With the Switch 2 set to be unveiled at some point within the next 90 days, it stands to reason that Nintendo would need to finalize the hardware specifications for its next-generation device. This will, inevitably, result in patents being published, which is exactly what has happened recently. As spotted…
It seems as if we couldn’t start 2025 without some bad news. According to a post on ResetEra by industry pundit Imran Khan, Nintendo’s Punch-Out series may effectively be dead. In a thread reminiscing about the rather excellent 2009 Wii Punch-Out, Kinda Funny Games Host Imran Khan recounted a story…
As any die-hard Zelda fan will know, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time originally started development as a very different game. We’ve heard rumors of it being envisioned as a remake of Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link, but we’ve seen footage from the 1996 Spaceworld showcase that was…
Do you need some Pocket Monsters in your life? Then online retail giants have your back. Just kidding! Corporations are on nobody’s side but their own. That said, they are selling Pokémon at a discounted price — both Amazon and Best Buy have sales for the franchise going on right…
Reggie Fils-Aimé may have departed from Nintendo of America, but he has certainly not forgotten his role as the company’s president and all of the engagement with fans he had during his tenure. The Regginator has a history of light-heartedly teasing Mother 3 fans, particularly those who continue to demand…
Unfortunately, it looks like some people will have to wait a bit longer to dive into the minds of POIs: AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative will be delayed by a couple weeks in both Europe and Oceania, releasing on July 8th. Spike Chunsoft says shipping complications are the…
Reggie’s press gauntlet to promote his new book (Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo) continues, as he recently went on the Kinda Funny Gamescast to discuss various facets of his career and more. While the full 47-minute interview is chock-full of enticing info and well…
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…
Takashi Tokita, director of the original Live A Live, has returned to the pages of Famitsu to speak more about the game’s upcoming remake. In a snippet of the interview translated by Nintendo Everything, Tokita specifically spoke about the game’s development cycle and its relative brevity despite some obstacles. Development…
The Japanese Nintendo social accounts have shared a look at the intro for Mario Strikers: Battle League. In it, we get a clear look at our favorite characters in action — Mario, Bowser, Wario, and the rest of the gang are zipping around the field while showing off their powerful…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
Earlier today, we reported on an interesting story from Disrupting The Game: From The Bronx To The Top Of Nintendo, the latest book from former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé. He had pushed for a lower launch price for the 3DS which, going by another section of the book,…
If you were a very early adopter of the Nintendo 3DS when it launched in 2011, you may recall the circulating news stories of sales not meeting Nintendo’s expectations. You might also remember being disappointed at the system receiving a huge price drop just months after its debut (or in…
One of my favorite aspects of the Mario Strikers series has always been the unique character artwork. While traditional Mario titles focus on clean character models, Strikers throws all of that out the window with a much more stylized take. Thankfully for us, Nintendo is keeping with that tradition with…
Do you like strategy? Monochrome? Giant robots? Assuming the answer to all of those questions is “yes” (and it better be), then look no further than Wolfstride, an upcoming mecha RPG from developer OTA IMON Studio and publisher Raw Fury, coming to the Nintendo Switch on May 10th. …
