Nintendo has announced that a port of 2011's Kirby's Epic Yarn is coming to Nintendo 3DS. It is sporting a whole bunch of additional content, including new abilities, mini-games, and a "Devilish Mode". The port is scheduled for some point i...

Dragon Quest has been one of my favorite RPG series for about a decade. Simple, idealistic fairy tales resonated with me in my childhood the same way colorful, idealistic shonen anime worlds did in my college years, so it’s little won...

Rhythm games have an amazing history of savagely standing up the Wii U. Last year Let's Sing 2018 released on Wii and Switch, completely skipping the Wii U, topped off with the inclusion of the song "I Hate U." Well, it's happening aga...

Fans of the Xenoblade Chronicles series have likely been ecstatic with the DLC for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Not only have Shulk and Fiora from the Wii classic been added to the game, but now Elma from the Wii U's Chronicles X can join your p...

I'll seize any halfway relevant opportunity to gush about Endless Ocean for a bit, so here goes. The Arika-developed, Nintendo-published series of underwater exploration games was a real highlight of the Wii era for me. I enjoy learning abo...

With the first de Blob game already finding a home on Switch, it was only a matter of time that its sequel would splatter onto the platform. As spotted on Nintendo's official website, de Blob 2 will be heading to Switch on August 28 for $29...

After making a surprise splash on PC last year, de Blob got a pseudo-revival on consoles when it came to PS4 and Xbox One six months later. The game is now coming full circle and returning to a Nintendo platform when it launches on June 26 ...

For years now folks have been modding Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart DS, creating interesting new tracks to take on. Among that group is Atlas, who is probably the chief creator, constantly creating new courses and homages. This ti...

Memorabilia manufacturers First 4 Figures have uploaded a short video giving you a sneak peek at the next release in their Legend of Zelda line. It's none other the true form of the beautiful Twilight Princess herself, Midna.Very little det...

Square Enix has a brand new website for you to peruse. To commemorate the occasion, the publisher is handing out its "popular" game Mini Ninjas on PC. The only caveat is that you'll need to jump through a crazy amount of hoops to actually d...

So Nintendo is doing a sort of weird rollout for the Wii Shop's death, and it's important that you know how it works in case you haven't picked up a few of its exclusive gems that will die horribly along with it. To clarify yet again, on Ma...

As a general rule, WiiWare was weird ware. Even in its prime, it was one of the least popular online storefronts in gaming, despite being on the best-selling console at the time and coming equipped with a now-legendary theme song. A lo...

After finding success with the Legend of Zelda series, Dark Horse decided to take a crack at the equally iconic Super Mario Bros. series in 2015 with the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia. This previously Japanese exclusive book chronicled all...

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences holds the D.I.C.E. Awards every year to recognize not only the entertainment we enjoy, but the people that made our entertainment possible. For the upcoming 21st D.I.C.E. Awards, acclaimed Nint...

One of my favorite things about the Wii was the Everybody Votes channel. A lot of the time I'd pop that bad boy on even if I had no intention of playing something on the Wii, which was a neat little phenomenon that some other consoles can't...

Nintendo is going to keep the momentum of the Switch going anyway it can. In addition to almost eclipsing the Wii U's lifetime sales in less than 12 months, the Switch has also reached the coveted spot of the fastest-selling video game syst...

It may be the end of the road for Mr. Bond, as the Japanese servers for the Nintendo Wii remake of GoldenEye 007 will be closing in 2018.The Wii re-release of Rare's 1997 classic has been used for almost eight years now to keep budding agen...

In the last issue we looked back at various spooky mythos in video games, PC Gamer's continuing unprofessional attitude towards a plea for help, and the topic of death itself! However, for this issue we'll be mourning the death of the Miive...

Speaking in the latest issue of Japanese publication Famitsu, The Pokemon Company revealed that Pokemon-branded video games have officially shipped over 300 million units.From 1996's Pokemon Red & Blue, to 2017's Pokemon Ultra Sun &...

The last we heard of Nintendo's quirky (and Japanese exclusive) Captain Rainbow, a full translation had been completed, but just needed to be applied to the game. Now, out of the blue, that fan patch is available to use. It isn't 100% compl...

The overlooked Wii classic, de Blob (that got a second lease on life this past year for PC), is now heading to current gen consoles. THQ Nordic announced that de Blob will be releasing for PS4 and Xbox One on November 14. This new port will...

A lot of people are annoyed that I continuously pour one out for the Wii U (I had to swap to soda because I'm all out of beer), but this situation just drives it home how influential the original Wii really was. Although it was announced in...

Nintendo have announced that the Wii Shop Channel will cease to be on January 31, 2019.As of March 27, 2018, users will no longer be able to add Wii Points to their account, ahead of the channel's eventual shut down at the start of the foll...

Last week, A jury found in favour of Texas company iLife Technologies over their claims that the Nintendo Wii controller infringed upon six of the healthcare developer's patents.The body of the lawsuit was that the Wiimote for the Wii and W...

Although F-Zero and a few other storied Nintendo series can't catch a break, Kirby is always there. Whether it's a console iteration or a portable jaunt you can always count on the fluff ball to appear, and Nintendo always support...