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Super Mario Bros Movie Poster Debuts, Trailer On Thursday
It looks like we will also get the first trailer this Thursday during a special Nintendo Direct presentation Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (collaborators on Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies) from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel (The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, Minions: The Rise of Gru), the[...]
Metroid Dread Samus Aran Figure Arrives at Good Smile Company 
Hell, Nintendo is a company that should have its own 6" figure line dishing out the Super Smash Bros roster While we do not have a dedicated line for all these iconic heroes and villains, we can build our own roster Good Smile Company has revealed that Samus Aran from the new hit video game[...]
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Reveals Wiglett Coming To The Game
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company revealed a new creature for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet as Wiglett is coming to both titles This is, by far, one of the weirdest ones they have debuted in the series that has too cute a fave to be ignored The creature is basically an offshoot of Diglett, only this[...]
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Nintendo has launched the first official Splatfest from Splatoon 3 as players have an interesting battle ahead of them As you may recall from the previous game, Splatfest is basically an online competition where you are choosing what you like best in a specific question, and by choosing that item, you are fighting for that[...]
Mario Strikers: Battle League Adds Diddy Kong & Pauline In Latest Update
Nintendo has released a new update this week for Mario Strikers: Battle League, as players now have Diddy Kong and Pauline to choose from As previously revealed during the Nintendo Direct earlier this month, both characters bring their own different styles to the field as you will take it to the net with various tactics[...]
Nintendo Reveals What They're Bringing To SDCC 2019
Looks like Nintendo is entering the animated film game as they have officially acquired Dynamo Pictures this week In what feels like the company taking a very specific stance, it has come to light through this Notification of Acquisition on their website that the company filed to take over the studio in July, and that[...]
Nintendo Reveals Multiple Games & Updates For 2022 Holiday Season
Nintendo held another one of their Direct livestreams this morning, going over multiple games for the holidays as well as 2023 Some of the major announcements this morning include a new major entry in the Fire Emblem series with Fire Emblem Engage, a new mechanical hero for Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the first official Splatfest for[...]
Nintendo Reveals Pokémon Scarlet & Violet OLED Switch
Along with all the new Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet this morning, Nintendo revealed a new OLED Switch model for the title Being released on November 18th, the same day as the dual games, this will be your standard OLED model of the portable console, only it comes with a little flair[...]
New Details Revealed For Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet
You can check out the full video below as we patiently wait for both games to come out on November 18th, 2022. Credit: The Pokémon Company The newest chapters in the Pokémon series, the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games, are coming to the Nintendo Switch system later this year[...]
First 4 Figures Reveals New The Legend of Zelda: BOTW Link Statue 
First 4 Figures is back at it again, as they unveiled their latest video game statue from the world of Nintendo This statue comes to us from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as Link mounts his latest steed It is time to explore Hyrule in style with this group dynamic statue from[...]
The Nintendo of America headquarters in Redmond, Washington on April 15, 2017, photo by Katherine Welles / Shutterstock.com.
A new report has come out this week alleging that sexual harassment was taking part at Nintendo Of America for years The report comes from Kotaku, which broke the story this morning as they spoke with a number of former and current contracted game testers with stories about incidents at the company during their time[...]
Wave Race 64 Is Coming To Nintendo Switch Online
Nintendo announced a new addition coming to Nintendo Switch Online tonight as we're getting Wave Race 64 added to the N64 library Unless you played this era of gaming, you have no idea what impact this game had on a generation of Nintendo fans One of the few games the company released just after the[...]
Nintendo Releases A Ton of Information About Splatoon 3
This morning, Nintendo held a special Splatoon 3 Direct video going over the game, and we learned a lot about this upcoming sequel The biggest takeaway that should be of note here is that the team went to great lengths to make sure you knew this wasn't just "Splatoon 2.5" with some extra content Which[...]
Super Punch-Out!! Two-Player Mode Discovered 28 Years Later
(If you really wanna see something amazing, go watch Zallard1 at SGDQ 2018 beat both games at the same time.) But in that entire time that people have been playing it and running it, there's been two secret codes in the game that no one found until recently. Credit: Nintendo The codes were found by CaH4e3, which[...]
