Before it was unfortunately shutdown, I loved using Swapnote with friends and coworkers. While it may be gone, its mascot and hostess has managed to stay afloat here and there thanks to a cute design and demeanor. And if you’re a Nintendo character with a bit of charm, you know…

Oh, Pocky. In my experiences this is one of the Japanese snacks a lot of people in America are introduced to first. Fairly available and different enough from anything we have here, there’s a certain novelty to this chocolate covered biscuit sticks. They even have their own day drummed up…

Capcom has been steadfast in its support for the Nintendo Switch so far, but one of its bigger tentpole franchises, Resident Evil, has only seen two major ports in the west – both Resident Evil Revelations games. Next year things will finally turn around, however! Thanks to a tweet from…

T’is the season for spooky scares with Halloween right around the corner, and fans of our long-toothed specters of the night will be very happy with this latest announcement. Publisher Focus Home Interactive has revealed that the dialogue-heavy RPG Vampyr is heading to the Switch via its latest investor report….

SNK Heroines isn’t the first time the company’s brought together some of its female cast for a spin off. Back on the Neo Geo Pocket Color, they released SNK Gals’ Fighters which hosted the “Queen of Fighters” tournament. At the head of it all? Our latest DLC character for SNK…

A video shared by Nintendo suggests the presence of in-game representation for a new franchise in Super Smash Bros. — and may also support the veracity of the so-called “Grinch leak” (major spoiler warning for that link) that’s been eating up Smash Bros.-related headlines since yesterday. Before we continue, the following contains…

Following yesterday’s possible leak concerning the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster, a number of new details have emerged. First, Marina PLV (the company where the leak took place, allegedly) issued a statement on their Facebook page. Below is a roughly translated version of it: “Rumors of privacy leak on the…

Previously slated for a Winter 2018 release, turns out Team Sonic Racing needs a little more time in the shop to get itself running as well as it can. Sega has announced that the new targeted date for the game is May 21st, 2019 in order to make the game…

When it comes to first stages in video games, Green Hill Zone is about on the level as Super Mario Bros. 1-1 and has followed Sonic the Hedgehog to several appearances. It’s been done again and again, but it’s still expected and the most fitting representation of the character and…

Visual novels are my favorite games to play portably – it’s basically like sitting down and reading a good book; there are just a lot more anime characters involved. PQube, a company that’s brought over the likes of Steins;Gate in the past, is planning on releasing Red Entertainment’s Our World…

The biggest crossover in gaming, the fighting you know and love, and that pure essence of Nintendo itself; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is nearly upon us. While it doesn’t feature anything new and some of the shots are definitely from older trailers and promo videos, this latest trailer is still…