Early last month, RPG fans were shocked to discover that the fan-favorite title Octopath Traveler had been delisted from the Nintendo eShop out of nowhere. The game was a big hit among critics and fans of the genre worldwide, releasing initially as a Nintendo Switch exclusive before arriving on other…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
G-MODE has slowly but surely been reviving its back catalog of games that were once exclusive to Japanese feature phones, including fairly big names. The latest? The Atlus developed Persona 3 prequel, Aigis: The First Mission. The game is an action RPG set in 1999, ten years before the events…
Welcome back to the Smash Seminar! In this series I’ll be introducing readers to the world of competitive Smash through articles about history, characters, players and more, in hopes of getting more people involved in the competitive scene. Whether you wish to be a casual observer or a future champ,…
While it’s undeniable that we long-time fans of Zelda are extremely excited for the upcoming Breath of the Wild, it’s always interesting to hear how the greater video game playing audience reacted to it’s overwhelming presence at E3 2016. Considering the game was just crowned Best in Show and Best…
Nintendo U.K. has released a new infographic displaying how the upcoming Splatoon 3-Pack repaints will function within the game. According to the chart, the repaints will function in the same way as the original 3-pack. While this is in no way definitive, it will definitely be disappointing if this is…
Digital Foundry has released an in depth analysis of the tech from the E3 build of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In the video, they discuss technology used in the game in regards to lighting, antialiasing, and weather effects, artificial intelligence and more! Check out the video…
Hyrule Warriors players just got their first new DLC character, Marin, and are no doubt eagerly awaiting news on the next batch. It seems like Nintendo and Koei Tecmo may have accidentally revealed them early, however, if a collection of placeholder sprites from the Japanese Wii U version of the…
Back in late May an enterprising Wii U data miner found Callie and Marie costumes in an update file for Super Mario Maker. It has been over a month since they were spotted, but Nintendo has finally spilled the beans and confirmed that an Event Course for the sisters will…
July has brought with it a reshuffle of North America’s My Nintendo Rewards, and it’s filled with discounts and classic Virtual Console games. You can even pick up the first Mario Kart 8 DLC pack for 60 Gold Coins! As always, discounts will automatically apply themselves after you redeem the…
The arcade version of Pokken Tournament is set to receive a major update in Japan on July 20th. The update will be adding Wii U characters Garchomp, Braixen, and Shadow Mewtwo to the arcade version of the game. Japan’s official Pokken Tournament site has posted a graphic regarding the July…
At E3 this year Nintendo revealed the Wolf Link amiibo functionality in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Released back in March, the Wolf Link amiibo is currently exclusively bundled with the HD release of Twilight Princess, with players unlocking an exclusive dungeon by tapping their wolf to…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Qbby conjures another box on the Nintendo 3DS, Mario and friends seek out the legendary seven stars on the Wii U Virtual Console, and Marin summons the Wind Fish for battle in the latest Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC. Fans of demon fusing and dungeon…
The next round of downloadable content for Hyrule Warriors has finally arrived: both the Link’s Awakening Pack and Legends Character Pack are now available for purchase and download. The Link’s Awakening Pack introduces a new character in the form of Marin, the Boots weapon for Linkle, the Koholint Map Adventure…
All good things must come to an end, right? That statement certainly seems to be supported by the news of our very last Splatfest. The final Splatfest will be taking place a little over a year after the first Splatfest began. This is a bit surprising, as we hadn’t seen…
