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I thought this news was noteworthy enough to get its own thread. Viz has uploaded a lot of iconic anime that was licensed to them onto YouTube for free: https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/watch-anime-for-free-on-youtube The series included are Death Note, Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, Sailor Moon...

Tears of the Kingdom briefly went up for preorders on the eShop for 70 U.S. dollars. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/02/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdoms-switch-eshop-price-is-usd70-usd It's now been taken down. Gamestop, Amazon, Best Buy, and others have taken down their preorders so this...

IGN has published an article stating that the Big 3 won't be part of E3 2023 or on the show floor. https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-nintendo-sony-skipping-e3-2023?utm_source=syndication Between the last few years of no shows due to COVID and now this news, this pretty much seems to seal the...

Hi-Fi Rush, the new game from Tango GameWorks, the developers of The Evil Within games, is launching tonight for Xbox and PC. This rhythm-based action game looks amazing. I love the vibrant art style, plus the action looks pretty dang fun, and the character roster looks great too. Lots of...

The Switch is winding down with most people expecting its successor to launch some time between March 2024 and March 2025. Here are the major releases we currently know about: Let me know if I missed anything. I think we already have the first quarter of the year announced. I find it hard...

Yusuke Urameshi was the type of kid who's always been a bit of a delinquent. He'd mess up thugs, peek up girls' skirts, and land himself in way too many detentions to count. You might be wondering why Yusuke is being described in the past tense. Well, that's because he's dead. Yusuke has...

With the start of the 9th generation, Sony raised prices of some of its first party games to $70. Now Microsoft is following suit. Starting in 2023, major first party releases like Starfield, Redfall, and Forza will cost $70...

We finally got our first look at Indiana Jones 5 yesterday, officially titled Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. What do you think of the initial trailer? Harrison Ford always has good delivery of lines even with a weak script like in the latest Star Wars movies, and he shows that again...

It's hard to gauge just how well the Xbox Series line is doing because Microsoft stopped releasing hardware numbers starting with the Xbox One, but according to Vgchartz, the console has sold 18 million units. It's much more competitive than the Xbox One was against the PS4. But I feel like a...

Hello, everyone. I'm glad to be able to host Yu Yu Hakusho mafia, based on one of my favorite anime from the 90s. I think it still holds up incredibly well, so I recommend everyone check it out if they haven't already. Yu Yu Hakusho was the first shounen where the supernatural and demons were...

We got the first trailer for the Super Mario Bros. movie today. What are your thoughts on it? I think the animation looks great, and I also like Jack Black's Bowser voice a lot. I'm still not sold on Chris Pratt's Mario voice. I wonder what the story will be, but from the penguin scene, it...

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2022/220912.html Splatoon 3 sold 3.45 million in its first three days in Japan. A new record for a Switch game launch in Japan. Absolutely insane numbers. It goes to show just how big the series is over there. I wonder if regular gritty...

https://blog.playstation.com/2022/08/25/ps5-price-to-increase-in-select-markets-due-to-global-economic-environment-including-high-inflation-rates/ Sony is increasing the price of the PS5 in select markets as a result of high inflation. The new RRPs below are effective immediately unless...

XIII is a 2000s shooter with a cell shaded artstyle originally released for 6th gen consoles. The 2020 remake for PS4 and Xbox One was so bad that another developer is remaking the game again. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/06/xiii-remake-patch-fix Is this the first time something like this...

I feel like the Xbox 360 and PS3 are in a weird place where their games are old enough for people to feel nostalgia towards, but a lot of their games, especially towards the end of the generation, still hold up well graphically and design wise. That's why today's (finally) official announcement...

The Berserk manga will continue after the death of the author, Kentaro Miura, last year. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-07/berserk-manga-continues-under-kentarou-miura-assistants-kouji-mori-supervision/.186405 "The manga will first have six chapters that will go to the end of...

James Cameron's Avatar is the highest grossing movie of all time with over $2 billion grossed. I remember so many people seeing it back in the day because of its then innovative and impressive use of 3D. Unfortunately, the movie hasn't aged all that well due to its lackluster story. It's...

