I didn’t anticipate that I would be writing about a new Sega Genesis cartridge in 2024, but we’re certainly living in some bizarre times. To promote the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film, Sega has produced some promotional Genesis cartridges that include EPK (electronic press kit) materials. There’s even a…
What better time than a Thursday evening to get some surprise Nintendo news? Nintendo has just shadow-dropped the Game Boy’s Donkey Kong Land on the Nintendo Switch Online service. Grab a vine and join the thrills in the Land of Kong. Donkey Kong Land is now available to play…
The games that started it all are finally making their way to Nintendo Switch. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, a port of RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 and 2, will be released on December 5th, courtesy of Atari. Tycoon Classic combines elements of both games, allowing players to build to their heart’s content. The…
During our latest Nintendo Direct, we were told that Nintendo Treehouse was going to be taking part in a Splatoon tournament, now dubbed as Splatournament. Since then, more details surrounding the tournament have been revealed, including how it’s going to work. Splatournament is composed of teams of Treehouse employees battling…
Splatoon fans, your armory is about to get even larger, as Nintendo will soon be unlocking a new weapon for your collection: the Slosher Deco. A variant of the standard Slosher, the Slosher Deco swaps out the Burst Bomb sub weapon for a Splash Wall, and instead of calling in…
The announcement June 10, 2014 marked a big day in history for Nintendo. During the day of Nintendo’s E3 presentation that year, the company made its official announcement about its upcoming near field communication figurines: amiibo. Even Nintendo never to expected the new toy line to blow up the way…
Arguably one of the most influential people in the gaming industry not only today, but in all of video gaming history, Shigeru Miyamoto has been a key player in the creation of some of Nintendo’s biggest and most popular franchises. Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Star…
UPDATE (11/4): Just a reminder; the Super Mario Maker update goes live at 5:00 p.m. PST today. Read the article below for the full list of updates included! All of you Super Mario Maker fans are in for a treat! It looks like Nintendo has been listening to all of…
File this conjecture under ‘potential crimes against humanity’, rather than ‘wishful thinking’. We’re currently in the middle of a maelstrom of rumors and speculation about Nintendo’s upcoming console, codenamed NX, which is due to be formally revealed sometime in 2016. Much of what’s being discussed with regards to the new…
UPDATE (10/28): Takashi Mochizuki of The Wall Street Journal attended Nintendo’s financial results press conference and reported that Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima stated that Nintendo Directs are still in Nintendo’s future. This is certainly good news! After speculating that a Nintendo Direct must be imminent earlier this week (read below),…
You’ll get more than one chance to play dress up next weekend. You can ramp up for your spooky parties, tricks and treats by heading to Inkopolis this week and casting your vote for your favorite romanticized historical rogues: Pirates or Ninjas. The Splatfest starts on Friday, October 30th at…
If Super Mario Maker was the only video game ever made, gaming would still be a valid hobby. That’s partly because Mario games are, in essence, the pastime’s purest form of fun, but Maker’s real accomplishment is peeling back the design curtain and giving players every tool they need to…
Over the past few days, the internet has been abuzz with rumors of a Twilight Princess remake. It all started when Twitter user and well known data miner @NWPlayer123 (who was also responsible for discovering a massive stockpile of Splatoon information earlier this year) posted a screenshot of a Twilight…
Compared to its quaint reveal at E3 2014, Super Mario Maker has evolved into a much more comprehensive and fully featured game than most of us probably expected. The final product encompasses nearly every tool a designer could ask for to bring their side-scrolling imagination to life. This includes things…
Tom Brown, Nintendo Inquirer’s newest editor, made it over to the Eurogamer Expo (EGX) 2015 this last weekend, and he was kind enough to share some of his favorite scenes from the event! If you weren’t able to make it to the expo yourself, we thought you might like to…
