Oct 22
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Pokémon. It’s the biggest multimedia franchise on the planet. Everyone knows what a Pikachu is. The Pokéball, a…
Jul 29
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Early prototypes of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl have emerged from the Nintendo “Gigaleak.” Like much else involved in…
Jul 4
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Announced this weekend at the digital FunimationCon 2020 event, The World Ends With You The Animation is a new anime…
Feb 8
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The duology of Last Window and Hotel Dusk has become my favorite series on the original DS. The two games are noir at…
Jan 14 2019
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When Bowser dies at various points in Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, the brothers have to revive him by…
Sep 11 2018
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Last week, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s northern island Hokkaido, leaving many without power.
May 29 2018
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Professor Layton and the Curious Village, originally released on the Nintendo DS in 2007, is getting an HD remaster for smartphones in Japan. Tilted Professor Layton and the Curious Village EXHD for Smartphone, the app’s release date is TBA. No word yet if it will be out internationally.
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Feb 1 2018
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A free demo went up on the 3DS’s eShop today for Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology. It was one of the DS’s better JRPGs when it originally came out back in 2010 and definitely worth checking out. The full game releases later this month on February 13.
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Jan 17 2018
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Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux releases on the 3DS on May 15. A remake of the 2010 JRPG dungeon-crawler on the DS, Strange Journey Redux will add some new story beats as well as a new character, Alex. While 2018 will probably mark the end of the 3DS, so far it still has some solid games headed its way.
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Jan 3 2018
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Tingle’s a guy dressed in a green onesie who sells maps in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. The offbeat…
Aug 9 2017
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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney is coming to the 3DS eShop this November for $19.99. Originally released for the original DS in 2008, the 3DS game features updated 3D graphics, and includes both the Japanese and English versions, with odd regional variations intact. Neat!
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May 22 2017
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Fifth grader Hibiki Sakai sent Nintendo a letter, thanking the company for its Rhythm Heaven games. Hibiki is blind,…
May 16 2017
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Surely you can see it? I know I can. Those windows look like DS game cards.
Mar 27 2017
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The 2009 Nintendo DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is getting a revamped version for the 3DS.
Jan 1 2017
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Satoru Okada, who was General Manager of Nintendo Research & Engineering before he retired in 2012, said in a recent…
Aug 28 2016
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It’s not uncommon for home and handheld consoles to get a drastic makeover in the years after their launch.…
Jun 2 2016
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Japanese game magazine Famitsu is celebrating its 30th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the publication polled…
Apr 5 2016
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In Japan, Nintendo said that starting next month, it will no longer support the original “phat” Nintendo DS.
Aug 26 2015
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Bulky. Heavy. Ugly. That was the original Nintendo DS. And just when you think that handheld was dead, it starts…
May 9 2015
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Remember the tiny little Game Boy Micro? Meet the Game Boy Macro, crafted from the once-dead remains of a Nintendo…