Taking a look back at Super Mario Land

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: Retro

A launch game for the original Gameboy, 1989’s Super Mario Land was specifically designed for the handheld by its creator, the late Gunpei Yokoi, and his team at Nintendo R&D1. As a result the title was the first game featuring Mario to be untouched by his creator Shigeru Miyamoto, and…

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Dark Pit stock numbers at Best Buy

Author: Josh Brown
Categories: Amiibo News, News

A reliable source within Best Buy has confirmed the possible stock numbers for the upcoming release of the Dark Pit amiibo on July 31st at Best Buy locations, and the report is positive for fans. According to the stock of one distribution center in California that stocks between 70-85 stores,…

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Palutena is an Amazon exclusive

Author: Josh Brown
Categories: Amiibo News, News

UPDATE: We’ve received information that Palutena is, indeed, a retail exclusive for Amazon. A placeholder page on Amazon is available here. It is not currently available for purchase, but check back at a later date to buy the amiibo. We’ll keep you posted with the latest information about ordering. We…

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The Nintendo Inquirer team remembers President Satoru Iwata

Author: Lauren Ganos
Categories: News

The gaming community came together to commemorate Nintendo President Satoru Iwata yesterday after receiving news that he had passed away on July 11th. While hearing about his death has been remarkably difficult for many, seeing people from all over the world express their heartfelt condolences over the huge loss has…

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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata passes away at age 55

Author: Lauren Ganos
Categories: News

The gaming world has taken a heavy hit today. Nintendo of Japan released a statement that announced the passing of Nintendo President Satoru Iwata yesterday, July 11th, 2015. The beloved CEO of Nintendo was the fourth person to hold the title of president at Nintendo. He was 55 years old…

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Jakks Pacific's upcoming range of Nintendo merchandise

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News

Jakks Pacific showed off a wide array of upcoming Nintendo merchandise at its San Diego Comic-Con panel yesterday. In the images below you can see a large focus on Mario and the Star Fox crew, but there are also some surprise appearances from Olimar, Skull Kid and the Animal Crossing…

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Next European Splatfest date announced

Categories: News, Wii U

While Team Rock ended up clobbering Team Pop during Europe’s maiden Splatfest last weekend, losing Splatoon players should find solace in knowing that another Splatfest is on its way! That’s right: according to a tweet made by Nintendo of Europe, the next Splatfest will pit Team Eating and Team Sleeping…

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Customs for a Cure Featured Artist: GandaKris

Author: Lauren Ganos
Categories: Amiibo News, News

Amiibo News and Nintendo Inquirer are proud to introduce GandaKris as the second artist who’s donating a custom amiibo for the Customs for a Cure charity auctions this July. She brings a whole lot of creativity to the table when it comes to customization. From painting to sculpting, GandaKris knows…

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Another Splatfest is on the way

Categories: News, Wii U

By all accounts, Splatoon’s inaugural Splatfest was a hit. For those of you who were too busy responsibly blowing things up during the 4th of July weekend, don’t worry. You’ll be getting another shot at some of those sweet, sweet Super Sea Snails very soon. Nintendo just announced the details…

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5 games from 5 IPs coming to mobile from Nintendo & DeNA

Categories: News

Back in March, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata stated plans to launch the company’s first mobile game by the end of 2015. Nintendo’s foray into mobile is being bolstered by an alliance with veteran mobile game and platform developer DeNA. During the Pocket Gamer Connects event in San Francisco this week,…

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