When Street Fighter 6 released for Nintendo Switch 2 on the console’s launch, it came with some new features exclusive to the Nintendo port. The most obvious feature was amiibo support, including Street Fighter character figurines and a brand-new set of cards specific to SF6. With DLC characters still coming…
When the Switch 2 was announced, a number of industry pundits were concerned that Nintendo had played things too safe. In the past, Nintendo has taken wild swings with its hardware and done outlandish things like include motion controls or force people to play with a tablet. The Nintendo Switch,…
Nintendo of Japan has just revealed one of what will surely be multiple announcements leading up to Mario’s 40th anniversary in September. My Mario, a new child-focused product line of merchandise and engagement experiences, is launching on Tuesday, August 26th in Japan. You can view the My Mario…
For North American Fire Emblem fans, the Blazing Blade no doubt carries a great deal of significance. As our first localized title in the series, so much of the western perspective of Fire Emblem (at least until Awakening) came courtesy of Eliwood, Lyn, and Hector’s campaign. Now that game is…
When you’re a multinational corporation that makes billions, you have enough money to make some truly out there stuff. As part of a promotion for a real life shake, fast food titan McDonald’s has released “Grimace’s Birthday,” a video game celebrating giant purple mascot Grimace’s birthday on June 15th. But…
Masakazu Eguchi is a man intrinsically tied to the Mega Man Battle Network series, being the planner for the first game and writing the story for every game thereafter. While MMBN ended all the way back in 2005, the series has reentered the milieu with the recent Mega Man Battle…
On June 11th, 1983, Capcom Co., Ltd was official formed in Japan as a merger between I.R.M. and its subsidiary Japan Capsule Computers Co., Ltd. That means yesterday was the legendary developer’s 40th anniversary, and to mark the occasion its opened the doors on the Capcom Town website. It’s no…
Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble was previously one of the most forgotten entries in the pink puffball’s illustrious catalog of spinoffs, due to requiring gyroscopic functions on a handheld device – something that’s more standard nowadays, but less so once upon a time. Well, the game has been released on Nintendo…
In my experience, updates for the Nintendo Switch Online digital library of titles usually features one notable title at a time accompanied by a few more esoteric choices. This time though? This time we get two notable additions accompanied by a few more esoteric choices. Half and half, baby! Leading…
Have you been wishing that you could make better use of your old N64 controllers in the age of wireless controllers? Thanks to a brand new mod kit from 8BitDo, now you can! 8BitDo has announced a brand new mod kit that converts old, wired N64 controllers into wireless Bluetooth…
Update (5/30/23): After the notification of the Steam takedown page went live this weekend, PC Gamer obtained a copy of the legal notice that Nintendo sent to Valve, which reads: Because the Dolphin emulator violates Nintendo’s intellectual property rights, including but not limited to its rights under the Digital…
The very first Dragon Quest Monsters spin-off game hit the Game Boy Color in Japan way back in 1998, meaning this September the series will be celebrating its 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Square Enix has shared a new video that runs down all of the games that make…
Console modding is always fun, fine-tuned, and fascinating, and we have a really bite-sized (but extremely dense) example here: a tiny GameCube, dubbed the GameCube Nano, built with actual Nintendo hardware and laborious care. Made by Macho Nacho Productions, the console utilizes the GameCube tech found in a…
Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma and Tears of the Kingdom director Hidemaro Fujibayashi have been making the interview rounds lately, discussing all manner of burning question about the Zelda series, the making of their new game, and more. But now in a Wired interview they answer the most important query…
As part of his continued series of videos on making games, Sakurai took time to discuss the creation of Super Smash Bros. Brawl in depth. He was approached by Satoru Iwata to make the game just after the reveal of the Wii in 2005, when Sakurai had just become an…
