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…
It’s hard to believe but Breath of the Wild’s follow-up, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, is just a matter of months away. As is customary for Nintendo’s big releases it seems fairly likely the game will receive a special console edition, and it looks like that might…
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…
It’s time to welcome 2023 (according to the Gregorian calendar)! For Pokémon GO, that means it’s time to party wearing party hats and plenty of glitter. For this year’s event, a new Costumed Pikachu debuts (wearing a top hat), and New Year’s 2022 Hoothoot can finally evolve into a snazzy…
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a game that’s sold more than a few copies. Almost 50 million, to be exact. Most of those sales have come from the United States, but it would be mistaken to say it’s a low seller elsewhere. And in Japan, it’s just crossed a large…
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…
It’s been quite a couple of months for Sonic co-creator and notorious curmudgeon Yuji Naka. In November, he got arrested for insider trading involving a mobile installment of a popular Square Enix franchise. And then earlier this month… he got arrested. Again. For the exact same crime. And now, less…
The news broke a few weeks back that after 25 years, Ash Ketchum, the world’s oldest ten year old, would be retiring from the spotlight. Ash, Pikachu and the others are bowing out to make room for a new generation of characters, which brings an impressive run for the character…
With how sizeable the Switch’s Arcade Archives selection is already it can be easy to forget what games haven’t appeared yet. Apparently, Taito’s classic arcade platformer Bubble Bobble has been a no-show all this time, despite it being perfectly suited to co-op Joy-Con play! Thankfully Hamster Corporation has remedied that…
2022 has been a rather big year for Capcom, with new Resident Evil reveals, a Battle Network collection finally being announced, Monster Hunter Rise getting expanded upon, and much more besides. Now the company is asking fans to have their say with an all-new End of the Year Survey. Questions…
Ah, Switch Pro rumors. Like a slasher villain, they just never die. While most people moved on with the release of the nicer but not “pro” Switch OLED Model last year, the fire still burns in some. But the latest whispers on the rumor mill are of a different variety…
Despite it being less than six months until the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, there’s a great deal yet we don’t know about the game, having to rely on the smallest of details to scrap together information. And here’s another one of those – a…
2023 is just a few days away, which means that the time for year-end roundups and statistics. And Nintendo is no different – after releasing a tool for us all to reflect on our own playtimes throughout the year, the company has also released its ranking of eShop titles by…
