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Mario's Namesake, Mario Segale, Passes Away at Age 84
As legend has it, Segale owned the property that Nintendo of America once occupied back in the early '80s, and walked right into the office raising hell one fateful day demanding rent as their landlord Depending on what version you believe, he was either promised to be added to a game, or someone simply liked[...]
Nintendo Reveals The Last Pieces of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
This morning, Nintendo dropped a new Nintendo Direct video that showed off everything the company had left on Super Smash Bros Ultimate Among the big reveals that took place today are that there are only two, not seven, final characters added to the main roster of the game with Ken Masters from Street Fighter and Incineroar from[...]
Fortnite
In a sales report, Nintendo talked about their sales and revealed that Fortnite's been installed on nearly half of all Nintendo Switches. credit//Epic Games Fortnite's power is staggering The game somehow continues to grow despite it seemingly having a share of everything already The free Battle Royale mode is a huge presence in the games industry, not[...]
[RUMOR] Adi Shankar in Talks for 'Legend of Zelda' TV Series
The Wrap is reporting that one of the producers from Netflix's Castlevania series, Adi Shankar, is in talks with Nintendo for a TV Series based on The Legend of Zelda Shankar first teased the announcement on his Instagram by saying he was "working with an iconic Japanese gaming company to adapt one of their iconic video games series[...]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Nintendo has announced that they'll be doing one last Nintendo Direct video dedicated to revealing info about Super Smash Bros Ultimate With the game about five weeks away from being released and a bunch of new leaks making their way out to the general public, it appears the company will be doing one more reveal[...]
A Japanese Auction Features a Wii Remote Prototype for GameCube
An interesting find in an online auction this week as a rarity has been found from Nintendo A prototype remote for the Wii made for the GameCube The remote itself is weird for a couple of reasons, aside from the fact that it's for a system that has not yet been created The remote is[...]
Nintendo Celebrates One-Year Anniversary for Super Mario Odyssey
Nintendo decided to throw up a special tweet today celebrating the one-year anniversary of Super Mario Odyssey on the Nintendo Switch It's a rather curious anniversary to see, especially when the company didn't celebrate the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros 3 But there's a lot of things Nintendo does that never makes any sense[...]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fans Freak Out Over New Found Item
The proof in question comes to us from Nintendo's own Twitter feed in which they posted an update from the SSBU college tour In the video below, between 0:28-0:29, people have spotted a new small green item in the game that's never been used before, and it sent everyone into a speculation spiral on social[...]
ARK: Survival Evolved on Nintendo Switch, Coming November 30, 2018!
Studio Wildcard has announced the release date for their upcoming Nintendo Switch port of Ark: Survival Evolved. Ark: Survival Evolved has continued to chug along impressively throughout its life From its popular Early Access launch to full launch last year, it has kept a sizeable community Taming dinosaurs in a survival game is a strong pitch and[...]
Vampyr
Vampyr is coming to the Nintendo Switch, Focus Home Interactive confirmed in an investors call. Vampyr remains one of my favourite games of the year It's rough and is certainly a B-game, but the ideas and world it wields in its favour is wonderful I really think people are sleeping on it, and if you haven't had[...]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Here's hoping Nintendo will drop the bomb soon now that this is making the rounds and reveal the rest of the Super Smash Bros Ultimate roster. If you believe the latest Super Smash Bros Ultimate rumor, there's seven new characters on the way that haven't been revealed yet According to a few people on ResetEra today, a new[...]
Super Mario Odyssey is Getting a Zombie Mario Costume
Get ready to crank some Cranberries music this Halloween as Nintendo will be adding a zombie costume to Super Mario Odyssey A lot of people made the joke this week that they're adding a Luigi costume since fans are still obsessed with his brother bring killed off in a Super Smash Bros Ultimate trailer, but[...]
Nintendo has Announced a Diablo III Switch Bundle
credit// Nintendo Nintendo (via BuisnessWire) announced a new Nintendo Switch bundle designed to roll out with the Diablo III: Eternal Collection on November 2nd, 2018 Fans who pick up the bundle will receive a Diablo-themed Nintendo Switch System and dock, a download code for Diablo III: Eternal Collection, and a themed carrying case for the console[...]
Diablo III
More than that though, Diablo III is set to arrive on Nintendo Switch on November 7, putting the game on a brand new platform. The game seems available on everything, and it certainly raises some questions, especially with the issue of cross-play being very prevalent at the moment Well, it seems that the possibility for Diablo III[...]
Nintendo Reveals Fitness Boxing for Nintendo Switch
We kinda wondered if the Fitness games would return from Nintendo with the Nintendo Switch, and now we know with the reveal of Fitness Boxing Much like the Wii version, the game will rely on motion controls to help you train as the joy-cons will serve as the training device We have screenshots and a full[...]
