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…
Do you remember where you were when the Nintendo Wii launched? In November of 2006, Nintendo unleashed the Wii on the United States and it felt as if the entire world had gone into a frenzy. While I had been unreasonably excited for previous consoles in my life due to…
The final episode of the Pokémon anime starring Ash and Pikachu has aired in Japan, but there’s a new series on the horizon… Quite literally, it turns out. The Pokémon Company has confirmed that the next series’ English title is Pokémon Horizons and it’ll arrive in 2023 “and beyond” according…
A third event is being thrown into the mix with Pokémon GO this weekend. Trainers that want a break from the Let’s GO! and Team GO Rocket takeover events can set their sights on the GO Battle League and get in some extra battles. That’s right, it’s a GO Battle…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
Announced during this year’s MARIO Day celebrations, cosmetics company Lush would be teaming up with Nintendo and Illumination to craft a limited collection of soaps, shower gels, and more inspired by The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Officially, the collection launches in stores on Friday, March 24th, but sales would launch…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is imminent, and that means one thing – merchandise! Merchandise! Merchandise! Large toy-making corporation Jakks Pacific is set to release a whole lineup of toys for the movie, and is previewing their lineup at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA tomorrow, March 24th, at their panel from…
With the release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie less than two weeks, the collaboration between one of the biggest video game companies in the world and one of the most prominent current animation studios around is getting a promotional boost from one of the absolute most powerful corporations on…
This morning SEGA announced an upgrade to last year’s remastered collection of classic Sonic the Hedgehog games, Sonic Origins. This upgraded version, titled Sonic Origins Plus, was rated in South Korea last month, though no details were known outside of the name at the time. The wraps are fully off…
The Let’s GO! event is still on and Team GO Rocket has decided to crash the event in typical Team GO Rocket fashion. That means while the Let’s GO! event and all its bonuses are still happening, more Team GO Rocket Grunts will staking out PokéStops and flying in balloons…
With 2022 now firmly in the rearview mirror, Metacritic has put out its yearly publisher rankings – an “objective” metric as to how well each publisher did in terms of critical acclaim last year. Nintendo did pretty alright for itself, scoring a #12 on the ranking – narrowly missing the…
If you’ve long since exhausted what you can do with your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island, it might be time to become mayor of this new game from Prideful Sloth, the studio behind Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles and Grow: Song of the Evertree. Go-Go Town! styles itself as a…
Across 2021 and 2022, Square Enix released the unusual RPG series Voice of Cards on Switch, PC, and PlayStation 4. Put together by several veterans of the Drakengard and Nier series, including director Yoko Taro, they’re definitely unique, and if you’ve been waiting to dive into their odd tabletop gameplay…
Part of Nintendo Switch Online’s offerings is Game Trials, free trial versions of games that you can play for a limited time. Game Trials offer the ability to play the entirety of games during the period, provided you can put in the hours. Read on for more info about Game…
