Badge Arcade News: 9/21/16

Categories: 3DS, News

Pikmin continue to march into the Badge Arcade today. There’s also a stray pixel cat catcher prowling around for feline fans.   Free play?: No such luck. I blame the black cat in today’s update. Just look at those evil eyes! Practice catcher: With the exception of some Vivillon Pokémon…

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Donkey Kong Country Returns swings on to Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow

Categories: News, Wii U

Previously available exclusively as a reward for My Nintendo members, Retro Studios’ 2010 reimagining of Donkey Kong’s beloved, 16-bit platformers will be available for purchase on Wii U’s Virtual Console tomorrow. Donkey Kong Country Returns saw DK’s triumphant return to 2D platforming after a nearly 15-year hiatus since his escapades…

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Skylanders Academy comes to Netflix on October 28th

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: News

Being a Nintendo centered website with deep amiibo roots, we’ve poked our fair share of fun at the Skylanders franchise. But even I, the founder of Amiibo News, can’t deny the franchise’s deep impact on the toys-to-life genre. And on October 28th, nearly five years after the first game in…

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Badge Arcade News: 9/20/16

Categories: 3DS, News

Get your bug nets ready, ’cause a few pixel dragonfly and Pikmin badges have returned to the Arcade!   Free play?: Yes! Practice catcher: It’s the final day for all of today’s returning catchers! Don’t let them slip away! Don’t forget about the Arcade’s special theme promotion! Until September 22nd…

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Pokémon Bank update coming January 2017

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: 3DS, News

One of the most intriguing and exciting features of the Pokémon Red, Blue, & Yellow virtual console releases was their announced compatibility with the Pokémon Bank software and by extension other, more modern version of Pokémon. While that update still hasn’t come and was expected to launch sometime close to…

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