3DS News
October2019
Guide How To Spot Fake Paintings And Statues In Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Putting an end to Redd's 'crazy' ways
We've all been there before. You spot the infamous green tent in the town square with the words 'Black Market' hastily crossed out above the entrance. Inside, you also spot - no, it can't be - the Mona Lisa?! For a mere few thousand Bells you obviously buy it, and wait anxiously for the package to arrive in the...
News New Game Discounts And A Spooky Boo Theme Appear In The Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
There's a Link theme, too
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are five games on offer in total, including a couple of Inazuma Eleven games and one each for Mario and Zelda. As always, you can take advantage of these...
September2019
News Get Fresh 3DS Discounts With The Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
Professor Layton, Tomodachi Life and more!
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. This set is slightly smaller than usual, with four titles being put up for grabs in total. As always, you can take advantage of these discounts by...
News Shakedown: Hawaii Launches On 3DS eShop This Month, Includes The "Full Tank" Update
And much more new content
Possibly one of the last major releases for the 3DS is Shakedown: Hawaii from Vblank Entertainment. After years of waiting for this game to arrive on the system, a release date has finally been confirmed. This follow-up to Retro City Rampage will be made available for all 3DS and 2DS systems on 19th September in North...
News Level-5's Snack World Video Game Rated By The ESRB
Snack attack incoming
Got an appetite for more Level-5 games? Well then, be sure to save some room for The Snack World, as a western release appears to be on the way. After a rating for Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl Gold appeared on the Australian Classification Board in April, a classification has now popped up
News Pay Your Respects, The 3DS YouTube Service Has Now Ended In Japan
The end of an era
In July, we found out the YouTube service for the 3DS would end in Japan on 3rd September. Well, it's now officially 4th September in Japan and according to Japanese Nintendo, Google has removed this app and service from the system's eShop. If you're located in this region, you'll no longer be able to download this free app for...
News Get Discounts On Mario, Pokémon And Metroid In The Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
Plus Boxboy! and Bravely Default
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are eight new discounts up for grabs this time, including a nice selection of Mario games, some highly enjoyable Pokémon games (we loved TCG on Game Boy...
News You Can No Longer Get 3DS And Wii U Discounts From My Nintendo In Japan
They're gone!
Depending on how you feel about the 3DS and Wii U, you may or may not be pleased to hear software discounts for these two systems are no longer being offered on the My Nintendo website in Japan. According to Japanese Nintendo, the page where you could once redeem these rewards no longer exists. If you attempt to navigate to it, you'll...
August2019
News Nintendo Removing Credit Card Support From 3DS And Wii U eShop In Europe
Update: Possibly thanks to new EU ruling
Update (27th Aug, 13:45 BST): Further digging suggests that the change could be thanks to PSD2, a new payment directive adopted by the European Parliament. PSD2 is said to add new levels of protection for those making purchases online and make cross-border European payment services safer, and it comes into...
News Hold Me, There's A New Firmware Update For Nintendo 3DS
Happiness through stability
Guess what? Nintendo just pushed a new firmware update out for the good old Nintendo 3DS. Double guess what? All it does is make the system more stable, and - as you'll know if you've been following the exciting business of 3DS firmware updates over the years - it was pretty darned stable already. Version number...
News Nintendo's North American Website Now Only Advertises The 2DS Line
But what about the 3D one?
The 3DS is easily one of the greatest Nintendo systems of all-time thanks to its vast library of games and fancy features that took handheld gaming to the next level. As its time in the spotlight draws to a close, Nintendo appears to have officially phased out the 3D model on its North American website. As spotted by the...
News The Persona Series Has Now Sold More Than 10 Million Copies Worldwide
No joke
The Persona series might not be as globally recognised as Mario or Pikachu just yet, but it's certainly grown in popularity over the past number of years. In fact, it recently reached a significant milestone in its history. According to Atlus, in a blog post over on the official Japanese Persona website, the entire series has now sold more...
Feature Best Nintendo 3DS Games
As voted by you
As dwindling software sales and a paucity of games on the horizon finally signals the end of Nintendo 3DS' long day in the sun (despite what Nintendo might claim), there's no better time to look back over the extraordinary catalogue of what may well be Nintendo's final handheld-only console. After a slow start, the portable went...
