Welcome back to our deep dive into amiibo history! Today, we’re taking a look at what might just be the most chaotic year in amiibo history—complete with dozens of figures, long lines, retailer exclusives, and an explosion of scalping. So, without further ado, let’s dive into 2015, the second year…
Black Friday is almost upon us! Nintendo has announced its Black Friday sales and there are a couple of good offers this year. Let’s dive into what’s available! Starting November 24th, physical retailers will have deals on select Nintendo Switch games, including a rare sale on Tears of the Kingdom! …
Of all of Nintendo’s long-standing franchises, The Legend of Zelda is easily one of the most well-known. Despite how ubiquitous this series is, in the eyes of many there’s a subtle divide among the games. The classic Zelda gameplay was a top-down 2D formula, with a 3D style being adopted…
Just three weeks ago during Nintendo’s last big Direct, the company officially announced that a number of Super Nintendo games would be coming to the 3DS. We saw Super Mario World, F-Zero and Pilotwings hit the system’s eShop that very day, and today three more beloved games are available for…
Get your credit card hand ready; the next set of Fire Emblem Fates DLC is now available for purchase and download. Hidden Truths 1 and Hidden Truths 2, described as “the secret prologue to the world of Fates,” is a two map set that explores the story of characters Odin,…
At long last, the Pokémon Company has unveiled more information regarding the highly anticipated Pokémon GO via its official web page. The new information gives us an idea of the more intricate systems in place, from leveling up as a trainer to finding items at designated PokéStops, which can be…
The 3DS port of Hyrule Warriors was released in Europe today, and will be hitting North American stores tomorrow. With its launch comes two downloadable updates, for both versions of the game. The Wii U update will allow you to play as the new characters featured in Hyrule Warriors Legends,…
While we’re not exactly convinced that these supposed NX controller images are legit, there’s at least enough track here for a little exploratory train ride. Taking the patent evidence and leaked images at face value, let’s look this thing over together and try to assess how practical and fun an…
Everyone’s favorite little green dinosaur is about to make another Wii U eShop debut, as Yoshi’s Story is heading to the North American Virtual Console tomorrow. Originally released for the Nintendo 64 in December 1997, Yoshi’s Story follows a technicolor tribe of the titular dinos as they head out on…
A little over three months into 2016 and we’ve already seen four plushes from the Pokémon 20th Anniversary line hit store shelves. Pikachu, Mew, Celebi and Jirachi have all been available for purchase for fans– if they’re lucky, that is! With the hype of the anniversary so high, Pokémon fans…
National StreetPass Weekend is back, folks! To celebrate the coming of the spring season, Nintendo is bringing back three days of StreetPass fun for anyone with a 3DS. From March 25th to March 27th, enjoy the StreetPass festivities by collecting six special StreetPass tags when you stop by any Nintendo…
Last week, a few images popped up around the internet that seemed to be very similar to an image that accompanied a Nintendo patent that was filed earlier this year. Many assumed that these images were those of the controller for the highly anticipated NX, though we never reported on…
According to Yahoo Japan, Nintendo has filed a trademark for the ever-so-familiar coin sound effect heard in the Super Mario Bros. series. The trademark was filed on February 10th and can be viewed below. While we wait to see if Nintendo is granted a trademark on the two note sound…
Three Mario vs. Donkey Kong catchers have marched their way back into the Nintendo Badge Arcade! Their feud won’t last forever, though; they’ll be gone tomorrow! Free play? No. Practice catcher: It’s also the final day for some of the Super Mario Maker and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess…
UPDATE (3/23): The Official Pokémon Channel has shared an all new video illustrating the creation of the monster Pikachu Pokémon card that was composed of 12,987 individual Trading Card Game cards. The company set out to capture the largest mosaic made of trading cards– and it most definitely looks like…