The upcoming Mario movie has been delayed to April 2023, Nintendo of America announced on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1518756878251089921?cxt=HHwWgoCzxbDV2pMqAAAA The new release date is April 7 in North America and April 28 in Japan. This makes sense. We haven't heard...

So we finally have Sony's answer to Game Pass. The new Playstation Plus launches in June with 3 tiers. PlayStation Plus Essential Benefits Provides the same benefits that PlayStation Plus members are getting today, such as: Two monthly downloadable games Exclusive discounts Cloud storage...

I haven't seen anyone make a thread on this yet, so I might as well. BotW2 has been delayed to Spring 2023. This makes the gap between BotW and BotW2 the longest in franchise history. What are your thoughts on this news? Are you glad the game has more time to be polished, disappointed you...

The Switch is 5 years old today, and it has a lot of Nintendo's franchises represented on it from Zelda to Mario to Metroid to Kirby and with more to come, like Wii/Switch Sports, Advance Wars, and Mario Strikers. We've also seen some obscure revivals like Clubhouse Games and Famicom Detective...

Just thought I'd make a thread to discuss DLC tracks as they are announced/come out for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. I'm definitely nerding out too much over this. We have the first 8 tracks confirmed: Golden Dash Cup: Paris Promenade (Tour) Toad Circuit (3DS) Choco Mountain (N64) Coconut Mall (Wii)...

One of the biggest announcements during the latest Nintendo Direct was that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe would be receiving DLC with past courses from the series. Three tracks were explicitly named: Wii Coconut Mall, N64 Choco Mountain, and Tour Tokyo Blur. But if you look closely, you can see a few...

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/ With the latest numbers from Nintendo, the Switch has passed 100 million hardware units and outsold both the PS1 and Wii. It's now the 5th best selling games system of all time behind the PS2, DS, Game Boy/Game Boy Color, and PS4. Well...

https://www.polygon.com/22910849/sony-buys-bungie-destiny-2-multiplatform-playstation Sony is acquiring Bungie, developers of Destiny, and formerly known for their work on Halo during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 days. It feels weird to see a developer so widely associated with Xbox now...

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/old-music-killing-new-music/621339/ I was reading this really interesting article up above about how old music is killing new music. In the U.S., old songs are 70% of the music market. The article goes over a few possible reasons for this...

Pretty big news. Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard for almost $69 billion. https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/18/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/ The press release talks about expanding into mobile and...

This has been in my mind for a few weeks, but what examples can you think of when games received a content update after official support ended? The idea came to mind after Super Mario Maker 2 received a new Zelda themed Ninji to celebrate the release of the Zelda Game & Watch earlier this month...

During the pandemic, we've seen quite a few game delays. Obviously the health of employees trumps finishing a game during these times. But even beforehand, we've seen games notoriously delayed for long periods of time like Duke Nukem Forever and, more recently, Metroid Prime 4. I'm curious...

We recently found out that the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train movie would be adapted in the first few episodes of Season 2 of Demon Slayer with the first episode aiming to flesh Rengoku out more. We've already seen something similar before with the start of Dragon Ball Super adapting the Battle of...

It's been coming for around a year and now it's finally official. Sony has acquired Crunchyroll from AT&T. https://www.sonypictures.com/corp/press_releases/2021/0809/sonysfunimationglobalgroupcompletesacquisitionofcrunchyrollfromatt This means that Sony now owns both Crunchyroll and...

This year's Tokyo Olympics introduced a number of mixed relay events for track and field and swimming with each team having two men and two women. Apparently this sort of mixed relay is becoming more common these past few years in the sporting world. I enjoy the variety these events bring, but...

This year's E3 was a little low on new game announcements compared to previous years. That said, it's understandable given that development cycles were affected by the pandemic. What do you think the best new announcement was at this year's E3? It's hard for me to decide between Metroid Dread...

