When Street Fighter 6 released for Nintendo Switch 2 on the console’s launch, it came with some new features exclusive to the Nintendo port. The most obvious feature was amiibo support, including Street Fighter character figurines and a brand-new set of cards specific to SF6. With DLC characters still coming…
When the Switch 2 was announced, a number of industry pundits were concerned that Nintendo had played things too safe. In the past, Nintendo has taken wild swings with its hardware and done outlandish things like include motion controls or force people to play with a tablet. The Nintendo Switch,…
Nintendo of Japan has just revealed one of what will surely be multiple announcements leading up to Mario’s 40th anniversary in September. My Mario, a new child-focused product line of merchandise and engagement experiences, is launching on Tuesday, August 26th in Japan. You can view the My Mario…
The North American Pokémon Center added a number of items themed to Detective Pikachu’s Ryme City last week, and now it appears that the collection dedicated to the upcoming movie has already grown. The PC has expanded on the selection by showcasing a variety of themes revolving around our favorite…
In the latest episode of the Nintendo Newscast, we talk about what’s next for amiibo and what we want to see in the future. Have a watch:
If you know me, you probably know that Ace Attorney is my favorite franchise of all-time. Ever since I first played one of the games in 2009, the stories of Phoenix Wright and co. have stuck with me. I’ve played the original Phoenix Wright trilogy countless times across a myriad…
UPDATE: Mortal Kombat 11 is now available for preorder on the Switch eShop. The page confirms the 22GB total size for the game, which lends credence to the previous information about the 15GB download for the physical version. The eShop listing also confirms the Premium Edition, available for $99.99, which…
Last month Nintendo held the “Maximus Cup” event in the Switch-exclusive Tetris 99, a timed event which had the top 999 players walk away with 999 free Gold My Nintendo points, which equates to $9.99 in eShop credit. It must have done well for them, as another Maximus Cup is…
Last week, Nintendo surprised us all with the announcement that Super Mario Odyssey and the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild would be getting updates for Labo VR support. Now, we have a bunch of new screenshots for the former, showing Mario collecting instruments with the fixed camera perspective….
One of my favorite things about Pokémon is that the designs of most creatures translate really well into fun, colorful, and playful mediums. We see things like t-shirts and enamel pins and plushes and crochet works; Etsy is filled to the absolute brim with fun homemade Pokémon designs and none…
There’s no telling what wonders can come along when you’re caught in a dream — this new line of mini Pokémon figures wants to make its way to yours. The Pikachu’s Night Parade collection of blind boxes is offering up ten different ways Pikachu gets ready for some sweet dreams,…
Time to mix drinks and save lives — Sukeban Games’ combo visual novel and neon-soaked bartending simulator VA-11 Hall-A finally has a western release date for the Nintendo Switch, dropping onto the console May 2nd. The game follows a brief period in the life of Jill Stingray, bartender for a…
Nintendo Dream recently sat down with Good-Feel developer and Yoshi’s Crafted World director Masahiro Yamamoto to talk about the title in detail. The full interview has yet to be translated, but the current snippets dive into the origins of the game, which are mildly interesting. After Yoshi’s Woolly World, Nintendo…
Splatoon’s sea creature style is full of little elements that pull everything together and make the games truly unique, with one of those being Inkling smartphones having more of a squid shape to them. Does it make sense? Not really — we don’t talk into tiny people-shaped computers. But it’s…
Just over a week to go until Final Fantasy X and its sequel finally make their playable debut on a Nintendo system, and Square Enix has launched a new trailer that focuses heavily on the story, specifically the Tidus and Yuna pairing. The trailer features zero gameplay, instead…
