Anyone who has been keeping up with Nintendo news over the past year or so can attest that the lead-up to the Nintendo Switch 2 has been a wild ride. For the longest time fans were eagerly looking for any news or rumors related to the system, and any insider…
One of the most striking things about the design of the Switch 2 is how basic everything is. Gone are the days of New 3DS Faceplates or fun colors, and in is Nintendo’s era of functionality over personality… or so we thought. If a recent listing by AliExpress is anything…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
The official Splatoon Twitter account has revealed a number of details about how player communication will work in the upcoming Splatoon 2. Splatoon 2 will support both online lobbies and voice chat for multiplayer games right out the gate, albeit via a smartphone application. Players can use the smartphone application…
For any of you who have played Super Mario Run to exhaustion, there’s a reason to pick it back up again. Announced on the official Nintendo Twitter, Nintendo has started the first ever Super Mario Run event, titled “Mega Event! Gold Goomba!” During the event, special Gold Goombas will appear…
Last month’s “Choose Your Legends” contest for the upcoming mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes received a high level of engagement, as 1.2 million votes were cast, according to Nintendo of Japan. The news comes in the form of a tweet, which shows off a couple of characters involved in both…
Update: Nintendo of America has released its Super Bowl ad online today featuring the music of Imagine Dragons. Check it out below. Nintendo UK has released another new video showcasing the Switch in action. This time, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, 1,2 Switch,…
Earlier today, we reported that the anticipated mobile installment of Animal Crossing was delayed into the next fiscal year in order to accommodate for other releases. Now, thanks to an investor meeting that just wrapped up in Japan, we know why. It appears that Nintendo plans to focus on the…
During a corporate strategy meeting this evening in Japan, Nintendo has reconfirmed its position on the fate of the Nintendo 3DS platform in wake of the Nintendo Switch launch. In the meeting, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima stated that the 3DS will not compete against the Nintendo Switch, and followed the…
Nintendo is in the process of hosting a corporate strategy meeting in Japan at the moment, and some interesting pieces of information have come to light. One of the most notable topics mentioned was that the very popular NES Classic Edition has sold over 1.5 million units globally. Due to…
We’re only a couple days away from the mobile title Fire Emblem Heroes gracing our smartphones, but some new details have arrived just before launch, courtesy of The Verge. First is how the game structures its freemium costs. The game is free-to-play, with two different “currencies” in how you play…
Image & Form Games took to Twitter today to tease an upcoming announcement at PAX East coming up in March. Front and center on the shelf stands what appears to be a Rusty amiibo from the SteamWorld franchise. We're bringing SteamWorld Project 2017 to PAX East in March! Which means…
Super Mario Run has been downloaded 78 million times, with about 5% of those downloads converting into purchases of the full game. That translates into about 4 million people paying for the full version. The game dealt with some criticism due to the $9.99 paywall, so it will be interesting…
Wii U production has officially come to a halt in its home country of Japan according to the the official Nintendo Japan website. A notice saying “End of Production (in Japan)” was found listed in the Wii U section of the website earlier today, and it’s now displayed under each…
Fire Emblem blazes strong in today’s update, exorcising the vast majority of Yo-Kai Watch 2 badges haunting the Badge Arcade all week long. In celebration of the franchise’s first mobile release next week, Fire Emblem: Fates badges awaken in the Badge Arcade, giving players another chance to recruit all their…
