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…
While nowhere near one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, I loved the two Custom Robo games that made their way to the West. Custom Robo on the GameCube and Custom Robo Arena on the Nintendo DS were both delightful titles that had a unique mix of RPG stories and mechanics…
Calling all N64 fanboys and girls (and I know there are a lot of you): get yourselves ready. The Nintendo 64 Classic Edition might just finally be on its way. Before we get ahead of ourselves, let me make it clear that this is speculation, and nothing has been…
Companies have learned to profit off of nostalgia since the dawn of the modern age (just look at one Walter E. Disney), but it’s only relatively recently that game companies have gotten a handle on just how to properly exploit people’s fond memories of the past. Sony appears to be…
Earlier this year Sega announced the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Mini at SegaFes 2018, for a release later in the year. Now, however, the company has announced a delay to next year. Intriguingly, they also imply that they’re moving development in-house with support from other proven Japanese developers, suggesting that AtGames…
Fans of classic beat ‘em ups rejoice – Capcom’s dusting off some favorites for a Nintendo Switch revival. Seven games will come bundled together to bring plenty of punching, slashing, and whatever robots do to cause pain anywhere you go. The included games are: Final Fight King of…
Some new controllers are making their Switch debut, but they’ll look plenty familiar for everyone who knows Nintendo. These Switch compatible NES controllers will slide onto the Switch just like Joy-Con, playing wirelessly for all those upcoming NES titles for Online Service subscribers. Joy-Con will be fully compatible with these…
We take a close look at the Neo Geo Mini in our latest video review. Check out what the console looks like, how some of our favorite retro titles fair on the system, and what our thoughts are about the release:
The Kickstarted platforming duo from Playtonic Games can’t be stopped, and for fans with a Switch there’s something nice and shiny coming soon. Originally, the game wasn’t slated for Switch, meaning some Kickstarter reward tiers didn’t account for the eventual platform. Now, in partnership with Limited Run Games, Playtonic has…
Even if you play plenty of games in a genre, there’s almost always a turning point where you truly grasp the significance of it all. Sort of this awakening or an opening of a door, where the nuance and ingenuity of a particular game makes everything else in the world…
As we approach the end of August, many of us were starting to wonder just when the first wave of Sega Ages titles (Sonic the Hedgehog and Thunder Force IV) would hit Switch. Now, it’s been confirmed that the two titles have been pushed back into September for “quality improvement.”…
For many years (almost two decades, at this point) fans have been whispering of an elusive sequel to Chrono Trigger dubbed “Chrono Break” that would serve as a more proper and fully fledged follow-up than the more experimental and tangentially related Chrono Cross. Square Enix has never realized this want,…
If you were looking for a way to pass the next *checks watch* ten months, Twitch has your back. The company has announced that it will be streaming 19 seasons and 16 movies of the Pokémon anime. Similarly to when Twitch broadcast the entirety of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, there will…
