As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
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…
New Pokémon Snap is only a couple of weeks away, and the Pokémon Center of Japan has decided to celebrate a bit early by announcing a ton of new merch from the Lental region! This all-new line of merch is pretty varied, with an emphasis on photography and scrapbooking. From…
Three years ago on April 18th, 2018, one Pokémon Café establishment would open up in Tokyo, Japan to a delectably sweet surprise of becoming a permanent location. After years of pop-up locations opening and closing across the region, the first permanent Pokémon Café establishment would to — no surprise —…
The Galarian Plushie-dex just keeps on growing! Earlier this month, we reported on the announcement of some incredibly adorable fossil Pokémon plushies that have been unearthed in Japan. Today, Pokémon Center of Japan’s mission to stuff ‘em all is set to continue with yet another batch being announced. This new…
The first Sonic movie had more than a few background details referencing the games, and it looks like the second movie will be no different. With shooting beginning at Fort Langley, the new stand-in for the setting of Green Hills, enterprising photographers have snapped a few shots of the set…
Last year Fire Emblem Heroes brought on childhood versions of Marth and some of his closest allies, offering up new units that were as powerful as they were adorable. Now it’s time to turn back the clock again for a different Fire Emblem game, and welcome royalty in the making…
LEGO’s Super Mario brick series has been a hit since it debuted last year. This licensed Lego series added on more course sets, costume kits for Mario, and blind bag characters with its Wave 2 expansion in January. Among all these releases, fans have wondered when more iconic…
Think you missed out on any of this week’s Nintendo news? Check out these bits of information from this week’s biggest stories. This week’s top stories Nintendo says it wants to focus on new IPs as well as “long-sellers” like Mario and Zelda. Nintendo revealed a new…
In what could be either an accidental bug or one very clever marketing strategy, there seems to be hints of a Luigi set in the Lego Super Mario series coming soon, going by new dialogue discovered from the Mario toy. After updating Lego Mario with the latest firmware, Jay Phoenix…
SNK has been spoiling handheld fans for a while now, most recently bringing ten titles together in one digital package. The NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 can be found on the eShop now, but if you really want to make some Power Waves with your game collection, you’ll need…
F-Zero owes much of its modern relevance to Captain Falcon, who has been a part of Super Smash Bros. since the Nintendo 64. And Captain Falcon owes a large portion of his relevance to Takaya Imamura. Imamura worked as a designer with Nintendo for 32 years, and in that time…
When Mario Kart Tour launched, one of its most notable aspects was its globe-trotting nature. Courses inspired by real-world cities made their way into the game, bringing the likes of Tokyo and New York to the Mushroom Kingdom. Now another is on the way, and to get there we’ll need…
Welcome to this week’s episode of Mii Weekly, a series where we feature headlines, impressions, and an assortment of variety segments all centered around Nintendo! In this edition we cover the Indie World Showcase, the Street Fighter and Power Ranger game crossover, New Pokémon Snap, a new Blue Switch Lite,…
