Trainers looking to get a head start on the Cleffa Hatch Day event can clear out their Egg stash thanks to a hatch distance bonus happening before the event. This Cleffa Hatch Day Extended Bonuses “event” will also add some Field Research tasks into the mix. (For more details about…
Thanks to the efforts of the Video Game History Foundation, another bit of Nintendo history has been preserved and released online. Yesterday, Frank Cifaldi (founder and director of VGHF) uploaded the ROM data for a prototype cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda on NES. Twitter user MrTalida then dug…
As part of the typical Nintendo hype cycle, the company has uploaded a new trailer that gives fans an overview of what to expect with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It’s kind of funny to start with the narrator being surprised Mario is made of paper considering we’ve had six…
UPDATE: Much clearer images of the Rider and Archer Link amiibo boxes have been posted on the amiibo subreddit on Reddit. Each amiibo unlocks rare items in the game including weapons and saddles. GameXplain has released a new video showcasing the box of the Nintendo Switch alongside the first look at…
Save yourself a fortune finding a physical cart on eBay this week and download the critically lauded Harvest Moon 64 on Virtual Console! The news comes via Natsume itself to kick off the series’ 20th anniversary celebration this month and will be releasing in both North America and European territories…
Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied are joined by TJ Harris to discuss their hands-on experiences with the Switch at the Chicago event held on Friday, February 17th. Note: This newscast was recorded live. Make sure to stay tuned for future live newscasts! You can also listen to the…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Tank Troopers rolls out, Bob gets incepted, and persons of lordly caliber invade Wii U Virtual Consoles. I hope you’ve been diligently saving up some Gil, as a small Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary sale breaks up the recent dry spell plaguing the eShop over…
Late last month in Japan Square Enix celebrated the 30th anniverary of Final Fantasy with a massive celebration. Of the many announcements, a cross-platform sale was the most immediate, with Steam, PSN and the Japanese Nintendo eShop being on board. Now the sale has headed westward, with a much smaller…
Grab your best wisecracking donkey pal: Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber invades North American Wii U Virtual Consoles tomorrow! Much like a certain swamp dwelling green giant, this third entry in the beloved Ogre Battle series has many layers of personality and charm hidden beneath its monstrously intimidating…
Got your Switch ordered and want it as soon as possible? Hoping for a chance at one of the brand new consoles? Looks like Best Buy’s giving everyone a heads up early. Its official event page now has a means of searching which locations will be hosting midnight releases for…
As if the news about the just-announced Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass (DLC) wasn’t enough, we also got to feast our eyes on some brand new Zelda art this morning. Nintendo’s been sending out a pretty consistent flow of art in a similar style over the past year– Link,…
While the Zelda series is no stranger to DLC thanks to the massive Hyrule Warriors, it has just been announced that an Expansion Pass will be heading to Breath of the Wild, a first for the mainline series. You’ll be able to buy the Expansion Pass from March 3rd for…
A new piece of art celebrating both Valentine’s Day and the upcoming release of Breath of the Wild came out today, shared via the official Japanese Zelda Twitter account. Happy Valentine's Day ! pic.twitter.com/31RyJ0Zszg — ゼルダの伝説 (@ZeldaOfficialJP) February 14, 2017 Showing off both that game’s Link and Wolf…
Nintendo of America has announced that the developers of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be hosting a panel during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) on March 1st in San Francisco. The panel titled “Change and Constant” features the game’s director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, art director Satoru Takizawa…
During an investor call today, Activision has confirmed that there is no new Skylanders game coming to consoles in 2017. This marks the first time since the series launched in 2011 that a new title would not be released in a given year. There is NO new Skylanders console game…
