In a rather humorous bit of discovery related to Super Mario 64, one YouTuber discovered that you can get trapped in the game’s star selection menu for two and a quarter years if you wait a ridiculously long time to select a stage. How long must you wait? Two and…
If you’re a dedicated Super Smash Bros. player who was looking for the love of your life to share your gaming hobby with, the recently closed “SmashTogether” app may have been perfect for you. I’m using the past tense here because Nintendo has issued a cease and desist order to…
In a surprising announcement, it’s been revealed that most game media will not receive a Switch 2 console until at least launch day. The reason is apparently due to a major patch that will be pushed out at launch. Whatever the reason may be, journalists are not happy, as they…
Now that a couple weeks have passed since the release of mobile title Fire Emblem Heroes, we’re guessing you’ve probably exhausted most of the features and earned all of your favorite characters (five star ratings for all of them, no less). We’re betting you’re feeling the need to get more…
During last week’s Nindies Showcase, VBlank Entertainment, the indie developer behind the widely popular Retro City Rampage, announced that Shakedown Hawaii would be coming to the Nintendo Switch this April. Shakedown Hawaii was originally announced as a 3DS title, but many feared that development may have ceased in favor of…
The folks over at Polygon were kind enough to share eight minutes of footage capturing the all new Hard Core Mode that will be added to Shantae: Half-Genie Hero for free this Thursday, March 9th. Even though the update that adds this mode has been delayed just a couple days,…
It’s becoming very clear that the recently released Breath of the Wild is a great success, critically and commercially. While we have yet to receive specific US sales numbers for the game and the Switch in general, a recent interview The New York Times held with Nintendo of America President…
Fire Emblem Heroes has launched a brand new event and it’s unlike anything the game has seen before. Players can now enter the Prince versus Princess Voting Gauntlet to support one of eight royals to victory. The first step is to pick one of eight characters from among Alfonse, Sharena,…
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UPDATE: It looks like fans of the half-genie will have to wait just a little bit longer for this update to hit. Version 1.01 has been pushed back a couple days and will be available to download this Thursday, March 9th, in North America instead. This just in –…
Chucklefish’s upcoming Nintendo Switch indie Wargroove is already proving quite exciting for fans of Advance Wars and Fire Emblem, with it featuring the saturated art style of the former and the medieval setting of the latter. Now the studio has begun a new development blog over on the official Wargroove…
Good news, BoxBoy! fans! A few days ago, we reported that Nintendo UK posted (and subsequently removed) a page confirming that the Japanese exclusive Goodbye! BoxBoy! was being localized for the region, complete with a brand new name, Bye-Bye BoxBoy! It appears that Nintendo UK is at it again as…
People have been tinkering with Switch hardware for a few days now, leading to a few new discoveries about the system and its peripherals. French Nintendo fansite Nintendo Actu has experimented with the system’s Joy-Con controllers on Windows and Android devices. In a similar vein, software engineer Sam Williams found…
We unboxed all five of the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo and tested them out in the game.
We scanned all 15 Zelda amiibo in Breath of the Wild to see what amazing treasures we could get. From Sheik to Archer Link, you can find out what happens when every amiibo is used!
