Did you already know that in 2006? Super Smash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai helped create a Tamagotchi-like game where you raise virtual bugs on these little LCD toys and send them off to fight other bugs via infrared connectivity à la Street Pass? That’s new news for me and one of many fun facts shared ...
Image: via YouTube We always knew Masahiro Sakurai had a loyal fanbase, and this has been proven once again with the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director gaining over 200,000 YouTube subscribers in less than 24 hours of his account’s launch. Yes, following the official announcement yesterday – Sakurai has already surpassed 200k subs! It seems ...
screenshot: Warner Bros. The best-selling video game of the last month was a free-to-play fighter from a company in transition. Yes, MultiVersusalso known as Super Warner Bros. Meleetopped the sales charts for July 2022, according to data tracking company NPD. Released last month after an open beta period, MultiVersus is a platformer in the same ...
When he’s not making huge games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, video game director Masahiro Sakurai is actually playing them. Yes, as you’ve likely already seen before, he’s got an extensive collection of consoles and games (new and old). In a new post on social media, it seems Sakurai has updated his gaming space. As ...
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate stans had an exciting weekend when SmashConan annual tournament dedicated to Nintendo’s popular crossover contenders (and clones like Nickelodeon All Star Brawl) ended on August 14. There were many surprises, including one of the world’s best players, McLeo, fifth place in the singles bracket of the tournament. But what’s melting the ...
screenshot: spades Last year, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate announced that sora off Kingdom Hearts would be the last character in the list of fighting games. But that hasn’t stopped fans from trying to add their own favorites to the game. yesterday, a fan uploaded a mod that lets smashed Players turn Hero into Crono off ...
Image: Nintendo Life Hello, and welcome to the 100th edition of Box Art Brawl!! This is a pretty momentous occasion for us at Nintendo Life and all of you Box Art Brawl enthusiasts, so thank you for participating over the years! We have a big one to kick off the celebrations, but first, we need ...
The Super Smash Bros. competitive scene has a huge following, but Nintendo’s relationship with this part of the community and fighting game tournaments, in general, hasn’t always been the best. Now adding to this bumpy history is a new story this time from the famous Twitch Streamer and Fortnite player Ninja. In 2018, Ninja published ...
Image: via NIntendo NYC on Twitter As you’ve probably seen, the new Min Min Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo is now available in-store. If you are planning on adding this one to your collection, here’s your PSA that this new amiibo based on the fighter from the ARMS series might not actually need to be ...
Picture: Nintendo Last week, Nintendo shared a special ‘Part 1’ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate article on its official website. It’s now back this week with ‘Part 2’ – which encourages fans of the latest game to reflect on the history of Ultimate with Masahiro Sakurai, as he talks about each of the fighter reveal scenes. ...
