Have you ever wanted to sit on a giant beanbag Pokémon? No? Well, you might change your mind with these new additions to The Pokémon Center’s online store. Three new very large beanbag chairs are now available for pre-order and they include designs based on Jigglypuff, Gengar, and Lechonk. Lechonk,…
Starting in January 2018, Community Day is a monthly event in Pokémon GO that shines the spotlight on a particular Pokémon. For one day each month, a Pokémon selected by Niantic will have its spawn rate increased during a block of hours. Also, the Shiny appearance rate for the starring…
In promotion for actor Chris Pine’s directorial debut film Poolman, Danny DeVito has been doing various interviews for publications and YouTube channels. In what will likely be a viral moment for YouTuber “The Movie Dweeb,” DeVito just about stated that he’d love to play Wario in a sequel to the…
There’s no question that 2016 was an off-year for Nintendo. It seems that the majority of its development resources have made an early jump toward the upcoming Nintendo Switch, leaving both the Wii U and 3DS with a shorter list of game of the year contenders than usual. To say…
2016 is in the books, and the anticipation for the Switch event is at an all time high. Before we get there, however, it’s time to take a look back at the year Nintendo had in 2016. Last year was very interesting for Nintendo, as we watched a company that…
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my lifelong obsession with Nintendo games, it’s that Nintendo is a company that does things how and when it wants to. I can’t count the number of times I’ve watched an E3 presentation or Nintendo Direct thinking, “This has got to be the…
Super Mario Run represents a lot of firsts for Nintendo. Not only is it the company’s first real mobile game, but it’s also Nintendo’s first effort as a third party developer. This is a company that has always been very protective of both its hardware and software; so the idea…
Nintendo and Southwest Airlines have started spreading a little holiday cheer onboard one lucky aircraft earlier this week. Once the flight took to the skies, Nintendo representatives worked quickly to hand out New Nintendo 3DS XL consoles to everyone onboard, alongside a voucher to download the newly released Super Mario…
Join us for our playthrough of Super Mario Run! Nintendo’s newest game was just released for iOS devices today and we couldn’t help but jump right in. Is the purchase worth the $10? Find out by watching the video below. Disclaimer: We happened to zoom right through all six worlds…
Hold on to your hats, Mario fans: Super Mario Run is now available for iOS devices across the globe! The release of the game marks a turn in video game history as the franchise officially makes its debut on mobile. In typical Mario fashion, Super Mario Run has players running,…
The day we first heard about Mario going mobile at Apple’s iPhone 7 event back in September, Nintendo (by way of Mario’s creator Shigeru Miyamoto) demonstrated how easy and intuitive Super Mario Run would be to pick up and play. The way it chose to convey this message was by…
We’ve been hearing the cries from fans, stockholders and journalists for years: “Put Zelda on my iPhone! Where’s my Mario endless runner?” All throughout that time, Nintendo’s response had always been the same: “Nintendo characters don’t leave Nintendo consoles.” The Japanese gaming giant believed that success could be continually harvested…
Even the most die-hard Smash Bros. players, those that prefer to play For Glory, must have some fondness for the randomized chaos that items bring to the game. There’s nothing like seeing a Pokéball spawn in the middle of the arena and adding another layer of tension to the already…
We’re now less than a week away from Super Mario Run hitting iOS devices on December 15th and Nintendo is ramping up the marketing and PR campaign. One unfortunate bit of news has come to light, however, that might put a dampener on things for those hoping to play the…
Last year’s Super Mario Maker on Wii U was nothing short of revolutionary. The love child of Super Mario All-Stars and Mario Paint, it proved a unique celebration of Nintendo’s most iconic mascot that let gamers play, create and share their very own Mario levels. In many ways, it was…
