Nintendo isn’t doing the translation for Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE in-house

Atlus is taking the reins A billion years ago,SMT x Fire Emblemwas teased for the Wii U and then went radio silent for quite a while. Last month, Nintendo announced the game’s new name,Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE,and that it would becoming Weston June 24. Up until this point, many had assumed Nintendo was in charge of localization since it was heading up publishing duties. –Game Informerreached out to Nintendo to clarify, and received this statement:...

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 232 words · Linda Williams

Nintendo’s first mobile app and new rewards program launch in March

Miitomo and My Nintendo are almost here Nintendo’s first mobile app,Miitomo, and its new rewards program,My Nintendo, are launching next month, the company’s Japanese leadership revealed in an investors meeting today. Miitomo, aTomodachi Life-esque social networking game, will launch in the middle of March on iOS and Android devices in 8 languages across 16 major markets, including the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and Japan. Nintendo plans to use the app as a link between consoles and smart devices for My Nintendo, the company’s successor to therecently-departed Club Nintendo program....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Tony Jackson

Pikmin 3 Deluxe trailer gets you reacquainted with your plant pals

Nintendo has released a cute new trailer forits upcoming Switch releasePikmin 3 Deluxe, offering series newcomers a crash course in identifying the strange, plant-like, do-gooders. The short overview spotlights the adorable little rascals as they follow the perpetually surprised Alph on his escapades throughout PNF-404. As explained in the video, Pikmin are a colourful species that are plucked from the undergrowth by our heroes before being directed to perform a number of tasks – from gathering sources and removing barricades, to building bridges and even cultivating more of their kind....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Deanna Hernandez

Platforms confirmed for Disney Infinity 2, Wii is out

PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, iOS. Disney Infinity 2was confirmed this week as a Marvel joint, featuring Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye. In the hype though some of the platformsweren’tconfirmed, but we now have solid info from Disney — PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, and iOS. If you noticed the omission of the Wii there, that’s because it’s not going to be released for Nintendo’s previous console....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Brian Petersen

PS5 hits 25 million global shipments milestone

Over three million consoles moved in last quarter Sony Interactive Entertainmenthas released its financial resultsfor fiscal year ending June 21, 2025, which shows that its most recent hardware platform, PlayStation 5 (PS5), has smashed past 25 million global shipments since its initial launch in November 2020. According to the data, the shiny white behemoth shipped 3.3 million units in the most recent quarter, more or less matching the same period in 2021 and thus presenting steady sales for the (admittedly expensive) hardware....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 194 words · James Doyle

PUBG’s third map will be playable in early April

It’s going into the wild earlier than usual for feedback Today marks the one-year anniversary ofPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundsentering Steam Early Access, and the developers have taken the opportunity to show off the battle royale title’s next map. “This is a marathon for us, not a sprint,” said creative director Brendan Greene. “We’re building a team now globally and expanding every day to service this game for many years to come.” Public testing for the game’s third map, a 4x4km island, will begin in early April....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Christopher Khan

Rage 2 has a plethora of unlockable cheat codes

Insta-gib sounds incredible Bethesda has revealed thatRage 2will contain a bunch of unlockable cheat codes. Purchased with in-game currency, you’ll be able to acquire the pre-order “He’s On Fire” cheat along with a bunch of modifiers such as insta-gib, an electric bubble shield, and an AI companion. I have to wonder why this stuff wasn’t present atmy preview event, because it would have made playing the game a lot more entertaining....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Madison Johnson

Real-world origins of Acrobatic Silky from DAN DA DAN

DAN DA DANproves to be one ofthe best anime this Fall anime season. It has a perfect mix of comedy and action, and it’s all made possible with its quirky cast of supernatural beings.Turbo Granny, for instance, is a creepy maniac obsessed with Okarun’s family jewels. The latest whacky legend to joinDAN DA DAN‘s roster of evil spirits is Acrobatic Silky. Just like the other supernatural creatures in the anime, Acrobatic Silky has her own real-world origins....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 635 words · Allen Erickson

Riot reportedly scraps Smash Bros-style prototype set in League of Legends’ universe

Riot Games has apparently cancelled an in-development platform fighter calledPool Party. A report from Mikhail Klimentov (ReaderGrev) claims thatPool Partywould have had gameplay similar to Nintendo’sSmash Bros., set in theLeague of Legendsuniverse. There were around 70-80 developers working on the game before Riot Games sunsetted its development. It’s also suggested that Riot Games was working on a platform fighter because they saw potential in building an esports landscape around it....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Tanya Winters

Scribblenauts announces a special announcement coming

If you’re like me or Jim “Not as cool as Hamza” Sterling, you foundScribblenautsto be a valiant effort that bit off a bit more than it could chew… and had crappy controls. Still, if you’re like me and Jim, you may’t seem to put the game down despite all its flaws, andrandom coincidencesthat are not actually flaws. For those of us in this situation 5th Cell’s recent post at the game’sFacebook pageis intriguing....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Paul Chavez

Secret of Mana illustrator has passed away

Hiro Isono was 68 years old Legendary artist Hirō Isono, who is best known for working on Squaresoft’sManafranchise (known asSeiken Densetsuin Japan), has recently passed away. He worked on nearly every game in the series fromFinal Fantasy Adventurein 1991 toHeroes of Manain 2007. Did you know that theManaseries was originally aFinal Fantasyoffshoot, starting with a game calledFinal Fantasy Adventure? It’s a franchise rich with history, and if you haven’t checked it out,Secret of Manais a great starting place....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Joshua Garrett

Slender: The Arrival is coming to consoles, bringing new VHS-based terrors

‘Why would you take that toy from a baby, you dumb man!?’ Slender: The Arrivalis coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this year, and it’s arriving with some added content (which owners of the game on PC will receive for free). Casey Lynch from Midnight City came by to play through one of the new levels with Max. The level shown in the above video actually takes place on a VHS tape being viewed by another character from the game....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Samuel Potts

SSX sees slight delay to late February in North America

“Over the course of more than 10 years of making games I have not worked on a single project where our team did not wish, coming down the home stretch, that we could have just a bit more time,”writesSSXcreative director Todd Batty in announcing the game’s delay to February 28 in North America (March 2 everywhere else). “Time to do all the little things that may not be noticeable during the first hour or two playing the game, but are appreciated over the course of days, weeks, months and beyond....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Nicholas Bennett