The year 2025 marks a very special occasion for many Nintendo fans out there. It isn’t just the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, but also the 40th anniversary of the Super Mario series. Despite this, there hasn’t been much of any news relating to Mario from Nintendo themselves, beyond…
The modding community around Super Smash Bros. never ceases to amaze me, but it seems to be a sticking point for Nintendo. If you remember from some years back, Nintendo once sent a cease and desist letter to The Big House, an organization centered around game tournaments. Due to COVID…
Last night out of the blue, Nintendo released an update for its NSO Game Boy Advance app that brings some welcomed features to the emulator. The biggest update is a boost to 1080p rendering in handheld mode for owners of the Nintendo Switch 2, which should make the pixels look…
Join Happily Candied and Amiibo Jason as they welcome Jared Rutledge to the newscast! This week, they discuss Nintendo in the movie business, Pokémon GO, and Pokémon Sun and Moon!
Welcome to the Character Column! Each week, I’ll be taking a look at a different character from Nintendo’s long and esteemed history, and I’ll analyze what makes them interesting, nuanced, or just plain memorable. Whether they’re heroes, villains or NPCs, I’ll explain why they deserve respect or love from the…
Fans of old school dungeon crawlers, take note – Atlus has released two new trailers for the upcoming Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth, each featuring a separate class: the Reaper and the Necromancer. The reaper appears to be a front-row debilitating class, one that uses a…
A few days ago, the official Japanese Pokémon Twitter made an announcement that more information about Pokémon Sun and Moon will be released June 2nd. Since last week’s news didn’t get an announcement from anywhere other than Japan, it’s safe to assume that this Japanese tweet was meant to suggest…
One of the most enduring rhythm games of the past decade is Bandai Namco’s Taiko no Tatsujin series. Only localized once for the West as Taiko: Drum Master on the PS2, although Donkey Konga can be seen as a spin-off, the franchise has thrived in its home region of Japan,…
In American trademark news, it appears that Nintendo’s claim on “Hyrule Warriors” has been abandoned. According to a thread on NeoGAF, the trademark for “Hyrule Warriors” expired on April 22nd of this year following multiple notices from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. On March 26th, 2015, the trademark…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Contra III blasts its way on the 3DS Virtual Console, PixelJunk Monsters debuts on Nintendo Consoles, and Pikachu seeks friends and adventure in PokéPark Wii for the Wii U Virtual Console. There’s not much going on this week in the way of deals. If…
It seems like Capcom is on a roll revealing Monster Hunter Generations cross-overs lately, with the last being the announcement of fan-favorite Amaterasu of Okami fame. This latest collaboration is also with a major Capcom franchise, but this time it’s one of the company’s oldest IPs: Ghosts ‘n Goblins. That’s…
As part of a weekly DLC release schedule for Fire Emblem Fates, the third episode of Map Pack 2 is now available to purchase and download. “III: The Changing Tide” explores Hoshido child units Shiro, Asugi, Midori, Caeldori and Rhajat as they “seize an opportunity.” Successfully completing the map will…
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam badges are in stock at the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Repeat: This is not a Drill Shell! We have confirmation that badges from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam have arrived at the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Starting today, you can grab and Bomb Derby your way to…
Ever since the first Pokémon Sun and Moon gameplay trailer last week we’ve been waiting for more information regarding the new Alola setting. We may finally have a better idea now, as an updated description on the Amazon listings for both Sun and Moon suggests that there will be multiple…
Well, this is a little unusual. According to data miner Random Talking Bush on Twitter, the only character to be affected by the upcoming 1.1.6 Super Smash Bros. patch is everyone’s favorite sassy witch, Bayonetta. After unpacking the files, "param/fighter_param_vl_bayonetta.bin" and "fighter/bayonetta/script/animcmd/game.bin" are the only two changed. — Random Talking…
