In Japan, sales of the PS5 reached 100,000 during the week ending February 5. Sony’s new-gen format managed to move 93,026 units overall for the seven-day week, capping off a meteoric rise for the device. The device had been struggling in its home market due to supply issues. The company had stated that the stock would rise in 2023, and ...
Read More »Pacific Drive’s Busted Up Station Wagon Will Have You Falling for the PS5 Survival Game
The aim of the game’s creator, Ironwood Studios, is for you to grow close to the vehicle. That was the main lesson from a presentation of the run-based survival game Pacific Drive. You’re alone in the Olympic Exclusion Zone, a mysterious region of the Pacific Northwest that’s filled with paranormal activity, along with a beat-up American station wagon. We were ...
Read More »Wanted: Dead’s PS5, PS4 Trailer Has a Strong Bargain Bin Feel to It
This Wanted: Dead trailer is undoubtedly real. How do we even start? Hand-drawn cutscenes, an FMV of Stefanie Joosten baking cakes, and some of the worst in-game cinematics we’ve seen in years are all included. There is a strange, unanticipated charm to it all, despite the voice acting being all over the place and the gameplay looking scrappy as hell. ...
Read More »Nintendo: “Case-by-Case Basis” Pricing For Games, $70 USD Won’t Be A Trend
Following yesterday’s removal of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s $69.99 US price from Nintendo’s website, it has since been made official during the most recent Direct presentation. If you’re unsure of what’s happening, Nintendo has now released an official statement (via Game Informer). The industry titan of video games claims that game pricing is determined “case-by-base” and ...
Read More »Here are the complete patch notes for Splatoon 3’s latest release
Earlier today, Nintendo unveiled the new Expansion Pass for Splatoon 3. It consists of two waves, one of which features a brand-new single-player campaign. Now that the game has been updated, it is at Version 2.1.1. The complete patch notes can be found below, thanks to Nintendo’s support page: Ver. 2.1.1 (Released February 8, 2023) Expansion Pass Order Bonus Available ...
Read More »Check Out These Two New Super Mario Bros. Movie Posters!
Don’t forget that Nintendo has a movie coming out in theaters very soon in addition to the plethora of game-related news it announced today. Following the official Super Mario Bros. Movie poster reveal last week, more have been made available, this time featuring the Mario brothers. As you can see, one poster features Mario leaping through the air while being ...
Read More »Here is a look at the Metroid Prime Remastered Switch box art
Nintendo today confirmed the existence of Metroid Prime Remastered following several rumors. What’s even stranger is that it is currently available for $39.99 / £34.99 / your local equivalent on the Switch eShop. Here is a look at the box art in case you decide to wait for the physical release instead and are curious about it. We have examples ...
Read More »Switch users can purchase Konami’s brand-new “Power Pros” baseball game for just 99 cents
Japanese developer and publisher Konami has a special introductory offer for the virtual baseball game WBSC eBaseball Power Pros as part of today’s Nintendo Direct celebrations. This baseball-themed eShop game is available for only $0.99 USD (or its equivalent in your currency): I tuned out during the Power Pros announcement and missed a neat detail: for the purposes of introducing ...
Read More »Shiny Heart Trim Furfrou Can Be Moved From Pokémon GO To HOME at Last
Heart Trim Furfrou, a Valentine’s Day-only Pokémon GO exclusive, can now be imported into Pokémon HOME in its elusive shiny form! Earlier today, the Valentine’s Day event began, and Serebii announced that, for the first time, the shiny version of this exclusive form can now be stored in HOME. While all other shiny variants could be transferred to HOME, Shiny ...
Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2 still lacks a PS5 patch despite selling 50 million copies
You wouldn’t believe it, but Red Dead Redemption 2 is still selling, according to publisher Take-most Two’s recent quarterly financial report. The open world game has been around for more than four years, and despite not quite matching Grand Theft Auto V’s frankly outrageous sales figures, it recently passed the absurd 50 million copies sold mark. It should go without ...
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