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…
This morning’s Japanese Nintendo Direct has come and gone. We’ve learned new details on many upcoming games and amiibo making their way to Japan in the coming months. All of the information below is confirmed only for Japan at the moment. We’ll be updating this list throughout the day as we…
Everyone here at Nintendo Inquirer is pretty excited about the Nintendo World Championships coming up in June. Several members of the editorial staff are making their way from Milwaukee to Chicago to take part in the qualifiers. Sadly, the nearest qualifier to me in Washington is in Long Island, NY….
The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo announced this morning that Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon will be launching this winter in North America. Very little is known about this new title at the moment, but Nintendo promises that larger and more randomly created dungeons will be made available. The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series has…
Update: New details have emerged on Best Buy’s Nintendo World Championships webpage. Registration will be limited to the first 750 participants per store according to the fine print on the bottom of Best Buy’s rule page for the competition. The official registration form is also available to download and print now.
It’s time to party like it’s 1990 all over again. After a 25 year absence, Nintendo has announced the triumphant return of its most beloved event in its history: the Nintendo World Championships. The announcement was made last week during a special Nintendo E3 preparation preview. In the video, Nintendo…
With a new theme park expansion on the way for Super Nintendo World, it was only a matter of time for the Nintendo Switch to get another Donkey Kong Country title. Today’s Nintendo Direct didn’t disappoint in that regard with the announcement of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. …
Hot off the heels of the announcement that Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Country expansion at Universal Studios Japan will be opening up its gates in Spring 2024, there’s a new batch of Kong-themed merchandise available at the park! The new merchandise features a headband with both Donkey Kong and…
Right on the heels of the big announcement that Universal Studios Japan’s planned Donkey Kong expansion Country to Super Nintendo World would be opening in Spring 2024, the park has shared another image and some details to highlight its signature experience. The ride is named Donkey Kong’s Crazy Mine Cart…
For all you amiibo collectors and theme park fans, Universal Studios Japan has unveiled something just for you! Alongside the confirmation of USJ opening its Donkey Kong Country addition to Super Nintendo World in Spring 2024, a new pair of Power-Up Bands have been revealed. The oft expected Donkey Kong…
I struggle to think of a Nintendo series that has consistently “found itself” the way Pikmin has. Few titles get the kind of treatment it has – a myth-like origin story involving Miyamoto in his garden, multiple Japanese pop songs, cameos in unexpected places (data transfer apps? Super Nintendo World?),…
With The Super Mario Bros. Movie only weeks away and Super Nintendo World now open to the public, Nintendo is riding high on the expansion of what its intellectual property can do outside of the video game market. Naturally, fans are wondering what’s next for this expansion of their IP,…
There’s something about mid March that lends itself very well to novelty date-based holidays. There’s the Ides on the 15th, Pi Day on the 14th, and of course MAR10 Day on the 10th, when we celebrate everybody’s favorite red plumber in style. And Nintendo isn’t deigning to just highlight festivities…
