Just last September, Splatoon 3 celebrated its two-year anniversary in a spectacular sendoff with the Grand Festival. This celebration also marked the effective ending of the game, with new monthly Splatfest themes coming to a close. While the new content has slowed down, it hasn’t stopped entirely, as the seasonal…
For older Nintendo fans, Space World 2000 is one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s history. The event where Nintendo not only unveiled the GameCube to the public but showcased Super Mario 128 and some ridiculously high-quality 3D renders for a Legend of Zelda prototype, Space World 2000…
Across Nintendo’s vast reach, Mario has quite a few unique games under his belt. While most people tend to focus on the main series entries, there’s many games that fly under the radar for one reason or another. One such oft-forgotten title is Super Mario Run. This mobile-exclusive platformer doesn’t…
Welcome to the Character Column! Each week, I’ll be taking a look at a different character from Nintendo’s long and esteemed history, and I’ll analyze what makes them interesting, nuanced, or just plain memorable. Whether they’re heroes, villains or NPCs, I’ll explain why they deserve respect or love from the…
A few days ago, we reported that a new series of Pokémon shorts were coming soon to YouTube. Lo and behold, the first two episodes are already available to watch today! Pokémon Generations is live on the official Pokémon Channel page. Check them out below.
We’re back with Fight 12 in Season 2 of Mii V Mii! Someone’s going to get crushed – who’s it going to be? Watch the Golden Gunners, the Silver Swordsmen and the Bronze Brawlers duke it out in the latest battle. Check out the fight below! Help support Mii V…
I bet you’re wondering what’s new in the Nintendo Badge Arcade today, huh? Well, I’m here to tell you that there’re returning pixel insect and Pokémon badges just waiting for you to snag! Check ’em out below! Free play?: Nosirree. Practice catcher: It’s the final day for all of…
For those of you who love to customize your 3DS, a brand new home screen theme has crept its way into the My Nintendo rewards system. Featuring the ever-adorable and easily recognizable Jibanyan from Yo-Kai Watch, this theme is a huge pop of color that decorates your touch screen with…
It’s challenge week in the Arcade, featuring some of the toughest catchers from the past year! Fortunately, that means there’s a wide variety of game franchises to choose from. Be sure to check out the full gallery below: Free play?: Yes! Everybody gets one. Practice catcher: Most notable this…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Western audiences get some long overdue puff-puff action from the Dragon Quest series, Shin Megami Tensei puts a dark spin on the phrase “gotta catch ‘em all,” and Wario shows off his smooth moves. Sega’s giving some love in the sales department for the…
The Nintendo 3DS has no shortage of laid-back simulation games; from Story of Seasons to Fantasy Life to Animal Crossing: New Leaf there are plenty of options. That doesn’t mean there can’t be new contenders for your down-time, however, which brings us to a new “slow living miniscape RPG” from…
Strolling through one of the multiple, local arcades in Japan can be a bit overwhelming. So many machines, so little time (and yen), but sooner or later something will call out to you. While it wasn’t my first adventure, as soon as I saw the large, enclosed machine with familiar…
On paper, the Shin Megami Tensei series can sound like a seething cauldron of mismatched ideas. With elements of world mythologies, the nature of order versus chaos in our lives, science fiction-like world building, urban punk sensibilities and motifs, and Jungian psychological concepts all mixed in the pot, it falls…
A huge piece of news was casually dropped earlier today during a Monster Hunter Stories stage event at the Tokyo Game Show: a Hollywood movie adaptation of Monster Hunter is in progress. It was announced by long-standing Monster Hunter producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, who also clarified that the movie wouldn’t be…
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