Tag: Bomberman
News Konami Teases "More" Bomberman On 6th Anniversary Of Super Bomberman R
A sequel is arriving this year
It's been six years since Nintendo launched its hybrid device known as the Switch. While many fans of the system remember the launch for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, there were some other unique offerings available. One of these other titles was Super Bomberman R. Konami at the time launched the game...
News Never-Before-Seen Bomberman Hero Design Docs Appear Online
Shared by former developer
A former developer on the N64 platformer Bomberman Hero has shared design documents for the game on Twitter. These never-before-seen sketches and notes show us a snippet of the behind-the-scenes on Hudson Soft's radical departure from the Bomberman formula. @nori_bomber — whose career started on the Sega Mark III and...
News A Fall Guys Crossover Is Coming To Super Bomberman R Online Today
Claim your exclusive “Bean Bomber”
Konami and Mediatonic have announced they're joining up for a special crossover in Super Bomberman R Online. From today, all Super Bomberman R Online players can claim an exclusive “Bean Bomber” character at no additional cost. The character is available on all platforms until further notice. It's a...
News Here's A Look At The Bomberman Board Game We'll Never Get To Play
Originally planned for a 2020 release
With Super Bomberman R reaching two million sales worldwide and Konami's announcement that Super Bomberman R Online is coming to Switch later this year, we're pleased to see this iconic character back in the news. Sadly, it's not all for good reasons.
News Super Bomberman R Passes Two Million Sales Worldwide
Previously hit one million back in 2018
For those of us who bought a Switch day one, you may remember Super Bomberman R being a key name in that launch line-up. Once a Switch exclusive, R made for a strong launch title, and it received some lengthy post-launch support, adding new stages and crossovers with fellow Konami franchises, like
News Super Bomberman R Hits One Million Worldwide Sales, Konami Celebrates With Bungee Jump
Celebrating in style
Super Bomberman R has now accumulated over one million sales worldwide, and to celebrate, Konami has thrown its lovely mascot off of a terrifyingly high bridge. The game, which released as a Switch launch title back in March 2017, has been edging towards this milestone for a little while now. The one million sales figure...
News David Hayter Returns As The Voice Of Snake In Super Bomberman R
Kept you waiting, huh
For many Metal Gear fans, David Hayter is Snake. He voiced the character in 1998's Metal Gear Solid and retained the role right up to the release of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, at which point he was replaced by Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland. Hayter was justifiably bitter about being unseated from his most famous...
News Super Bomberman R Is Coming To Rival Systems With Exclusive Characters
It was nice while it lasted
A short time ago we reported on the news that Super Bomberman R is going cross-platform, and today Konami has confirmed that report. The former Switch exclusive launches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on June 12th in North America and June 14th globally. The Steam version is expected on June 13th. All of these versions...
News Korean Rating Suggests That Super Bomberman R Is Jumping Ship To PS4
Bombs away?
Super Bomberman R was a bold move by Konami; the series - which was much-loved on the SNES - had fallen from grace somewhat in recent years, yet this Switch exclusive not only hit the mark with fans, but also gained a new following for the cute little bomb-chucker. Konami has since gone above and beyond when it comes to supporting the...
News Mammoth Super Bomberman R Update Goes Live With New Characters, Pets And A Grand Prix Mode
Impressive post-launch support from Konami
Konami has updated its Switch launch title Super Bomberman R with a massive helping of new content. The update includes: New World 7 Story and bosses Nine New Characters New Unlockable Pets New Playable Multiplayer Maps 3v3 Grand Prix mode New Arena style Maps The shiny new Grand...
News Super Bomberman R Update Now Live
Improves online play in the game, along with reducing input lag
If you're a Super Bomberman R player, you should hopefully find your Nintendo Switch has automatically downloaded the version 1.2 update for you today. The update is supposed to improve the online play within the game which a lot of people were having issues with. Input lag with the...
News Super Bomberman R's Japanese Sales Are The Best The Series Has Seen Since 1998
The time was right to light the fuse
Super Bomberman R was something of a shock announcement for the Nintendo Switch as the popular character appeared to be on something of a hiatus in recent years. However, according to Media Create sales figures from Japan the Switch launch title marks the best opening sales the franchise has seen in almost two...
Video Super Bomberman R Gameplay And Intro Sequence Get Shown Off
Explosive stuff
Super Bomberman R may have a few fans sitting on the fence right now, but the more we see of the game the more we're looking forward to enlisting a selection of friends or family members for some pyrotechnic multiplayer action come March 3rd. Konami has ramped up the anticipation by releasing the entire introduction sequence for the...
News Bomberman Is Coming To Arcades As Bombergirl
With anime girls and destructible clothing, obviously
As well as bringing Bomberman to the Switch in the form of Super Bomberman R, Konami - for reasons unknown - is creating an arcade title based on the franchise which uses anime-style girls instead of the titular Bombermen. According to 4gamer, this forthcoming title will be a 4-on-4 coin-op...
News Super Bomberman R's Price Still Has Yet to Be Finalized
The bomb hasn't gone off yet
One of the rather random announcements to come from the Nintendo Switch presentation was that Super Bomberman R—a new Bomberman game—would be making its way to the platform. It's been many years since Hudson Soft's former mascot has starred in his own title, much akin to a certain blue bomber, and it seemed as though...
First Impressions Explosive Action in Super Bomberman R
Bombs away!
One of the more pleasant surprises to come out of the weekend's Nintendo Switch announcements is Konami's Super Bomberman R. This pick-up-and-play title will be ready for the Switch's launch, and looks to be very charming, fun and accessible. For those unfamiliar with the 33-year-old franchise, Bomberman is a series in which the title...
News Hudson Announces 3DS Line-up
Ball-playing, bomb blasting and brain training on the menu
Hudson has just announced the first three titles that they plan to bring to the 3DS this year. We already knew about the next entry in their Deca Sports series, now titled Deca Sports Extreme, and they've also added Bomberman and Nikoli's Pencil Puzzle, both working titles, to the mix. The...
News First Bomberman Blitz Screenshots Released
Check out the brand new screens of the game in action!
The guys at Hudson were kind enough to send over the first batch of screenshots of their upcoming DSiWare release Bomberman Blitz in action. You can check out a snippet of information about the game below, along with the set of brand new screenshots in the screenshot gallery. Bomberman Blitz...
News Bomberman Coming to DSiWare
Hudson brings their Bomberman series to DSiWare!
Over the years we've seen the Bomberman series make appearances on just about every video game system around, and now Hudson are bringing their hit multiplayer series to Nintendo's DSiWare service with the announcement of Bomberman Blitz! Below is a snippet of information from the official press...
News Bomberman Blast: Battlefest Coming to WiiWare
More Bomberman action set to hit the WiiWare service.
Hudson has also just announced that the sequel to Bomberman Live will be hitting Xbox Live Arcade this fall and will land on the Playstation Network and WiiWare services in 2010. The WiiWare version is tentatively titled Bomberman Blast: Battlefest. You can check out the official press...