Random Teen Uses 3DS, Wii U And A Fridge To Tweet After Parent Confiscates Her Phone
A true icon
Update: Sorry folks, it seems like this whole story is most likely a hoax and some unsavoury concerns have been raised over the people involved in the story. Original Story: Over the last few days, a teenage girl has gone viral on Twitter after using a number of unorthodox devices to send tweets to her followers and we have to say,...
News Get Discounts On Super Mario Games And More With My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
Including a Game & Watch collection
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are a handful of Super Mario games to choose from this time around, as well as a couple of Yo-Kai Watch games and more. As always, you can take...
July2019
News Mario Kart 7 Is Still The Best-Selling 3DS Game Of All Time, Here Are The Top Ten
The top Nintendo-published games
The Nintendo 3DS may well be on its very last legs, but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate the games which made it the fantastic console it was (and still is). We've already looked at the top ten best-selling Switch games earlier today, but now it's time to turn our attention to its older cousin, the 3DS. As you...
News Sorry Nintendo, But The 3DS Really Is Dead Now
Just 200,000 units sold in the last quarter
The 3DS is a remarkable machine and has played host to some of the best games of the past decade. However, every console has its time in the sun, and despite Nintendo's protests, the 3DS really is dead now. In Nintendo's latest financial report, it was revealed that the 3DS sold j
News 3DS YouTube Service Ends In Japan This September
Turning off the lights
Nintendo's website has revealed Google's YouTube service for the 3DS will end on 3rd September in Japan. After this date, users in this region will no longer be able to download the free app from the 3DS eShop. The YouTube app for the 3DS originally went live in 2013 and followed on from the YouTube update for the Wii U...
Deals Get A New 2DS XL With Three Games Of Your Choice For Just £135 At Nintendo UK
A sizzling summer deal
The Nintendo Official UK Store has a new deal which would be a perfect way to get started with the 3DS family of systems. You can now pick up a New Nintendo 2DS XL along with three games for just £135 (which can cost up to £209.97 ordinarily). The 3DS family - which includes the 2DS XL, of course - now has an amazing...
Incredible savings
Update: As a reminder, Nintendo's huge summer sale ends tomorrow, 25th July. Make sure to pick up any of these bargains before then! Original Article: The European Nintendo Download has just gone live for this week, but we're also being treated to a monstrous sale across Nintendo Switch and 3DS. This 'Summer Sale' includes more...
News Doug Bowser Says Nintendo Will Continue To Support The 3DS Family Of Systems
"as long as there is demand"
The Nintendo Switch Lite seems like the perfect successor to the 3DS line of systems. It's a dedicated handheld and it's more affordable than the original Switch hardware. Despite this, Nintendo has no plans to drop support for its existing handheld device just yet. During an interview with The Verge, shortly after the...
Video The 25 Best Nintendo 3DS Games Of All Time
What will you play?
Can you believe the 3DS been chugging along since 2011? It outlived the Wii U and has even received a number of games during the Switch generation. With the system essentially on life support at this stage following the announcement of the Nintendo Switch Lite, now is a great time to reflect on the 25 best 3DS games of all time...
News Get Discounts On Kirby, Star Fox, Dr. Mario And More With My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
And Splatoon themes
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are four new discounts up for grabs this time, including a couple of Dr. Mario titles no doubt included thanks to the upcoming mobile game. As always, you can take...
June2019
News Weekly Famitsu Drops The 3DS From Its Release Schedule Section
A sign of the times
One noticeable difference at this year's E3 was the absence of the 3DS. Although the five-in-one Atooi Collection was announced for the platform during the Limited Run presentation, Nintendo did not showcase any new games for its 3D device. If it wasn't already evident the handheld system has come to the end of
News It Looks Like The Final Japanese 3DS Title Has Been Canned
The true end of an era?
