It had a good run, but it’s finally time to call it a day for the Nintendo 3DS. According to a report on The Verge, the Japanese Nintendo website announced the discontinuation of the beloved portable, putting a cap on a nine-year run and effectively …Read more »
When a series of any kind runs for literal decades, the opportunities for less-than-good entries become more and more frequent — and this is just as true in The Legend of Zelda as anywhere else. Turning out games like Breath of the Wild and Twilight Princess …Read more »
On September 14, 2001, the gaming world welcomed a new console to its ranks: the Nintendo GameCube. The ‘Cube, Nintendo’s successor to the Nintendo 64, was unique for many reasons. For one, it marked the first time Nintendo switched from cartridges to optical discs—though in …Read more »
September 13, 2020 will mark the 35th anniversary of the first Super Mario Bros. game, so Nintendo has been making some big announcements. According to Anime News Network, “Nintendo will release a Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. handheld device, as well as the following …Read more »
It feels like, not so long ago, the phrase “VTuber” was completely foreign to us. Most of us knew Kizuna AI, and perhaps one or two others we’d found randomly and subscribed to. But in mid-2020, the anime-style mo-cap stars are big enough to have …Read more »
Back in 1995, magical girl fans in Japan had the chance to dive into the world of their favorite series. Sailor Moon: Another Story was released for the Super Famicom, filling the space between what would become the S and SuperS seasons of the original anime. …Read more »
Even though its opening has been postponed, Universal Studios Japan’s Super Nintendo World theme park looks like it will definitely be worth the wait. Up to this point we’ve mostly seen either CG mockups or far-away photos of what the park has to offer, but …Read more »
The grand opening of Super Nintendo World, the Nintendo theme park located inside Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, has been delayed. Originally set to open to the public in late July, it has been postponed as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. A new …Read more »
The saga will never truly end for the bootleg Mario Kart-esque go kart rental company, once known as MariCar before multiple legal battles with Nintendo forced them to change it to Street Kart. If the name isn’t familiar, you’ll probably recognize them as the annoying …Read more »
The small pink alien Kirby stars in his own video game franchise, anime, and manga, so why not have an art book about him? Kirby: Art & Style Collection was originally published in Japan in 2017, to celebrate the 25 years since Kirby’s creation in …Read more »
Earlier in April, a breach was suspected within the NNID system for Nintendo online accounts, and now the company has officially confirmed it. According to the confirmation on April 24, around 160,000 accounts were compromised in the process. As a result, Nintendo recommends that everyone …Read more »
With a lot of folks having some extra time on their hands lately, it’s no surprise that Switches have been flying off the shelves. Demand has risen alongside production issues that coincided with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, however, so Nintendo announced that they will be …Read more »
It’s the end of an era. Over in Japan, Nintendo is set to stop accepting Wii consoles for repair this March 31. Okay, if you’re anything like us, your reaction was probably something like, “wait, they were still repairing Wiis?” But this is the company, …Read more »
As if the latest full Pokémon anime series wasn’t enough, there’s more animation in store for fans. Anime production house Studio Colorido—known for beautiful projects like the movie Penguin Highway—are putting together a web series called Pokémon: Twilight Wings, with the show set to start in January. Twilight Wings will be …Read more »
Wan Piao, a man who owns an import toy store located in El Monte, California, has been busted for making and selling a bunch of counterfeit goods. Piao was arrested on November 1 under charges of manufacturing and possessing what amounts to over US$1.4 million …Read more »
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