Time Magazine has unveiled a new edition, featuring our favorite portly plumber Mario! Just in time for MAR10 Day, Mario is the latest character to grace Time’s cover, with the magazine filled with articles about Mario’s history over the past 44 years. Being chosen for a special edition of Time…
It’s a bit shocking to realize that it has already been eight years since the Switch was released globally. The first Nintendo console to launch around the world at the same time (minus China, which still had regulations in place despite lifting its console ban in 2015), the Switch has…
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…
PONG is a game that needs no introduction, with it being the go-to example of early at-home electronic entertainment. Now Atari has announced a new adventure for an unlikely hero — the PONG paddle. PONG Quest will feature a cheerful single-player adventure through dungeons based on PONG, but…
Pokémon GO saw a big jump in revenue recently, seeing a week-over-week revenue increase of 67% for a total of $23 million (up from $13 the week before) in the wake of changes made to the game following the outbreak of COVID-19. Downloads have also spiked considerably, as the changes…
Update (4/6): Even more sales have been added to Nintendo’s eShop! We’ve highlighted some of our new favorites in red text below. If you’re looking for some new digital pickups from the eShop, multiple publishers are holding sales across their libraries just in time for April showers. Whether it’s celebrating…
Chucklefish — the developer behind Starbound and Wargroove and publisher of smash-hit Stardew Valley — has given us a fresh new look at their upcoming magical school simulator Witchbrook, which is sporting a very clean look in comparison to earlier development screenshots: Witchbrook details a life at a Hogwarts-esque school,…
Springtime is a colorful season full of blooms, and if you’ve been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons you know it’s full of Bunny Day eggs. Zipper T. Bunny’s egg crafting event invasion will soon spill out into reality thanks to Easter traditions. Nintendo has curated a spring themed page on…
My Hero: One’s Justice 2 may have just been released for Nintendo Switch, but that hasn’t stopped Bandai Namco Entertainment from revealing the game’s first batch of character DLC. Keigo Takami, better known as Hawks, will be joining the roster later this spring. Hawks joins the roster of 22 other…
Fashion may be the last thing on your mind right now, but the Levi’s x SUPER MARIO collection is now available in Japan! That means you can find Mario and friends on numerous streetwear and accessories. In this limited edition clothing line you’ll find polo shirts, hoodies, denim jackets, tote…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is sweeping the world, as it’s the perfect getaway game. Everyone has started to hear about it, and celebrities are cherishing their time with it; just ask Jimmy Kimmel, who mentioned he’s been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons with his daughters. That’s right, the late-night talk…
In North America and Europe, many would say the smartphone boom of the late 2000’s was when mobile gaming first blew up in a big way, unless you were really into Snake. Japan, however, had its own thriving industry in the years before thanks to “feature phones”. These powerful devices,…
April Fools’ Day can be tricky when it comes to news. Fake video game announcements can cause laughter, tears, and even a push for the game to become a reality. WayForward’s April Fool’s Day joke from 2013, Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche, garnered enough traction that the game was made…
To celebrate the Pokémon Shirts online service now offering patterns based on Pokémon: Gold and Silver, four new shirts are available in the Pokémon GO Style Shop. They feature Ledyba, Skiploom, Smoochum, and Unown — have a look! Each shirt will cost you 200 Pokécoins. If you’re looking for a…
When it comes to platform fighters that follow in the footsteps of Super Smash Bros., Rivals of Aether has proven to be one of the most popular since it fully released via Steam in 2017. We’ve known a Switch port of the game has been in the works since January…