While Nintendo won't come out and actually say it, the 3DS is pretty dead now. All of the major publishers and developers have shifted their attention to the Switch, and as a result, the older handheld system has seen its list of releases dry up completely. 2019 is looking pretty barren for 3DS owners as far
Random Turns Out Super Mario Odyssey's Dog Started Its Career As A Nintendogs Star
Here's a fun fact for you
Remember the wonderful little good boy in Super Mario Odyssey? The one that ran around and played with you at the beach? Of course you do. Well, as it turns out, this very dog was actually already a famous Nintendo star, likely explaining its talent and confidence on screen when playing fetch with Cappy and digging up...
News Mario Stars In The Latest My Nintendo Reward Discounts For Europe
With just a splash of Disney
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are five new discounts up for grabs this time, all for games which Nintendo has described as "magical". Ooer. As always, you can take advantage of these...
Done and dusted?
Although the 3DS appears to be on its last legs following the recent launch of Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, it still managed to get some spotlight at this year's E3 when Limited Run announced the Atooi Collection, featuring five games in one physical release While it's clear third-party publishers are still releasing games for...
News Atooi Collection Keeps The 3DS Alive By Throwing Five Games On One Physical Cart
Limited Run's first 3DS title
During Limited Run Games' E3 conference, it was revealed that the company would be entering the world of physical Nintendo 3DS releases for the first time. The first game (or should we say 'games) coming to Limited Run's 3DS line-up is Atooi Collection, which sees five of the Texas-based studio's games arrive on one...
Review Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth - The Last Picture Show
You'll find me in the matinée, the dark of the matinée...
Atlus has been one of the strongest supporters of Nintendo’s 3DS handheld over the years, keeping RPG fans busy with a total of seventeen stellar RPGs from the company. These releases have been coming at a consistent and reliable pace since the 3DS’ first year, so it's only fitting that...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, EarthBound And More With My Nintendo Rewards (North America)
And physical Super Mario Maker 2 stuff, too
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for North America has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices and some additional extras to celebrate Father's Day. Let's kick things off with the games, shall we? There are eight on offer in total - some...
News Get Discounts On Pokémon, Pikmin And More With The Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
And an Animal Crossing 3DS theme
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are seven new discounts up for grabs this time, all for the Nintendo 3DS (it would seem that My Nintendo has given up on Wii U at this point). As always,...
May2019
News A 3DS eShop Title Just Launched For An Eye-Watering $100
Keep your eye(s) on this one
Joining the ranks of games dropping on Switch and 3DS eShop this afternoon, there was one in particular that caught our eye, although not due to its snazzy aesthetic. Nope, the snappily named PDI Check for Nintendo 3DS attracted our notice thanks to its alarmingly high price tag: $99.99. Hailing from an Alaskan eye...
News 3DS System Update 11.10.0-43 Is Now Live
Super stable
The 3DS might be on life support, but there are still a handful of quality titles on the way to the system. One of these is Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, due out early next month, on 4th June. To help ensure the experience on this system continues to be as stable as possible, Nintendo has released a new firmware update. It's the...
News Citizens Of Earth Is Being Mysteriously Removed From The 3DS eShop In Japan
Available until the end of the month
Citizens of Earth will reportedly be removed from the Japanese 3DS eShop at the end of this month. At the time of writing, a reason for its removal has not been provided. The game was originally released in 2015 on both the 3DS and Wii U and draws inspiration from Nintendo's EarthBound / Mother series. Right now,...
News Get Discounts On Yoshi, Kirby And More With The Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
Anything take your fancy?
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are just the four new discounts up for grabs this time around, once again being limited to just the Nintendo 3DS. As always, you can take advantage of these...
Video Meet Pappy Van Poodle, The Nintendo Character Nobody Knew Existed
Pay-to-meet
Do you have any memories of the free-to-play 3DS eShop title, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball? It was launched exclusively in North America in 2014 and was one of the earliest games Nintendo released prior to its mobile selection, to include paid downloadable content. The baseball mini-game compilation starred a down and out in-game shop...
News Get Pokémon And Detective Pikachu Discounts And Wallpapers With My Nintendo (North America)
30% off games, free wallpapers
The latest batch of My Nintendo rewards for North America has now gone live, and things are a little different this time around as it celebrates the world of Pokémon. The rewards show some love to both the Detective Pikachu movie, which hit cinemas this weekend just gone, and also the upcoming Pokémon Sword and...
