It’s hard to fathom it now, but 25 years ago, nobody expected Super Smash Bros. to become a phenomenon. Released towards the end of the N64’s lifecycle, Smash seemed like a fun enough idea that would come and go without much fuss. I don’t recall ever having debates with my…
Birthdays can mean a lot of things for people – time with friends or family, treating yourself to something special, or just disconnecting from responsibilities. For Kirby it means cake, cake, and more cake. カービィさん、お誕生日おめでとうございます！今日はわれわれワドルディレポート隊が、カービィさんのためにケーキをご用意しました♪さぁ、カービィさん！みなさんへコメントをお願いします…って、わわわっ！？食べるのはまだ早いですよ～っ！！#カービィのハッピーバースデー pic.twitter.com/mVy2QldNbg — 星のカービィ (@Kirby_JP) April 26, 2024 Yes, April 27th marks Kirby’s 32nd birthday and…
LEGO and Animal Crossing is a match made in heaven, but there was one curious omission from the line when it launched earlier this year: K.K. Slider. How could one of the most iconic characters of modern gaming not be included alongside villagers like Julian and Bunnie? Who even are…
Luigi may’ve already gotten a taste, but the newest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate item is ready to reap its way through the rest of the cast. Previously seen during the same Direct that revealed Simon Belmont and the rest of the known Castlevania content coming to the game, Death’s Scythe…
To begin with a cliché, there are a lot of good games out there — especially right now, when it seems like a lot of AAA studios and indie developers are putting out their finest work. But what separates a good game from a great one? From a legend? In…
Another new (though previously datamined) outfit set has been added to Super Mario Odyssey, letting Mario bring the music with some classical style. A new special outfit has been added to #SuperMarioOdyssey! After you’ve finished the main story, check out the shop to find the Conductor Wig & Conductor Outfit….
Earlier this month, we reported that Best Buy would be restocking a selection of Super Smash Bros. amiibo starting this October. Now, thanks to recently updated safety documents, we’ve gotten even more confirmation that a massive restock should be happening soon. This time, we see that Lucario, Toon Link, Sheik,…
Super Smash Bros. Melee’s batch of stages are some of the most iconic of all, with layouts and gimmicks that later games would build off of. That’s come full circle with Ultimate, where plenty of these are coming back, including this one from Metroid’s Planet Zebes. Brinstar’s platforms, able to…
Welcome back to the PAX West Fifty-Game Frenzy, where I run down a grand total of 50 Switch games I played at PAX and you can decide which ones pique your interest! Here we conclude this long, long series with one last roundup of the odds and ends I experienced…
In his latest Famitsu column, translated in full by and available to read at Source Gaming, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai delved into multiple topics about making the Ultimate game we’re all waiting for. In particular, these had to do with the game’s most recent character addition, Animal Crossing’s Isabelle….
Another week, another game with a Shovel Knight appearance! Hot off the tails of his inclusion in Rivals of Aether, another Smash inspired fighter, Brawlhalla, announced that the blue knight will be coming to the game as a skin for existing characters. Not only will Shovel Knight be playable as…
Before I ever owned a home console, arcades were where my interest in games truly started, with more quarters spent than I’d ever want to sit and count. Within those hallowed grounds of lights and sounds two types of games managed to wring the most out of me: fighting games…
Given Koei Tecmo’s stellar track record when it comes to localizing games, it was only a matter of time before the Atelier Arland trilogy, announced for Japanese Switch systems back in July, would be confirmed for the west. The trilogy includes three games set in the Arland region – Atelier…
Earlier this year, Sony landed itself in hot-water for being the only platform provider not allowing cross-play, while Microsoft, Nintendo, and PC players were able to face off against each other in Fortnite freely. It seems like the criticism has finally reached the company’s ears, as Sony has announced a…
You can pre-order the Steins; Gate Elite Limited Edition and the standard edition on Amazon today. Break out your microwaves and gel some bananas (that makes sense in context, honest), because Steins;Gate Elite finally has a release date in North America and Europe – February 19th, 2019! The game is…
