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Nintendo Brings Halloween To Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Nintendo revealed details today of the new Fall update coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons as Halloween is on the way The update will kick in on September 30th for players to download, which will bring a ton of Fall-related activities to the game, including the All-Hallows-Eve additions where you'll be able to dress up[...]
Nintendo Releases Kirby Fighters 2 After Being Leaked
Nintendo did something unexpected today as they released Kirby Fighters 2 after they leaked their own game last night To catch you up a bit, there were a number of small Nintendo leaks last night, most of which people called out as being fake because they were too good to be true One of them,[...]
Mario Kart Tour Is Making A New Stop In Los Angeles
Nintendo has created a course to mimic the city in the most Nintendo-like way possible, as you'll zip through normally crowded streets and popular places in a brand new course for you to compete on The new Los Angeles Tour event will run until October 6th at 10:59 pm PT You can read more about[...]
The Nintendo 3DS Has Officially Been Discontinued
The day the Nintendo Switch was announced, we said the Nintendo 3DS basically had an expiration date and would be done a year after release We got a lot of grief for that, and hey, we understand People love the 2DS/3DS series of portable consoles, and we do too! But the reality is that when[...]
Two Monster Hunter Titles & More Are Coming To Nintendo Switch
This morning during the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase took place this morning, revealing multiple Switch games on the way Two of them will be Monster Hunter games as you'll be seeing Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2 coming to the console from Capcom NIS America will be bringing Disgaea 6 over, Fitness[...]
Nintendo Direct Main Logo
Nintendo is sure loving the Direct Mini system they've now been using lately, pushing one out nearly every month, with another on the way tomorrow The company very briefly revealed today that they will be holding another video presentation tomorrow morning, which will kick off at 7am PDT, running for about 30 minutes and "featuring[...]
Nintendo Switch Online Is Getting Donkey Kong Country 2
Nintendo revealed this evening four new games coming to Nintendo Switch Online in September for both the NES and SNES libraries There's a few interesting choices this time around, starting with Donkey Kong Country 2 as the one that will stick out the most to players A direct sequel to the popular Rare collaboration with[...]
Console Wars Will Air On CBS All Access On September 23rd
CBS All Access will be airing Console Wars on September 23rd as the explore the heated rivalry between Nintendo and SEGA at the height of gaming in the late '80s and early '90s when both companies were at their pique of owning the gaming industry This will be the streaming service's first feature-length documentary film,[...]
Black Screen Records Announces Super Mario 64 Arrangement Album
Hang On To Your Hat was brought to creative life by producer David Russell and a team of top-notch arrangers, the album highlights the timeless tunes from Nintendo's classic by maestro Koji Kondo The album was recorded in Nashville at Ocean Way Studios with some of the best players and production crew in the biz[...]
The classic NES game Final Fantasy is up for auction now.
There's no reserve, meaning you could add a piece of gaming RPG history to your collection for a song. Check out the game in all its glory below. Credit: Square Enix Become A Warrior of Light with Final Fantasy "Final Fantasy – Wata 9.4 A Sealed, NES Nintendo 1990 USA An outstanding copy of the game that would go[...]
Nintendo Employee Metroid Jacket Up For Auction At Heritage
Nintendo collectors are legion, and boy do they like kitschy stuff The past is littered with all sorts of different wacky Nintendo gear, and there is no shortage of people who want to pay top dollar for it Like this, a Metroid jacket made for employees to order back in the day at Nintendo headquarters[...]
Nintendo Reveals Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity For Switch
This morning, Nintendo revealed a prequel to The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild with Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity The game is taking a bit of a step from the N64 playbook by making a new game tied to a previous one using assets from two different titles According to their own info,[...]
New Nintendo Patent Shows A Modified Switch Joy-Con
It looks like Nintendo is gearing up to show off a new version of the Switch, with a newly revealed patent for the Joy-Con There's been rumors and speculation for months we're on the verge of seeing the company reveal a brand-new version of the console with everything form better graphics to more memory to[...]
LEGO Super Mario Rep-Order
If you didn't know from the ads for the LEGO set featuring Nintendo's loveable plumber and other characters, the main Mario figure is electronic and reacts to the course as he's walking on it an interacting with various objects It makes him all interactive and cute, but it also means there's a CPU inside with[...]
Nintendo Pushes Super Mario Odyssey Pro-Controller Bundle
If you thought Super Mario Odyssey was getting left out of the 35th Anniversary conversation, think again as Nintendo has a new item The company is releasing a special Pro Controller complete with a downloadable version of the full game By full game, we mean the main game as well as all of the updates[...]
