Super Nintendo World — part of the larger Universal Studios Japan theme park — will open Feb. 4, Universal Studios announced Monday. The theme park is said to be opening with two main rides: a Mario Kart ride and a Yoshi’s Adventure ride. In the announcement Monday, the companies showed off the Mario Kart portion […]
Super Nintendo World Theme Park Is Opening In February
Super Nintendo World in Osaka, Japan was scheduled to open this year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, plans for the park’s inauguration were scrapped. Now, Super Nintendo World will open to the public on February 4, 2021. In the meantime, a Nintendo-themed café and shop have already opened in the Universal Studios Japan park. Eventually, the […]
Super Nintendo World Opens In February And It Looks Awesome
When we first learned of the Super Nintendo World coming to Universal Studios in Japan, immediately my inner-child screeched in excitement with millions of others. Since then, every new look had that delight escalating further, and now? Now we’ve got a grand opening date as well as a new sneak peek at what the park will have to offer […]
Nintendo shutting down Super Mario Maker level uploads in 2021
Nintendo is ending support for some online features in Super Mario Maker, the original Wii U game, next year. Players will no longer be able to upload courses in Super Mario Maker as of March 31, 2021, Nintendo said in a support notice on its website. Super Mario Maker will be removed from the Nintendo […]
Nintendo Switch Has Almost Sold 70 Million Units, Is Close To Outselling GBA/3DS
Nintendo‘s latest financial report has been released and the Switch’s new sale figures have almost put it ahead of the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo 3DS. The Switch has been incredibly successful for Nintendo, following the lackluster years of the Wii U. The 2020 COVID lockdown saw a huge spike in sales for the […]
Hitman 3 Coming To Nintendo Switch Via Cloud Streaming
Hitman 3, the conclusion of IO Interactive’s recent World of Assissnation trilogy, will be coming to the Nintendo Switch via cloud streaming, Nintendo announced this morning during its Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. While the game is currently expected to be released on January 20, 2021 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, […]
Nintendo Joy-Cons To Receive Permanent Price Cut Soon
Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons aren’t cheap, but the company will at least make individual Joy-Con controllers a little more affordable. Previously $50, individual left and right Joy-Cons now cost $40 each. That brings them in line with Joy-Con two-packs, which get you both controllers for $80. This price cut will go into effect on November 9, […]
What Nintendo Learned From Disney’s Anti-Consumer Playbook
Today, news came that Nintendo would be releasing the original Fire Emblem game in English for the first time. However, there’s a catch – the game, both in its digital and physical release, will be available for a limited time only. This comes mere months after Nintendo put out Super Mario 3D All-Stars – a truly bad compilation […]
Pikmin 3 Deluxe Nintendo Switch Preorder Guide: Release Date, New Content, And More Info
The Switch’s huge library is partially bolstered by some of the Wii U’s best games. This gives underappreciated games like New Super Mario Bros. U, Mario Kart 8, Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze, and the upcoming Super Mario 3D World new life on the incredibly popular hybrid console. This fall, another wonderful Wii U game will […]
My Nintendo Adds New Physical Mario Rewards
Nintendo is slowly expanding its My Nintendo loyalty program with new rewards. While the program has traditionally only offered digital prizes like wallpapers and discounts on select Wii U and 3DS games, the company has been adding a handful of physical items to the rewards catalog in recent weeks, and the newest batch features a […]