Over the weekend, some leaked images of supposedly official Switch 2 Joy-Con were shared on social media. While the physical description matches most of the rumors we’ve been hearing, there was one addition: an optical sensor. With the Switch 2 Joy-Con reportedly having magnetic connectivity with the main device, this…
Happy 2025, Pokémon fans! While we already know that Pokémon Z-A is set to release on Nintendo Switch systems sometime this year, it seems there’s even more to celebrate. According to the official Pokémon Center webpage, The Pokémon Company has officially declared 2025 as the “Year of Eevee”! Pokémon…
With the Switch 2 set to be unveiled at some point within the next 90 days, it stands to reason that Nintendo would need to finalize the hardware specifications for its next-generation device. This will, inevitably, result in patents being published, which is exactly what has happened recently. As spotted…
Nintendo’s Game Boy, the grandpappy of today’s handheld systems, celebrates its 25th birthday today! Okay, so technically the Game Boy turned 25 in North America and Japan last year. But today is the official quarter-century mark in Europe, and around here we’ll take any excuse to party. Nintendo holds such…
September 25th has come and gone, which means that a lot of Animal Crossing fans across North America finally have Happy Home Designer in their eager hands. Whether you splurged on one of the fun bundles or you simply bought a copy of the game, I think it’s safe to…
We’ve got less than a month to go until the release of The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes for the Nintendo 3DS, and as one last marketing push Nintendo has released a new trailer previewing the game’s many features. The trailer shows off everything from the story to the single…
Super Smash Bros. has always been a franchise that revels in the history of video games, no matter how obscure it gets, and one of the best ways it can celebrate this history is through stages. “Setting the Stage” is a new series of articles that will pick apart and…
Owners of the standard New 3DS fans in North America and Canada can rejoice; Nintendo’s North American online store is now selling cover plates! After waiting months for Nintendo to announce that the standard system would be available in the U.S., the world was pleasantly surprised to get wind of…
Nintendo UK has started to release a series of new videos introducing the villagers that are unlockable via amiibo cards in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. Three videos have been unveiled (so far) showcasing Molly, Roald and DJ K.K. Check them out below! Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and Series…
Watch the Nintendo Inquirer’s Amiibo News team as it once again played creative levels made by fellow Super Mario Maker players from around the world! Level codes were submitted to Twitter and the YouTube chat feed. Here’s the list of all of the level codes that were played: Twitter Billy…
New plush are now available to buy on the Pokémon Center site, and boy, are they adorable. The toys range from themed Pokémon, like Intern Pikachu who’s dressed in a very charismatic business suit, to various sizes of Whimsicott’s Substitute Poké Plush. The new additions I’m particularly excited about, however,…
Nintendo Inquirer’s Amiibo News is working with Toys ‘R’ Us to bring amiibo fans a really awesome giveaway! We’re sending one lucky winner this beautiful End Level Display made by PowerA. All you have to do is follow @AmiiboNews on Twitter and retweet the tweet below. We’ll pick the winner…
Toys ‘R’ Us was kind enough to send Nintendo Inquirer’s Amiibo News team the amiibo End Level Display made by PowerA. We had fun unboxing the display and assembling it. Check out this cool amiibo addition in our video!
Nintendo of Europe has announced the first installment of DLC for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, the upcoming spin-off of the popular community simulation game. The downloadable content comes in the form of Louie, a gorilla villager not seen since the original GameCube version of Animal Crossing. The tweet sent…
The debut trailer for the English dubbed Yo-Kai Watch series debuted today on Yo-Kai Watch’s revamped website. Fans will be able to get a look at what to expect in the anime that will be premiering on October 5th on Disney XD. Nintendo is hoping that Yo-Kai Watch finds the…
