Category: Nintendo

amiibo live on. Although we’re just weeks out from learning more about the Nintendo Switch 2, new findings have surfaced ahead of the Direct broadcast – shedding light on the successor system’s capabilities. As reported by The Verge, the latest filings at the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in the US have seemingly (and perhaps unsurprisingly) confirmed Nintendo’s new and hotly anticipated system will support near-field communication (NFC), which connects with its popular amiibo “toys-to-life” line. Read the full article on … Continue reading “Switch 2 Will Support NFC, According To New FCC Filings”

“Could we make it that they’re all baseball players in a baseball league?”. Gail Tilden, former Nintendo of America’s marketing boss, recently spoke to The Video Game History Foundation’s Frank Cifaldi at the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo, and one of the topics she touched upon was the small matter of launching Pokémon in the West. As you’ll probably be aware, Pokémon—or Pocket Monsters, as it’s known in Japan—was already something of a phenomenon in its homeland before it reached … Continue reading “Pokémon Almost Became A “Gritty” Baseball-Themed RPG In The West”

Not the same? When Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 launched, I only had one thought on my mind: “This is awesome, but can we please get 3 + 4?” I had dabbled with the first two entries back in the day, but it was only when Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 launched in 2001 that I properly got hooked on the series. It felt perfect, and despite classics like Metroid Prime and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind … Continue reading “Opinion: The Best Tony Hawk Game Is Grinding Back, And I Can Only Hold My Breath”

No luck Hunting them Monsters then? The weekend has rolled around once more so it’s time for another edition of What Are You Playing! After last week’s Poké-fest, it’s been a slightly quieter one in Nintendo land over recent days. The Game Boy NSO library was treated to a duo of new titles, Nintendo started slashing some prices ahead of MAR10 Day and we finally got the official announcement of the worst-kept secret in the biz, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater … Continue reading “Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (8th March)”

“Thank you all for everything – you deserve nothing but the best”. Hidden Variable, the LA-based developer of Skullgirls Mobile, has issued a statement revealing that the team is “no longer involved in the development of Skullgirls Mobile, 2nd Encore, or other Skullgirls IP-related efforts” since 21st January and has initiated legal proceedings against publisher Autumn Games. Posted to social media platforms (thanks, Event Hubs), the statement says that the legal papers have been filed in LA and the team … Continue reading “Skullgirls Dev Is Off The Game, Taking Legal Action Against Publisher”

What? Pokémon is evolving! I’m going to go out on a limb here and say something crazy: I like the look of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. I reckon I have about five minutes before the torches are lit and an angry mob appears outside my house, so let me throw another bombshell out there. I think the series’ turn-based battles have grown stale, and no amount of Mega Evolving, Gigantamaxing or Terrastilizing has done enough to move the needle. The series … Continue reading “Opinion: Legends Z-A's Xenoblade-Style Battles Are Pokémon's Most Exciting Evolution In Years”

Cubone used Hug. There’s nothing quite like a cute Pokémon plush to bring a smile to the face, is there? Well, this new range arriving in Japan’s Pokémon Centers next week might just be the cutest of the bunch (thanks, NintendoSoup). The “Brrr… Squish! Plush Toys” series (at least, that’s the way Google Translate puts it) will arrive in the Tohoku Pokémon Center’s re-opening preview on 13th March before landing on Japan’s Pokémon Center website the following morning. Read the … Continue reading “Random: These Hugging Pokémon Plushies Are Some Of The Cutest We've Seen In A While”

Even if Steven Spielberg were involved. With the news in 2023 that Nintendo would be working on an official Legend of Zelda movie in collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, you can bet that we had to scoop our jaws from off the floor. Even with the success of the Super Mario Bros. Movie, a Zelda adaptation just didn’t seem all that feasible to us, and it sounds like Nintendo was of the same mind for many years. According to the … Continue reading ““The Answer Was Always No” – Ex-Nintendo Employee On Zelda Movie Pitches”

The future is bright(er). If our hopes of some Monolith Soft Switch 2 goodness weren’t already high enough, today, they reached a new peak as we learned that the team has added a fresh cutscene director to its ranks with a pretty beefy portfolio to his name. As brought to our attention by Stealth40K on BlueSky, the Nintendo-owned studio signed Daisuke Honda to its freelance staff late last year. One glance at the cutscene director’s LinkedIn page reveals names like … Continue reading “Monolith Soft Adds Final Fantasy Cutscene Artist To Its Ranks, So What's It Cooking For Switch 2?”

From inception to launch. Balatro developer LocalThunk has released a complete timeline of the game’s development, from its inception in 2021 to its eventual launch on 20th February 2024. You can read the whole thing on LocalThunk’s website, but the developer states that the intention behind the post was due to “constantly forgetting major moments in development or milestones”. As such, this was a way to present fans with the full development timeline (or at least as much as possible), … Continue reading ““I Felt Totally Overwhelmed” – Balatro Dev Releases Development Timeline”