I feel like Zelda games generally have good pacing with the story progressing and not spending too much time in one area. But once in a while, you get a game that isn't as well paced as the others. Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword are well known examples of overly long introductions. I...

Nintendo will no longer be selling Super Mario 3D All-Stars or Fire Emblem 1 on Switch after today. Additionally, Super Mario Bros. 35 will be removed. What do you think will happen to these games? I can definitely see Fire Emblem 1 being released for Nintendo Switch Online somewhere down the...

What are your thoughts on the latest installment in the Splatoon franchise? I'm glad the result of the last Splatfest in the previous game has once again had a major impact on the story of this one. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this chaotic new world. We also saw in the reveal...

With more and more people moving towards streaming only for their content, I'm curious if you guys still purchase some DVDs and/or Blu-rays from time to time? It's definitely a lot less than 10 or so years ago but I still pick up some movies and TV shows to own physically from time to time...

Most people will agree that Ocarina of Time 3D, The Wind Waker HD, and Twilight Princess HD are the best ways to experience these classic 3D Zelda games. But Majora's Mask 3D is much more divisive. So what features would a definitive version of this cult classic contain? I think there should...

I was looking at markasscop's thread about the games people replay most and there was quite a variety of games represented there, though one that stuck out to me was Dark Souls. Maybe it's just me but I tend to replay easier games or ones that I'm more familiar with over hard games. I find the...

It was a cold, dark day in the mid 90s. It was one of those days where all you wanted to do was curl up in bed and not leave behind its warmth. But deep down you knew that you didn't have to lie around all day doing nothing. Sure, you couldn't go outside today, but you could explore the...

Relive some classic gaming memories in this mafia game based on classic games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Sega Genesis! This is an extremely standard game with few PRs so if you're looking for something more vanilla, this...

As of March 31, 2021, it will no longer be possible to upload courses in the Super Mario Maker™ game for the Wii U™ system. On the same day, the Super Mario Maker Bookmark website will also close. As a result, the Wii U version of Super Mario Maker will be removed from Nintendo eShop on January...

Pretty simple question. What was the best new IP this generation? I've tried to highlight some of the more notable ones in the poll but feel free to mention something else if it's not included. Even though Bloodborne probably had the most polish, it's very similar to the Souls games so I...

I felt the 360/PS3/Wii/DS/PSP generation had so many major new IPs. Bioshock, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Dark Souls, Gears of War, Uncharted, The Last of Us, No More Heroes, and Xeonoblade Chronicles are a few that come to mind. But this generation was definitely weaker. We had a few...

Backwards compatibility is a very useful feature. It's convenient to have one device playing a lot of your old games as well as newer ones. But how often do you actually use it? I used Wii backwards compatibility with Gamecube games quite a bit. But with the Wii U, I rarely went back to play...

Think this news slipped under the radar amidst new announcements but Nintendo has officially discontinued the 3DS. https://www.engadget.com/nintendo-discontinues-3ds-080214962.html It had 8 years of software support from 2011-2019 and it was only a matter of time before Nintendo focused solely...

https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-infinite-delayed-to-2021-for-xbox-series-x-pc-xbox-one With Microsoft's marquee game for Xbox Series X delayed, I feel like this holiday launch period will belong to the PS5 as long as the Miles Morales Spider-Man game releases on time. As a die-hard Halo...

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-07-16-microsoft-officially-discontinues-xbox-one-x-and-xbox-one-s-all-digital-edition The Xbox One X and Xbox One S all Digital Editions have been discontinued. That leaves only the Xbox One S model that can play physical media. It makes sense that...

We've had some kind of Pokémon RPG every year for the past few years so it's good to see the franchise cool off. After these past two Pokémon Presents, it's clear the Sword and Shield DLC will be taking the place of any new Pokémon game this year. Any other releases this year will be mobile...

Sony has announced that a PS5 conference will be broadcast on Thursday, June 4 at 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 9pm UK. https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-conference-june-4 Anything you expect to see from this conference? Or anything you personally hope for? We haven't heard much regarding...