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…
Need something to pump out the jams while also looking like an adorable electric rodent? Then do we have the product for you – a Bluetooth speaker in the form of Pikachu. Compact, portable, and waterproof, it’s just about everything you would want from something to play tunes. …
It’s hard to believe the long wait is almost over but The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom launches in just a month. Nintendo has confirmed that there’ll be just one more trailer for the game and it’ll be landing tomorrow, Thursday, April 13th, at 7 a.m. PT. It’ll…
The puzzle-platformer series Trine has been an indie mainstay ever since its first entry way back in 2009. Developer Frozenbyte and publisher THQ Nordic have confirmed the adventure will be continuing with the confirmation of Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy. The new game will take the familiar trio of wizard,…
After some long-awaited excursions into Crossbell, English-speaking The Legend of Heroes fans will soon be able to continue the saga with a localisation of Trails into Reverie. Set after the Trails of Cold Steel quadrilogy, Trails into Reverie lets you swap between three protagonists – Rean Schwarzer, Lloyd Bannings, and…
The Spring celebration is over in Pokémon GO, so it’s back to following the game’s season theme (the Season of Rising Heroes). This event is focused on aiding Team Mystic Leader Blanche and getting bonuses for evolving Pokémon. Plus, a new Costumed Pokémon is available thanks to a new Special…
Talked about a King-sized Kong – The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York (host to the World Video Game Hall of Fame, among other things) is building an absolutely gigantic arcade cabinet for Donkey Kong that will be available for guests to play, standing at roughly 20…
Few video game movie adaptations have become as much of a punchline as 1993’s Super Mario Bros., a maelstrom of bad decisions involving fights on set, harried rewrites, drunken actors, and just a general lack of cinematic anything. Nintendo and Mario franchise creator Shigeru Miyamoto weren’t really involved in that…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is jampacked with details and easter eggs that any aficionado would jump at, but not everything the team behind it wanted to mention could make it into the final cut. Case in point – why do blocks in the Mushroom Kingdom float off the ground,…
Check out Hero TJ’s parody of Bowser’s “Peaches” song from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, originally performed by Jack Black! This new series has you, the viewer, team up with Hero TJ as he sets out on a mission save the world of Miitopia from the face-stealing Dark…
For the past few years Nintendo has been hosting a live event appropriately titled Nintendo Live in Japan, featuring everything from massive Link statues to DJ K.K. concerts. Up until now it’s been restricted to the region but finally its heading overseas with a Seattle event this September. In the…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of those monumental games you use as a common reference point in casual discussion, whether you’re talking about Super Mario Odyssey, Genshin Impact, or real life grass fields (I swear, the graphics these days are so impressive). The benchmark for…
Nintendo makes some of the most beloved and polished games in the entire world for folks to enjoy, but they can be notoriously tight-lipped and vicious to those who reveal secrets (or upload OSTs on YouTube, apparently). And now, the company that once held genuine yakuza ties (not relevant, just…
