Despite announcing his retirement from Nintendo last month, legendary Mario and Zelda producer Takashi Tezuka has now stated he will still be involved with the company in some capacity. During Nintendo’s 2026 shareholders meeting, Tezuka revealed that he would still be working on games as a ‘production producer’ for the…
Nintendo has unveiled a first look at its upcoming new Kyoto-based development center. Now called the “Technology Development Center,” the building is a 10-story structure with familiar Nintendo architecture that rests next to the company’s HQ building. Set to be completed around March 2029, the building will serve as the…
It’s the final day of Amazon Prime Day, and if you’ve been waiting to pick up Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 games, accessories, or hardware, this is your last chance to score some of the event’s biggest discounts. While many deals have already sold out, there are still plenty…
The Pokémon Company has announced that its popular mobile title, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, has reached a new milestone. The iOS and Android title has surpassed 200 million downloads worldwide, with The Pokémon Company thanking its fans for their support. Pokémon TCG Pocket has surpassed 200 million downloads…
A teaser for a new Donkey Kong release has been shared across LEGO’s social media accounts. The video shows a LEGO barrel rolling across the screen – a classic obstacle that has been tied to Donkey Kong since the character debuted in arcades in 1981. View this post…
No, this is not a belated April Fool’s Day joke. As reported by the Iowa Capital Dispatch a few days ago, an Iowan man is suing Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for refusing to grant him “Pokémon Professor” status. That’s not some made up title, but rather an official thing…
Tales of Arise will be heading to Nintendo Switch 2 soon, and we’ve reviewed it! As Nintendo Wire’s Ricky Berg writes, “The story, cast, and art direction draw you in and bring confidence to the future of the series as its 30th anniversary winds down.” Sounds promising, especially if you…
Official listings for Pokémon Winds and Waves, the upcoming 10th generation Pokémon games for Switch 2, have gone live on Amazon Germany, and they might give us some insight into how much each game will cost in the US. As you can see from the website, each game is listed…
While Blue Prince is an engaging and thoughtfully crafted roguelike puzzle game, it did lack some important features when it launched last year: accessibility options. While this has been rectified on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, the Nintendo Switch 2 version (which launched earlier this year) didn’t receive…
Nintendo has surprised fans with an announcement of a bonkers new mobile title, which appears very similar to its WarioWare series. Pictonico! will launch on iOS and Android devices on Thursday, May 28th. The game uses the player’s photos and turns them into playable minigames. Like WarioWare’s microgames,…
The voice of Knuckles in ‘90s OVA Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, Bill Wise, has passed away at age 61. The anime debuted in two parts in Japan in 1996, and was produced by Studio Pierrot. Both halves were later localized, dubbed in English, and edited together by ADV Films,…
When Square Enix announced The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales last year, immediate comparisons were made to Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda series. Even I thought the same, especially since I love the Zelda games. From the top-down perspective to dungeons filled with puzzles, it was pretty clear that the…
Nintendo has published the opening cinematic of its upcoming puzzle-platformer, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, which launches this week. The cutscene sees the game’s main villain, Bowser Jr., entering a dark, seemingly abandoned room with a giant pile of books. Atop the pile is Mister Encyclopedia (Mr. E for short),…
Toy company Jakks Pacific has announced that another wave of figures from its Super Mario Galaxy Movie line is coming this summer. One of the new toys, “Chomping Wonder Bowser Jr.,” is available to pre-order now at Target ($29.99) and Smyths (£29.99). It is expected to be available from July…
Fans of Nintendo’s LEGO sets may want to act fast, as 15 sets are set to be discontinued soon. Joining the “Retiring Soon” pages on the US and UK LEGO websites, the majority of the sunsetting Nintendo products are based on the Super Mario series, but there is also a Legend…
