It’s still a bit surreal to me, but Nintendo’s purple lunchbox is firmly a retro console at this point in time. Released in Japan and North America in 2001, the GameCube would be the first real “failure” Nintendo felt in the home console space until the Wii U. While it…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
We’re just one day away from the highly anticipated launch of The Plucky Squire on Nintendo Switch, and to celebrate, Devolver Digital has released a launch trailer to celebrate. For those of you out of the loop, The Plucky Squire follows the story of Jot, a squire who discovers that…
A Pokkén Tournament special event took place yesterday, with the entire proceedings streamed via NicoNico. A tournament was the main draw, bringing players out to show off the game’s fighters and mechanics. After a great run from a Machamp player taking on Gengar after Gengar, the Ghost/Poison type still came…
Nintendo Inquirer’s Amiibo News and the amazingly talented GandaKris have once again come together to bring amiibo collectors a truly special giveaway! Only minutes after the Detective Pikachu 3DS game was announced, fans everywhere voiced their desire for a Detective Pikachu amiibo– and amiibo customizer GandaKris not only delivered, but…
Since the final Smash Bros. Direct in December, players have been eagerly anticipating the release of Fire Emblem Fates’ player character, Corrin, and angel huntress supreme, Bayonetta. Tonight, Nintendo tweeted out that these two will be available the afternoon of February 3rd, just a few short days away. This will…
Last year saw the news that the incredibly popular Unity development platform was going to become compatible with the New 3DS, and now, after months of tinkering, the tools are available to developers across the globe. In a recent blog post detailing the announcement, the company makes it clear that…
The Splatoon amiibo were the talk of the town for quite some time upon their release, but with only three to add to fans’ collections, it left amiibo collectors everywhere eager for more. Nobody really knew what other kind of amiibo they could make for Splatoon, aside from the Squid…
UPDATE (1/30): Video footage of the Squid Sisters concert form last evening is up on YouTube! Thanks to YouTube user kuroneko0509 for the video! It’s no secret that Splatoon has won over the world since its release earlier this year. Since then, Nintendo’s given us a plethora of free DLC…
Nintendo has officially released a new commercial for Fire Emblem Fates on its YouTube channel. The commercial is titled “After the Choice” and highlights the game’s main focus of having to choose an army to fight with. The choice happens automatically based on the game you’ve chosen, with Conquest having…
If you were a fan of the Animal Crossing and Pokémon badges from yesterday, then good news! A few more from the same series have been added to the Arcade! On the Animal Crossing front, there’s a new game featuring Leif and his loves, weeds and flowers. For Pokémon, there’s…
Few NES games were quite as delightfully experimental as the original River City Ransom. Combining a side scrolling brawler with RPG stat mechanics, players marched their way through the titular River City, visiting cafes and reading books, all in an effort to take down the villainous “Slick” and rescue the…
Japanese toy website Taito has just updated its stock with a really cool new piece of Nintendo merchandise! Coming on February 25 is a large figure of Mario in his construction uniform from Mario Maker! The figure is mostly poseable, with his hands, feet and neck all able to be…
The official Pokémon of Japan website has released a bunch of new screenshots and details about the upcoming Great Detective Pikachu game for the 3DS. The game will take place in Rhyme City, where people and Pokémon coexist. Pokémon like Ludicolo, Aipom, Scraggy and Litwig are featured in some of…
The newly announced Nintendo 3DS game, Detective Pikachu, has fans in North America petitioning to have actor Danny DeVito voice the English localization of the game. The petition started by Sairith Aramor on Change.org requests that Danny DeVito voice the detective and at the moment has over 17,000 signatures. The…
