Another week, another Nintendo Music update! Ever since its launch back in October 2024, Nintendo Music has continuously released new soundtracks every week. Everything from heavy hitters Super Mario 64, Skyward Sword and Splatoon to less popular games like Tomodachi Life, Wave Race, and Brain Age. This week’s soundtrack is…
When you think of Kirby, you usually think “pink, round, adorable” to describe the iconic character. And while that’s true, if you’re an older Nintendo fan, you might remember Kirby looking a bit… angry whenever he appeared in advertisements in the United States — whereas in Japanese ads, he was…
Good news for shiny Pokémon hunters! Pokémon HOME received an update this morning, introducing two new shiny distributions: Shiny Manaphy and Shiny Enamorus. Here’s how you can claim them: Serebii Update: Two new distributions of Shiny Manaphy & Shiny Enamorus have begun in Pokémon HOME. Get Manaphy for completing…
2023’s Japanese 3D platformer Bakeru is currently on a bit of a comeback tour. Following its exclusive release overseas last November, almost a full year later Bakeru made it to Western digital store shelves in September on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Now, thanks to Spike Chunsoft, we can confirm that…
A brand-new game studio has emerged! Davide Solani, the creative director for the Mario + Rabbids games, has teamed up with Christian Cantamessa, the lead designer and writer for Red Dead Redemption, to create Day 4 Night Studios. This comes just months after Solani announced he would be leaving Ubisoft…
Nightdive Studios has had a pretty tremendous 2024 so far. Having released both PO’ed: Definitive Edition and Doom 1 + Doom 2, the company is looking to close off the year with a remaster of 2002’s The Thing and the weirdly macabre 3DO shooter Killing Time. This new port, dubbed…
When most people think about Pokémon, they’re likely picturing one of two things: something big and impressive like Charizard, or something small and cute like Pikachu. While of course Pokémon come in all shapes and sizes, most fall into one of these two categories. Porygon is a fan-favorite that certainly…
The first game in the Legend of Zelda series where you can play as Zelda was released only a week ago, but players have already discovered a way to play as Link, thanks to content creator alyo on YouTube! By doing certain steps, players can encounter a glitch that will…
You can now pre-order the Tears of the Kingdom Zelda figma at Play-Asia. And remember, you’ll save 5% with the code NWIRE24 at checkout! For those who are avid collectors of merchandise, odds are pretty likely that you own or at least have heard of figmas before. These…
At the beginning of the year, we reported that Kirby and Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai would be ending his YouTube series “Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games” some time in 2024. It appears the time has come, as Sakurai has announced that the October 15th episode will be the…
Build-A-Bear and Pokémon has to be one of my favorite collaborations of all time! Over the past few years, we’ve seen more than a dozen Pokémon take the spotlight, and today, a new Kanto representative has joined the lineup! Cubone, arguably the saddest Pokémon of all time, has officially arrived! …
While video game movies have been around for a long time, the past few years have been a golden age for them. Not only has there been a diverse array of games getting their own films, but they’ve been going over remarkably well among fans too. The Super Mario Bros….
Against all odds, F-Zero 99 has managed to receive updates throughout 2024 continuously. While the previous update, Version 1.4.0, seemed like a fitting finale for substantial gameplay additions, Nintendo has other plans for its battle royale racer. Released just last night, Version 1.5.0 doesn’t have a laundry list of new…
The Pikmin franchise has always had a close link to the natural world. The atmosphere and intrigue of PNF-404 as well as the many plants and animals that call it home is what makes Pikmin unique. Just take a look at the various Piklopedias of the games and you’ll see…
Monolith Soft has officially turned 25 today, and to celebrate, Nintendo has posted a commemorative video featuring all of Monolith Soft’s projects from over the years. Set to “Future Awaits” from Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed, the video features modern Monolith Soft hits like the Xenoblade Chronicles series (including Xenoblade…
