Amstrad GX4000, you are forgiven. The world of video gaming is littered with hardware flops, but few of them are quite as catastrophic as the Amstrad GX4000. It’s easy to see why this ill-fated 1990 console made sense from a business perspective; systems like the NES and Master System were gathering momentum in Europe at…
Get your guesses in now! Taito and Famitsu have announced a livestream later this month to reveal new software for the Egret II Mini. This livestream will take place on August 27th, 2026, at 8 PM JST (Japan time) and will again be hosted by the voice actress Miyake Marie, with the Famitsu editor Dedeo,…
During my world-exclusive hands-on preview of Onimusha: Way of the Sword in Capcom’s headquarters in Osaka, Japan, I interviewed the animation director, Hiroshi Yugen, about creating the incredible sword-fighting animations for the game. When the star of the game is the legendary sword master, Miyamoto Musashi, a warrior who won over 60 duels during his…
We like to Party. Nintendo’s latest financials are live along with updated lists of the firm’s best-selling software (as of June 2026), and a familiar face has popped onto the Switch 2 best-seller list. The laboriously titled Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV has sold 1.15 million copies according…
Earlier this year, Microsoft posted a support document titled “How to optimize your gaming PC setup” where it said that 16 GB of memory is “plenty for most gamers” but “32 GB is ideal for serious players who run the most demanding titles or use heavy mods”. That document has since been deleted. That’s as…
Dreams really do come true. Nintendo has confirmed that Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has already sold over 8 million copies following its launch on 16th April 2026. Now, in terms of a specific figure, 7.94 million units were sold during the first quarter of FY2027 – so that’s April, May, and June of 2026….
A new video covers the 6-month journey to “close the gap”. A new video has just been released on YouTube, detailing a 6-month journey to “close the gap” between PS3 emulation on ARM and x86 (h/t: Retro Handhelds). The dense new video, uploaded by the RPCS3 developer WhatCookie, is roughly 1 hour long and gets…
The BSOATs, if you will. Nintendo’s latest financial report is out, which means it’s time for an updated look at the best-selling Switch 1 and 2 games so far. Starting with the Switch 1, the order in the list remains unchanged from the previous quarter, and really, pretty much all of the entries have clocked…
Link… wake up. As part of its latest financial release, Nintendo has once again reconfirmed the release windows for its upcoming first-party line-up. It’s looking pretty healthy, and there are certainly some big-hitters on the horizon with Zelda: Ocarina of Time later this year, then Pokémon Winds & Waves and Xenoblade Genesis in 2027. Nintendo…
Price hikes took effect in May in Japan. Nintendo has released its latest financial report for the first three months of FY2027, confirming that the Switch 2 has now sold a total of 23.68 million units as of 30th June 2026 (surpassing GameCube at 21.74 million). 3.82 million Switch 2 consoles were shifted during the…