What better time than a Thursday evening to get some surprise Nintendo news? Nintendo has just shadow-dropped the Game Boy’s Donkey Kong Land on the Nintendo Switch Online service. Grab a vine and join the thrills in the Land of Kong. Donkey Kong Land is now available to play…
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…
Welcome to the daily Wiretap! Each day the team here at Nintendo Wire works tirelessly to bring you the best, most relevant late-breaking Nintendo news this side of the Mushroom Kingdom. To help make ingesting all these meaty stories easier than Kirby hopped up on Miracle Fruit, we’ve compiled a…
A New Bomberman for Switch and two VC classics on Wii U, all in the same week? Be still my heart, Konami! While I wish they were being released on the Switch VC instead, NES classics Neutopia and Dungeon Explorer are hitting up Wii U Virtual consoles tomorrow! Originally released…
Today, Famitsū released their review for the upcoming Breath of the Wild, awarding it a perfect score. With that in mind, how did past Zelda games fair in the long-running Japanese gaming magazine? Take a look… The Legend of Zelda (1986) – N/A* Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987)–…
Happy Pokémon Day! To celebrate, everyone here with the Nintendo Wire team wants to share some of their favorite Pokémon stories and pieces of news from the past year. Check them out below– and have fantastic Pokémon Day. Pika Pika! Pokémon Sun & Moon confirmed Nostalgia’s the best, isn’t it?…
Plenty of games in the Legend of Zelda series are divisive, but none seem more-so than 2011’s Skyward Sword. It brought motion controls to the forefront, focused on narrative more than ever, and detailed the beginnings of the Zelda timeline as we know it. Now, despite five years having passed,…
For today’s addition to our Zelda recap series we’re tackling things a little bit differently – by combining both DS Zelda games together. Built on the same engine and having many of the same mechanics, they definitely come from the same mould, but there are a few unique aspects that…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Harvest Moon celebrates two decades of fictitious farming, forma.8 fills the Metroidvania shaped hole in my heart, and mad cat Kokopolo claws his way out of DSiWare obscurity. For shovelry! In celebration of the upcoming launch of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and Specter of…
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess is a game that holds a very special place in my heart, as it was my first adventure through the land of Hyrule. The game was released in November of 2006, which means it’s been a little over 10 years since most made the…
Kirby’s 25th anniversary celebration was announced late last year, and the party’s already getting started. Retailers in Japan have been consistently receiving a nice string of new merchandise of our favorite pink puffball ever since the announcement. From chocolate themed keychains to brand new plushes, it’ll be impossible for your…
Save yourself a fortune finding a physical cart on eBay this week and download the critically lauded Harvest Moon 64 on Virtual Console! The news comes via Natsume itself to kick off the series’ 20th anniversary celebration this month and will be releasing in both North America and European territories…
Zelda games have always been about large scale, fantasy-tinged adventures. From directionless dungeon explorations to sky-faring sagas, there’s always been a sense of large and open spaces, which the upcoming Breath of the Wild is wholly embracing. Hyrule’s a big place, after all, so why not go big as can…
When Wind Waker hit store shelves back in 2003, I was six years old and barely knew how to hold a game controller properly, let alone play a fully fleshed out RPG. I had only received my first video game the year prior in the form of a Game Boy…
