As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Despite its record-breaking number of downloads and over $400 million in gross revenue, it seems Pokémon GO’s reign as the top grossing iOS app in the U.S. has come to an end. Mobile app analytics solution provider Sensor Tower is reporting that the Niantic-made app ended its 74-day streak thanks…
Well, we can add one more odd feature omission to the Super Mario Maker port coming to 3DS later this year. Along with no online course uploads and a complete lack of amiibo support, the game’s official box art has revealed that it will have no stereoscopic 3D support. The…
Get ready to power-up once more, Dragon Ball fans, as it has been announced that Dragon Ball Fusions for Nintendo 3DS will be getting an English release this December! In Dragon Ball Fusions you create your own hero from five different races and dive into a new world where time…
The people who work on video games are just as human as the rest of us. They make mistakes sometimes, and while parts of the internet may like to latch onto screw-ups and complain about them, it’s also important to realize that those working on games simply miss things sometimes….
Being a Nintendo centered website with deep amiibo roots, we’ve poked our fair share of fun at the Skylanders franchise. But even I, the founder of Amiibo News, can’t deny the franchise’s deep impact on the toys-to-life genre. And on October 28th, nearly five years after the first game in…
We get a nice, close look at how Link gathers different ingredients for different recipes in the newest clip of Breath of the Wild, released by Nintendo of Europe just today. In the video, Link is shown acquiring items, cooking them to create different types of food, and then using…
Get your game face on. We’re back with Fight 13 in Season 2 of Mii V Mii! Watch the Golden Gunners, the Silver Swordsmen and the Bronze Brawlers duke it out in the latest battle. Check out the fight below! Help support Mii V Mii on the MiiTJ Patreon.
Nintendo continues to gear up for Paper Mario: Color Splash’s upcoming release with an all new Rescue V episode. In Episode 5 we follow the Toad squad into a creepy circus tent only to discover a performance is taking place by a bunch of familiar Mario Bros. faces. And once…
The newest Pokémon Sun & Moon trailer had some great stuff to show off, including new Pokémon and Z-Moves as well as a look at some updated features from Gen VI! In all three new Pokémon were shown, though one of those comes in two highly distinct forms. If you’ve…
Get your bug nets ready, ’cause a few pixel dragonfly and Pikmin badges have returned to the Arcade! Free play?: Yes! Practice catcher: It’s the final day for all of today’s returning catchers! Don’t let them slip away! Don’t forget about the Arcade’s special theme promotion! Until September 22nd…
An all-new Pokémon Sun & Moon trailer is live. Check it out below! And come back soon for a full breakdown.
One of the most intriguing and exciting features of the Pokémon Red, Blue, & Yellow virtual console releases was their announced compatibility with the Pokémon Bank software and by extension other, more modern version of Pokémon. While that update still hasn’t come and was expected to launch sometime close to…
