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…
Do you remember where you were when the Nintendo Wii launched? In November of 2006, Nintendo unleashed the Wii on the United States and it felt as if the entire world had gone into a frenzy. While I had been unreasonably excited for previous consoles in my life due to…
Fans of the competitive Splatoon 3 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe scenes can rejoice this morning as they wake up to good news, as the previously postponed Splatoon 3 World Championship and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championship have been rescheduled and will take place in Japan on April 13th…
It’s 2024 and the Spirit Board events are still rolling in for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Announced last December, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was set to get four new Spirit Board events in celebration of the game’s fifth anniversary, and today the third new event has been announced. New Paldean…
Alongside new sales figures for the Nintendo Switch today, Nintendo’s quarterly financial report included updated numbers for the console’s 10 best selling games. Surprising absolutely no one, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has quickly risen in the ranks of Switch software. In roughly six months, the game…
There’s potential that the Nintendo Switch could become the highest-selling console of all time. In today’s quarterly financial report, Nintendo revealed that during its last quarter, the Switch managed to sell through 139.36 million units. That number is reportedly accurate as of December 31, 2023. Back in November, Nintendo stated…
Last night, Nintendo released their Q4 earnings report, along with a plethora of sales data. Within this extensive dataset, nestled among the top performers of 2023, including Tears of the Kingdom and Nintendo Switch Sports, stood one of my all-time favorite RPGs: Super Mario RPG. Surpassing 3 million global sales…
With no new Pokémon news on the horizon, fans across the world are left wondering about what might be coming next. While we’ll certainly find out more on Pokémon Day later this month, many fans have been speculating about what may be in the forecast – us included. One especially…
The nostalgia for 90s cartoons, movies and video games has come to the forefront of the pop culture zeitgeist the last few years. Just look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, a “sequel” to the 90s SNES classic Turtles In Time. Among many other big names like G.I. Joe…
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…
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game celebrated its 25th anniversary over the weekend, and during the celebration Konami made several announcements concerning the future of Yu-Gi-Oh! video games. The most exciting announcement by far was the announcement of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection, a collection of the earliest video games in the…
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,…
Happy Lunar New Year! This year it’s the Year of the Dragon. For Pokémon GO, that means we’ll see at least one Dragon Pokémon debut in the mobile title and see a variety of dragon-themed Pokémon be featured. (For more details about the Season of Timeless Travels, you can check…
For today’s piece of obscure Pokémon history, I would like to direct you to the YouTube channel “Did You Know Gaming” and its latest video on a part of the brand’s past that Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Creatures have tried to bury: the Pokémon newspaper comic strip! Pokémon wasn’t…
