Just last September, Splatoon 3 celebrated its two-year anniversary in a spectacular sendoff with the Grand Festival. This celebration also marked the effective ending of the game, with new monthly Splatfest themes coming to a close. While the new content has slowed down, it hasn’t stopped entirely, as the seasonal…
For older Nintendo fans, Space World 2000 is one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s history. The event where Nintendo not only unveiled the GameCube to the public but showcased Super Mario 128 and some ridiculously high-quality 3D renders for a Legend of Zelda prototype, Space World 2000…
Across Nintendo’s vast reach, Mario has quite a few unique games under his belt. While most people tend to focus on the main series entries, there’s many games that fly under the radar for one reason or another. One such oft-forgotten title is Super Mario Run. This mobile-exclusive platformer doesn’t…
Twitter user @Pandaman27 found quite the surprise when he walked through the San Diego Comic-Con show floor late last night and discovered a prototype for the recently announced Mewtwo amiibo at Nintendo’s booth. Mewtwo was not on display during this year’s E3 and was not expected to make its debut in…
It looks like the Wii U may be losing one of its precious few third party exclusives. Polygon has pointed out that a game titled simply Zombi has been listed and rated for release on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in both Taiwan and Australia. Being published by Ubisoft, it…
Super Mario Maker was first announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2014, although at the time, it was simply known as Mario Maker. Leading up to E3 2015, Nintendo held its Nintendo World Championships where the newly titled Super Mario Maker was properly shown off in all of…
New box art was uncovered today from the websites Cultura.com and info amiibo for several Wave 6 amiibo, including R.O.B., Mr. Game & Watch and the Mii Fighters. Take a look below to see what they will look like on retail shelves later this year.
The constant stream of updates and additions from Nintendo during the unofficial “Summer of Splatoon” continues to flow like ink. Brightly colored ink shot by squid kids, of course. And as of 7 p.m. PST tonight, there will be two new ways for players to unleash all-out ink warfare on…
Fire Emblem If is now available in Japan. With its release, we get a detailed look at how amiibo will be incorporated into the game. It’s probably safe to assume that Fire Emblem Fates, scheduled for release in North America early next year, will boast similar functionality. Only the four…
Please note: This is Part 3 in a series of articles covering the history of Nintendo game competitions. Part 1 explored The Nintendo World Championships, Super Star Fox Weekend and Powerfest ‘94. Part 2 discussed the Nintendo Campus Challenges in 1991 and 1992. After Powerfest ‘94, it would be a…
Activision announced this morning that Dark Edition Starter Packs will once again be included alongside the scheduled release of Skylanders SuperChargers this fall. The Dark Edition includes the same Skylanders game but brings some exclusive variant figures all based on a “dark” theme to set the pack apart from others….
To say that the Star Fox series has had something of a checkered past would not be an understatement. The original Star Fox on Super Nintendo was revolutionary as one of the first games to feature polygonal 3D graphics, and its sequel, Star Fox 64, has regularly been heralded as…
North American and European Splatoon players enjoyed their first Splatfest yesterday, an in-game regional competition in which two teams battled against each other in special rounds of Turf Wars. In North America, players were invited to join either Team Cat or Team Dog while Team Pop and Team Rock went…
Join Amiibo Jason and Lauren (also known as Happily Candied) as they venture forward on the road to Wave 5. Amiibo Jason loses his mind ever so slightly.
As mentioned in Episode 15 of the Amiibo Newscast, the team is excited to hear your opinion about where you would like to see the future of the newscast go. The cast has primarily focused on amiibo since its beginning (for good reason!), but with the transition into the ‘Age…