Nintendo Drops New Direct Video For Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary
Nintendo dropped a Mario bombshell on everyone today as we have details on the 35th Anniversary of the Super Mario Bros franchise There was a lot to unpack from today's announcements, as we have the full list from Nintendo themselves below The shorthand is that the rumors were true on a 3D package as Super[...]
Legend Of Zelda #1 Comic Up For Auction On ComicConnect Today
In the second run of the comics, Trust Me was swapped to Issue 2, and Missing in Action was made to be the second story of Issue 1." This was not the only Nintendo comic either; there was also a Mario one as well These Zelda comics do not come up in this shape as[...]
Cadence Of Hyrule Just Received Its Second DLC Pack
Nintendo and Brace Yourself Games made the reveal this evening, as this pack comes with the Melody Pack DLC, which adds new songs to accompany you in battle You can purchase it on your own if you so desire, or you can snag the Season Pass which is available now for $15 and will grant[...]
Nintendo Direct Main Logo
While there was a lot of speculation about Nintendo being predictable before Gamescom, the company had yet to announce a new Nintendo Direct This is a rarity from them as they usually let people know one or two days ahead of time with the usual, "Hey, this is coming, but we're not telling you what's[...]
Nintendo's Indie World Showcase Reveals Over 20 New Switch Titles
Nintendo's Fall 2020 Indie World Showcase took place this morning, revealing over 20 indie games coming to Nintendo Switch Some of the fun surprises we got were Hades will be coming to the Switch, Torchlight III showing off more of the game, Subnautica will be diving onto the console, we got a great look at[...]
Nintendo Announces Indie World Showcase For August 19th
Nintendo has dropped word of another Direct feed this morning, but this time it will be another Indie World Showcase Almost a year to the date of the previous one held before PAX West 2019, this is basically Nintendo's way of showing off all of the indie games they intend to bring to the console[...]
The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword Got A UK Switch Listing
You're the game-leaking gift that keeps on giving, as it looks like we're getting The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword on Nintendo Switch Which is interesting as it was something Nintendo had no plans for At least, that was the case two years ago when they were directly asked about it since they were in[...]
The Next Tetris 99 Maximus Cup Will Revolve Around Three Games
We have the details of all three below. Its a round of second chances in the next Maximus Cup, courtesy of Nintendo. If you've had your eyes set on one of the game themes from past events, but just started playing or weren't able to earn enough event points to unlock it, this Maximus Cup is for[...]
Pikmin 3 Deluxe Comes To Nintendo Switch In October
Some cool news from Nintendo this morning as they revealed Pikmin 3 Deluxe will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in October As you might suspect, the game is a fully remastered version of the original 2013 game, complete with new content, more options for cooperative play, and multiple options for new players to dive[...]
Tetris 99 Is Throwing A New Paper Mario-Themed Maximus Cup
Some cool news from Nintendo this week as Tetris 99 is throwing a brand new Maximus Cup-themed around Paper Mario: The Origami King It's been a minute since we've seen Nintendo throw one of these, but hey, there's no better game to do it with than their latest release From July 31st until August 3rd,[...]
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Receives Summer Update Wave 2
Nintendo revealed what Wave 2 of the Summer Update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be, and it's got a few surprises Aside from fireworks as well as Island Backup (finally), those with Nintendo Switch Online will have the ability to sleep and enter dreams, which will allow them to visit other people's islands All[...]
Dr. Mario World Adds A Special 8-Bit Doctor For The Anniversary
Nintendo is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Dr Mario with a special event happening in Dr Mario World with the original Doc himself For a limited time, you've got the original NES version of Dr Mario in the game as a playable character The character comes with special skills as a free login bonus, as[...]
First 4 Figures' "Luigi's Mansion 3" Figure Is Appropriately Spooky
In case you haven't been paying attention to the retro games side of social media this week, a lot of hidden and hacked source code has been released to the public this week involving games from what some would call Nintendo's Golden Era, which includes titles like Yoshi's Island and The Legend Of Zelda: A[...]
Jackbox Games Releases Quiplash & Fibbage XL For Nintendo Switch
Jackbox Games had a fun surprise for Nintendo Switch fans this week as they have added both Quiplash and Fibbage XL to the eShop With people stuck at home and unable to interact in person for a while, it only makes sense the company would be doing everything possible to create some way for people[...]