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CultureOdds and EndsEarthBound Secrets Discovered On Ancient Floppy Disk
In 2018, Marcus Lindblom, a former Nintendo of America employee best known for localizing EarthBound, discovered the floppy disk containing his personal files from that massive project in an old box. He had, at some point, wiped the disk to make room for more data, but thanks to the folks at the Video Game History…
By Ian Walker Published June 4, 2021 -
CultureThe Nintendo Download: Save Us, Super Hero Girls
This week sees a mighty torrent of 47 new games barreling towards the Nintendo eShop. Can the DC Super Hero Girls save us from this tidal wave of games, or are they part of the problem? They’re definitely part of the problem. Here’s hoping Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Bumblebee, Zatana, and Green Lantern don’t get…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2021 -
CultureE3Here’s Your E3 2021 Schedule, From Ubisoft To Nintendo
As fan registration opens for access to the E3 2021 portal and app, organizers have released a tentative schedule of virtual press conferences for the four-day event, starting with Ubisoft and Gearbox Entertainment on Saturday, June 12, and ending with Nintendo on Tuesday, June 15. The four-day show, hosted by Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez, Jacki Jing,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2021 -
CulturePokemonProfessional Photographer Takes Excellent New Pokémon Snap Pictures
New Pokémon Snap is about a Pokémon photographer who takes photos of Pocket Monsters. But what happens with a real pro turns his or her eye on the game? Ayato is a professional photographer who shoots for Red Bull in Japan as well as D. League, a professional dance league. Recently on Twitter, he’s been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsIt’s 10 Years Since You First Didn’t Plan To Buy A Wii U
Cast your minds back, nostalgia fans, to those halcyon early summer days of June 2011. It was E3, back when people met together in buildings and when people still cared about E3, that Nintendo revealed the follow-up to their astonishingly popular Wii console. Yes, as Reggie Fils-Aimé took the stage, that was the very first…
By John Walker Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureNintendo’s E3 2021 Plans Include A Direct And Treehouse Live
Nintendo fans wondering about the company’s E3 plans can now cease their incessant pondering. There’s be a 40-minute Nintendo Direct on June 15 focused on Switch games, followed by three hours of deep dives via Treehouse Live. The festivities kick off at noon Eastern time on June 15 with a selection of Switch games, with…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanLast Year, The Pokémon Company Made More Money Than Ever
In 2020, The Pokémon Company posted record profits, with a 21.2 percent increase in net profit compared to the previous year. As Kantan Games explains, The Pokémon Company has disclosed its net profit in the past, with it reaching a record-high 18.6 billion yen ($170 million) last year. However, since The Pokémon Company is a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2021 -
CultureNintendo Is Opening A Museum In Japan
Nintendo just announced plans to take one of its old production facilities in Japan and turn it into the “Nintendo Gallery,” a place to “showcase the many products Nintendo has launched over its history.” The Uji Ogura Plant, located in Uji (just outside of Kyoto), was built all the way back in 1969, and has been…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2021 -
CultureSuper Mario Bros. Movie Restoration Adds 20 Minutes Of Deleted Scenes
For years now, Super Mario Bros. The Movie Archive has been workingto obtain and restore a bunch of deleted scenes from Nintendo’s 1993 disaster. That work is now largely done, leaving us with a sort of “director’s cut” of the film that runs for 20 minutes longer than the original. Super Mario Bros: The Morton…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanPokémon Products Don’t Get Much Better Than This
Over the years, there have been oodles of Pokémon branded products. For example, I bought Pikachu toothpaste earlier today in Japan for my youngest son. But if you really think about it, that doesn’t have much to do with Pocket Monsters. This product, though, definitely does. These are insect baskets, known as mushi kago (虫かご)…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2021 -
CulturePhantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Launches Launches June 9
Here we go. Sega announced that Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis will launch on June 9. That’s next Wednesday! PSO2: NGS marks the twentieth anniversary of Phantasy Star Online—and ten years of PSO2. This is a massive expansion, featuring a revamped graphics engine and updated game system. Here’s the official release info: Scheduled Launch…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2021 -
CultureNintendo Sues ROM Site Into Oblivion
Back in 2019, we wrote about Nintendo’s efforts to shut down the website RomUniverse, which was hosting and even selling premium access to pirated copies of Nintendo games. That case is now over, the site is gone, and Nintendo has been awarded $2.1 million in damages. As Torrentfreak reports, RomUniverse’s Matthew Storman actually decided to…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2021 -
CultureSquare Says Sike
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game Dragon Quest X launched on the Wii all the way back in 2012. Since then, it’s appeared on eight more platforms and received several substantial expansions, but Square Enix has never seen fit to release it in the west. And it doesn’t seem like that’s going to change anytime soon.…
By Ian Walker Published May 27, 2021 -
CultureNew Sonic Game Coming In 2022
Y’all! There’s a new Sonic game coming in 2022! Sega’s also releasing a remaster of Sonic Colors and a Sonic Origins collection. Today, in celebration of 30 years of Sonic, Sega held a Sonic Central to share what’s coming next for the Blue Blur. Most of the news centered on boring crossover content like Sonic-themed…
By Ash Parrish Published May 27, 2021 -
The Nintendo Download: Color Dots Connect Color Dots
There are 39 games coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop this week. One of them is called Color Dots Connect. Another is called Connect Color Dots. They are two different versions of the same sort of puzzle game. Nintendo really needs to rein this nonsense in. I generally give the long list of games Nintendo…
By Mike Fahey Published May 27, 2021 -
CultureOffline Version Of Dragon Quest X Announced
When Dragon Quest X was first released in 2012, it was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It still is! But now in 2021, an offline version has been announced. It’s called, wait for it, Dragon Quest X: Offline Square Enix has tweaked the visuals and created a stand-alone, offline title. The teaser trailer promised…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2021 -
CultureDragon Quest III Is Getting Another Remake, And It Looks Glorious
Over the years, there have been a number of versions of Dragon Quest III. Add another one to the list. During a live stream today, Square Enix announced an HD remake with 2D graphics. Square Enix is mixing pixel art with 3D computer graphics to achieve the visual look. There was no release date or specific…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanDragon Quest XII Announced, Hardware Is TBA
Today, Dragon Quest XII was announced during a Square Enix live stream. In the teaser, the “XII” logo was in fire with a voice saying in Japanese, “Why do people live?” The game’s full title is Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii explains that the game will give the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanSmash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai Is Thinking About Retiring [Update]
Masahiro Sakurai has a regular column in Japanese game magazine Weekly Famitsu. In the latest issue, just released and read by Kotaku, Sakurai’s article is titled, “Everything comes to an end.” According to Sakurai, he wrote the article earlier this month at the end of Golden Week, which is a string of national holidays in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2021
