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…
The first chapter of Kazuro Kyou’s monthly manga adaptation of Fire Emblem Engage has now been published in Japan via Saikyō Jump, a branch of Shonen Jump that serializes several spinoffs of other manga titles published in Shonen Jump. The first chapter is now also available (in Japanese) on Shonen…
As the Doctor Tour wraps up on March 7th racers can start prepping their karts for the next big event: the ever-so-appropriately-named Mario Tour! Kicking off the following day on March 8th, the classically themed tour will feature the DS Mario Circuit track where Goombas and Piranha Plants will try…
Soon Ash’s adventures in the Pokémon anime will be coming to a close, but where one journey ends another begins… Or rather, two. Liko and Roy are set to be the latest protagonists of the Pokémon anime, joined by Professor Friede and Captain Pikachu, and you can get a glimpse…
Capcom will soon be back with another stream focusing on upcoming releases, this time in the form of Capcom Spotlight. The stream is set to air on March 9th at 2:10 p.m. PST – that’s just 10 minutes after the Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct, if you’ve got your calendars…
Fans of the Metroid series have been eating well over the past few weeks. First, Nintendo shadow dropped an unbelievable remaster of Metroid Prime on the Nintendo Switch, and now it looks like a classic Samus adventure is coming next week for subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion…
There’s something about mid March that lends itself very well to novelty date-based holidays. There’s the Ides on the 15th, Pi Day on the 14th, and of course MAR10 Day on the 10th, when we celebrate everybody’s favorite red plumber in style. And Nintendo isn’t deigning to just highlight festivities…
Ubisoft and Nintendo’s bizarre yet compelling strategy RPG sequel Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope took what the original Kingdom Battle did and improved on it, as we noted in our review. If you’ve yet to give it a shot, though, you’ve got a chance to try the game with…
It’s only about a month until the release of the Super Mario Bros. Movie from Illumination, and swaths of loyal Mario fans are still not over beloved chipper everyman Mario being voiced by Living College Frat Dorm Chris Pratt. But Pratt has had the support of the film’s main minds…
After a few rumours and leaks, we finally have official confirmation from Nintendo regarding a new Mario-themed Nintendo Switch bundle. Capitalising on the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie, it’ll feature a bunch of stickers from the film, as well as a voucher that’ll let you pick one of three games…
Get ready, drivers, as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s next Booster Course Pass update is upon us! Arriving in one week’s time on March 9th is Wave 4, featuring eight new and returning courses, plus Birdo as a new racer. Check out the trailer and full list of tracks: …
Warning: This story concerns real life graphic violence. A 17 year-old student in Palm Coast, Florida has been arrested and charged with assault on a paraprofessional (an aide assigned to students with individual teaching plans) at Matanzas High School, with the charge recently upgraded to adult court, records show. The…
