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Zelda Is Dethroned By Pikmin 4’s Extraordinary Debut

Nintendo’s latest big release debuted well on Famitsu’s Japanese charts (via Gematsu) this week. Pikmin 4 sold 401,853 copies in its first week, topping the charts. Rescue Corps’ debut is higher than Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe and Final Fantasy XVI, but it’s still far behind Tears of the Kingdom, which is in second ...

‘Missions & Rewards’ Adds Pikmin 4 Icons to Switch Online

Update: The second wave of Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch icons is out. Redeem by August 3. Nintendo Everything lists the offerings: Nintendo’s ‘Missions and Rewards’ online service has added new icons to celebrate Pikmin 4’s Switch release this week. This time you can claim icons for all your favorite Pikmin, the new doggo Oatchi, and ...

Double Dragon Advance, Super, and Collection For Switch

After releasing Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons on the Switch this week, Arc System Works announced Super Double Dragon and Double Dragon Advance for all platforms, including Nintendo’s hybrid system. Both will be sold digitally. “The long-awaited Double Dragon Advance and Super Double Dragon are making a double comeback this year! After 20 years, the first official ...

Earthbound Documentary Will Explore Online Community Power

On November 27, 2023, an EarthBound documentary ten years in the making will examine online communities and how an Earthbound fansite gained remarkable traction while “butting heads with corporate goliaths”. After starting as a passion project in 2013, Jazzy Benson’s documentary “Earthbound USA” will be available on Fangamer. The 100-minute documentary will feature exclusive interviews ...

Next Month’s Splatoon 3 Splatfest

After the ice cream-themed event a few weeks ago, Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3’s next Splatfest will take place from August 12-14. The event asks “Which is most important to you?” instead of ice cream or Triforce battles. Money, Fame, or Love—which team will win? Is it all about the money, the fame or ...

Blasphemous 2’s Switch Trailer Is Deliciously Gory

Blasphemous 2, The Game Kitchen’s highly anticipated Metroidvania sequel, is nearing its Switch release on August 24, 2023. Team17 opened pre-orders and released a new gameplay trailer featuring gory combat and gorgeous pixel art to celebrate. Key game features:  SAVAGE COMBAT – The Penitent One shows no mercy, and with a series of new weapons ...

Squidward, Jimmy Neutron Join Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

Nickelodeon’s Switch Smash Bros. sequel is coming this year. Ludosity, Fair Play Labs, and GameMill Entertainment announced Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2. The exclusive IGN reveal promises more characters, stages, modes, and a new story mode campaign to stop Vlad Plasmius (from Danny Phantom). ‘Supers’—like Final Smashes—will be added to characters. Most importantly, Squidward and Jimmy ...

Sega Wanted To “Move Beyond” Pixel Art, So Sonic Mania 2 Didn’t Happen

Many Sonic fans consider Sonic Mania the best game ever. Many wanted a sequel with more classic stages, new levels, and buttery smooth physics in beautiful pixel art. We now understand why Sonic Mania 2 never happened. Sega’s Takashi Iizuka denied rumors of creative differences between Sonic Mania’s developer Headcannon, led by Christian Whitehead, and ...

Netflix’s Castlevania: Nocturne Gets New Trailer

After being teased yesterday, Netflix released the first proper teaser trailer for Castlevania: Nocturne, a new animated series that will debut on September 28. In the two years since the show’s announcement in 2021, we’ve only seen a few clips. Today’s teaser trailer introduced protagonists Richter Belmont and Maria Renard and showed the series’ revolutionary ...