Sega just released its new Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds commercial, and it seems to take jabs at a familiar racing franchise. In the 30 second ad, CrossWorlds shows off their vehicle customization, traveling through different worlds, and crossplay multiplayer. Immediately after, they mention “traveling around on an open road,” seemingly taking…
Last week marked a monumental occasion for Nintendo, as the beloved Super Mario franchise celebrated its 40th anniversary. Naturally, this occasion came with many Mario-related announcements in the Nintendo Direct aired a day prior. Among these reveals came the news of some of the most requested additions to the Nintendo…
In what is likely to turn out to be merely a rumor, the Instagram account for Cinépolis El Salvador (a movie theater chain in El Salvador) may have accidentally leaked some of the new characters set to be featured in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. In a post on the…
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a game that’s sold more than a few copies. Almost 50 million, to be exact. Most of those sales have come from the United States, but it would be mistaken to say it’s a low seller elsewhere. And in Japan, it’s just crossed a large…
2023 is just a few days away, which means that the time for year-end roundups and statistics. And Nintendo is no different – after releasing a tool for us all to reflect on our own playtimes throughout the year, the company has also released its ranking of eShop titles by…
Indie World’s Inside the House of Indies holiday special concludes today. After four whole days of announcements the week concludes with a couple more, including some heavy hitters. Here, for the last time, is a summation: Dust & Neon (Early 2023) – It’s a wild wild west…
The holiday season is well and truly underway and Nintendo of Europe is making sure Switch owners old and new have some bangers to play with a wide ranging Festive Offers sale. Included in the sale are recent releases, like Sonic Frontiers and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, and…
It looks like what the Blue Blur sped towards this time was success – Sonic Frontiers has sold 2.5 million copies worldwide in the month or so since release, making it the most successful Sonic title in some time. 『ソニックフロンティア』、世界累計販売本数が250万本を突破🦔💨 "Sonic Frontiers" sells over 2.5 million copies worldwide✨#ソニック #ソニックフロンティア…
The Pokémon series has managed to deliver five distinct RPG adventures across three generations on the Switch. That’s more than any other system before it, all in under six years, with impressive sales numbers fueling each of them. Even if we discount the Ilca developed Gen IV remakes, you’d think…
It took a long time for Sega and Atlus to bring Persona 5 to platforms beyond the PlayStation but that wait doesn’t appear to have dulled the excitement. In a recent tweet, Atlus has confirmed that the new release of Persona 5 Royal has sold over 1 million units since…
The other day, I was looking back through an opinion piece I wrote earlier this year, an evaluation of the Pokémon franchise shortly after the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. And while the article has already aged in general, one part in particular jumped out at me: It’s unlikely…
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been out for a weekend, which means that lots of fans have begun their Paldean adventure — in fact, more than usual, at least in the UK. It turns out that the two entries have had the biggest launch of the year in the region,…
Even though celebrating Black Friday doesn’t make much sense in Europe, what with its connection to the US tradition of Thanksgiving, in recent years it’s become a tentpole event for sales in the region. Nintendo’s not about to let the opportunity slip them by, either, with the company’s European branch…
Kirby and the Forgotten Land has done well. Like, really, really well. Since releasing at the end of March this year, the title has gone on to sell 5.27 million units — which is a decent chunk better than Kirby Star Allies’ 3.98 million copies. In fact, it’s a decent…
You know, everybody always talks about how as soon as Halloween ends they roll out the Christmas (or broader “holiday”) decorations immediately instead of, like, just chilling in November and getting people amped up for Thanksgiving. And there are multiple reasons for that — Christmas is a global holiday while…
