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…
The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series has captured fans hearts from its initial release of PMD Red and Blue. In today’s Nintendo Direct, it seems like that trend is only going to continue. After the slow-paced and not-so-well received Gates to Infinity, Pokémon fans have been dying for a new Mystery…
UPDATE (11/4): Just a reminder; the Super Mario Maker update goes live at 5:00 p.m. PST today. Read the article below for the full list of updates included! All of you Super Mario Maker fans are in for a treat! It looks like Nintendo has been listening to all of…
For 20 years, fans of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island have been patiently waiting for a worthy successor. Though the floaty, egg-centric platformer has gone on to inspire an entire series of follow-ups, none have been able to recapture the precise chemistry of the original, until now. After decades…
If Super Mario Maker was the only video game ever made, gaming would still be a valid hobby. That’s partly because Mario games are, in essence, the pastime’s purest form of fun, but Maker’s real accomplishment is peeling back the design curtain and giving players every tool they need to…
Ever since Super Mario Maker launched last month we’ve seen many great levels from the community. From auto-scrolling chaos to devious mazes filled with death traps, the content one offers can seem almost overwhelming at times. That’s where we come in! Every two weeks Nintendo Inquirer is going to be…
UPDATE: These two goofballs just raised over $11,000 for The American Heart Association. After four livestreams, more than 10 hours of abuse, and hundreds and hundreds of deaths, Patrick finally completed The Ryckoning. Most fans were actually watching two live streams last night– Patrick’s final attempts at the horrific level…
UPDATE: After playing through the first few worlds of Super Mario Maker World myself, I’d like to personally vouch for its quality. Not only are these just about the best uploaded levels I have played so far, but played in succession, they absolutely feel like a legitimate ’90s Mario game….
Super Mario Maker is bringing the creativity out in people in a big way, and I’m not even talking about level design. Media outlets and individuals across the internet have been consistently producing wildly entertaining and incredibly personal coverage of the game. In fact, every major publication has found a…
Compared to its quaint reveal at E3 2014, Super Mario Maker has evolved into a much more comprehensive and fully featured game than most of us probably expected. The final product encompasses nearly every tool a designer could ask for to bring their side-scrolling imagination to life. This includes things…
Nintendo revealed some encouraging sales numbers for Super Mario Maker today. In the two and a half weeks since its worldwide launch, the player-powered platformer has sold more than 1 million units across the globe. About a quarter of those can be attributed to Japan, where Nintendo continues to dominate…
Watch the Nintendo Inquirer’s Amiibo News team as it once again played creative levels made by fellow Super Mario Maker players from around the world! Level codes were submitted to Twitter and the YouTube chat feed. Here’s the list of all of the level codes that were played: Twitter Billy…
Super Mario Maker looks like it’s had a very powerful start in Japan, selling more than 138,000 units in its opening week. The Japanese analytics company Media Create’s report shows that it’s the top selling game, beating out Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX, which sold 59,000 units….
