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…
This is the fourth and final part of our Xenoblade Chronicles 2 review. For further context and thoughts on the game, check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. It took over a hundred hours, but my Xenoblade Chronicles 2 experience is over and done with. And what an…
This is part 3 of our ongoing Xenoblade Chronicles 2 review. For further context on our thoughts on the game so far, check out Part 1 and Part 2. Sometimes, we find games that are nearly perfectly crafted, yet we simply don’t seem to resonate with them. Maybe it doesn’t…
This is Part 2 of our ongoing Xenoblade Chronicles 2 review. Check out the first part of our review for context and thoughts on the earlier parts of the game. My Xenoblade Chronicles 2 experience has continued on for another few dozen hours, and while there have been some more…
Call me strange, but I love a good title screen. A lot of my favorites — Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy VI, EarthBound — have intros that leave an impression, backed by a nice tune or jingle. When I played the first Xenoblade Chronicles over five years ago, I was…
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 launches tomorrow, and the review embargo lifted earlier today. The scores across the board are quite positive, averaging at a high 85 on Metacritic, and coming with glowing praise from several outlets. A couple points ring out across the reviews. Many outlets praise the game’s scope and…
This is part 2 of a multipart review. You can read part 1 here. I hate open world games*. I adore Xenoblade. *Except Breath of the Wild. Because its world was designed by the people who make Xenoblade. I’ve thought about this seeming contradiction for practically a decade now. While…
In the months since I finished my review of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 — which was almost entirely positive — I’ve felt myself flip-flop internally on my own judgment of the game. While I still enjoyed it immensely, I began to doubt myself: Was I being too lenient on it, despite…
One of the Nintendo Switch’s best games in a packed 2022 was the epic Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and people have noticed: Xenoblade 3 won the Excellence Award at Tokyo Game Show 2023, with Tetsuya Takahashi himself accepting the honor. 「東京ゲームショウ2023」で行われた「日本ゲーム大賞2023」年間作品部門にて、「ゼノブレイド3」が優秀賞を受賞しました。本作を応援してくださった皆さま、ありがとうございました。 pic.twitter.com/VBXYGSRqhI — 株式会社モノリスソフト (@MONOLITHSOFT) September 22, 2023 Having…
With 2022 now firmly in the rearview mirror, Metacritic has put out its yearly publisher rankings – an “objective” metric as to how well each publisher did in terms of critical acclaim last year. Nintendo did pretty alright for itself, scoring a #12 on the ranking – narrowly missing the…
2022 was a year of grand, sweeping games on Nintendo Switch. We had one of the biggest RPGs ever in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, a luscious sci-fi epic in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, a time-spanning remake of the ages in Live A Live. All these and more were up for Game…
In modern times, year five of a console’s lifespan is usually around the time things start winding down, to get prepared for year six or seven when the successor officially debuts. The Wii released in 2006, and by 2011 it was winding down with only the occasional blockbuster release. The…
2023 is just a few days away, which means that the time for year-end roundups and statistics. And Nintendo is no different – after releasing a tool for us all to reflect on our own playtimes throughout the year, the company has also released its ranking of eShop titles by…
