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…
The next GO Battle League-themed event for Pokémon GO’s Season of World of Wonders is here. This time it’s a weekend-long affair and it overlaps with another event, Rivals Week. Trainers who have their sights set on the GBL will enjoy increased battle sets, free and paid Timed Research, and…
Hamster Co. is keeping up the pace with weekly Arcade Archives releases. Preserving games of yesteryear, it’s easier than ever to enjoy these once arcade-only games. This week, side-scrolling shoot ‘em up Koutetsu Yousai Strahl is the latest addition to the Arcade Archives family. “KOUTETSU YOUSAI STRAHL” is a shooting…
Heads up: Though Pac-Man has always been an “appropriate for all ages” character and series, the song featured in this article features strong language that would be found above that age rating. As part of their ongoing series of releases known as Song Machine, the highly acclaimed (and one…
Last week was the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy IX; and now a week later, we’re treated to the second interview in the “Final Fantasy IX 20th anniversary special interview series.” Published on Final Fantasy Portal Site, Part 2’s interview is with artist and character designer Toshiyuki Itahana. If you’ve…
If you blinked, you may have missed the fact that older Pokémon cards have skyrocketed in value of the past few months. Yesterday, another graded Japanese Pokémon card went for some big money. How much, you ask? Try $90,000. The card in question is the Pocket Monsters (Japanese) Trading Card…
Rare video game collecting is a competitive and expensive hobby. However, a rare copy of the North American version of Super Mario Bros. for the NES just upped the stakes in the world of video game auctions by selling for a record-breaking $114,000. Selling on Heritage Auctions, the sealed copy…
Today, Limited Run Games hosted its annual announcement discussing what’s on the physical game horizon. A glorious day for physical media fans, LRG is bringing a variety of titles to the Nintendo Switch and Game Boy Color. Yes, you read that right — the Game Boy Color. That particular print-run…
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut is coming to Nintendo Switch in both digital and physical formats thanks to Limited Run Games. The announcement was made during today’s LRG3 2020 show — an annual livestream during which Limited Run Games announces new releases. By popular demand, Shantae: Risky's Revenge…
The very first Shantae game is getting a physical re-release on both the Game Boy Color and Nintendo Switch thanks to Limited Run Games. The announcement was made during today’s LRG3 2020 show — an annual livestream during which Limited Run Games announces new releases. The original Shantae from…
Yesterday we got word on the Sega Astro City Mini, and while info continued to drip out over the day, Sega Japan has officially debuted the ⅙ scale replica arcade cab with both its first trailer and a dedicated website. The video may be in Japanese, but it…
It’s not every day you unearth a little Nintendo history, but thanks to the work of Mother Forever and Kody Nokolo we have the earliest interview (and a prototype logo) of Mother 3, from the July 1996 issue of Japanese magazine Dengeki Nintendo 64, scanned and translated. This interview is…
During 2019’s E3 Nintendo Direct, Square Enix surprised us all by announcing a long-awaited localization of Seiken Densetsu 3 for the Super Famicom (SNES), now known as Trials of Mana. That might not have been a one-off dive into the archives, either, as the company has filed a new mysterious…
When it comes to long running JRPG series, for me there’s no touching the Tales of series. Maybe it was how impressionable I was when playing Tales of Symphonia, or seeing more of these games regularly localized, but you just can’t replicate the legacy they’ve laid. That’s why I’m happy…
