Super Mario World, The Legend Of Zelda Director Takashi Tezuka Retiring From Nintendo

Takashi Tezuka, the storied director behind games like The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario World, is retiring from Nintendo, the company has revealed. In Nintendo’s latest fiscal report, there is a note titled “Announcement of Personnel Changes of Company Officers,” and within it, news that Tezuka, an executive officer at the company, is retiring…

Fan Updates Nirvanna The Band’s Wii Shop Song For Current Gen

Like most retro gaming fiends, Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol were eating well in the Wii era. Better known as Nirvanna the Band, the two uploaded comedy shorts online before landing a TV show and hit feature film. This included a musical tribute to all the games you could play on Nintendo’s Virtual Console. 15…

The next World of Darkness game to be revealed is a Werewolf metroidvania, and I respect the hustle

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Rageborn | Reveal Trailer – YouTube Watch On While it’s great to see tabletop RPGs get turned into videogame RPGs—that’s how we got Planescape: Torment and Shadowrun: Dragonfall after all—it’s also interesting to see them be adapted into other forms, shapeshifting like some kind of, I don’t know, werewolf? What I’m…

Genshin Impact codes (May 2026) Updated for livestream 6.6

May 9, 2026: I checked for new codes and made sure the existing ones are working. Currently we have seven working codes. Need new Genshin Impact codes? Gathering Primogems and Mora in Genshin Impact can be quite the grind. Fortunately, developer Hoyoverse occasionally sends out gifts in the form of redeem codes. Most codes only work…

Dragon Quest’s creator accidentally revealed when we’ll learn more about Dragon Quest 12

Published May 9, 2026, 1:19 PM EDT We might learn more about Dragon Quest 12 before the end of the month Image: Square Enix Yuji Horii, the creator of Square Enix’s RPG franchise Dragon Quest, just accidentally revealed when fans will learn more about the next games in the series. On a now-delisted episode of the…

As Nintendo Switch 2 Nears 20 Million Units Sold, The Company Expects Sales To Decline Next Fiscal Year

Nintendo has released its latest financial report for Fiscal Year 2026, revealing that it has sold through nearly 20 million Switch 2 units. Despite what Nintendo calls a launch year where “sales reached a level we had not experienced with any of our previous hardware systems” (due to high interest in the Switch console), it…

Fans Think New GTA 6 Emails From Sony Signal Something Big

I know we’ve danced this dance a dozen times at this point, but, for once, there is some genuine evidence that Take-Two and Rockstar Games are gearing up to drop some Grand Theft Auto 6 news in the next few days. However, the reason why it seems a bit more compelling this time around is…

Star Fox Switch 2 amiibo Compatibility Confirmed, Here’s What You Can Unlock

Image: Nintendo Life / Nintendo Star Fox for Switch 2 comes loaded with all sorts of features and if you happen to have an amiibo on hand, you’ll be able to receive some extra in-game goodies. Nintendo’s Japanese website goes into detail about this compatibility, confirming you’ll unlock exclusive backgrounds and emblems when you place…

Mortal Kombat 2 Box Office Report: Here's How Much Money The Movie Has Made So Far

Mortal Kombat 2 is out now in theaters, and it made millions before its official wide release. The movie picked up $5.2 million in preview screenings in North America on May 7 ahead of its wider release today, May 8, according to Variety. For its first full day in theaters on May 8, Mortal Kombat…

Iron Soul Dungeon codes May 2026

Hop on these new Iron Soul Dungeon codes as soon as they drop to see your character’s power climb in real-time thanks to free race rerolls and other handy boosts. Iron Soul Dungeon is very much what the last part of its name suggests – a classic dungeon brawling RPG. How you wield your weapon…