Impressive Nintendo has informed Destructoid that the 3DS is now itseighthplatform in the publisher’s history to sell 15 million units in the US. It’s taken since July 14, 2025 to reach that mark, but due to a constant renewed interest in the 3DS and multiple remodels, it is still very much a relevant part of the industry. That aforementioned best-selling platform list includes the NES, SNES, the Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, the DS, and the Wii....

Or ‘My Hero One’s Justice 2’ if you prefer As one of Bandai Namco’s many anime-based fighting games/arena brawlers, it’s easy forMy Hero Academia: One’s Justice 2(also known asMy Hero One’s Justice 2) to get lost in the fray. But it’s due rather soon, and we’re getting down to the wire in terms of character confirmations. Just this past week the publisher revealed Kendo Rappa, one of the few members of the Eight Bullets Yakuza gang that fans hope will all make an appearance (Shin Nemoto made it in as a fusion character)....

February 10 While we wait for the next big update, theFallout 76Fasnacht Day eventwill be kicking off soon. Schedule to arrive on February 10, First introduced in early 2019, Fasnacht Day mirrorsthe real-life celebration(which is held in many places, as well as Helvetia, West Virginia), and provides players with XP and goodies, amid seasonal activities. It’ll run through February 22, and this year’s rewards include CAMP gear, and “a few new rare masks” for 2022....

Best of 2013 Oh my god this was an amazing year for gaming. There were so many extraordinary releases from studios big and small that I may never have a chance to play them all — talk about a wonderful, lucky “problem” to have! But of course, at the end of the day, only one game can take home the coveted Destructoid Community Choice Award. So after a week ofintense voting, debating, and a surprising lack of name-calling, we are finally ready to unveilyourpick for the best game of 2013....

Great art Raf Grassetti is kind of a badass. In addition to working on characters for comics, toys and games (includingGod of War), he also tries his hand at various other properties, including…Super Smash Bros.? Late last week he posted the first few characters from a series called “SmashBrosRemastered,” which kicked off with Samus. From there he went to Link, then Fox, Bowser and Sonic. Hilariously the latter kind of looks like the incarnation from the new film, but better....

There’s treasure hidden around the village waiting to be found inDisney Dreamlight Valley. To find it, you need to solve quite a few special riddles, including one that tells you to tip some purple caps somewhere swampy. Since you’re only given this fairly vague clue to work with, it can be quite tricky to figure out where to start the hunt and what you need to do once you find the right area....

The key word here is ‘exclusives’ [Also, feel free to check out myfullPokemon XandYtips guide.] Over the past week, I’ve been slowly working my way up thePokemon XandYtrading chain. I started off with a minimal amount of knowledge with the GTS, encountering error after error until I abandoned it, and now I’m almost 100% done with viewing the Kalos Pokedex (which, broken into three parts, totals 454 Pokemon). It all culminated in a trade I made yesterday, in which I gave away a Kangaskhan for a Xerneas....

Competative gaming > eSports It seems like we can’t go too long without there being some big news aboutLeague of Legends. It can be something small like arecord-breaking number of users, or perhaps amap with a new mode, or even a holiday getting thefull works in the game. This time, an update dubbed “the preseason update” seeks to bring about variety to the game through an overhaul of the jungle, items, and some global tweaks to the champions....

The deadly Backstab Kills have appeared in many objectives, including Weekly Challenges and weapon unlocks. But, since the elimination doesn’t have a description, it can be confusing to understand. If you want to know what to do, we’ll explain what Melee Backstab Kills are inModern Warfare 3. MW3 Melee Backstab Kills, explained Melee Backstab Kills areeliminations that must be performed behind an enemy Operator using a Melee-based weapon. Regular guns won’t work with this tactic; therefore, you must use tools like Karambit, Gutter Knife, orSledgehammer....

It’d be easier to progress through the ranks inStarfieldif some kind of XP farm existed — so let’s talk about Schrodinger III. Leveling up inStarfieldis, admittedly, kind of a chore. I’ve plugged away more than five dozen hours, but I’m still running around as a mid-30s space explorer. Why do some missions give you 150 XP? That’s barely a drop in the bucket. But I digress. Last week, a Reddit user made one hell of a discovery....

Next wave of mobile devices expected to outperform consoles Nvidia’s Senior vice president of content and technology,Tony Tamasi, expects the next crop of mobile devices to outperform current generation consoles, claiming the Xbox 360 and PS3 can barely hold an edge over today’s Tegra 4 powered devices. “The PS3 and Xbox 360 are barely more powerful than mobile devices,” he toldBit-tech. “The next click of mobile phones will outperform [them].”...

Four player fun You know that great feeling in life when you’ve fucked up? Maybe it’s immediate, like when you drop your iPhone or accidentally dismember and decapitate your neighbor and dump his body piecemeal into the ocean. Maybe it’s that gnawing, years of having fucked up. Wondering how a smart young boy ended up a broke, sad, always tired man and watching a mental slideshow of bad decision after bad decision....

Walmart strikes first blood Update: Deal is now live but Walmart servers are being hammered. FYI, Target’s similar deal is available in store only. For those unaware, Walmart will be selling the popular Black Friday Wii U Deluxe bundles withSuper Smash Bros.andSplatoonfor $249.99 as early as Thanksgiving. While the brick & mortar stores will open up and deals become available at 6PM on Thursday, the bundle willalready be availableat 12:01AM midnight Pacific time....