3DS News
May2019
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...
Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube764k Watch on YouTube 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...
News These Are The Differences Between Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn And The Original Wii Game
Better, in almost every way
If you happen to own Kirby's Epic Yarn on the Wii and want to know why the upcoming 3DS release Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn is worth purchasing, the recently launched Japanese website for the game has uploaded a helpful chart. Below is a translation, courtesy of NintendoSoup:
News Nintendo Will Continue To Sell The 3DS, As Long As There Is Consumer Demand For It
The interest is still there
Since the arrival of the Switch, 3DS sales have begun to slow. While this beloved handheld system - first released in 2011 - is easily one of the best Nintendo has created, it has come to a point in its life where support is finally slowing down. A quick look at the scheduled 3DS releases for 2019 reveals slim pickings,...
News Monster Hunter Generations Hits 3 Million Sales Across Switch And 3DS
Lucrative Switch numbers still dwarfed by Monster Hunter: World
As you may or may not be aware, Capcom keeps a tally of all its million-sellers called the 'Platinum' list. It covers all platforms and, right now, it's up to 87 titles (although, confusingly, Capcom's own description states that it has over 100 million-selling games) stretching from...
News See If Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn Is For You With The Free eShop Demo
Try before you buy
As you may have already noticed in our Nintendo Download update earlier today, Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn has been treated to a demo today, giving players the chance to try the game out for themselves before committing to a purchase. Acting as an enhanced version of Kirby’s Epic Yarn on Wii, this game transports Kirby into a world...
News Get Great Discounts On Top Multiplayer Switch Games With The 'Play Together' Sale In Europe
Donkey Kong! Diablo! Captain Toad!
Once again, the European Nintendo Download was so huge, we simply couldn't fit everything onto a single page. The main reason for this is a new 'Play Together' sale, in which a whole collection of multiplayer games have been discounted for a limited time. There are some seriously great offers in here, with lots of...
Video Watch Four Minutes Of Kirby In This Extra Epic Overview Trailer
Due out this March
In case you forgot the 3DS was still being supported by Nintendo, this new Japanese trailer for Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn is here to remind you there are still games to look forward to on the smash-hit portable device. This extra epic adventure is a remake of the charming Wii game released in 2010. The latest version is essentially...
News Nintendo Fixes Game-Breaking Bug In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Problem solved
When Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey was released on the 3DS last month, some users encountered a game-breaking bug. If you lost Mario from your party in the Nimble Woods area of the game and then went back a screen to save your progress, the game would glitch out and Luigi would be unable to move...
News Grab Four Full Nintendo 3DS Games For Just A Handful Of My Nintendo Gold Points (Europe)
Including the lovely Bit.Trip Saga
Nintendo of Europe is hosting a rather special version of its usual My Nintendo Rewards update at present, allowing players to exchange their gold coins for full games rather than just discounts. Four titles in total are up for grabs, all for the Nintendo 3DS. On the more expensive side of the spectrum is BIT.TRIP...
News Get Discounts On Mario Party Games, Physical Kirby Goodies And More In North America
Zelda! Dr. Luigi! Mario Pinball!
The latest North American My Nintendo rewards have gone live, offering a nice selection of titles at discounted prices across Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. We have several Mario titles up for grabs, including two Mario Party entries, as well as Animal Crossing, Dr. Luigi (possibly building the hype for the upcoming Dr...
EarthBound! Donkey Kong! Fire Emblem!
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 eight games up for grabs this time around, including the fantastic Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, a spooky adventure featuring our...
Review Etrian Odyssey Nexus - A Stellar Send-Off For A Beloved RPG Series
And for the 3DS itself?
Long before games existed as we know them now, ‘video games’ consisted of text-based adventures that demanded just as much imagination from the players as they did input. Dungeon crawlers were a popular genre at the time, one in which you guided a protagonist room by room through sprawling, confusing castles guided only...
News Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth On 3DS Won’t Include English Voice Work
Japanese voice track, English subtitles
After being rated by the Australian Classification Board last month, it was yesterday confirmed Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth would be released on the 3DS in both North America and Europe later this year. If you want to find out more information about this title, check out the
January2019
News Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Officially Confirmed For The West, Premium Edition Detailed
No joke
As expected thanks to its recent western classification, it has now been confirmed that Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth is coming to Nintendo 3DS in North America and Europe later this year. The game acts as a sequel to 2014's Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
News The Top 10 Best-Selling 3DS Games (As Of December 2018)
Pokémon here, Pokémon there
As part of its Q3 2019 financial update, Nintendo has provided up-to-date lists for its best-selling games across current consoles. We've already shared the current top ten best-selling Switch games, but what about the 3DS? Well, as it happens, the top ten 3DS games are exactly the same now as they were three month
News Switch Network Maintenance Could Impact Online Gaming This Week, 3DS And Wii U Also Affected
Here are the times just in case...
Nintendo has shared a newly-updated maintenance schedule for the Nintendo Network, revealing multiple sessions which could have an impact on online play across Switch, 3DS, and Wii U. There are three sessions taking place in total, each lasting for just a handful of hours. The information provided says that...
Japanese Charts New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Knocked Off Top Spot In Its Second Week
Still secured second, though
Japanese chart figures are now in for 14th - 20th January, revealing that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has been knocked off top spot in its second week on sale, unlike its continued dominance in the UK. The newly released Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown takes the honours this week, with the PS4 version of the game...
News Pokémon Ultra Sun Was The Best-Selling 3DS Game In The US Last Year, Top Ten Revealed
Followed closely by Ultra Moon
It has been well documented that the Nintendo 3DS is really starting to slow down, with the number of new releases for the platform almost dwindling to a complete standstill. Having said that, a handful of new games did just about manage to find their way to store shelves last year, and the console's fantastic...
News Get Discounts On Kirby, Sushi Striker And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Excitebike 64, anyone?
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 eight games up for grabs this time around, including a couple of Kirby titles, a tasty slice of Professor Layton goodness, and even a relatively early...
News Nintendo Shares Special Artwork To Celebrate First Anniversary Of Kirby Battle Royale
Party time
Think of a battle royale game and the last title you will probably consider is Kirby Battle Royale for Nintendo 3DS. Even so, the title is now one year old. In celebration of this epic milestone, Nintendo of America has shared special artwork for the game, over on its Twitter account: If you haven't played Kirby Battle Royale, here's a...
News Game-Breaking Bug Found In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story On 3DS
Hopefully a fix is on the way
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey has been out for a week on the 3DS in the US now and already a major game-breaking bug has been found. According to a post over on Reddit by the user FrankCopper, when you lose Mario from your party in the Nimble Woods area of the game and then go back a...
News Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Rated By The Australian Classification Board
A local release nears
In addition to Joker being added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in the near future as the game's first DLC fighter, it looks like Persona fans in the west can also look forward to the eventual arrival of Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth on the 3DS. After being revealed in Japan last August and then locally released on 29th...
Feature The Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Team On Remaking A Beloved Classic
Forgotten cameos, unused art and... fat Bowser?
With Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey having released recently on the 3DS, we felt it was high time for a closer look at the now decade-old DS classic. We were lucky enough to get the chance to sit down with the teams from Nintendo and AlphaDream to discuss what it's like...
News Mario, Zelda And Star Fox Games Are Joining The Nintendo Selects Range In North America
Will retail for $19.99 each
Three major Nintendo 3DS releases will soon be added to the Nintendo Selects range in North America, officially reducing their suggested retail price to a very welcoming $19.99. That's right, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D and Star Fox 64 3D are all about to see major price...
Random The Grandma Who's Played Animal Crossing For 3,580 Hours Is Back With A Town Tour Video
Four years in the making
One of our favourite stories over the past few weeks was the incredible tale of the 87-year-old grandma who had put a whopping 3,580 hours into Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Now, she's back, giving her new-found admirers a tour of her town and talking about her experiences with the game. Since we reported on the story at the...
Tummy trouble
When the Switch came out nearly two years ago, few would've expected that Nintendo would still be supporting the ageing 3DS with new first-party software as far as 2019, yet here we are. Picking up the ball that the Paper Mario series has long since dropped, the Mario & Luigi series of RPGs has been a celebrated mainstay of...
