Alongside the myriad of announcements this morning from the Switch 2 Direct was the confirmation that certain Nintendo Switch titles would be getting enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 Editions. First up for the enhancement process are two of the Switch’s biggest titles, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and…
Not revealed in today’s Direct, Nintendo has a new wrinkle in store for publishers that opt to sell physical games without the physical component. For anyone looking to sell a “key-in-a-box,” Nintendo has a brand-new option: the Switch 2 Game-Key card. As the name suggests, this will be a Switch…
Mario Kart World, the newest entry in the Mario Kart franchise and the first new console game in over a decade, races on to Switch 2 in just two months! First teased back in January for the Switch 2 reveal, Mario Kart World was the first trailer shown off in…
The latest in a series of fan translations of never-localized Zelda games has just been released, this time the Satellaview-exclusive BS Zelda: The Ancient Stone Tablets. According to Zelda Universe, the game allowed the player to play as both a male and female avatar in a timed quest taking place…
The system that ushered most of Nintendo’s franchises into the third dimension, Nintendo 64, celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. We commemorated this sobering milestone back in June with a look at the system’s launch, games and impact on the industry. To keep the celebration going, we put together a…
After the surprise announcement for the Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom yesterday, the official website for the system has opened up. With some great visuals it’s a treat for the eyes, but the main bit of info to be gained is just what comes with the system. We’ve known what’s in…
UPDATE: Nintendo of America released a short version of the trailer. You can check it out below. Nintendo also released additional information regarding filters, save states and more in a press releases issued this morning. You can read it in its entirety here: REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 30, 2016 – The…
Nintendo Japan has announced that a miniature version of the Famicom called the Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom, will be making its way to Japan on November 10th. Much like the NES Classic Mini, the Famicom Mini is a miniature version of the original Famicom console, and it will have HDMI…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Yo-kai return to wreak havoc on your emotions, Gunvolt strikes back, and Pikmin swarm the Wii U Virtual Console. The amazingly wonderful and mouthful of a title BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien headlines this week in sales, clocking in at just…
The folks at Good Smile have been on a roll lately with Nintendo franchises. This time, we get our first good look at the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess inspired Figma line coming out in May 2017. Link will be available as both a standard edition and a DX…
Pikmin fans rejoice! Nintendo has confirmed via its official webpage that New Play Control! Pikmin is coming to the Wii U eShop this Thursday for $19.99. For those unfamiliar with the New Play Control! series, it’s best described as a selection of GameCube titles that have been updated with a…
At this year’s E3, we finally got to see a solid chunk of gameplay from the long-awaited upcoming entry in The Legend of Zelda series; Breath of the Wild. In the hours and hours of Treehouse footage shown we were treated to countless combat scenarios, details on environmental and crafting…
Welcome to the Character Column! Each week, I’ll be taking a look at a different character from Nintendo’s long and esteemed history, and I’ll analyze what makes them interesting, nuanced, or just plain memorable. Whether they’re heroes, villains or NPCs, I’ll explain why they deserve respect or love from the…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Sasha slices up some monster limbs, Sonic makes another boom boom, and rumbles return to River City. Activision is this week’s golden child in the sales department, offering steep discounts up to 66% off on titles like Skylanders SuperChargers, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and…
It might seem a little crazy to think that Nintendo has existed for 127 years, but it’s completely true. Believe it or not though, our favorite company wasn’t always producing colorful screens filled with the red hatted, high jumping plumber and the likes of Link – and that’s probably why…
