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…
Being a Nintendo Select title is a true testament to any first party game from the company. Handpicked by the people at Nintendo, these games are the games that, if you’re stumped on what to play or what to buy, you want to go for. And lucky for us, a…
A few months ago, just ahead of the final Super Smash Bros. presentation, the team here at Nintendo Inquirer pooled together to list our DLC hopefuls. Now we’re back at it again, this time with our eyes set on the future cast of a new fighting game: Pokkén Tournament. Who…
From the charred remains of a well-worn journal on Cinnabar Island, its pages marked with ink stains and soot, a single passage stands out amongst the dry script that remain: Today marks the anniversary of its birth and we feel it only fitting to look back at its development as…
Nintendo’s Financial Results Briefing for the third quarter of the fiscal year has brought to light several interesting facts and figures in regards to amiibo, those lovable Nintendo figures that continue to sway our hearts and doom our wallets. Since their launch alongside Super Smash Bros. on Wii U, more…
A lot of interesting news came out of yesterday’s investor meeting, including amiibo sales numbers and the company’s interest in Virtual Reality; not to mention the big financial report that provided the world with a better understanding of where the company stands at the moment. Among these pieces of news…
Early this morning, Nintendo released its financial reports for the past nine-month period, which ended in December of 2015, and it offers us quite a bit of insight on the company and how they’ve been doing this past year. Additionally, it’s given us a bit of information about what to…
Let’s take a break from the rumors and speculation about Nintendo’s NX for a moment, and try, instead, to glean some information from Nintendo’s past. After new hardware is unveiled, what’s the first thing we want to know about it? The launch lineup. By taking a look at the launches…
UPDATE: In a further show of support for the upcoming fighter Nintendo has announced a “Pokkén Tournament Championship Series” that will be running throughout 2016. EVO will be the kickoff point for the event and it will carry through to further events to promote, celebrate and display the dynamic Pokémon…
With the release of the Pokémon Super Bowl commercial that was hyped up during Pokémon’s 20th Anniversary celebrations announcement, many fans have been able to pinpoint a number references and Easter eggs that all relate back to the original Red, Green, Blue and Yellow games. There’s one brief moment in…
As I read a recent Polygon article discussing the conscious decision by Yacht Club Games to allow its new Shovel Knight amiibo to be scanned through its packaging, and Nintendo signing off on the idea, something struck me: Nintendo is becoming a much less insular company than it used to…
Discover what makes Nintendo so special in today’s gaming world through Nintendo Inquirer’s N Factor series! “What do you love about Nintendo? The more I ask myself that question, the more complex my answer gets. I decided to use the term “N factor” to describe my feelings, because while it’s…
Yet another costume is headed (or, in this case, flying) to copies of Super Mario Maker worldwide, according to a tweet from Nintendo UK. The latest costume to be earned through Super Mario Maker’s recently-added Event Course feature pays tribute to Yasuhisa Yamamura, well-known as one of Nintendo’s oldest level…