News 3DS Sales Might Be Lower, But The Demand Is Still Stable
More handheld series also expected on Switch
Although there was no mention of future games support for the 3DS at Nintendo's financial briefing last month, a recently translated Q&A has revealed the system is still performing, sales-wise. Despite a scaled-back sales plan for the 3DS this fiscal year, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa...
News Get Discounts On Classic Zelda Games, Fire Emblem And More With My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
Two Zeldas at half price
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are six new discounts up for grabs this time around, all for the 3DS (looks like the poor Wii U has been left out this month). As always, you can take advantage...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Metroid And More With My Nintendo Rewards (North America)
Xenoblade! Pikmin! Fire Emblem!
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for North America has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are nine games up for grabs this time around, all for the 3DS and Wii U as usual and all at 30% off. As always, you can take advantage of these...
News Pocket Card Jockey Dev Team Discuss The Chance Of A Sequel
Good odds
In 2016, Pokémon specialist Game Freak released Pocket Card Jockey on the 3DS. Beyond the cute graphics, the eShop title was a dangerously addictive combination of horse racing and solitaire. Here on Nintendo Life, we gave it seven out of ten stars and said it was worth a look. A series of interviews with the game's core members have now...
April2019
News Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Will Have A Whopping 27 Pieces Of DLC At Launch
Would you like some DLC with that?
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth is just over a month away from launching on Nintendo 3DS, but there's a whole lot of extra content set to be tucked away as paid DLC. Amazingly, available immediately on its 4th June release date, the game will have 27 different pieces of DLC to buy. These range from Sub-Personas...
News Nintendo Has “Nothing New” To Announce For 3DS In Terms Of First-Party Game Releases
Thanks for the memories
After eight years, the 3DS is on life-support. First-party releases for the system have seemingly dried up and during Nintendo’s latest financial briefing, there was no mention of future games support for the device. If it wasn’t already evident Nintendo is ready to move on, Kotaku reached out to the company after the...
News Switch Sales Pace Almost Identical To That Of Nintendo 3DS After Same Time Period
Not a bad start
As part of Nintendo's March 2019 Financial Results Briefing, information has been released regarding the Switch's sales pace in relation to past consoles. Four different graphs have been presented in total - one showing total sales for each console worldwide, with the other three focusing on three separate regions. If we look at the...
News The Top 10 Best-Selling Games For Wii U, 3DS, Wii And Nintendo DS (As Of March 2019)
Spoiler: there's a lot of Mario Kart
So, we've seen Nintendo's latest sales totals for the best-selling Switch games, but what about the company's other most recent consoles? Naturally, sales for games on these systems are rapidly slowing down as new copies start to fade away from retail stores. In fact, the totals for Nintendo DS haven't changed...
News Mario Kart 7 Is Still Selling Like Hotcakes
Wacky races
While many pundits have declared that the 3DS is now officially dead with the arrival of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo's latest shareholder reports suggest that evergreen titles like Mario Kart 7 are still enjoying fantastic success. In the last financial year, it has been revealed that Mario Kart 7 shifted 1.21 million units across the...
Reminder Nintendo Switch And 3DS Blockbuster Sale Ends Tomorrow, Up To 60% Off Top Games
Mario, Zelda, Xenoblade, more!
Update: As a reminder, this Blockbuster Nintendo Switch and 3DS sale ends on 25th April. This is your last chance to score some great savings on the titles listed below. Original Article: Nintendo of Europe has revealed that it will be hosting a 'Blockbuster' sale from Thursday 11th April, giving fans a chance to...
Video Feast Your Eyes On This Brand New Shakedown: Hawaii Trailer
Coming to Switch and 3DS
A successor to Wiiware's Retro City Rampage, Shakedown: Hawaii is firing onto Switch and 3DS this spring. Keeping us in a state of excitement for its release is this brand new trailer, which we've shared for you up above. The game is a 16-bit, destructible, open-world adventure that parodies big business and the white...
News Watch Top Pokémon Players Battle It Out In Livestreams Later This Month
The Europe International Championships
From 26th to 28th April, some of Europe's best Pokémon players will be competing at the Estrel Berlin in Germany to be part of the Pokémon Europe International Championships. If you can't attend the event, don't worry! The whole thing will be livestreamed so that you can watch the action from home. All the...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Paper Mario And More With My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
'Springtime fun'
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are six games up for grabs this time around, all for the 3DS (sorry, Wii U). As always, you can take advantage of these discounts by simply using the required Gold or...