Nintendo Switch Red Blue
It appears Nintendo is already looking to do a redesign on the Nintendo Switch, as a new report suggests a new design is coming in 2019 According to a story by the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo is planning to reveal a redesign of some sort on the console, set to happen sometime in the second[...]
Splatoon 2 Releases Four Halloween Masks With Weird Abilities
Nintendo has released a new set of Halloween masks for players to pick up in Splatoon 2, and each one apparently does something different However, Nintendo didn't make it easy to pick them up as there are no challenges involved to receive them… you have to sign up for stuff Splatoon News on Twitter posted[...]
From The Rumor Mill: Animal Crossing Coming in Early 2019?
If you're willing to believe the latest rumors from the mill this morning, we may be getting Animal Crossing on the Nintendo Switch sooner than expected Several outlets are citing a website called Loot Pots as the source, who claim they have an unnamed source who says the game could be released in the first quarter of[...]
Nintendo Announces Pokémon: Let's Go U.S. Road Trip
Yesterday, we talked about how Nintendo showed off some trucks in Los Angeles related to Pokémon: Let's Go, but didn't give any info as to what they were doing That got cleared up this afternoon at the company threw an event in L.A with self-proclaimed Pokémon superfan Jordin Sparks, as the company will do a U.S[...]
Nintendo Clears Cloud Save Confusion with Six-Month Recovery Period
When Nintendo failed to give an adequate answer to players as to what would happen to their cloud saves with Nintendo Switch Online after their account stopped, people kinda freaked out The possibility of losing their data just because you didn't immediately plunk down another $20 will do that to any gamer Fortunately, Nintendo cleared the[...]
New Super Mario Party Trailer Highlights the Game's Joy-Con Features
Nintendo has released a brand new trailer for Super Mario Party, this time showing off the functions of the joy-cons while playing the game Earlier this week we reported on how some people were talking about the mechanics of the joy-con system in the game, and how apparently you can only use them and how[...]
Birdo is the Next Character to Join Mario Tennis Aces
The next DLC character making their way into Mario Tennis Aces from Nintendo will be Birdo, but you'll need to unlock her to play as her in the game While the DLC is absolutely free, Nintendo wasn't just going to throw in a free character without making you work for it, and the way they've[...]
Nintendo's Next Update for Splatoon 2 Will Add Its Final Stage
It appears Nintendo is in the process of slowly winding down updates for Splatoon 2, starting with the 4.1 update that will add the game's last stage The company sent out a few different tweets across a few of their Twitter accounts, showing off the last new stage coming in October, as well as a[...]
Nintendo Teases a Pokémon: Let's Go Event in California
Nintendo took to Twitter today to hype an event happening in Los Angeles involving a couple of trucks for their upcoming game Pokémon: Let's Go Apparently, something exciting is going to be happening with these two trucks, one with Pikachu and one with Eevee on the side. Pikachu and Eevee have been spotted in Los Angeles and[...]
Yo-Kai Watch 3 is Coming to North America Next Year
Today, Nintendo announced that North American audiences will finally be getting Yo-Kai Watch 3, and it will be coming a little sooner than some may expect According to Nintendo, the game will be coming to the west on February 8th, 2019 Level-5, the developers and producers of the game, haven't really commented on the release In[...]
Nintendo Releases a New Trailer Hyping the Online NES Library
Nintendo has decided to hit you with some extra nostalgia by hyping the next few NES games coming to Nintendo Switch Online Right now you have 20 games to choose from with the online service, but the company has made it know with the new trailer here that they will be adding three games a[...]
The Controls for Super Mario Party Controls Are Apparently Wonky and Limited
According to a few sources who have tried out Super Mario Party, it appears the game will have controls that won't exactly be the best to play with. Nintendo Enthusiast is reporting that on top of the fact that the game does not support pro-controller play, but it will also not be compatible with the handheld mode, leaving[...]
From The Rumor Mill: New Character Leaked for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
More than likely, if it is real, we'll know in short order as Nintendo has slowly been revealing new characters for the game If it isn't, we're not entirely shocked someone faked it to get Street Fighter fan's hopes up. The latest rumor for Super Smash Bros Ultimate may have some teeth to it, but it's[...]
Splatoon 2 Launches Their FIrst Splatfest After the Online Changes
Nintendo has officially released details of the next Splatfest event in Splatoon 2 after the Nintendo Switch Online system has gone live This time around it will be a battle of fashion as you will splat paint on each other over two fashion choices: Retro or Modern. credit//Nintendo The company also posted an official notice to their player[...]