Category: Nintendo News

Wow. Wowowowowow!! Talk about a way to end a Nintendo Direct! YES, the long rumored remake of Link’s Awakening was FINALLY revealed today and Andy and Taylor dive full steam ahead into it! Did we like the trailer? What’s up with those graphics?? Is it going to get a subtitle? When do we expect it to be released? Does this put the kibosh on the Skyward Sword HD rumors? All this and so much more! We also cover everything else…

During today’s Nintendo Direct, the long-rumored remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening was finally revealed for the Nintendo Switch. Capping off the presentation, Nintendo released a trailer for a re-imagining of Link’s Game Boy classic that featured gameplay footage and an exceptional looking animated intro sequence. The trailer also gave us our first look at the remake’s art style, which is sure to be a talking point among fans. Link’s Awakening for Nintendo Switch will feature a cutesy, almost…

During today’s Nintendo Direct, it was announced that a new update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is scheduled for this spring. The finer details of Version 3.0 are unknown as of this point, but we do know that new fighter Joker and Challenger Pack 1 will be out by the end of April. We can’t wait for the update to come! Let us know what you think in the comments below. Source: Nintendo Direct

The first Nintendo Direct of 2019 is taking place later today, and we’re absolutely hyped to learn of the company’s plans for the next year. The Big N is promising 35 minutes worth of information on upcoming Switch titles, including the hotly anticipated Fire Emblem: Three Houses. The Nintendo Direct live stream is set to begin at 2 PM Pacific Time / 5 PM Eastern Time, so be sure to join your pals at Zelda Dungeon right here as the…

Nintendo recently announced a special, three-day Zelda-themed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate event. The event, aptly titled “Power, Wisdom and Courage”, is due to begin on February 15th and will allow players to battle spirits from the Legend of Zelda series, in order to earn more gold than usual. Spirits are characters that have lost their physical forms and have become, well, spirits. They can be collected to augment the power of your fighters, opponents, and even Mii Fighters. If you aren’t sure how to…

Well it looks like our trip on the Week of Love has taken a slight pitstop as Nintendo is gracing us with its presence just before Valentine’s Day. The Big N has just announced that tomorrow, on February 13th at 2 P.M. PST/5 P.M. EST, they will be having their first big Direct of 2019. According to Nintendo of America’s tweet, this will be a 35-Minute Direct Presentation that will feature news on upcoming Switch titles, as well as new…

As part of their advertising push, Nintendo have released a brand new advert aimed at families, featuring footage from Breath of the Wild. The 30-second clip introduces a young couple with a baby as the mother leaves for a meeting. The father proceeds to showcase some Breath of the Wild footage, from riding on horseback to fighting a Lynel. During this session, he’s making sure to keep quiet as the baby slowly falls asleep. As the mother returns, he suggests the renaming of…

Update: Nintendo has released a video detailing the new additions to the Nintendo Selects line. You can watch it above. 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….

Cross-platform play, I am proud to say, has been a hot topic of many gaming discussions for the last couple of years. Focusing more on the game than the system, cross-platform has been seen as the next stage of evolution in the ever-growing unity of the gaming community. And it now seems that gaming giant Microsoft is indeed taking that next step. Thanks to the conference schedule for this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC), we now know that Microsoft plans to…

One of Nintendo’s biggest investments for the next few years will be the debut of the own theme park attractions in two Universal Studios locations. Known as “Nintendo World,” these Nintendo-themed areas are currently being planned for both Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Florida. While not many specifics have reached the public, the concept art alone for these attractions looks promising for any fan of the Big N to say the least. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa gave an update…