News The Great Ace Attorney Receives Full 3DS Translation Thanks To Fans
Play the whole thing in English
The Great Ace Attorney (known as Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Bōken in Japan) launched on Nintendo 3DS in that region alone back in 2015. It went on to release on Android and iOS in Japan, too, but despite a significant amount of fan demand, the game has never made it over to the west. Capcom's...
March2019
News Limited Run Games Is Working On A 3DS Physical Release
What could it be?
Limited Run isn't done with Nintendo's older systems just yet. After finally announcing it would release Axiom Verge on the Wii U not long ago, the physical specialists are now apparently working on a 3DS release. In a reply to a user on Twitter, who was suggesting Person Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth would be the last st
Random Nintendogs + Cats Returns To The 3DS eShop In North America
A new leash on life
In 2016, Nintendo quietly removed the Nintendogs + Cats games for the 3DS from the North American eShop without any warning. It left users in this region with no other choice but to seek out a physical copy if they wanted to spend some quality time with these adorable pets. Now, out of nowhere, all three games are back up on the...
News Level-5's Snack World Video Game Appears To Be Getting Localised
Snack attack
It looks like Level-5's video game and television series The Snack World is still receiving a western release in the near future, with the help of the localisation company 3Beep. The company's website reveals the following information: 3Beep is working with Level-5 to create the English language versions of the television series and...
Anniversary Nintendo 3DS Launched 8 Years Ago Today In Europe
And what an eight years it's been
Eight years ago today, on 25th March 2011, the Nintendo 3DS was released in Europe. Just two days later it arrived in North America, too, with Australia following suit on 31st March of the same year. We still vividly remember picking up our 3DS consoles for the first time, excitedly watching things popping out of...
News Nintendo Hosts Huge Indie Sale In Europe With Up To 50% Off
Save on Darkest Dungeon, INSIDE, Night in the Woods, Minit etc.
After yesterday's Nindies Showcase celebrations, the love for all things indie is positively everywhere. Joining the fun is Nintendo itself, with an 'Indie Sale' taking place on the Nintendo eShop from now until 27th March. You can get discounts on games like Darkest Dungeon, INSIDE,...
News Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Patch Fixes Game-Breaking Bug, But Introduces New Issue
Oh dear
Back in February, Nintendo issued a patch for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey to fix a bug which had been known to essentially break players' save files. In an odd turn of events, this patch has actually brought with it a brand new issue, breaking one of the game's other features. Originally, if Mario was...
News Get Discounts On Xenoblade, Metroid And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Points make prizes
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are five games up for grabs this time around, including the likes of Xenoblade and Metroid. As always, you can take advantage of these discounts by simply using...
Video Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Gets Brand New Story Trailer
"Step beyond the silver screen"
We're slowly but surely getting closer and closer to Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth's release on 3DS and, today, Nintendo and Atlus have shared a new story trailer for the game. You can check out the action for yourself up above; you'll notice that the western version sadly doesn't feature English voice work, as...
Japanese Charts Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn Debuts In Sixth, Can't Compete With Switch Titles
Smash still in second place
Japanese chart figures are now in for 4th - 10th March, revealing that new 3DS title Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn has debuted in sixth position. The game shifted 10,607 copies at retail, putting it below four evergreen Switch titles which all managed to outsell the newcomer this week despite having been on sale for multiple...
Random Why Is The Fortnite Logo In This Official My Nintendo Kirby Wallpaper?
The battle royale you've always wanted
In case you missed it, Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn was recently released on the 3DS. This is an enhanced version of the 2010 Wii title. As with all of its software releases, Nintendo made a number of appropriately-themed goodies for this game available over on the rewards website, My Nintendo. One of these was a...
Reminder Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn Launches Today - Nintendo's Final Major 3DS Release?
Check out the launch trailer
Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn unravels onto 3DS today and Nintendo has shared a launch trailer to celebrate. You can check it out for yourself above. This 3DS rerelease's Ravel Abilities, new mini-games, and optional harder difficulty make this a very solid purchase indeed; we praised its focused gameplay design, creativity,...
