Category: Nintendo News

No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again launches soon, in about 24 hours in Japan. And the game’s creator, Suda51, took to Twitter today talk about a special shirt the game’s protagonist will be able to collect and wear. Presented in a tweet with the caption “24  hours remain,” the shirt prominently features Link from Majora’s Mask. Attentive players will remember these words from Majora’s Mask, shown on the last of three days that drive the game’s mechanics. Suda51 is one of the…

Since its launch in September of last year, Nintendo Switch Online has stocked its digital library of NES games with a steady stream of updates. For instance, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link was added to the Switch Online service just last week. While getting free access to classic titles is certainly a perk of the service, many fans have expressed their desire to see games from other, more recent platforms added to Nintendo Switch Online, perhaps developing into a…

Nintendo has some wonderful news for the Zelda fans who also love great prices. Three new titles have joined the Nintendo Selects library, with Majora’s Mask 3D being one of them. And joining Majora’s Mask 3D is Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and StarFox 64 3D. Players can pick any of these wonderful titles up for just $19.99 USD/$29.99 CAD. I think it’s wonderful that Nintendo is continuing the Nintendo Selects program. They often select the most classic and…

The Nintendo Entertainment Systsem – Nintendo Switch Online service has been updating regularly, and their next update is coming January 16th. The titles arriving at that time will be  Blaster Master and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Both games are their original versions, ported over to the Online Service. It’s good to see that Nintendo is keeping the NES Online roster robust and that it’s expanding at a decent pace. Zelda II isn’t my favorite Zelda game, but it…

Editor’s Note: The headline of this article has been updated to further clarify Furukawa’s statements. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently took part in an interview with Japanese publication Nikkei, discussing his and the company’s approach to the always-changing technology and entertainment industries. Interestingly, when asked about how Nintendo intends to innovate in such a risk-prone business, Furukawa hinted that the company may one day move away from home console development as a way to stay flexible. Furukawa floated the idea of changes…

The latest update to the My Nintendo rewards program for Europe now includes The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. If you are a member of the My Nintendo rewards program and have at least 40 Gold Points stashed away, you can avail of a 40% discount on the game of your choice. Both games are available as Virtual Console DS games, which will allow you to embark upon your quest to save Hyrule from the…

One of the most well-documented glitches in the original Super Mario Bros. is a hidden stage referred to as “World -1”, an ever-looping water level that can only be reached by glitching through a wall in World 1-2. While players were never intended to access this “Minus World,” it has become something of a curiosity from the NES era. Well, it would seem that the Super Mario wasn’t the only tent-pole NES title that contains a glitched Minus World. As…

Amazon has revealed its “Best Sellers of 2018” list, including a section dedicated to video games. The list incorporates 42 of the most popular Nintendo games, consoles, and accessories throughout the United States, with the Nintendo Switch products dominating the top spots. The NES Classic Mini — the modern version of the retro Nintendo Entertainment System — proved that older games are still in demand, finding its place at number 17, while The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild managed…

Nintendo quietly revealed via their Support Page that more DLC will be coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in the form of Mii Fighter Costumes. These costumes will retail individually for $0.75 USD and are to be released sometime in 2019. As to what costumes will be coming to Ultimate, that is still unknown at this time, but our fingers are crossed for more Zelda representations! Mii Fighter Costume  – Includes 1 Costume – Price: $0.75 (USD) – Content Available: 2019 (exact…

Nintendo recently unveiled a couple of new wallpapers from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Japanese versions of wallpapers from the My Nintendo shop, these two wallpapers (one for desktop and one for mobile) depict the game’s iconic Battlefield stage. You can grab both of these wallpapers in the image gallery below. What do you think of these wallpapers? How have you been enjoying Super Smash Bros. Ultimate so far? Let us know in the comments below! Source: Nintendo (via Twitter)