What better time than a Thursday evening to get some surprise Nintendo news? Nintendo has just shadow-dropped the Game Boy’s Donkey Kong Land on the Nintendo Switch Online service. Grab a vine and join the thrills in the Land of Kong. Donkey Kong Land is now available to play…
The games that started it all are finally making their way to Nintendo Switch. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, a port of RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 and 2, will be released on December 5th, courtesy of Atari. Tycoon Classic combines elements of both games, allowing players to build to their heart’s content. The…
Well folks, the time is here! Black Friday has arrived… on Thursday, naturally. Down below you’ll find Nintendo Wire’s list of fantastic deals on a variety of items all related to gaming in one way or another, ones that we’ve specially handpicked just for you this holiday season! Make sure…
Sharpen those lances and iron your boxer briefs: Firebrand swoops onto New 3DS Virtual Consoles tomorrow! Originally released on the SNES back in 1994, Demon’s Crest is a surprisingly deep Metroid-esque platformer with mild RPG elements that’s hard to top. Players follow the underworldly misadventures of Firebrand: a relentless red…
Mario mania comes to an end today as a duo of holiday themed Super Mario Bros. badges shimmy their way down the Arcade’s chimney. Free play? Nope. Final play for the week rejected! Practice catcher: Prepare for the slate to be wiped clean tomorrow morning with 30 new catchers, as…
Super Mario Bros. 3 takes center stage today in the Badge Arcade! From skeletal Koopas to fashion savvy Goombas, check out everything that’s new below: Free play? Nope, no 1-Ups for you today. Practice catcher: Two more Mega Man catchers are beaming out of the Arcade tomorrow, so be…
All you Dragon Quest fans might be interested to know that GameStop is now offering a pre-order bonus for Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. Simply go to your local GameStop or place your order online and you’ll receive this spiffy 3DS pouch! Online customers will get their…
UPDATE (12/6): The Magearna event is now also live in Europe and Australia! Players from these regions can download the Pokémon by scanning this QR code below. (Please keep in mind that this code appears to be different than the one for North America.) Owners of Pokémon Sun & Moon…
UPDATE #2: Further details have been revealed about Goodbye! BoxBoy!, including the contents of its physical release. Goodbye! BoxBoy!, the third game in the BoxBoy! series, will be released as a standalone download on the eShop, with a physical version dropping the same day. The physical edition of the game…
Nintendo has announced that it will be hosting a Christmas themed Super Mario Maker event starting today! Simply create a holiday level named “Christmas Lounge” and share the ID on the Miiverse post found here. Nintendo will then share its favorite levels at the end of December. Check out the…
Last year’s Super Mario Maker on Wii U was nothing short of revolutionary. The love child of Super Mario All-Stars and Mario Paint, it proved a unique celebration of Nintendo’s most iconic mascot that let gamers play, create and share their very own Mario levels. In many ways, it was…
If you happen to be one of the 10 people in the country who still subscribes to physical magazines, then there’s a small chance you may have received this past month’s Game Informer. If that’s the case, then you’ve probably already seen the one page spread that’s now given us…
Nintendo Australia has released a new launch trailer for the recently released Super Mario Maker for 3DS, and boy, is it full of charm! The trailer shows what would happen if the Super Mario universes came to life in a busy cityscape. Check it out! #SuperMarioMaker, the biggest Mario game…
Feeling bad for stealing the spotlight all week long, Mega Man has finally made amends with Mario, and both have decided to team up against a common enemy: your wallets! Check out all of today’s repeat Reploid and Mario & Friends badges below: Free play?: Nada. At least the…
It appears the latest issue of Game Informer is starting to reach fans’ hands and features some all-new information about the upcoming Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World. According to the article, the title will run at 60fps on the New 3DS and slow to 30fps when played on original 3DS…
