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…
Devastating news for the small handful of folks still playing online on their Wii U – the servers for both Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon are down, and it’s unclear when they’ll be back up. This “emergency temporary maintenance” is due to a security vulnerability, and an extended duration is…
Fire Emblem Engage, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Splatoon 3 are all getting a slew of merch coming this April from Empty Co., Ltd in Japan. With the largest collection, the items from Fire Emblem Engage range from acrylic stands featuring male Alear, female Alear, and Marth; acrylic keychains and steel…
Surely you’ve had the feeling before of playing a game and going “man, this would be such a cool anime.” Well, Japanese publication Anime! Anime! asked its fans which anime adaptations of popular video games they’d like to see in 2023 and beyond, and the poll results show some big…
Splatoon 3 continues rolling along with new content and updates, with the big Chill Season update right around the corner. Today, the official Splatoon Twitter account highlighted two new weapon sets for all the good Inklings and Octolings out there. First up: the Inkbrush Nouveau. This set combines the speedy…
Get the popcorn, torches, pitchforks, and tinsel ready – it’s that time of year where Geoff Keighley reveals the nominees for The Game Awards 2022. And it’s… well, the same as it always is. The same 2-3 AAA titles in all the major categories, a token indie game of mild…
Video games! They’re still selling. And the folks at Nintendo are still making them. However, businesspeople tend to like to keep track of the games that they’re selling, and so the company has released a mid-fiscal year report (fiscal years begin in April and end the following March, which I…
The special collaboration Splatfest between Pokémon and Splatoon (to help promote the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Violet) kicks off a week from now, which means voting is open to all players. Pick between Team Grass, Team Fire, and Team Water to rep your favorite starting Pokémon type. The…
Stay fresh — sales numbers for September are in, and to the surprise of hopefully no one, Splatoon 3 reigned supreme on Nintendo Switch, splooshing all over the competition with a #1 spot on the console’s charts and a #4 spot for the month overall, ranking only behind the annual…
Earlier this week when the Japanese branch of the Squid Research Lab and Nintendo revealed that the upcoming Splatoon 3 Splatfest (all about Pokémon’s starters’ elemental types) would be getting another physical swag item (acrylic keychains) fans in North America quickly wondered if this reward would be available too. Hopefully,…
In case you haven’t heard, the next Splatoon 3 Splatfest is a Pokémon collaboration, where players will duke it out to determine whether Grass, Fire, or Water is the best type. This means, of course, that in-game your character will receive a Splatfest Tee for your respective squad — but…
Google, in between shutting down projects and generally owning too much power and influence, likes to sneak in little surprises on their website, whether it be in the form of Google doodles or fun bonuses for searching certain terms (here’s a fun, very current one — google “velma”). This one…
Apparently those Nintendo flavors at Cold Stone in the US are the tip of the proverbial iceberg. And the iceberg is made with sugar and cream. Baskin Robbins stores in Japan, also known locally as “31” (after the store’s tagline of 31 flavors of ice cream, of course), has revealed…
