With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
Series fans eagerly awaiting Just Dance 2017 can now get a taste of what they can expect from the game when it drops this fall: a demo featuring Justin Bieber track “Sorry” is now live on the Nintendo eShop. Additionally, three new songs have been announced for inclusion in the…
Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied discuss the recent leak of NX specifications. Does Nintendo’s latest device have the power to bring in new gamers?
During E3 only one third party game was confirmed for NX, and that was Just Dance 2017. Understandably, this didn’t set the world on fire, as the franchise continues to release on just about every platform under the sun (including the Wii), but it showed Ubisoft has access to NX…
Welcome back to Sonic Sunday! While last week the spotlight was focused on Project Sonic 2017, the new Sonic game already confirmed for NX, this week we’ll look at the other major announcement that came out of the Sonic’s recent birthday bash. First, some basic details about the new title……
Welcome to the Character Column! Each week, I’ll be taking a look at a different character from Nintendo’s long and esteemed history, and I’ll analyze what makes them interesting, nuanced, or just plain memorable. Whether they’re heroes, villains or NPCs, I’ll explain why they deserve respect or love from the…
For the past three hardware generations, at least, Nintendo’s handheld systems have bested their respective home console counterparts in terms of sales. Even the universally appealing Wii (Nintendo’s best-selling home console to date) had its lifetime sales numbers trounced handily by the DS line of systems, to the tune of…
Yesterday was huge for those of us eagerly anticipating the latest news on Nintendo’s next system, the NX. Long-running and well respected video game news site Eurogamer ran two articles featuring information they apparently corroborated with multiple sources, which ultimately claim the NX will be a hybrid console/handheld device with…
According to Eurogamer, the upcoming NX will not only be a portable console with detachable controllers, but will be powered by Nvidia Tegra technology, as well. The site claims the NX will work as a “high-powered handheld console with its own display” with “two controller sections on either side, which…
Welcome back to Sonic Sunday! Sonic’s 25th birthday party took place on Friday, and there was a lot of good news that came out of the event. As promised, today I’ll be concentrating on the announcement of Project Sonic 2017, the next Sonic game from Sonic Team. This article will…
Wonder Festival is about to kick off in Japan and toy collectors everywhere are in for a treat! We reported a prototype Twilight Princess Zelda Figma that was teased via Good Smile yesterday. Today, we get our first glimpse of an all-new Twilight Princess Link Figma that should be in…
The highly-anticipated Sonic birthday bash came to a close last night. Despite technical difficulties, lots of dancing, a Sonic-themed car and relentless advertising of Totino’s stuffed nachos, every Sonic fan should walk away happy with what was presented. As Ivo Gerscovich, the head of the Sonic brand, put it: “We…
Tonight at the Sonic 25th Anniversary Party in San Diego, Sonic Team revealed “Sonic Project 2017,” a brand-new Sonic title. The game features both modern Sonic and classic Sonic as they appeared in Sonic Generations. The new adventure seems to take place in a world on the brink of desolation,…
