If you can believe it, Nintendo has released a new update for Mario Kart Tour to celebrate the launch of Mario Kart World. Coming just over a month after the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, this latest update is surprising not just because there’s a new Mario Kart game…
Every developer under the sun has dabbled in the 3D platformer space at one point or another, but Nintendo has consistently proven that no one does it better than it does — and Donkey Kong Bananza is no exception to that rule. It’s a master class in level design and…
A second Playtest Program has been announced for Nintendo Switch Online, which will allow successful applicants to help test the online service. It will be similar to the playtest held in October 2024, though this time the number of users will jump from 10,000 to 40,000. It will take place…
We go hands-on with the Super Jumping Mario toy from Jakks Pacific’s World of Nintendo line. Check out how high this adorable little plumber can jump while listening to some sweet Super Mario beats. You can pick up this Super Jumping Mario at Toys”R”Us today for $29.99.
If you can believe it, Nintendo has released a new update for Mario Kart Tour to celebrate the launch of Mario Kart World. Coming just over a month after the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, this latest update is surprising not just because there’s a new Mario Kart game…
The highly-anticipated release of Donkey Kong Bananza is now just around the corner. As the first new 3D Donkey Kong game in over 20 years, the game is set to redefine what the series is as a whole. As such, extra care and detail was a must to truly give…
Over the weekend, news broke that Nintendo had filed a copyright for an untitled Donkey Kong motion picture. As a matter of fact, that’s exactly what the copyright states, as you can read on the Public Records System website. While there is no official news from Nintendo about whether a…
Considering how long the Nintendo Switch 1 generation lasted, it should be no surprise to learn that the soon to be released Donkey Kong Bananza originally started off as an original Switch game. In a new interview with IGN, DKB producer Kenta Motokura confirmed as much and gave some insight…
In this week’s Nintendo Music update, we got a ported Wii U game! New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, first released for Wii U back in 2012, receiving an enhanced port for the Switch along with many other Wii U titles. New characters, upgraded graphics and a new item called…
3D collectathon platformers occupy the same lane for me as comfort food or an AC/DC album. They’re reliable, and no matter how much time passes, I can always return to them and feel familiarity. Of course, the best 3D platformers that leave their mark on history end up feeling more…
Last night, Nintendo announced that the previously revealed Super Mario Strikers would be heading to NSO’s GameCube app on July 3rd, 2025. As one of the first games announced for the service when Nintendo did its full Switch 2 unveiling, fans were wondering if we’d need to wait eons to…
In what might be the coldest take of the summer, I’m here to remind you that Mario Kart 8 is nothing short of a landmark title for Nintendo. The number one seller across two consoles and widely hailed as the pinnacle of the series when it comes to sheer scale…
With the Nintendo Switch 2 becoming the fastest-selling console of all-time in just one weekend, it should be no surprise that its marquee game, Mario Kart World, has also been lighting up the sales charts. While we don’t have concrete global numbers, Famitsu recently published the Japanese sales charts for…
Among the long list of additions fans were hoping to see in the next Mario Kart game, one of the most common was certainly the addition of more costume options. While previous entries did feature some basic palette swaps for some characters, there hadn’t been that much customization potential otherwise….
One of the most exciting aspects of Mario Kart World upon reveal was the wide array of more obscure playable characters included in the game. Known as NPC characters, this group largely consists of basic enemies and other niche characters who are distinguished from the rest of the cast by…
