When it comes to promoting products, one common strategy that gets employed is the idea of a rewards program. Nintendo has made good use of this concept over the years themselves, and while the Gold Points program has recently been discontinued, the Platinum Points are still holding strong. For those…
In a rather surprising turn of events, it seems that developer Niantic is looking to get out of video games altogether. In a report on Bloomberg yesterday, it’s been stated that Niantic, which most people will know from the stratospherically popular Pokémon GO, is close to finalizing a deal to…
Digital Eclipse has done a great job of listening to Power Rangers fans when it comes to Rita’s Rewind. After adding in an online co-op feature between two systems in December and adding it to Nintendo Switch last month, DE is announcing an even bigger update today. Dubbed the Power…
Remember how you could get a Captain Olimar Trophy back in Melee for having Pikmin save data on your memory card? It was one of the last I got on my perfect file, thanks to borrowing the game from a neighbor. The spirit of that cool bit of cross promotion…
Super Smash Bros. is no stranger to changing up some of Nintendo’s more risque designs, from toning down Bayonetta’s Wicked Weave attacks to giving female Corrin some pants, likely to ensure the game keeps intended age rating worldwide. Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s Mythra is the latest character to see the adjustments,…
It seems that there has always been, and there always will be, a wonderful, endless stream of Shantae news. Limited Run Games is making sure that flow keeps coming, as the company has just announced via Twitter that Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse will be receiving a physical release for…
We’re finally here in the home stretch of what has been one of the shorter turnarounds — yet longest waits — for a Nintendo title. After its full reveal at E3 2018, or even its initial tease earlier in the year, the trudge towards the biggest gaming crossover and the…
The day has come when nearly the entire Kirby series up to this point is represented in one game. Kirby Star Allies has received its third free update since release, adding in not just new Dream Friends and other extras like the previous patches, but an all new mode to…
2019 may feel some ways away but it’ll sneak up on us pretty fast. Thankfully, Splatoon 2 will be there to give us some cozy familiarity as we enter the final year of the 2010’s, with a special themed event called Frosty Fest. Not unlike this year’s Halloween event, which…
It’s hard to believe, but there’s just one week to go till we’ll all have our hands on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! The cross-brand countdown still has some ways to go, though, and this latest stop is one you might not have seen coming. 【あと7日】今年もあっという間でしたが後一週間は長く感じますね。では編集に行って来ます ＠野村#スマブラカウントダウン#スマブラSP#FFVII#クラウド pic.twitter.com/Qpd2q6Y4m3 — FFVII…
Oh, Club Nintendo… that dear, departed soul. How much merch it bequeathed upon those who were dedicated to the Big N, dispensing posters, notebooks, bags — all manner of souvenir and sundry! Yet it, like all things that are good in this cruel and fleeting life, passed too soon, replaced…
If you’re still petting your partner Pokémon every day or just want to bring a little more Let’s Go! into your life, Pokémon Center locations in Japan have a whole host of new goods to tempt you. The games have been out for a couple weeks and already some of…
The slate of weekly Famitsu columns written by Masahiro Sakurai continues as we inch closer and closer to the release of Smash Ultimate. This time, the incomparable director focused in on the World of Light adventure mode and some of its core and peripheral aspects. All thanks to Source Gaming…
At this point, it just wouldn’t be a Sonic racing game without Seaside Hill making its way in. Joining the other racetracks in Team Sonic Racing now and maintaining this streak is Whale Lagoon, a beachside spot with plenty of sun for your winter blues. Not to mention another Sonic…
Welcome back to Season 2 of the Character Column, where we run down all manner of royal, ruffian, and rough-around-the-edges rube in a weekly analysis of various characters. Last time we covered the questions of self-inserting avatars as they pertained to Corrin of Fire Emblem Fates. Nintendo has had no…
