In celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a yearly tradition in China, Nintendo Hong Kong has shared official download codes for two custom hat designs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The designs are based on mooncakes, a Chinese delicacy that is traditionally shared during the Mid-Autumn Festival. One features the iconic…
Hades continues to be my current Switch obsession, and while I’ve had no issues diving (or ascending?) through Supergiant Games’ Greek underworld rouge-like, some players have reported issues with their save files. Unfortunately, in some cases, it was previously possible to not have your file load. Thankfully though a patch…
The Ys series is one of Japan’s most enduring Japanese RPG franchises, starting way back in 1987 with Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished. What started as a relatively rudimentary “action” series, where instead of attacking with a button you simply bumped into enemies to defeat them, has blossomed into a…
About a week out from a 3D Mario celebration, today’s the day to remember a different kind of Mushroom Kingdom throwback. Five years ago today Super Mario Maker arrived on Wii U, giving players the power to craft their own courses and share them with the world. Though it’s been…
Rejoice, fellow plant-based life forms! The announcement of Pikmin 3 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch was a welcomed announcement, but did come with some strings attached. Following Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’s footsteps, the Wii U version of Pikmin 3 was removed from the Nintendo eShop shortly after. That ends…
Update: 9/4/2020 – Nintendo has returned Pikmin 3 and its DLC to the Wii U eShop, at least in North America. Pikmin 3 and all its DLC can be purchased on the Wii U eShop again. Following this morning’s announcement of Pikmin 3 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch,…
Vblank Entertainment has announced that a physical version of Shakedown: Hawaii will be coming to the Wii on July 9th, followed by the Wii U and Steam in August. The Wii version will be limited to 3,000 copies and cost $29.99. This open-world action game first launched for PlayStation 4,…
As reported by NintendoSoup, some Nintendo fans will have to start double and triple checking digital purchases and software updates for their Nintendo 3DS and Wii U units. Last month it was reported that select Latin American and Caribbean countries would have eShop service shuttered on July 31st. Don’t worry, Mexico…
Services for Nintendo’s Wii U have been phased out slowly since the release of the Nintendo Switch. Of course, these shutdowns have varied by country and have followed through with the announced “ending of service” dates. The Hulu app for Japanese Nintendo Wii U owners has broken this by suddenly…
In between Nintendo’s announcements for Super Mario Maker 2’s last update and the events that will be held in Animal Crossing until June, a new Nintendo app for smart devices was released. Using the My Nintendo branding, this app is a mix of Nintendo’s website, My Nintendo, and Nintendo’s online…
Update (4/6): Even more sales have been added to Nintendo’s eShop! We’ve highlighted some of our new favorites in red text below. If you’re looking for some new digital pickups from the eShop, multiple publishers are holding sales across their libraries just in time for April showers. Whether it’s celebrating…
Nintendo’s online services, which includes its Switch, Wii U, and 3DS eShops and multiplayer networks, are temporarily down. This outage has lasted since at least 1:56 a.m. PT, according to Nintendo’s official network status page. Engadget suspects it may be due to the worldwide COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak; specifically due to…
Below you’ll find a previous article I wrote celebrating Super Mario RPG’s 21st anniversary. While the game has added three more years to its lifespan since that time, I feel that you’ll find the sentiments about the beloved and truly delightful story, music, and characters remain the same. Several small…
Capcom’s DuckTales has always stood as a licensed game done right back on the NES, with enough soundtrack sweetness to fill a money bin. This eventually led to WayForward remastering the game in 2013 for more contemporary platforms, reuniting some of the original voice cast with a team that knows…
Speedrunning is a long, storied tradition in gaming culture, and the concept is constantly evolving to fit new releases. While The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild certainly isn’t a new game, there is a new speedrun category within the massive Zelda RPG: “All Dog Treasures” — as it…
