2023’s Japanese 3D platformer Bakeru is currently on a bit of a comeback tour. Following its exclusive release overseas last November, almost a full year later Bakeru made it to Western digital store shelves in September on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Now, thanks to Spike Chunsoft, we can confirm that…
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…
A brand-new game studio has emerged! Davide Solani, the creative director for the Mario + Rabbids games, has teamed up with Christian Cantamessa, the lead designer and writer for Red Dead Redemption, to create Day 4 Night Studios. This comes just months after Solani announced he would be leaving Ubisoft…
We were lucky enough to go hands-on with the Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo at this year’s E3 event. Several things struck me when first laying eyes on the adorable pile of yarn. The Yarn Yoshi amiibo were much smaller than I initially expected. (Perhaps Nintendo only hires people with remarkably…
During its E3 Digital Event, Nintendo finally threw Metroid fans a bone with the announcement of Metroid Prime: Federation Force for the 3DS. Making a serious departure from the exploration-heavy solo experiences of past Metroid games, Federation Force is a mission-based co-op shooter where players team up in a group…
The Nintendo Inquirer team has been busy gathering late-breaking news at E3 for the last two days. Up to this point, we’ve shared articles dedicated to providing in-depth information about upcoming releases. We thought it would be fun to switch gears a little and give Nintendo fans a more visual…
Ever since a new Star Fox was teased at the end of last year’s E3 presentation, many Nintendo fans (this writer included) have been waiting with bated breath for a formal announcement. Now, we have it. And it is good. Star Fox Zero has been officially announced for the Wii…
Since Super Mario RPG was released for the Super NES, role-playing games have been a staple of the portly plumber’s extensive portfolio of spinoffs. In recent years, players had two main ways to get their Mario RPG fix: the Paper Mario series on Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii and 3DS, and…
During its E3 Digital Event today, Nintendo announced Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, a party game spin-off of its popular community simulation franchise. In the title’s reveal video, Animal Crossing characters Tom Nook, Isabelle, Mabel and K.K. Slider are seen running around a Mario Party-esque board located in a classic Animal…
Nintendo characters are coming to Skylanders SuperChargers! After we reported the possibility a couple of weeks ago, Nintendo officially confirmed the partnership this morning during its Nintendo E3 direct. Bowser and Donkey Kong will be released in new ‘supercharged’ versions that will be available exclusively in the Skylanders Starter Packs…
Another exciting Nintendo press event is on its way! Even with mass leaks coming from the Big N, we’re sure to be in store for some surprises. The Nintendo Inquirer team has taken it upon itself to create individual lists of predictions as to what to expect from this year’s…
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Ryu from Street Fighter is available in Super Smash Bros. I, for one, think this is great. He’s a classic character who’s already been featured in numerous crossover games with characters ranging from Klonoa, to Spider-Man, to Casshan Robot Hunter, and it seems…
In an announcement made public just before today’s Nintendo World Championships, Shigesato Itoi — creator of the Mother role-playing series — revealed the release of EarthBound Beginnings, an English version of the first Mother game. The 26-year-old Mother is a single player RPG that follows a young boy named Ninten…
Nintendo España sent out a promotional email showing off the newly announced amiibo, and when doing so it unintentionally also included some images of unreleased amiibo. Whenever viewers shared the link via Facebook (or other social media outlets), the following images would pop up in the thumbnail preview screen. As you can…
Nintendo kicked off its busy week of E3 festivities with a scheduled Direct focussed solely on new content for Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U and 3DS. Despite the information that was leaked earlier this weekend, there were still plenty of new announcements throughout the Direct to ensure the…
