When Furyu announced its upcoming action RPG Reynatis, fans of various Square Enix franchises were quick to point out the similarities. One of the biggest points of comparison was to The World Ends With You, with the game taking place in the same Tokyo’s Shibuya ward. It turns out both…
It might just be my age showing, but while scouring the dark, dense labyrinths of Animal Well, I could picture a whole issue of Nintendo Power dedicated to its sprawling map. That’s how deep this well goes. Animal Well pays homage to the delicate craft of putting together a brain-tickling,…
Nintendo Wire has partnered with Best Buy to highlight some of the best upcoming Nintendo Switch titles for 2024! While it certainly appears that a Switch successor should be announced soon, there is still plenty of big titles coming in 2024! Check out some of our favorites below: Note- Nintendo…
A few weeks back, attendees to GDC 2024 shared pictures of Nintendo’s presentation about the development of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. While those photos revealed some unused Wonder Effects from the game, we didn’t get all of the behind-the-scenes details about why Nintendo passed on those concepts or how the…
Nintendo comfortably rests at the top of the food chain when it comes to sheer inventiveness in game design. For decades now, there have been so many different concepts and gameplay modifiers in Mario titles that you would be forgiven for believing that 2023’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder was maybe…
So here we are at the end of the end of an era. The last hurrah no one expected for a game that’s consistently given Nintendo fans something to rally behind and lose themselves in the hype. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is welcoming its final new Spirits, seemingly for good….
It’s official! Nintendo has partnered with legendary plush maker Sanei Boeki to produce a beautiful Elephant Mario Plush from Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Releasing in Japan this January, this plush is just enough to hold me over until the announcement of the entire elephant gang at some point down the…
Tetris 99’s 38th Maximus Cup is almost upon us, and the theme introduced by this cup will be Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Featuring music from Mario’s latest outing and blocks inspired by Warp Pipes, ? Blocks, and more, the Super Mario Bros. Wonder theme will be available to any and…
The Game Awards started strong for Nintendo tonight with a win for Best Family Game being awarded to Super Mario Bros. Wonder, beating out Nintendo’s other nominee, Pikmin 4, and games like Sonic Superstars, Disney Illusion Island, and Party Animals. Alright! #SuperMarioBrosWonder scores Best Family Game at #TheGameAwards! We…
Hot on the heels of the Super Mario RPG Maximus Cup two more events based around recent Nintendo releases are heading to Tetris 99! The first of these will take place this weekend, starting November 30th, and will feature a theme based on WarioWare: Move It! Notably, rather than having…
Super Mario Bros. Wonder has received its very first update today, bringing the game to version 1.0.1. The actual details of the update are scant in the official patch notes, but you can rest assured that gameplay has been improved by addressing several issues. One issue has been specifically called…
Super Mario Bros. Wonder has been in our hands for a while now, and though there weren’t any secret characters to unlock we did find a familiar face. Yes, Captain Toad has made his debut in a 2D Mario adventure, no doubt exploring the Flower Kingdom to the fullest. This…
It’s not often that everyone’s favorite red-clad plumber takes on Marvel’s very own web-head, Spider-Man, but October 20th saw the release of two of the year’s biggest titles in Super Mario Wonder and Spider-Man 2. GamesIndustry.biz is reporting that while Spider-Man came out on top in the first week of…
Another major Nintendo release has arrived and like clockwork we’ve got a bunch of new icon parts to customize our Switch profiles with! Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can now head into the app from their home screen and use their Platinum Points to snag a variety of different options from…
In a departure from previous 2D Super Mario titles, Super Mario Bros. Wonder features a unique twist: all playable characters (with the exception of Yoshi and Nabbit, who are immune to damage) share identical abilities. Yes, it’s quite a surprise! But don’t fret: special abilities haven’t been entirely scrapped. Instead,…
