Today’s Mario Kart World Direct used its short duration to detail a couple of interesting tidbits about the game. While the jury is still out on whether or not the game justifies its $80 price tag, at least when it comes to free roaming in its large open world, you’ll…
The Mario Kart World Livestream kicks off on April 17th at 6:00 AM PT / 9:00 AM ET! Check out the live stream below and make sure to stay connected to Nintendo Wire after the broadcast for coverage!
Live like an Alolan with this new collaboration between Pokémon and Grand Hyatt Tokyo! This new unique experience will bring a touch of the beach to downtown Tokyo, along with all of the charm of Pokémon. Two options will be available in this collaboration. Pokémon Beach Resort Suite Stay…
Square Enix’s as-yet unlocalized MMORPG Dragon Quest X has hit a wide range of consoles since it first launched for the Nintendo Wii way back in 2012. Naturally it eventually outlived Nintendo’s 2006 console and now it’s the Wii U and 3DS’s turn. As Gematsu reports, the Wii U and…
Have you ever been torn between the family that raised you and the family whose blood you bear? Wanted to end fighting without killing a single person? Come up with a convoluted plan to fulfill an imperial invasion just so you can get one guy to sit on a chair?…
Well this is… interesting. The Nintendo 3DS, with both feet in the grave, its eShop shuttered, physical games long out of active production… has just gotten a firmware update to 11.17.0. Huh. And the patch notes are just “Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been…
Yesterday afternoon, Nintendo’s 3DS and Wii U eShops stopped allowing new purchases or downloads of free items like demos. However, it was announced that users can still redeem codes on both stores following a deadline extension. The feature was originally supposed to end alongside the normal shutdown time of the…
Good night, sweet prince – the Wii U and 3DS eShops close today at 5 p.m. PT, and as it lies on its deathbed, all we can do is mourn. In lieu of a eulogy, you can have this fan compilation of all the different Nintendo Shop themes from the…
We love our 3DSes – they’re compact, light, and oozing with fun features. But sometimes we wish they were 2000% bigger and basically like sit-down arcade machines. Fortunately, user BigRig Creates is here to fulfill our wanton desires, crafting an absolutely ginormous 3DS with fully functional buttons, a touchscreen, and…
With the impending closure of the eShop on the Nintendo 3DS on March 27th, 2023, players are losing the ability to buy a plethora of 3DS games that are only available on those platforms, two of which are a necessity in the process of moving your Pokémon from older generation…
The Nintendo Switch is a pretty fantastic console – sleek, fluid, portable, and with one of the best libraries ever assembled on a Nintendo system, it’s no wonder that it’s become one of the most successful consoles ever made. But as great as it is, the Nintendo Switch isn’t the…
With the imminent closure of the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS on March 27th, players are scrambling to get their hands on any games and applications they don’t want to miss out on. If you’re not sure what to get your hands on, make sure you…
Time comes for all of us, and soon it comes for the beloved Nintendo 3DS eShop – Nintendo is shuttering the service at the end of March, apparently not finding the upkeep cost worth whatever value (monetary, moral, or otherwise) they get from keeping it up. It’s a sad affair…
The time that 3DS and Wii U owners have been dreading is fast-approaching, as the ability to purchase games on the Nintendo eShop for both systems will be discontinued on March 27th at 5 p.m. PT. This discontinuation means that after March 27th, the only titles you will be able…
Pokémon developer Game Freak may be best known for its long-running monster catching franchise but the studio has had plenty of experimental projects over the years. One of the best regarded was Pocket Card Jockey, released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in 2013 and worldwide three years later. The…