Nintendo Confirms Splatoon 3 Will Be Released On September 9th
Nintendo briefly announced this morning they will be holding a Splatoon 3 Direct this week, showing off the game before launch Like all preamble announcements from the company, it was short and to the point, as they revealed this Wednesday, August 10th, at 6AM PT, they will be holding a 30-minute livestream in which we[...]
Mega Man Battle & Fighters Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
SNK has another awesome NeoGeo Pocket title coming to the Nintendo Switch as fans are getting Mega Man Battle & Fighters today If you're not familiar with this title, don't worry, it's not exactly one of the more highly publicized titles from the Capcom franchise out there It was a Japanese-only release in 2000, and[...]
New Details Revealed For Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet
Both games are set to be released on Nintendo Switch on November 18th, 2022. Credit: The Pokémon Company Welcome to Paldea: Players will start their adventure in the Paldea region, a land of vast open spaces dotted with lakes, towering peaks, wastelands, and mountain ranges Players will find lots of people and Pokémon living together in a variety[...]
Nintendo & Keebler Partner For Special Mario Kart Cookies
Nintendo announced this morning they've formed a new partnership with Keebler to make a special Mario Kart-themed cookie The two will be bringing about a limited-time cookie to store shelves as you'll have a chance to get your hands on the Mario Kart Fudge Stripes Rocky Road Cookies As you can see from the images[...]
Tetris 99
Nintendo has decided to go crazy with Tetris 99 revivals this week as they will hold multiple Maximus Cup events for 24 hours each This is one of those Second Chance Edition events we've talked about in the past where Nintendo doesn't really retire previous cup rewards, they just save them for later to do[...]
Nintendo Reveals Second Wave Of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Courses
Nintendo dropped a new trailer this morning for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe showing off Wave 2 of new courses from the Booster Course Pass All eight of these are an interesting mix as they go across the board with previous entries in the series, as well as some new flavor The big addition is Sky-High[...]
Nintendo Switch Sports To Get Free Update On July 26th
Nintendo revealed they will be sending out a free update for Nintendo Switch Sports, which will add some new options on July 26th Some of the additions to this will be the ability to turn your real-life kicks into powerful in-game actions with an update to Soccer matches, you'll be able to pull off a[...]
Nintendo Switch Online Adds Three New NES & SNES Titles For July 2022
Nintendo has started getting back into the groove of adding titles to Nintendo Switch Online's retro library, as three more arrived today The three games you're getting are Kirby's Avalanche and Fighter's History for the SNES, and Daiva Story 6: Imperial of Nirsartia for the NES Starting with Kirby's Avalanche, this is a dro-down puzzler[...]
Mario Strikers: Battle League Adds Daisy & Shy Guy
Nintendo will release a new free update for Mario Strikers: Battle League, as players will get Daisy and Shy Guy added to the roster Set to be released on July 22nd, this update will add a number of new features to the game, including both characters as team leaders, a new set of Knight-themed gear,[...]
Niantic Brings New Pikmin Bloom Changes in July 2022
Let's see what the mobile developer behind Pokémon GO will bring to this game based on Nintendo's franchise as it moves toward its second year. Pikmin Bloom graphic Credit: Niantic Here are the new features coming to Pikmin Bloom: New Flower Planting Weekly Challenges: Niantic previously introduced Weekly Challenges to Pikmin Bloom in April[...]
Kirby’s Dream Buffet Announced For The Nintendo Switch
Nintendo rolled out a new Kirby game today, literally, as the pink puff will be getting a food-related title in Kirby's Dream Buffet! In what will probably be one of the best and most ridiculous "just for fun" games the company will release this year, the team has put together a 1-4 player racing game[...]
Pikmin Bloom Announces Big Flower Forecast for July 2022
No matter where you are in the world, maybe there's some blooming around you! Pikmin Bloom is Niantic's mobile adaptation of the Nintendo franchise It functions somewhat like Pokémon GO in that it is a collection app that incentivizes players to collect certain Pikmin, but it is also very much a wellness app[...]
Nintendo Will Release An OLED Switch Model Inspired By Splatoon 3
For those of you looking for a little something different from the Nintendo Switch, there's a new OLED model coming with a new design The company will be releasing the model you see below with artwork inspired by Splatoon 3 This specific console will be released on August 26th, a couple of weeks before the[...]