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…
Super Nintendo World, the upcoming Nintendo-themed areas of various Universal Studios theme parks, is so far only represented by Mario characters. Other than leaked art and models of the (now delayed indefinitely) Orlando park that features a Donkey Kong ride, there has been no indication of Universal or Nintendo’s plans…
Ahead of its Friday, October 16th opening, Universal Studios Japan has invited members of the press to tour, experience, and report on Super Nintendo World’s Mario Café & Store area of the park. While the main area of Super Nintendo World isn’t opening to the public until 2021, this eatery…
After the delay of Super Nintendo World to Spring 2021, other than various construction photos things have been quiet for Nintendo on the theme park front. That’s no way to celebrate Super Mario’s 35th anniversary though, and today Nintendo has revealed some early plans for Universal Studios Japan. Introducing, the…
Thanks to various theme park fansites and YouTube channels, we have a recent update concerning Universal Studios Hollywood’s version of Super Nintendo World. As we previously reported last month, pieces of the green hill facade (and other locations) were being assembled. Now, it looks like the construction crew is slowly…
Universal Studios Japan seems to have been recently completed (albeit closed indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation), and the rolling green hills of its Mario backdrop bear a striking similarity to a new facade delivered to Universal Studios in Hollywood — suggesting, if not outright revealing, that a Nintendo…
Today, ThemeparX’s top investigator Michael found documents pertaining to a Donkey Kong-themed land that would be a part of Super Nintendo World in Japan; soon after, related images were removed from the ThemeparX forum thread. No reason was given, but NBCUniversal — owner of the planned Super Nintendo World —…
UPDATE: Footage from the leak is being scrubbed from the internet via DMCA claims. Nintendo just can’t seem to get a break lately when it comes to having its secret content leaking into public viewing, with a gigantic series of various prototypes and unused game assets being shared last month….
Nintendo fans hoping to visit the East Coast’s version of Super Nintendo World in 2023 will have to put their plans on hold. During Comcast’s Second Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call (Comcast is the parent company to Universal Studio theme parks), multiple cutbacks were announced for the theme park chain….
Despite the ongoing global pandemic, construction at Universal Studios Japan’s Super Nintendo World has been going steady, and recent footage of the construction has shown a lot of colorful additions — boosted by featuring both day and night footage of the land. We can see a ton of…
With Super Nintendo World’s opening delayed at Universal Studios Japan, fans and USJ passholders are continuing to visit the park and post more pictures and videos of the Mushroom Kingdom. From various vantage points, we now have more media of the new area during the day and night as well…
Universal Studios Japan may have delayed the opening of Super Nintendo World, but that means a few more finishing touches can be added. Thanks to the theme park reopening at half capacity, we’ve been treated to quite a few images and video clips showing off the land’s animatronics. Today, we…
A delay that was expected, Super Nintendo World will be missing its planned summer opening. Reported by NHK as well as a number of news outlets, Universal Studios Japan is scrapping a planned late July opening and hasn’t announced a new grand opening date. While “[c]onstruction of the new theme…
