It’s fun to look back every once in a while at where we came from in video games. Few, if any, companies will be remembered as fondly as Nintendo. For a large percentage of us, Nintendo was our introduction to gaming. For many, the house of Mario remains their favorite to this day. A fan-made … Read more
Nintendo caught us a bit by surprise this morning with a video teasing what looks to be some sort of a new fitness peripheral for their Switch console-handheld hybrid. While we do not yet know the name, release date, or price, what we can say is that it is a ring-shaped bendable device that you … Read more
Nintendo streamed a new Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday. The Nintendo Direct livestream had a number of new game announcements – including Deadly Premonition Origins, Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition, Vampyr, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and more. There were also some mentions for games coming out this year like Luigi’s Mansion 3, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Finally, Nintendo … Read more
Nintendo has released another new update for their mobile-only puzzle game Dr. Mario World, adding a new world, new doctors, and new assistants. The new world, World 7, is an amusement park theme “littered with meddlesome viruses and tricky stages.” So far, only stages 241 to 260 have been unlocked. The new doctors include a … Read more
As we reported yesterday, Nintendo is streaming a new Nintendo Direct presentation today at 6 PM Eastern. The Nintendo Direct livestream will focus on Switch titles that are coming out in 2019. The emphasis will be on Luigi’s Mansion 3, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Watch the presentation live below!
Platinum Games’ latest title, Astral Chain, has been out for a few days now. How is it doing with critics, you ask? The Nintendo Switch exclusive is garnering positive reviews so far. Astral Chain has some talent connected to it. Takahisa Taura – the game designer behind Nier: Automata – and Hideki Kamiya, the creator … Read more
Nintendo has confirmed the release date for Mario Kart Tour on Android and iOS. The free-to-play mobile game will launch on September 25. The game has been in closed beta in select countries for Android. The game reportedly has a lot of microtransactions for things like unlocking characters. Mario Kart Tour will be the third … Read more
Nintendo has added a new world, twenty new stages, and three new doctors to their mobile-only puzzle game Dr. Mario World. The newly available World 6 has a mine theme featuring twenty separate levels. You’ll need to clear Worlds 1-5 before you can start playing World 6. You’ll earn a Bob-omb assistant as an area … Read more
So far, video games have avoided getting hit in the ongoing trade war between the US and China. That was about to change when the president announced a 10% tariff on video game consoles and other electronics. Now the Trump administration is delaying the import tax on electronics until December 15. The United States Trade … Read more
Thirty years ago today, Nintendo released an iconic handheld system in North America for the first time. It would change the gaming world forever. Its name was Game Boy. Nintendo’s second handheld system, the Game Boy was something of a cross between its NES home console and its Game & Watch portables. It would see … Read more
The PS4 just passed a significant milestone. Sony announced today that the company has shipped 100 million PS4 consoles worldwide as of June 30, 2019. Industry analyst Daniel Ahmad tweeted that the system is outpacing both the PS2 and the Nintendo Wii. That’s quite an achievement. Not to be outdone, the Nintendo Switch is on … Read more
I am digging Dr. Mario World. While I never played a whole lot of the original back on the NES or Game Boy, Dr. Mario World has lured me in with its pick-up-and-play casual yet challenging gameplay style. This free-to-play mobile interpretation of the Dr. Mario franchise released exclusively for iOS and Android is surprisingly … Read more
Nintendo has added a “Rewind” feature for the entire collection of NES classics featured as part of Nintendo Switch Online. Nintendo Switch Online has gotten a lot of flack for the selection of “free” games that Nintendo has released as part of the service. Nintendo seems to be compensating with new features like this one, … Read more
When Tetris 99 comes to Switch as a physical release, it will include 12 full months of Nintendo Switch Online, Nintendo’s online gaming service. Tetris 99 is a battle royale puzzle game. It has you duke it out with 98 other players in a last-player-standing battle. There’s also a 49 versus 49-player team mode, local … Read more
Nintendo Switch owners will soon be able to choose from three new Joy-Con controller color options. Maybe Nintendo can make them more durable while they’re at it? The colors include blue/neon yellow and neon purple/neon orange Joy-Con controller sets. Each will be available on October 4 for the standard Joy-Con price of $79.99. Neon yellow … Read more
Luigi’s Mansion 3 is getting an appropriate release date. Nintendo confirmed today that the game will be out on October 31 – Halloween. The news was made on Nintendo’s Twitter page: When Luigi’s friends go missing on vacation, it’s up to our reluctant hero to save them from the ghosts in the Last Resort hotel! … Read more
The long-rumored handheld-only Nintendo Switch Lite will soon be a reality. Yesterday, Nintendo confirmed that they are releasing a smaller, more affordable Switch Lite model on September 20. And then in November, they’ll release a limited edition Pokemon-themed Lite system for the upcoming release of Pokemon Sword and Shield. We’re curious, though. Will you get one? … Read more
The Nintendo Switch is about to get smaller and more affordable. Nintendo announced the Switch Lite on Wednesday morning, a handheld-only version of their popular console-handheld hybrid. Unlike the Switch, the Switch Lite features built-in controllers that cannot be removed. It also can’t be docked, which means that there is no television output. You’ll only … Read more
