Editor’s Note: Today, September 27th, would have marked the 6th anniversary of Dragalia Lost. To celebrate, we are re-publishing a piece we created for its 5th anniversary. Enjoy, and thank you, Mr. Lost! With the recent announcement that Mario Kart Tour will no longer be getting new content, I’ve been…
Back in the ’90s, Nintendo, Sega, and Sony were locked in what is now commonly referred to as “The Console Wars”—a fierce rivalry between gaming giants that played out through advertisements, lawsuits, and even, in one instance, a public feud in front of Congress over video game violence. While Nintendo,…
There are many reasons to celebrate what Nintendo is doing in the gaming industry from both a creative and hardware perspective (especially when it comes to pricing), and the best place to do so right now is at the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan. The museum is an entire building…
Back during the August Smash Direct, Masahiro Sakurai teased a pixelated option on the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate menu screen, which was quickly ungarbled and revealed to read “Spirits”. Now in today’s Smash Direct, we finally understand what that word entails – and it’s not quite anything we expected. Spirits…
One of the bigger reveals in today’s Smash Direct was easily the game’s new Spirits feature that’s connected to the Adventure Mode. Called World of Light, it’s sending players on a journey alongside Kirby to save the rest of the fighters and Nintendo characters. Accompanying its reveal was a rendition…
While many of us will be most hyped to see Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s second, and final, Direct this Thursday, it’ll be followed up with a Treehouse: Live Presentation. While at first we assumed it’d just focus on Smash, it sounds like it’s planned to be quite the event in…
Once again Nintendo has rounded up its latest financial data, this time for the six month period ending in September 2018. Typically a good way to get an idea of where the Japanese giant is heading, we’ll sum up the most important bits right here. For starters, the Nintendo Switch…
This year, we’re counting down the days to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee!, but last year we had our eyes on Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. Now, if you can believe it, it’s been a year since Mario and Cappy traversed…
More My Nintendo rewards have arrived and they’re looking to add a little party flair while trying to give a friendly scare. Recent releases are starting to add in their own rewards in the usual categories, including Super Mario Party, Luigi’s Mansion, The World Ends With You, and more. Super…
In my eyes there are three multiplayer kings in the world of Nintendo. You have the crossover clobbering of Super Smash Bros., the fast-paced races of Mario Kart, and then there’s the dice rolling, luck cursing, Star gathering spectacular that is the one and only Mario Party. Part board game,…
Dragalia Lost has been available for less than a week but I’ve still ended up playing it more than I ever anticipated. A more standard mobile gacha game experience than others from Nintendo, it look like it’s off to a modest beginning when stacked up to its fellows in that…
Happy October, Nintendo fans! Another solid month of Nintendo Switch and 3DS titles is upon us, so let’s jump right in to some of the highlights! October 2nd To kick off the month on October 2nd, the Blue Bomber is back in action with Mega Man 11. This is…
The month is wrapping up and that means some new offers and rewards are available via My Nintendo. If you’ve got some coins piled up, now’s the time to cash in before some of them might be expiring, even if the offerings boil down to wallpapers, 3DS themes, and discounts…
Back during the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct, director Masahiro Sakurai had plenty of reveals for the game, one of which dealt with its stage count. The game boasts 100 distinct stages — along with Battlefield, Big Battlefield, and Final Destination to bring the total to 103. Now though, it…
Get those party poppers ready, ’cause the Animal Crossing series’s fan favorite assistant Isabelle has been announced as a new, playable character in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! The reveal was made during today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, during which a new Animal Crossing game was announced for release on…
