First 4 Figures, the premiere video game statue manufacturer, has announced a brand new “We <3 Kirby” statue for pre-order on its website. Featuring the pink puffball standing on a pedestal and holding a heart with the words We <3 Kirby, it’s a nice little figurine that would look great…
When looking at the Super Mario franchise from a modern lens, one of the most distinct aspects is the parallel existence of both traditional 2D entries alongside the more open 3D iterations. This side-by-side formula didn’t always exist, though; the jump to 3D would need a bit over a decade…
Any Sonic the Hedgehog film that included Shadow and didn’t have Crush 40’s “Live and Learn” would have been a monumental misfire. While that’s not the key to the film’s massive success this weekend (it managed to topple Mufasa: The Lion King with ease), even director Jeff Fowler understands how…
In the slew of announcements from the February 8th Nintendo Direct, one of the most surprising was Birdo’s return as a playable racer in the Mario Kart series. Before word came of Birdo’s inclusion in Wave 4 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, the general impression…
The next game from the makers of the Danganronpa series finally has a release date. Shown in the latest Nintendo Direct via a new trailer, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE will be bringing its stylized take on mystery solving to Switch this June. In it, we see some…
For a small set of people out there, this might’ve been the Nintendo Direct announcement from the February 2023 presentation. You can say that about any game, really, but Capcom’s relatively unsung Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is the only one with a top pomeranian. Missile aside, Ghost Trick…
Sea of Stars, Sabotage Studios’ anticipated followup to The Messenger, feels more real than ever. Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct not only gave us the game’s release date, but dropped a surprise demo onto the eShop as well. This demo spans roughly the first hour of the game, and serves…
Along with the full reveal of its new Magolor Epilogue, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe’s main draw in the latest Nintendo Direct was the announcement of an eShop demo. Available now, you’ll find both stages and sub games within that can all be enjoyed by up to four players!…
Sega is good at a lot of things, and among them is monkeys. Super Monkey Ball? Sega. The Tetris game with the monkey? Sega. And then there’s the Dreamcast era rhythm game that literally shook things up, Samba de Amigo. Amigo and his band of fellow funky friends haven’t been…
Every puzzle has an answer, and the conundrum of where one Hershel Layton has been for nearly a decade has finally been solved – everybody’s favorite brainteaser busting gentleman of a professor is coming back in Professor Layton and The New World of Steam. Layton last appeared in…
Fantasy Life was one of many underrated gems in the Nintendo 3DS library, a cutesy RPG that placed just as much value on the humble activities you can do around a village as the epic battles and questlines. While the game did get a little known sequel in Fantasy Life…
While trademarks had leaked previously, it was still a surprise to see the Baten Kaitos duology appear with a remaster during yesterday’s Direct. The games, developed by the team at Monolith Soft (Xenoblade, Xenosaga), originally released for the GameCube but they’ll be getting a new coat of paint this time…
After yesterday’s Nintendo Direct we brought you the news that the Japanese version featured a couple of exclusive announcements, including a remake of Koei Tecmo’s very first game in the Atelier series. Now we have confirmation that the game will be localized! The origin of the "Atelier" series is…
We’re only a few short weeks away from the launch of Octopath Traveler II, the sequel to one of my favorite RPGs on the Nintendo Switch! If you haven’t played the first game or if you’re just on the fence about giving the game a try, you’re in luck: Nintendo…
Closing out February 2023’s Nintendo Direct was the one and only The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Nearly three months away from its release, we were treated to a more story-focused trailer and some additional product details. Notably, today’s trailer includes a brand-new voice and fans…
