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…
Well folks, the time is here! Black Friday has arrived… on Thursday, naturally. Down below you’ll find Nintendo Wire’s list of fantastic deals on a variety of items all related to gaming in one way or another, ones that we’ve specially handpicked just for you this holiday season! Make sure…
Last week we reported on the news that Pokémon HOME would be getting updated to Scarlet and Violet on May 23/24 (depending on your region). It turns out that was a mistake, as The Pokémon Company has released a small statement confirming that the update will be arriving later at…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
Team GO Rocket is starring as the big bad villain in Pokémon GO’s Season of Rising Heroes. With the season ending this month, there has to be a big final battle/showdown, right? So Team GO Rocket is just going a standard event takeover. Nope! They’re infiltrating Raids and dropping Shadow…
Well, that’s something – not even 24 hours after the first reveal of Mortal Kombat 1, and a listing on Amazon Italy has accidentally revealed which DLC characters are coming to the game in “Kombat Pack 1,” which includes the following: Quan Chi Omni Man Ermac Peacemaker Takeda Homelander…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is, scientifically speaking, making all of the money – and others are taking notice. Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida went to see the movie himself recently, and talked about doing so during the company’s yearly Corporate Strategy Meeting, calling Mario a “beautiful and wonderful IP” and…
As part of his continued series of videos on making games, Sakurai took time to discuss the creation of Super Smash Bros. Brawl in depth. He was approached by Satoru Iwata to make the game just after the reveal of the Wii in 2005, when Sakurai had just become an…
As a sequel to one of the densest most reference-packed games in the series, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is filled to the brim with easter eggs, nods to past Zelda titles, and more. There’s so many that it’s a bit tough to keep track of –…
Life goes on, through whatever pain is endured – and maybe you can alleviate that pain slightly by purchasing a figma of Mio, heroine of Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Mio comes with her dual ring Blades, multiple for combat and performance, her signature flute, and even a long hair extension (if…
The Sonic Symphony held in 2021 was a smash hit, resonating with fans old and new with beautiful arrangements of Sonic tunes from over 30 years of games, topped off with some rock stylings from Crush40 and other artists. Many of us have been clamoring for a live event and…
Back in early 2020, Platinum Games managed to wrangle The Wonderful 101 out of Wii U exclusivity with a Kickstarter campaign. One promise made during the process was for free DLC featuring Luka as a stretch goal, which was surpassed, and now the first part is finally here! The Wonderful…
What do Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy VII, and SpongeBob SquarePants have in common? Well, they’re all inhabited by very messy people, apparently, as the latter is joining the former two as paid DLC for PowerWash Simulator this summer. As revealed in the trailer below, you’ll be able to take your…