News A High-Definition Remaster Of The Alliance Alive Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
The 3DS hit returns
Update: The lovely people at Gematsu have informed us NIS America is hosting a video presentation on 11th March, where The Alliance Alive HD Remaster is expected to be announced for the west. The website also discovered the following URL - nisamerica.com/games/alliancealive - which currently loads an “Access Denied” page...
Review Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn - A Timeless Classic That Feels Right At Home On 3DS
A quality port cut from the same cloth as the original
Much like its infinitely versatile mascot, the Kirby series has always been comfortable in taking many forms; Kirby has starred in several roles that diverge significantly from the copy-ability platforming of the mainline series. Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn – an enhanced re-release of the...
News Nintendo Celebrates Mario Day With Lots Of Mario Game Discounts (North America)
And printable goodies, too
Nintendo is gearing up for its Mario Day celebrations (10th March, or 'MAR 10') by offering discounts on a number of juicy titles featuring everyone's favourite moustachioed plumber. Unless you're a Luigi fan like us. There are eight games up for grabs in total, ranging from sports games to platformers and everything in...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Metroid, Splatoon And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Some real greats included this time
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are a grand total of eleven games up for grabs this time around, split into two groups. Nintendo describes the second group as a collection of...
February2019
News Nintendo Celebrates Pokémon Day With Game Discounts, Wallpapers And More (North America)
Join in the fun
The My Nintendo rewards service in North America has introduced a handful of Pokémon goodies this week to celebrate Pokémon Day, the anniversary of the original games' release in Japan. First up we have a couple of game discounts available. As always, you can take advantage of these discounts by simply using the required Gold or...
News Nintendo Shares Gorgeous Concept Artworks From Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Can we get these framed for the office?
Sitting firmly in the 'adorable' section of our Switch game library is Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, a puzzle title which was actually formed as an extension to mechanics first introduced in Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U. If you've played it for yourself, you likely don't need us to tell you that the...
News Why Bowser Jr. Got His Own Adventure In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story On 3DS
Growing up in his father's shadow
In the January issue of Nintendo Dream, the Japanese magazine had the opportunity to talk with the development team behind Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey for 3DS. When asked about why Bowser Jr. was selected as the protagonist for the brand-new side campaign, the team explained how...
News Shakedown Hawaii Dev Talks About Old-School Cart Release And Porting RCR To Game Boy Advance
“I love tinkering with old hardware”
Brian Provinciano from Vblank Entertainment recently appeared on Electric Playground Live to demo and talk about his upcoming multi-platform release, Shakedown Hawaii. One of the more interesting parts was when he was asked if it would be possible to run the "open-world comedy" on the Super Nintendo or Sega...
News Get Zelda: Link's Awakening For Just £2.69 Before The Switch Remake Arrives (Europe)
And other great My Nintendo rewards
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, and this time Nintendo has been a little bit sneaky. Well, pretty clever actually. We're sure you already know this by now, but it was just revealed that a gorgeous looking remake of the Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link's...
News Luigi's Mansion 3DS Game Site Documents The Birth Of Gooigi
Bringing green goo to life
Around the release of Luigi's Mansion on the 3DS last October, we publicised Luigi's "green doppelgänger" Gooigi, introduced by Professor E. Gadd as a playable character in the game's co-op mode. Since then, the 3DS game site - taking on the form of Professor E. Gadd's research journal - has documented the
Deals School's Out, Time For A New Nintendo 2DS XL Bargain Bundle
New Nintendo 2DS XL + 3 Games for £129.99
While the mighty Nintendo 3DS is almost ready to be put out to pasture, for families with young kids there has never been a better time to pick up one of these classic handhelds in order to make long car journeys pass without any drama. The New Nintendo 2DS XL is certainly the way to go with young 'uns –...
No 3DS love?
Recent 3DS title Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey has had a pretty rough launch period, with early sales showing that it is currently sitting amongst the worst-selling Mario titles ever released. In its home region of Japan, Mario & Luigi: BIS + BJJ (how do you shorten the name of this thing?!) has...