Two weeks of sales in one
We have a bumper edition of the Japanese charts to share with you this week, as Media Create sales for the last week of 2018 and first week of 2019 are now in. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is consistently knocking it out of the park, remaining on top spot every week in the region ever since it released just over a month ago...
Talking Point Come In Nintendo 3DS, Your Time Is Up
It's time to say goodbye to the console which kept Nintendo afloat
There's no denying the fact that the 3DS has been a key hardware release for Nintendo. Not only has this plucky handheld seen some of the best Nintendo games in recent memory – including The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario Kart 7, Super...
News Disappointing 3DS Software Sales Show The Console's Slow Death In Japan
Major titles underperforming
We love the 3DS here at Nintendo Life - the handheld system is arguably up with there with Nintendo's very best in terms of its software library - but it's hard to deny that the now almost-eight-year-old machine is well and truly on the verge of dying, with recent sales dropping by a significant amount across the board...
News Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn Unravels On 3DS This March
The Wii game returns
In addition to the Yoshi release date announcement, Nintendo has revealed Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn for the 3DS family of systems will be released in Japan on 7th March and 8th March in North America. Australia has also been locked in for the 9th March. The title was first revealed during the September 2018 Nintendo Direct (see...
News Treat Yourself To A Bargain Or Two With The Nintendo New Year's Sale In North America
Even more discounts!
Earlier today, we shared the news that Nintendo of Europe is hosting a 'Happy New Year Sale', applying discounts to a ridiculous number of great games. Now, Nintendo of America is joining in the fun, too, hosting its very own New Year's Sale with a completely different set of discounts on offer. You'll find some decent savings...
News Get Juicy Discounts On Top Nintendo Switch Games With The 'Happy New Year Sale' In Europe
Mario Kart 8! Splatoon 2! ARMS!
Nintendo's current trend of hosting huge sales in Europe continues with a 'Happy New Year Sale'. Alongside the usual new games in this week's European Nintendo Download, several big-name Switch games have seen discounts that can be claimed until next week. Here's all the info you need: Happy New Year Sale: Game...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Mario Kart And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Chibi-Robo makes an appearance, too
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 seven games up for grabs this time around, including a couple of Zelda greats, a nice dose of Mario Kart, and even some love for the...
Random 87-Year-Old Grandma Clocks In A Whopping 3,580 Hours On Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Here's to 5,000!
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is arguably one of the most addictive games on the planet, slowly but surely sucking you in until you can't go more than a day or two without checking in on the adorable little critters roaming around inside your 3DS. Many of us will no doubt be guilty of putting unhealthy amounts of time into the game, but...
Reminder Nintendo's Huge Festive Sale In Europe Ends Tomorrow, Last Chance To Grab A Bargain
Over 700 games discounted!
If you're hoping to grab one last festive bargain, now would definitely be the time to do it as Nintendo of Europe's mega Festive Offers sale is about to come to an end. There are some particularly juicy offerings available across Nintendo Switch, 3DS, and Wii U, such as FIFA 19 for £27.49, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle...
December2018
Feature Reader's Choice Game Of The Year 2018 Results
You voted, we counted
Yesterday, we revealed which games took the staff votes in our Game Of The Year; today we reveal your results. We've had over 15,000 votes this year, which is by far our widest ever pool. Thank you for taking the time to vote! The votes were cast in each category with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranking system. Ranking a game 1st gives...
Feature Nintendo's 2018: A Remarkable Year In Review
All the games, news and events from a bumper year
After an extraordinary first year on the market, which saw it smash sales expectations and play host to some amazing games, the Nintendo Switch could have endured a torrid sophomore slump in 2018. However, that wasn't the case and the console's commercial success was maintained for the majority of...
Feature Game Of The Year 2018 - Staff Awards
And the winner is...
It's the final day for you to cast your Game Of The Year votes, you have until midnight today (Sunday) to vote, this is your final warning - no complaining if you don't vote. In the meantime, let's look at which games our members of staff voted for across the very same categories. This year we decided to create categories for...
