As reported by Automaton, Nintendo’s stock prices have reached an all-time high today following the slight drop it suffered from the Switch 2 reveal teaser. Just last week, we reported how Nintendo’s stocks fell around 5.9% following the unveiling of the Switch 2, which analysts believed was down to leaks…
In some rather sad news to kick off 2025, it looks as if developer Extremely OK Games, LTD. (EXOK), the team behind the acclaimed 2018 platformer Celeste, has cancelled development of its upcoming action RPG Earthblade. In a blog post on the dev’s official website, Maddy Thorson, director of Celeste,…
The Pokémon Company and Build-A-Bear are back with another Pokémon plush, available in stores starting today! Introducing Yamper, the Puppy Pokémon! This adorable plushy is now available online at the Build-A-Bear store as part of an online only bundle for $65. The bundle includes the Yamper plush,…
The late ’90s were a turbulent time for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Years had passed since the blue blur’s huge debut in the 16-bit generation and fans eagerly waited for a proper 3D follow-up. Naturally, that led to a lot of conceptual planning, and as part of the latest…
Recently, designer James Turner is most notable for his work on the Pokémon Sword and Shield games, but his history with working on the franchise goes way back. In fact, Turner recently shared a treat particularly for fans of the 2006 Wii title Pokémon Battle Revolution. During a tidy-up, Turner…
You know what time it is? Hopefully you do with the help of today’s two-fold retro revival. Even if preorders must’ve hit snooze, the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. handheld is releasing today! Getting in on the fun is a shout out from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. マリオが…
Get ready to hum the bassline and fly like a butterfly, because Sega’s getting funky with their latest 60th Anniversary retrospective. Previously they came out swinging with the Crazy Taxi series, but this time it’s all about cel shaded style and a fight for free expression. That’s right – it’s…
It was previously announced that Bandai Namco had “a lot planned” for the Tales of series’ 25th anniversary. While we’ve seen things like a new mobile game (Tales of Crestoria) come along and the next motherships title (Tales of Arise, sadly not coming to Switch) get delayed, last week some…
Out of nowhere, Nintendo has announced that it will finally be localizing the very first Fire Emblem game – Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, which originally released for the Famicom in Japan way back in April, 1990. The new release will feature the ability to rewind…
If you’ve made more crazy money than you can remember or think The Offspring is the only acceptable driving music, you have Sega to thank. Crazy Taxi started on arcades back in 1999 and managed to put the pedal to the metal and become a Sega staple in record time….
Last month Mario’s main 3D adventures were spotlighted plenty with the launch of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, including some new, celebratory 3D All-Stars swag from the Nintendo TOKYO store. Now those Mario goods have expanded to feature even more of the plumber’s history, particularly his earliest console adventures. As previously…
Tetris is perhaps the pinnacle of pick-up-and-play gameplay, considering it helped rocket the original Game Boy up the sales charts with its addictively simple mechanics. Now, more than 30 years after its debut, it’s following the “Mini” system trend with an officially licensed small keychain The Tetris Mini looks to…
Today one of the Super Nintendo’s finest platformers has made its way to Switch. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest improved on the original in practically every way and introduced a new member of the DK Crew – Dixie Kong! To celebrate this DKC2 resurgence, Playtonic’s Steve Mayles shared…
Well, there he is. Conker the king. Rare’s decidedly not family-friendly squirrel is back in merchandise form thanks to Fangamer. They’d already handled Banjo-Kazooie with gusto, and now our other favorite ex-Diddy Kong racer is getting his turn. This isn't just a Conker plush. This is a @Fangamer Conker…
For every Trainer who fondly remembers spending countless hours wandering the Johto region in search of discovering the diving pocket monster Lugia, animation artist illbedarnd (also known as Darn) has a new video you will surely want to check out. In the YouTuber’s latest project released on September 14th, he…
