Category: Nintendo

“We have decided to permanently remove the seller from our platform”.

On the heels of a meteoric rise, a notable Pokémon and sports trading card re-seller is suddenly grappling with a potentially similar meteoric fall.

The streaming trading card resale company Blake’s Breaks, which is helmed by ex-NFL player Blake Martinez, has been embroiled in controversy over the last week following a series of accusations from customers and fellow card game streamers. Several online allege that Blake’s Breaks practises rampant scamming techniques, including theft from customer orders, sleight of hand, and trading card pack manipulation.

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Drawing inspiration from the classics.

At EVO last year, Statera Studio lifted the lid on its new 2D pixel-themed fighter Pocket Bravery – drawing inspiration from series such as Street Fighter and King of Fighters, as well as the Neo Geo Pocket Color generation.

While there’s still no concrete release date, publisher PQube has now confirmed it’s “coming soon” to all consoles including the Nintendo Switch. Alongside this announcement was a new trailer for the game, which you can check out above.

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Arriving in 2024.

EVO 2023 is taking place this weekend and to celebrate the special occasion Arc System Works and developer French-Bread have announced Under Night In-Birth II Sys: Celes is coming to multiple platforms including the Switch in Early 2024.

This “dramatic stylish 2D fighting action” sequel will include rollback netcode and supports 1-2 players local and 1-9 players online. It’s playable at EVO 2023 at the Arc System Works booth. Here’s the official announcement on social media:

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Here we go again.

Here we are again — the Switch 2 rumour mill is out in full force once again, but it’s a little bit different this time around.

Earlier this week, a report from VGC (which in turn has been corroborated by Eurogamer) stated that dev kits for Nintendo’s next console have been shared with key studios and the console is targeting a late 2024 release. We won’t go into all of the details here, but these feel more concrete than the other rumours that have reared their heads in the past.

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Unmasking our thoughts.

It’s happening — The Pokémon Company has announced the next Pokémon Presents showcase, which means we’ll be dealing with a plethora of new details about the future of Pokémon.

Pokémon Presents August 2023 is the second presentation of the year, following the February 2023 showcase for the franchise’s birthday. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming showcase, including what time it starts, where to watch it, and what to expect during the show.

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I’m a real boy!

As AI starts to (regrettably) tighten its grip on the entertainment industry, it’s nice to see that some companies out there are tackling the difficult subject in sensible ways.

Take Kickstarter, for instance. The popular public benefit company has recently revealed its new AI policy (thanks, Push Square) and it’s actually reasonably sound. Taking effect from August 29th, 2023, the new policy will essentially require creators utilising AI to not only be completely transparent on how it will be implemented, but also ensure that projects will include elements of wholly original, human-created content.

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QuakeCon is just around the corner.

Back in June, a rating for Quake II Remastered appeared via the South Korean Game Rating Committee, indicating that the game would potentially land on modern consoles in the coming months.

Now, adding fuel to the fire, notable leaker @billbil_kun has stated that the game will indeed be revealed at the upcoming QuakeCon 2023 celebrations commencing on August 10th, 2023. They state that the game will simply be called Quake II, removing ‘Remastered’ from the title entirely, and will likely be announced on the first day of the four-day event.

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Out on Switch later this month.

In case you missed it, Sega is reviving its rhythm series Samba de Amigo later this month with the release of Samba de Amigo: Party Central on the Nintendo Switch.

It will come packed with 40 hit songs, online play, character customisation, minigames, challenges and much more including cameos from characters like Sonic the Hedgehog. Now, ahead of the game’s launch, Sega has released a new trailer introducing the main cast of characters. This includes the following:

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Squeaky Clean Sprint debuts on mobile in the next Tour.

Last month, Nintendo released the ‘Wave 5’ DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – adding in new racers, cups and tracks. One of these happened to be the brand new track Squeaky Clean Sprint, where you race around a bathroom.

Now, in an update, Nintendo has given Mario Kart Tour fans a first look at the track in the mobile version of the series. You can also see Daisy and Rosalina featured in one of the screenshots:

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Don’t miss out!

If you’re a fan of all things Zelda, but never got around to getting Good Smile Company’s Breath of the Wild Nendoroid when they originally released, here’s another chance to secure them.

The Good Smile Company is re-releasing these figures – with pre-orders now officially live. Nintendo fans can choose from Link or Princess Zelda. Link will set you back $56.99 USD (or your regional equivalent) and Zelda is priced at $44.99 USD.

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