Early this morning, Nintendo released its Q4 2024 report, outlining sales throughout 2024. Now, diving into sales data might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but for data nerds like me, it’s like Christmas came early! Not only has Nintendo officially sold over 150 million Nintendo Switch consoles, but we…
Another day, another trading card scandal. A former USPS worker has admitted to stealing valuable sports memorabilia, as well as Pokémon trading cards. Shelby Dozier, 34, pled guilty to theft of mail by a postal service employee. Dozier worked in a New Jersey post office from August 2022 to December…
Pokémon TCG Pocket is jam-packed with so many events and promotions, it can make your head spin. Each week, Nintendo Wire will be covering the details of each event, what goodies they have to offer, and the best way to tackle each task. Today, we are taking a look at…
The classic side-scrolling shooter Gunstar Heroes is back and remastered in 3D exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. Originally released on the Sega Genesis in 1993, Gunstar Heroes is a fast-paced, run and gun adventure that spans seven challenging levels. Battle it out in hand-to-hand combat or choose from over a…
If you’re in the market for a new handheld, this news might be exactly what you’ve been waiting for! Nintendo just announced that the suggested retail price for the 2DS will be dropping from the usual $129.99 to just $99.99 on August 30th. To make the deal even sweeter, a…
Heads up Splatoon fans, a new map is being added to the rotation tonight! Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. PST, Splatoon players will have the chance to play the new Flounder Heights map that features a large apartment complex right in the middle of the battlefield. Try and get to…
Puzzle fans who’ve been jonesing for a new fix can rest easy, as Nintendo announced today that Picross 3D 2, a sequel to the 2010 DS game Picross 3D, is coming to the 3DS in Japan. The latest entry in Nintendo’s long-running series of Picross games retains the classic gameplay…
Ever since the release of the New 3DS in late 2014 for Japan and Europe, and then in early 2015 in North America, there’s been a steady stream of people discussing why the standard version of the system made it to every region but North America. Fans of the handheld…
According to Nintendo of America on Twitter, Splatoon’s next Splatfest is a bit of a first for the popular Nintendo game. This fourth Splatfest is Transformers based. For the first time ever, Nintendo is “sponsoring” the event by partnering up with another company. Hasbro is joining in on the fun…
After a three week hiatus, Amiibo Jason and Lauren are back and better than ever in Episode 18 of the Amiibo Newscast! In this latest episode, they tackle a plethora of amiibo related topics, which include Animal Crossing amiibo cards, recent amiibo releases like Dark Pit and the Retro 3-Pack,…
Once again, join Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied from Amiibo News as they open eight more booster packs from the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer amiibo card series. As an added bonus, they take a look at the Japanese exclusive Isabelle variant card only found in a magazine imported directly…
If you’re a Wii U owner, and for some unfathomable reason have yet to try out Splatoon, keep reading. This weekend, Nintendo will be holding Summer Splatdown, the first post-release Testfire of its inky shooter. Would-be inklings can download the Splatoon Testfire software now on the Wii U eShop in…
It may be hard to believe, but it’s only been a mere nine months since Nintendo released its first amiibo figures. Of course, since that fateful day when amiibo were fully stocked on store shelves across the country and there was no such thing as “The Holy Trinity” yet, the…
Rainmaker, Splatoon’s long-awaited third ranked mode, is finally coming to the game tomorrow night. Like Tower Control, the objective in Rainmaker is to escort something from the center of the map to a point near the opposing team’s base. Instead of an on-rails tower, though, the object in question is…
Super Mario Maker is now only a few weeks from release. Soon a community of (hopefully) millions of players from around the world will be cranking out brand new Mario levels on a daily basis. The latent game developer in each of us will be able to use the game’s…
