave sold out almost instantly last year in May, the Hobonichi Mother Project has just announced that the four character plushes — Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo — will all be re-released in a few days, on February 14th. And once…
Fans of NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation will fondly remember the character Ron Swanson as a devout technophobe. This wasn’t always the case for the actor who portrayed him, Nick Offerman, who recently revealed that his addiction to video games forced him to quit the hobby entirely due to fear…
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is one of the most beloved games of all time, and now we may see its iconic trappings in many different forms: thanks to the efforts of programmer xander-haj and a number of other collaborators on GitHub, the entire game has…
It’s time for dramatic latin anthems, third party characters, and a tale of epic proportions – Super Smash Bros. Brawl turns 15 years old today, a beloved and important entry in the Super Smash Bros. series that pushed the franchise to new heights. Big features that Brawl added included an…
