Let’s a-go! Mario Kart 8 has officially become the best selling racing game in the United States, ousting Mario Kart Wii from its years-long hold on the title. MK8 has sold 48.1 million units since its release. Of course, this comes with a caveat. This is not only the sales for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe…
Despite semiconductor shortages happening worldwide, Nintendo will be releasing a new Nintendo Switch Lite color in May. Nintendo of America’s Twitter posted several images of the blue Switch yesterday and announced that it will release on May 21, the same day as Miitopia. Nintendo Life chronicled the confusion of the masses and vies to answer…
One of the best things about Nintendo’s Indie World presentations is the emphasis on “world.” Lienzo, a game development studio from Mexico, gave a sneak peek of its upcoming action-adventure game Aztech Forgotten Gods during today’s Indie World livestream. Aztech focuses on Achtli, a courageous woman who must fight Aztech gods in order to discover…
Fans got a look at many new indie games during today’s Indie World livestream, but there is one that caught a lot of the Zelda Universe staff’s attention called There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension. Billed as a point-and-click comedy adventure, the plot is being kept under wraps so as to not spoil the fun.…
Skull Kid has met with a terrible fate. Thanks to Instagram user and LEGO enthusiast jayfa_mocs, fans can get a look at what the Majora’s Mask villain would look like if he was made of bricks. Joss Woodyard is a certified Brick Specialist with tons of other cool creations on his page. This looks to…
If you are patiently waiting for the next StarTropics, keep on waiting. According to a new interview from Nikkei (translated by Nintendo Everything), Nintendo president Shuntaru Furukawa wants to focus the company on new ideas and “staple series” such as The Legend of Zelda and Mario. Furukawa goes on to say, “We are constantly looking…
If you have been waiting to buy yourself a Nintendo Switch, you may want to get your order in now. In a report for IGN, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa warns customers that, even with an “immediate production of semiconductors,” there may be product shortages in the back half of 2021. Furukawa continues on to say,…
Inspiration can come from anywhere. You could be walking to the coffee shop and then suddenly get struck with an idea that changes the world. Small ideas can eventually change the course of your project and take it from good to great. Many writers pull from their real-world experiences to guide their writing. They see…
Ubisoft’s Immortals Fenyx Rising will be delving into new territory with the release of its new DLC, Myths of the Eastern Realm. The player will not control Fenyx in this DLC, but a new character named Ku, who is working with the goddess Nuwa in order to save humanity. The DLC is based on the…
After a year of trying to right the ship at GameStop, Reggie Fils-Aimé will be stepping down from the GameStop board of directors at the end of the fiscal year, according to the 10-K form from the GameStop investor’s meeting. Fils-Aimé is one of several board members that will step down at the end of…
Amanda is back with some community highlights in the latest edition of Zelda News! Starting off, Amanda gives a rundown of some great new Zelda musical arrangements including a jazzy version of “Clock Town” from Majora’s Mask by Jazztick and an orchestrated fan album of Wind Waker’s music. Thanks to Digital Dreams on YouTube, fans…
Starting March 2, 2021, players of miHoYo’s Genshin Impact can access the latest five-star banner for Hu Tao. Along with the banner, Hu Tao will have her own story quest called “Papilio Charontis.” You will need to have completed the second act of the first campaign in order to access it. Along with Hu Tao,…
The Legend of Zelda timeline has always been part of a debate among fans. In 2011, Nintendo tried to put all of that arguing to bed by releasing their official timeline in Hyrule Historia, a compendium of artwork, beta materials, and trivia regarding the Zelda series. If anything, however, that muddied up the timeline discussion…
It looks like E3’s live event has officially been canceled according to documents from the city of Los Angeles shared by VGC. As we previously reported, ESA, the Entertainment Software Association, announced that E3 will live on in a digital format, but no live event was ever confirmed. Now, E3 has been labeled as a…
Business website Nikkei recently published an interview with Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa, in which he covered a myriad of topics. One of the most prevalent topics he talked about involved how smartphones are influencing the gaming market. “With the rise in popularity of smartphones, our strategy is to grow the population of people who play…
