The Wii U has now been offline since April of last year. However, this hasn’t stopped online gamers from seeking out unofficial means of still playing their favorite Wii U games online. Although this has been an ongoing situation since last spring, Nintendo has just now taken to social media…
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is, once again, going through a bit of a collector’s boom at the moment. In the years since Pokémon card frenzy reached an all-time high in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, hype around new set releases had died down somewhat, meaning it wasn’t all…
In the long history of gaming, the exploration of different genres has been one of the key ways that franchises have evolved. One of the earliest genres to take hold was the beloved RPG format, with turn-based gameplay and a focus on story. With how long this formula has existed,…
For the second time this week, no new catchers enter the fray. Maybe that’s a good thing given the hundreds of Fire Emblem badges to collect! In celebration of the franchise’s first mobile release tomorrow, Fire Emblem: Fates badges have awakened in the Badge Arcade, giving players another chance to…
In a statement to Polygon, Nintendo has confirmed that Project Giant Robot has officially been scrapped. For those unfamiliar with the game, Project Giant Robot was first shown off all the way back at E3 2014 as a Wii U exclusive title. When asked why the game had been scrapped,…
Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima has announced to Japanese financial newspaper The Nikkei that the Switch’s online services will cost between 2,000 and 3,000 yen a year. That’s approximately $17.50-$26.50, or roughly $1.50-$2.20 a month. 1) Just in: Nintendo president Kimishima tells the Nikkei Switch's online service will be priced…
The official Splatoon Twitter account has revealed a number of details about how player communication will work in the upcoming Splatoon 2. Splatoon 2 will support both online lobbies and voice chat for multiplayer games right out the gate, albeit via a smartphone application. Players can use the smartphone application…
For any of you who have played Super Mario Run to exhaustion, there’s a reason to pick it back up again. Announced on the official Nintendo Twitter, Nintendo has started the first ever Super Mario Run event, titled “Mega Event! Gold Goomba!” During the event, special Gold Goombas will appear…
Last month’s “Choose Your Legends” contest for the upcoming mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes received a high level of engagement, as 1.2 million votes were cast, according to Nintendo of Japan. The news comes in the form of a tweet, which shows off a couple of characters involved in both…
Update: Nintendo of America has released its Super Bowl ad online today featuring the music of Imagine Dragons. Check it out below. Nintendo UK has released another new video showcasing the Switch in action. This time, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, 1,2 Switch,…
Earlier today, we reported that the anticipated mobile installment of Animal Crossing was delayed into the next fiscal year in order to accommodate for other releases. Now, thanks to an investor meeting that just wrapped up in Japan, we know why. It appears that Nintendo plans to focus on the…
During a corporate strategy meeting this evening in Japan, Nintendo has reconfirmed its position on the fate of the Nintendo 3DS platform in wake of the Nintendo Switch launch. In the meeting, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima stated that the 3DS will not compete against the Nintendo Switch, and followed the…
Nintendo is in the process of hosting a corporate strategy meeting in Japan at the moment, and some interesting pieces of information have come to light. One of the most notable topics mentioned was that the very popular NES Classic Edition has sold over 1.5 million units globally. Due to…
We’re only a couple days away from the mobile title Fire Emblem Heroes gracing our smartphones, but some new details have arrived just before launch, courtesy of The Verge. First is how the game structures its freemium costs. The game is free-to-play, with two different “currencies” in how you play…
Image & Form Games took to Twitter today to tease an upcoming announcement at PAX East coming up in March. Front and center on the shelf stands what appears to be a Rusty amiibo from the SteamWorld franchise. We're bringing SteamWorld Project 2017 to PAX East in March! Which means…
