Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will be launching this week on April 16th, 2026, for Switch. While we’ve already covered its initial announcement and even an FAQ detailing the upgrades Nintendo Switch 2 players can expect, we haven’t gone into much depth about its game design. While a new “Ask…
In this week’s Nintendo Music update, we celebrate 25 years of Animal Crossing with the release of the OST for the original game! Animal Crossing, the real life game that’s playing, even when you’re not, originally debuted on the Nintendo 64 in Japan on April 14th, 2001. It was later…
April 14th, 2001, is when the first entry in the Animal Crossing series released in Japan for the N64. Titled Dōbutsu no Mori, or Animal Forest, it would eventually make its way to the West as Animal Crossing for the GameCube in December 2002. It’s hard to believe a quarter…
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will be launching this week on April 16th, 2026, for Switch. While we’ve already covered its initial announcement and even an FAQ detailing the upgrades Nintendo Switch 2 players can expect, we haven’t gone into much depth about its game design. While a new “Ask…
In this week’s Nintendo Music update, we celebrate 25 years of Animal Crossing with the release of the OST for the original game! Animal Crossing, the real life game that’s playing, even when you’re not, originally debuted on the Nintendo 64 in Japan on April 14th, 2001. It was later…
April 14th, 2001, is when the first entry in the Animal Crossing series released in Japan for the N64. Titled Dōbutsu no Mori, or Animal Forest, it would eventually make its way to the West as Animal Crossing for the GameCube in December 2002. It’s hard to believe a quarter…
In an update from Cinema Con 2026 yesterday, Sony Pictures announced that filming has wrapped on the live-action Legend of Zelda movie. Sadly, that’s about the extent of the details we have as Sony didn’t reveal any new footage, show off a poster, or even give us a title. The…
Australian YouTuber Karl Jobst is back in the headlines this week after filing a defamation lawsuit against former Donkey Kong record holder Billy Mitchell. If you’ll remember from last year, Jobst lost his previous court case in which Mitchell filed a defamation lawsuit against the content creator. Ordered to pay…
I know it’s hard to believe, but The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is looking to be one of the biggest films of 2026. For its second weekend at the box office, the movie managed to earn another $69 million dollars. Its domestic total now rests at $308 million with its…
Yesterday afternoon, the Video Game History Foundation uploaded a brief video highlighting a new discovery made by the community: an early prototype for Punch-Out!! on the NES. While it’s more common to see in-development or early builds of games nowadays, Nintendo has always been cagey when it comes to sharing…
New shirts based on EarthBound and Mother 3 characters have been revealed by Japanese retailer Hobonichi, which is collaborating with apparel brand Warehouse. The three shirts feature the same colorful stripy patterns worn by Earthbound protagonist Ness, as well as Mother 3’s main character Lucas and his twin brother Claus….
Developer Level-5 has uploaded a new trailer for Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, the upcoming seventh mainline game in the Layton series, that gives us our best look yet at the puzzle solving professor’s long-awaited return. Set one year after the events of Professor Layton and the…
Update (4/10/26): The Bayonetta plushes are now up for pre-order at Play-Asia. As of the time of this writing, you can use the code NWIRE2026 at checkout to save 5% on your order. Gaming and anime merchandise retailer Iijan has revealed new Bayonetta plushes, which it says are…
Konami has released a brand-new trailer for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, the upcoming new addition to the series after a 12-year hiatus. Developed by Evil Empire and Motion Twin, the team behind Dead Cells, the trailer features commentary from Matt Houghton (Evil Empire) and an interpreter speaking on behalf of Tsutomu…
It seems the internet just can’t let go of the idea that a new Star Fox game is coming. After claiming that Nintendo was working on a new entry for its long-absent space flight sim series, notable leaker Natethehate has clarified what he meant about Nintendo revealing a new Star…
