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…
Once again a Nintendo game has been datamined revealing all sorts of intriguing info. This time the news comes via Random Talking Bush on Twitter, who has discovered not only some unused Retro Coin sprites for the Metro Kingdom but also some very intriguing outfit data. First up lets examine…
Much like the Switch itself, the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been a runaway success sales-wise since it launched in early March 2017 alongside the system, while its presence on the Wii U undoubtedly helped too. The extent of the game’s success, however, is easy to under-estimate…
This March will see the long-running Atelier franchise return to Nintendo systems, featuring the new protagonists Lydie & Suelle as they explore mysterious paintings to gather ingredients and get to alchemising. If you were hoping to play it with English voice-overs, however, you’re out of luck. The news comes via…
For those unfamiliar, Rain World is a survival platformer released just last year by Adult Swim Games, and developed by Videocult. You play as the adorable and nomadic slugcat, a creature that’s considered both predator and prey in a land where “[b]one-crushingly intense rains pound the surface, making life as…
Japanese game publisher Flyhigh Works confirmed this morning that it’ll be responsible for publishing OPUS: Rocket of Whispers on the Switch, originally developed by SIGONO. While a release date hasn’t been announced quite yet, Flyhigh has assured us that the game will be coming to the Nintendo Switch’s eShop in…
We’re only about two months away from the release of Koei Tecmo’s latest Switch entry, Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings. This anime inspired, turned-based adventure follows alchemist twins, Lydie and Suelle as they search for rare materials to become strong alchemists. Check out the latest…
Check out four Japan exclusive Super Mario Odyssey accessories that we unbox. We provide details about how you can enter to win one of the cases in the video, so make sure to check it out! If you decide you want to add any of them to your own collection, browse…
Earlier this month Nintendo promised it would share Super Mario Odyssey concept artwork via its franchise-specific UK and Japan Twitter accounts throughout 2018. It kicked off with a look at early Mario and Cappy sketches and now we’re getting a peek at even more. For starters, there’s some info on…
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With Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition set to release this spring, it’s got the entire Nintendo Wire team once again thinking about how much we all love the roster of characters attached to it. That being said, as Zelda fans we’re also always going to be hungry for more, and now…
One of 2016’s best and most overlooked indie games, Owlboy, is finally getting the chance to spread its wings and fly onto consoles very soon. The developers at D-Pad Studio have confirmed via Twitter that the Switch version will be making its debut this February 13th, just in time for…
The second installment in the acclaimed SteamWorld series has been announced for a release on Nintendo Switch, according to a tweet from developer Image & Form. Yes it's TRUE! Rusty has dug his way up and will resurface on #NintendoSwitch. Our claim to fame, our wonderful pride and joy…
