Just last September, Splatoon 3 celebrated its two-year anniversary in a spectacular sendoff with the Grand Festival. This celebration also marked the effective ending of the game, with new monthly Splatfest themes coming to a close. While the new content has slowed down, it hasn’t stopped entirely, as the seasonal…
For older Nintendo fans, Space World 2000 is one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s history. The event where Nintendo not only unveiled the GameCube to the public but showcased Super Mario 128 and some ridiculously high-quality 3D renders for a Legend of Zelda prototype, Space World 2000…
Across Nintendo’s vast reach, Mario has quite a few unique games under his belt. While most people tend to focus on the main series entries, there’s many games that fly under the radar for one reason or another. One such oft-forgotten title is Super Mario Run. This mobile-exclusive platformer doesn’t…
TumbleSeed launches today on the Nintendo Switch eShop, and to celebrate the game’s developers have announced a daily $500 challenge that will kick off on May 9th. To enter, players need to stream themselves playing the game, obtain the highest daily score, and provide the recording to the developers as proof…
The best video games start with a seedling of an idea — a singular core concept that lies at the heart of the gameplay experience — and slowly nourishes it to perfection. Mario’s tight platforming, Zelda’s scope of adventure and Metroid’s sense of exploration are all prime examples of franchises…
Given the console’s overwhelming popularity, it’s undeniable that any follow-up to Nintendo’s Wii would have a hard time matching it. That said, Nintendo’s President Tatsumi Kimishima re-iterated in the just-published Earnings Call Q&A session that the company hopes the Nintendo Switch reaches those lofty heights eventually. The question was raised…
One cute detail many avid Nintendo followers have noticed in prior ARMS footage is the dynamic audience that watches the bouts in some of the arenas. Now, courtesy of the incredibly active Japanese ARMS Twitter account, we have a closer look and a few more specific details. As assumed, the…
In a surprise turn of events the Nintendo Switch has essentially become the second coming of the Neo Geo, with a seemingly endless barrage of classic games from the ’90s console hitting the new system’s eShop on a weekly basis. Now the publishers of the Arcade Archives series, HAMSTER, have…
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Hot on the heels of the Breath of the Wild DLC news comes a monumental change for the open-world masterpiece: The 1.2.0 update for Breath of the Wild adds support for multiple languages. While this may sound unappealing at first (after all, the Switch is region free, so all these…
Nintendo of America has just unveiled the first of two DLC packs coming to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild later this year. The DLC is entitled The Master Trials and it contains several amazing additions. Trial of the Sword Trial of the Sword will include a gauntlet…
Those looking for the next installment of Callie and Marie’s post-Splatoon life can now read the second chapter of Squid Sister Stories on the official Splatoon 2 website. The first chapter of Squid Sisters Stories, an ongoing series chronicling the lives of Inkopolis stars Callie and Marie following the end…
We knew that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was doing well based on the overall buzz we saw from around the internet ever since its launch on Friday, but now we have the official sales numbers straight from Nintendo, and boy are they good! According to the Big N, Mario Kart…
To say the Nintendo Switch’s launch was a massive success would be a major understatement. Consoles are still widely unavailable in North America with units selling out in minutes when restocked. It might be easy to just point the finger at Nintendo and blame the company for the shortages; however,…
Newly revealed ARMS character Helix has made another appearance in social media. This “DNA Man” has tons of personality bottled up inside his rather flexible and elastic body, and from the look of the GIF posted on Twitter below, all that character is about to burst out — through some…
