Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals are already here, but if you need something to play on your new console, look no further than The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, down to just $35 at Walmart (opens in new tab), marking one of the best Switch games out there …
Read More »Not growing up with Nintendo is saving me from SNES Mini disappointment
As someone who did not spend the early ’90s gaming, the SNES Mini should be my gateway drug into the early Nintendo world. Having that opportunity – without needing to cobble together my own ROM collection or spending a small fortune on the Virtual Console – would be an incredible …
Read More »This is why the original Ruby and Sapphire changed Pokemon forever
To the unschooled, Pokémon hasn’t changed a bit since its Game Boy debut in 1999. Animé-eyed kid adopts one of three elemental monsters from a short-sighted professor (“Are you a boy or a girl?”), sets out to battle trainers at the merest meeting of eyes, prevents a criminal corporation from …
Read More »Original Wii outsells Wii U from April through September
Nintendo says it sold only 460,000 Wii U systems worldwide from April through September 2013. The original Wii bested it with 470,000 despite its sales shrinking to just more than a third of those reported in the same period last year. Nintendo revealed the figure, which averages out to about …
Read More »Pokemon Bank and Transporter coming in December
If you’re eager to transfer all your trusty Pokemon from Black and White to Pokemon X and Y when it releases on Oct. 12, you’ll have to wait a bit. Nintendo today announced when Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter will launch on the eShop in North America. .@Pokemon Bank and …
Read More »Wind Waker HD Wii U Bundle hinted in since-pulled trailer
News of a special Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Wii U bundle may have leaked early in a trailer for the game’s Hero Mode. The trailer has since been pulled, but is currently viewable on Daily Motion (via CVG). The trailer shows a black Wii U (presumably with …
Read More »Feature-rich 3DS and PS Vita updates drop today
If your 3DS and PS Vita are both lit up blue today, it doesn’t mean they’ve finally gotten past their rivalry and started sharing risque Wi-Fi communications. Both Sony and Nintendo’s portable consoles received significant functionality updates as well as some minor tweaks. Expanded StreetPass support comes with today’s 3DS …
Read More »Radar Reacts: No Nintendo press conference at E3 2013
This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo will feature one less major press conference, as Nintendo recently announced it will not be holding one during 2013’s E3. Why would Nintendo opt out, and what exactly does this mean–if anything–about the company’s future? We filmed a Radar Reacts to tackle those exact questions. …
Read More »Zelda concert series adds Baltimore, Grand Rapids
The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses will return this summer and fall, bringing music from the beloved Nintendo franchise to concert venues worldwide. Several venues from the first season will host the performance again, along with locations in Baltimore, Maryland and Grand Rapids, Michigan. London; Hammersmith Apollo; May …
Read More »StreetPass Quest is complete – we have ALL the hats. See them here!
If you’ve bought a Nintendo 3DS, you’re no doubt hopelessly addicted to StreetPass Quest – the cute little RPG that’s built into the machine and sees other 3DS owners trying to save your Mii from the clutches of an evil ghost. We know you’re addicted because the whole GR office …
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