Also 900 copies of Ring Fit Adventure As we talked about yesterday,there’s a huge demand for the Switch right now, despite pandemic-based supply chain problems that are stalling the supply of markets all over the world. But Japan, which was just recently placed under lockdown, might be feeling it the most. If you want a picture of just how dire the Switch stock situation is in Japan, look no further than this particular case presented by industry analyst Daniel Ahmad....

Here’s an artist’s rendition of what production looked like Listen, we here at Flixist understand that moviemaking is a difficult business. Expect the unexpected, because shit happens, and you have to salvage the situation to prevent hundreds of people from losing their jobs. Sometimes, however, these situations may have absolutely absurd solutions. Enter: Jeremy Renner’s CGI arms inTag. You may remember news thatJeremy Renner broke both(!) of his armswhile working on set—to the surprise of many, the accident occurred not during the filming ofAvengers: Infinity War(in which our boy Arrow-Guy didn’t even show up in), but rather for the movie in which a bunch of childhood friends run around and try to tag each other....

I can’t think of a better use of my time Free Lives’Broforceis already out in the wild on Steam Early Access, playable to those willing to part with $14.99 in exchange for a super macho, explosion-filled action-platformer romp featuring such characters as Brommando, Rambro, and MacBrover. You either love it or you don’t. The main takeaway from this PAX East interview with artist Ruan Rothman is that even if Jonathan Holmes’ voice is going out, he’s still willing to sing for our listening pleasure....

I couldn’t help myself — I had to purchase the official Rockman “E Can” energy drink while I was in Tokyo. The tiny can ran me about 140 yen, and despite its small size, was just too neat-looking and cute to pass up. Since it’s likely TSA regulations wouldn’t allow me to carry it on a plane once I got back to the United States, I decided to crack it open and give it a taste....

LEGO Fortniteunderwent major changes since its inception, from theOdysseyname change to the launch ofGrand Theft Auto-esqueBrick Life. It’ll get bigger and better with the March 2025 update, featuring a brand-new soccer stadium and crafting recipe. Starting on March 11,Brick Lifeplayers can kick it on the soccer field, where they can take on the latest 90-second minigame. Score the most goals to win 1,000 Creds and a trophy to place in your home....

But everyone loves Shenmue so it’s okay TheShenmue 3Kickstarterhas surpassed five million in funding with just under a day and a half to go, but creator Yu Suzuki has insisted thatthey need roughly $10 millionto have a fully realized open world. It’s shooting for the stars for sure, but a number of different choices could have been made to bump the campaign up significantly. Lack of transparency WhenShenmue 3was announced during E3, the whole world (myself included) went crazy....

Pay a fee, or don’t! The upcoming MMOWildStarlooks pretty solid. It’s got a good sense of humor, style, and appears to be differentenoughto fill a certain niche. Today the team at NCSoft has officially announced thegame’s business model,answering the long-awaited question of “willWildStarbe free-to-play?” The answer is an unsure “kinda?” All players must first buy the game for $60, which comes with one month of free time. From there, players have two options: pay a monthly fee of $15, or purchase “C....

Nintendo still wants to make 18 million by March 2018 Nintendo is attempting to meet demand with the Switch, and folks all over the world are feeling the impact of the shortages. That includes Nintendo’s own home base of Japan. According to multiple reports, people over in Japan are still lining up near daily to get their hands on the console. In some cases there’s hundreds of people lining up, only for them to find out there there’s only roughly 40 units in total at a particular store....

You may remember the Mad CatzStreet Fighter IVTournament Edition FightStick. It was released in limited quantities when the fighting game debuted in February. Hungry players pre-ordered the joystick into oblivion, forcing Mad Catz to do at least one more production run and subsequently more to meet demand. The TE stick is still a hot commodity amongst the fighting game community, but now you’re able to get it a much better non-bloated price....

The most common error codes Phantasy Star Online 2launched on April 14 of this year on Xbox One, and although there’s a few quality of life upgrades on my wish list, things were mostly stable. The PC edition that arrived just this past week on May 27: not so much. After a number of folks had issues even logging in, much less keeping the Windows 10 build (which is the only PC option right now) stable, Segahas acknowledged the problems and opened up a landing site for players....

Get hype! Sony loves firmware. Itloves firmwaresodamn much. Truth is, the company only keeps churning out new machinery as a vehicle to bestow the wondrous salvation that is firmware upon the earth. And with the PlayStation 4 nearly upon us, at long last it’s finally time to bathe the unwashed masses in the ecstatic pleasures of cross-platform firmware with PlayStation Vita system update 3.00. Greatness truly awaits. The update features thrilling new additions including: exciting new parental controls, the ability to take panoramic photos, an improved friends list experience, cross-platform chat with PS4, and moremore....

Rumors abound Ubisoft has apparently shed some light on the existence of a version ofRayman Jungle Runfor Windows Phones, according to Pocket Gamer. In Ubisoft’s sales report,Rayman Jungle Run,Monster Burner, andRabbids Go Phone Againare all set to launch in March. If this ends up panning out, it’s great news for Windows Phone owners, asJungle Runis easily one of the best games available on the mobile platform. It knows what it is, and doesn’t pretend to be anything else....

Capcom, that wonderful company that I adore so much, has listed on their official store thepricingon the much anticipated port ofResident Evil 4that is the talk of message boards everywhere (OK, so maybe it isn’t). Now for the bargain price of just $29.99, you too can play what the rest of us enjoyed on the GameCube back in 2005. Not to detract from what I consider to be a perfect game in all respects, but come on, Nintendo/Capcom....