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Nintendo has seen a ton of success with its consoles, at least on an every-other-system basis. The Wii? A phenomenon. Wii U? Not so much. The release of Nintendo Switch picked sales back up again, but that doesn’t mean Nintendo is necessarily content with simply …Read more »
Akira Himekawa is a pair of manga creators known for their work on adapting The Legend of Zelda series, including Ocarina of Time , Majora's Mask , Oracle of Seasons , Oracle of Ages , Four Swords , The Minish Cap , A Link to …Read more »
Idol supergroup AKB48 is no stranger to appearing in ads, and the latest collaboration has the girls teaming up with Nintendo to promote Super Smash Bros. As the post over at Kotaku points out, some Japanese commenters had mixed feelings about the resulting commercial, which …Read more »
Earthbound , the cult Super Nintendo game known as Mother 2 in Japan, celebrated its 20th year of existence this week, and its creator has released some new merchandise to celebrate. For those unfamiliar, Earthbound is the second (but the first to be released in …Read more »
Do you like One Piece ? Based on our site’s demographics, the answer is most likely yes. I’ll tell you who else likes One Piece : Namco Bandai. The video game company’s been making One Piece games since 2000, back when Namco and Bandai were …Read more »
In the new issue of Otaku USA magazine, we review Vanillaware's PlayStation 3 and PS Vita beat 'em up Dragon's Crown . The busty Sorceress and the rest of the characters may have sprung from the pen of artist George Kamitani, but the design is …Read more »
There comes a time in a man's, or woman's, life in which one must step out of the shadow of his, or her, forerunners. Today is that time for our fair Giana. It was only about a year ago that Otaku USA took a look …Read more »
This week's update to Nintendo's online shops sports a couple of notable additions, most of which falls on the portable side of things. The highlight for many will no doubt be the Fire Emblem: Awakening demo, which gives folks a sample of the strategy-RPG action …Read more »
The latest issue of the Otaku USA newsletter is now zooming to inboxes, and if you didn't receive one there's an easy way to make certain that never happens again. All you have to do is head to our sign-up page to subscribe for free …Read more »
It's been a while since we had an edition of Virtual Boy, which takes note of Nintendo's weekly downloadable releases. It's understandable, unfortunately, because Nintendo so rarely offers up much worth talking about, but this week sees the release of a special gem from Yasumi …Read more »
Not content with letting services like Spotify and YouTube grab all the video game music love, Nintendo saw fit to release its own app called Nintendo Music. True to the name, Nintendo Music is a dedicated app for playing music from Nintendo games from the …Read more »
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, the long-awaited sequel to the Nippon Ichi tactical RPG from way back in 2004, is on the way. Today saw the release of an announcement trailer for the game, which gave us a look at the game’s story, its characters, …Read more »
Hebereke kicked off a series of games from SUNSOFT after launching on Famicom in Japan back in 1991 before heading to Europe as Ufouria: The Saga. The exploration-based platformer had early Metroidvania vibes, and while it didn’t make its way to NES in North America …Read more »
The Resident Evil 4 remake launched on March 24, and Capcom’s second dip into the action-packed entry—not counting all the re-releases over the years—has done mighty well for itself. According to Capcom’s numbers, Resident Evil 4 has sold over four million copies around the world …Read more »
No More Heroes III is going to be released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and S in Japan on October 6, and it’s going to be released on PlayStation4, PlayStation5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam …Read more »
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