Mother fans in Japan are in for a treat! Following the announcement of Mother 3’s arrival on Nintendo Switch Online in Japan (sigh), the Mother Project has unveiled an exciting lineup of all-new Mother 3 plushies to commemorate the occasion. According to the Mother Project webpage, the plushies…
The Splatoon 3 Spring Fest 2024 is set to go live tonight and to get fans excited, Nintendo has uploaded an amazingly cuddly-looking piece of promo art. A three-way Splatfest between Baby Chicks, Li’l Bunnies, and Bear Cubs, I’m not sure it even matters who wins at this point. This…
Those looking forward to Super Nintendo World Japan’s upcoming “Donkey Kong Country” addition this Spring will need to make new plans: the park expansion has been delayed until late 2024. In a post on the official Universal Studios Japan Twitter account, the company confirmed that the opening has been pushed…
Nintendo’s celebrating Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary in style, all the way from grand reveals to more modest commemorations — like this new 30-second ad spot out in Japan that showcases Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. While technically not…
With all of the exciting announcements from last week’s Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct, there is certainly no shortage of Mario games to play. Nintendo isn’t the only one that’s been busy crafting plumber-powered platforming levels, however, as Super Mario Maker 2 players have submitted over 20 million custom…
Dear friends, I have dark news. Back in July, we shared a retrospective of the Kingdom Hearts franchise from a Nintendo perspective. The piece was written with an undertone of hope for the future of the series on Nintendo hardware thanks to a rich history with the brand and Kingdom…
Last week saw this year’s Computer Entertainment Developers Conference (CEDEC) in Japan, and on the third day of the event (September 4th), Animal Crossing series creator Hisashi Nogami and New Horizons Director Aya Kyogoku gave a presentation on the franchise’s near-20-year history. One of the most striking and interesting aspects…
Streets of Rage 4 brought the classic beat ’em up back in style earlier this year, and it seems like audiences are loving it, with Dotemu announcing that the game has been downloaded 1.5 million times. To mark the occasion a new patch has been released, with over 150 changes…
Last year we saw the release of Super Kirby Clash, a free to play and expanded subgame with mobile game sensibilities, for the Nintendo Switch. I dove deep into this one, learning the ins and outs of each of its roles to take on boss after boss after boss. …
Welcome back to the Nintendo WireCast. Today, Hero TJ and Amiibo Jason talk about the recent Super Mario Direct. What went well, what was missing, and what’s next?
It’s time for this week’s episode of Nintendo Minute, where the show is never a minute. We’re definitely not complaining about that, since Kit & Krysta gave us nearly 12 and a half minutes of footage featuring unboxings of Super Mario 3D All-Stars and those Super Mario 64 PUMA RS…
Independent game developers aren’t shy about sharing their characters for other projects, and the upcoming fighting game Bounty Battle already has a few heavy hitters confirmed. You can watch the likes of Owlboy, Flinthook’s piratical protagonist, and Juan from Guacamelee get quite literally pulled into the cross-over in the animated…
Merge Games has announced that it will be bringing developer Ion Lands’ neon-noir “story-based exploration game” Cloudpunk to Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 15th. The game originally launched for Steam back in April, where it has Very Positive reviews. The game has you explore a cyberpunk city…
Nintendo’s no stranger to bundling games with controllers, but how about bundling a controller with a game? Featured in Walmart’s latest weekly ad there’s a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller packaged with Super Mario Odyssey. No doubt this is done to compliment Super Mario 3D All-Stars and celebrate Mario’s 35th anniversary….
Even though it was just announced, Super Mario 3D All-Stars will be here before we know it! While everyone except Galaxy 2 fans is excited already, a trio of commercials from Nintendo Japan are leaning on nostalgia for each of the three included Mario adventurers. For Super Mario…
