Nintendo’s timing with its no-pressure comfort food games has been fortuitous. Animal Crossing landed at almost the exact moment that people around the world were desperate for some no-stress escapism from COVID-19. Now, Pokémon Pokopia launches right at the time that America massively escalates global tensions by committing war crimes…
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Nintendo is keeping it short and simple for today’s English-language Indie World Showcase, with a running time of 18 minutes. But the same can’t be said for Japan, which sits at 27 minutes and includes many games not shown during the English showcase. For these Japanese games, only some apply…
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Mario Tennis Fever is one of Nintendo’s weakest titles in years, and certainly its weakest tennis title. This is tragic because I loved Mario Tennis back on the N64, Game Boy, and Game Cube. Let’s start with the story mode. On the one hand, I do congratulate the developers for…
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Today’s Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Direct highlights Mii character creation with new customization parts, island building, player-created items, and more. It also announces a mid-April launch date. This is the first new entry in the Tomodachi Life series in more than 10 years.…
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Today, Nintendo announced the launch lineup for the Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classic app through an overview trailer. In addition to its seven launch games, nine more titles will be added throughout 2026. The ability to change the screen colour will also arrive this year.…
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Nintendo has released a new five-minute trailer for Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, featuring its new ways to play solo or multiplayer. This latest version of Super Mario Bros. Wonder includes new co-op and competitive gameplay to the Flower Kingdom, plus…
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Kirby Air Riders is fun. It’s not any more than that, and it’s clearly filler for Nintendo to pad out the all-important first Christmas for the Switch 2. With Metroid coming soon, Kirby’s there for the younger ones to also have something under the tree. And it’s fun. The basic…
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Koei Tecmo has brought its Musou “Warriors” formula to Nintendo properties five times now – twice with Fire Emblem and now, with Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, three times with The Legend of Zelda. This one might just be the most cohesive and coherent of them yet, and shows just…
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Animal Crossing fans worldwide will receive two late holiday gifts this year: in January, the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons launches, and as of the same day, the 3.0 update will be available for both versions of the game. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of the…
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Today’s Nintendo Direct was packed with as much news as one could have in 60 minutes. One-third of it was dedicated to Mario’s 40th anniversary and several great pieces of Mario-related news; you can read all about that here. Going into the Direct, rumours were swirling regarding a new Pokémon…
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