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…
Amidst all the discussion this year about Pokémon GO, Sun and Moon, Pokkén Tournament, and the various 20th anniversary celebrations, a few things occurred to me. I knew that the Pokémon franchise had always been associated with Nintendo, I knew that the games were developed by Game Freak (a third…
Do you consider yourself an ultimate Legend of Zelda fan? Do you know every nook and cranny of every main game in the series, own every piece of merchandise you can get your hands on, or even have personal real life connections to the game? Now, would you consider spending…
You might want to sit down for this… The original mansion-exploring, zombie-slaying, Jill-sandwiching horror game, Resident Evil, was first released exactly 20 years ago in the United States today. Once a synonym for the entire survival horror genre, the Resident Evil series has seen ups, downs, thematic shifts, and extended…
Pokémon news site Serebii has confirmed that the Pocket Monster photography simulator known as Pokémon Snap will be heading to the Wii U virtual Console in Japan next Wednesday. According to the official Pokémon Snap Virtual Console page, the title will support the Wii U GamePad, the Pro Controller or…
The Strong, an interactive Museum dedicated to history and exploration of play, announced fifteen finalists for the second annual Video Game Hall of Fame. Nintendo favorites such as Final Fantasy, Pokemon Red & Green, Street Fighter II and The Legend of Zelda pack the list of classic games, alongside titles…
UPDATE (3/26): A prototype of Red and Pikachu have been spotted at Anime Japan 2016. While the figure isn’t painted, it still looks absolutely amazing! Also displayed was a promo for an all new figure. May and Mudkip are coming soon! May will be arriving sometime in 2017! Stay tuned…
Just three weeks ago during Nintendo’s last big Direct, the company officially announced that a number of Super Nintendo games would be coming to the 3DS. We saw Super Mario World, F-Zero and Pilotwings hit the system’s eShop that very day, and today three more beloved games are available for…
Everyone’s favorite little green dinosaur is about to make another Wii U eShop debut, as Yoshi’s Story is heading to the North American Virtual Console tomorrow. Originally released for the Nintendo 64 in December 1997, Yoshi’s Story follows a technicolor tribe of the titular dinos as they head out on…
Ushering in a new era of gaming, the Game Boy Advance was launched 15 years ago today. Though obsolete now, the Advance was a huge step forward in the video game world for its time, and proved to be an extremely important piece of gaming history. The GBA was the…
What the heck?! Star Fox 64 is the latest Virtual Console title headed to the European Nintendo eShop. The Nintendo 64 classic’s release date was revealed by Nintendo of Europe’s Twitter earlier today. In addition to being newly available on the Wii U’s Virtual Console platform, the game will also…
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…
This Thursday is going to be a retro bonanza for European Nintendo fans, as three Super Mario Advance titles are hitting the Wii U eShop in one fell swoop. That’s right, the GBA ports of Super Mario World, Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario Bros. 3 are finally making…
