Despite being a family-friendly company with games that wouldn’t psychologically scar even the most humble of people, Nintendo can’t seem to catch a break with animal rights activist group PETA. After tangoing with the company in the past, PETA has issued a new protest letter over Mario Kart World for…
Of all of Nintendo’s home consoles released over the decades, the Nintendo 64 remains one of the most beloved. While its legacy holds strong to this day, one of the most beloved franchises from the era hasn’t been as lucky, that being Banjo-Kazooie. While the series seems all but lost…
Nintendo has announced an in-game online event for Mario Kart World in Japan later this month. Titled “Online Challenge: Summer Vacation Skill Test,” the event will take place on August 23rd and will be held for two hours from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. According to Nintendo’s official Japanese website,…
Another issue of Famitsu, another column in which Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai talks about whatever’s on his mind. In this instance, he seemed to be musically inclined, because he talked about how the songs in Smash are selected and arranged. Here’s a rundown of the topics (translation courtesy of…
We know the Switch has been selling well worldwide since its early 2017 release, flying off shelves and making for some of Nintendo’s best numbers in years. According to Famitsu, when it comes to the console’s home country, a new milestone has been surpassed. Japanese sales of the Switch have…
There are a whole host of quirky, stylistic Japanese developers out there, but few are as prominent as Suda51, the mind behind games like Killer7, Shadows of the Damned, Lollipop Chainsaw, and – of course – No More Heroes. As one of the most stylistic auteurs working in the industry,…
That most wonderful time of the year is back once again, with Nintendo announcing via Twitter that a general Nintendo Direct will be streaming tomorrow, September 6th, at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET. Tune in 9/6 at 3pm PT for a new Nintendo Direct featuring around 35…
The Nintendo UK store always seems to have really cool physical pre-order bonuses, a practice that has somewhat died down in the States (or been relegated to expensive Deluxe editions). Luigi’s Mansion on the 3DS will get its own set of cool pre-order bonuses, with the option to choose one…
With Legendary Marth gone for now and the Choose Your Legend heroes on the tail end of their debut appearance, it’s time for the next batch of new characters to make their presence known. This time it’s three more featured from Genealogy of the Holy War, a game that’s definitely…
The jams keep on piling up for Smash Ultimate, and this time around we finally got one straight outta the Mushroom Kingdom. Super Mario Bros. 3 is a gold mine of music, and we’ve just struck Fortress Boss. The beats in this game so far I swear. But…
It was only pretty recently that Dragalia Lost — the first collaboration between Nintendo and mobile giant Cygames — was revealed, and given that the release is within a month there’s still plenty left to discover. Case in point, a new story trailer has dropped for the game, reiterating and…
We’re sitting between Valkyria Chronicles 4’s demo and full release on September 25th, and Sega has decided to pull back the curtain to reveal its DLC plans for the game. Plenty of optional content will be available, some of the most notable being handfuls of new missions that’ll be supporting…
The courts might not be as packed as they were in summer, but Mario Tennis Aces still manages to pull me back in for a little bit of gameplay every month. Thanks to the DLC characters’ release schedule, it pays to play one online tournament when the calendar rolls over,…
The anime-inspired adventure game Forgotton Anne is making its way to the Nintendo Switch in 2019, the Square Enix Collective has revealed. We’re so excited to announce that we’re bringing the outstanding @ForgottonAnne to Nintendo Switch across Western territories in 2019! Moredetails soon… pic.twitter.com/wx9Ikvk4wI — Square Enix Collective (@SQEXCollective)…
Ever since its full E3 2018 reveal, Nintendo has been supplying daily updates to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website. Fighter spotlights, Assist Trophies, Pokémon, new music, and more are all being shown off to get you ready for the biggest crossover around! Let’s have a look at what Nintendo…
