More Mega-Evolved Pokémon are joining Pokémon GO during the Season of Forever Forward and for this event it’s Skarmory! Though, instead of this being a standard Mega Raid Day, Mega Skarmory will debut in Super Mega Raids. These Raids are more difficult than Mega Raids and will require your own…
Despite announcing his retirement from Nintendo last month, legendary Mario and Zelda producer Takashi Tezuka has now stated he will still be involved with the company in some capacity. During Nintendo’s 2026 shareholders meeting, Tezuka revealed that he would still be working on games as a ‘production producer’ for the…
Nintendo has unveiled a first look at its upcoming new Kyoto-based development center. Now called the “Technology Development Center,” the building is a 10-story structure with familiar Nintendo architecture that rests next to the company’s HQ building. Set to be completed around March 2029, the building will serve as the…
Nintendo has announced that early next week there will be an extended maintenance period for its online services. While the weekend won’t be touched, starting Monday, January 11th at 5:00 p.m. PST, the Nintendo Network will be down for at least ten hours. During this time “certain network services” such…
For those of you who’ve been waiting for any news about the almost mythical Etrian Odyssey V, today’s your day. After its announcement over a year ago in November of 2014, almost no other information has been released about it. Atlus, Etrian Odyssey’s development team, finally opened up about the…
In the future, when we look back at the state of Nintendo gaming in 2015, what will we remember? It was a diverse year of releases, with unusual spin-offs, small indie projects, and risky new IPs taking the forefront of Nintendo’s marketing. This is an undeniable shift compared to 2014’s…
With the upcoming release of Star Fox Zero in March, GameStop has exclusively released a limited edition Fox McCloud stone statue. The gorgeous, hand-painted statue is an officially licensed Nintendo product that brings the iconic Nintendo character to life. Standing 8” tall, this collectible that feature’s Fox’s famous flight suit…
With frequent updates and free costumes, Super Mario Maker continues to impress and inspire. Today we saw the arrival of the previously reported Birdo and Excitebike costumes! Both are fantastic additions to the Mystery Mushroom lineup, and along with them come some new courses inspired by their source games; all…
In news that’s sure to please retro gamers, several more Virtual Console titles will be making their way to the Japanese Wii U eShop within the coming weeks. Mario Kart 64, Final Fantasy I & II and Super Mario 64 DS have all been announced as the latest old school…
Discover what makes Nintendo so special in today’s gaming world through Nintendo Inquirer’s N Factor series! “What do you love about Nintendo? The more I ask myself that question, the more complex my answer gets. I decided to use the term “N factor” to describe my feelings, because while it’s…
Downloadable content is a bit of a touchy subject these days. For every well-received, fairly priced piece of DLC that comes along, there seem to be two examples of half-baked, overpriced junk. While Nintendo has been effectively defying this trend with its stellar Mario Kart 8 content packs and the…
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has gotten a new trailer for Japan, highlighting some of the features within the game as well as something new to the series: amiibo support. The game features a cast of characters from both series, including some newcomers for the combined…
For Splatoon fans, there’ll be another reason to fire up your game again tomorrow, December 29th, if you’ve fallen behind on it. Remember that video of all those inklings dancing and having fun because of their new upcoming stages? Well, there’s no word yet on the Ancho-V stage, but it’s…
Super Mario Maker Bookmark is the kind of thing everyone wanted, even if we didn’t know it until it launched. The announcement during November 12th’s Nintendo Direct was an unexpected but exciting one, giving fans of the game a hopefully easier process in finding and saving user-created levels they truly…
The year wouldn’t be complete without major retailers announcing their best selling, favorite and most popular products! Just today, Amazon has announced the top ten games in its editorially picked Amazon Games: Best of 2015 list. Nintendo fans will be happy to see two titles in particular among the games….
