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…
Nintendo recently held its 75th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which involved Nintendo President Satoru Iwata fielding questions from investors about the company’s plans and strategies for the upcoming year. The full transcript of the Q&A can be found here. Among questions about Pokémon, T-shirts and the Seattle Mariners, there…
Nintendo has announced a few new additions are on their way to its social networking service Miiverse. Along with a redesign, a screenshots album, Play Journal and an overhaul of the communities system are expected to arrive this summer. Among the many new features outlined on the Miiverse website is…
After nearly two months of speculation, Best Buy confirmed today that Dark Pit will be exclusive to its stores when the amiibo releases on Friday, July 31st. And that’s not even the huge news today! Best Buy has listened to customer complaints and it came up with yet another new…
Pokkén Tournament is an upcoming arcade fighting game that’s planned for release in Japan in 2015. Its release date, new Pokémon fighters and more will be unveiled on Friday during a special Pokkén Tournament livestream. The stream is set to air at 7:00 a.m. EST (4:00 a.m. PST) on the…
Nintendo is bringing many unreleased games, new tournaments and unique prize packs to the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con convention this July 9th-11th. Fans will be able to get their hands on a number of new titles, including, for the first time in the U.S., a playable demo of Little Battlers…
Splatoon has seen a very steady stream of content updates since its release a month ago. Tomorrow’s addition has the promise of being its most exciting yet. Tower Control, an entirely new ranked multiplayer mode, will be available starting tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. PST. Part Tug-of-War and part domination, the…
After nearly seven years and numerous posters, downloadable games, figurines and other goodies, the North American Club Nintendo will, sadly, be shutting its doors tomorrow. While a new loyalty program has been promised to fill its place, Coins from Club Nintendo will not carry forward to the new service. That…
Join Happily Candied and Amiibo Jason as we take a look at a prototype amiibo display case from the good folks at HORI.
The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, a mobile game based on the popular 3DS eShop puzzler, will be coming to iOS and Android devices later this year. Pokémon Shuffle is a puzzle adventure where players match icons of popular Pokémon in order to defeat wild Pokémon…
Let’s talk about amiibo. I know we do that plenty here, but I’m talking big picture. How do you feel so far about the way Nintendo has integrated amiibo support into games? Are you worried about amiibo changing Nintendo’s approaches to game development? Self-proclaimed amiibo skeptic Stephen Totilo of Kotaku…
Splatoon will soon be turning one month old, and Nintendo plans to mark the occasion by releasing a new software update. The company has revealed on its support website that Splatoon will be upgraded to version 1.3.0 on June 30th. This update will serve the twofold purpose of preparing for…
Another day, another couple ways to drench your opponents in ink. Two new weapons, the Carbon Roller and the Custom Dual Squelcher, will be made available this evening. Both weapons appear on the huge list of impending content that was mined from the game a few days ago. According to…
