While we're all sitting and waiting for the Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct later today, the Pokémon Company has decided to distract us with a 14-minute trailer for Pokémon Scarlet/Violet that dives into a few new features of the game and shows off a brand new...

We already knew a teaser trailer was coming on Thursday (6 October) during the New York ComiCon, however, it seems we're actually going to get some more information about the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movies. Earlier today, not only did we get the first teaser image...

Back in July 2022, you may have heard that Nintendo had acquired Dynamo Pictures. Don't worry if you didn't though, as the acquisition did go a little under the radar. The major reason is that Dynamo Pictures isn't involved in making video games - at least not...

You know the Pokémon marketing machine is in full swing when celebrities start appearing next to Pikachu on the train or in a full-spread advert in your favourite magazine. And this year it seems they've even gone a step further. After dropping a few hints last week,...

Hey Nintendo Fans... It's finally happening! Yes, despite world events we are getting a Nintendo Direct this week. As announced earlier today, there will be a full-length (Approx. 40-minute) Nintendo Direct happening tomorrow, 13 September 2022 at 16:00 PM local time....

If you were anywhere near social media over the weekend you probably noticed that Disney was having a big event where they revealed a bunch of new info about upcoming games, tv shows and movies. Yes, so that means a lot of Marvel and Star Wars news probably filled...

This weekend Ubisoft presented their Forward event and while most of the talk was about Assassin’s Creed - those of us with eyes on Nintendo Announcements also got some more info about Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. First, we got a flashy new trailer showing off a...

Good morning Inklings! We know there are millions of you out there... and you'll be happy to know that we'll be getting more info about Splatoon 3 later today. As announced on Monday Nintendo will be hosting a special Splatoon 3 Direct today. As per the official press...

Earlier today (03 August) we got another Pokémon Presents video showcase and while there were some smaller announcements the big news was all about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. As explained in the official news release (which has all the details and is worth checking...

Hey, all you Pokémon fans! Be sure to tune in here at 15:00 today (03 August 2022) for another Pokémon Presents video showcase. What's in store for those that watch the presentation? Well, the official announcements said: ...updates on Pokémon apps and video games,...

It's finally here! Yes, after much speculation about when Wave 2 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass would arrive and what courses would be included, earlier today we finally got the official reveal and announcement. You can watch the official video here:...

Earlier today, Nintendo Switch Sports got its first big update. The headline update (pictured above) now allows you to use the Joy-Cons and Leg Strap during the 4v4 and 1v1 football matches. However, that's not all Volleyball also gets a bit of an upgrade with new...

We recently reviewed Mario Strikers: Battle League and barring the lack of single-player content and a few other tiny niggles we really enjoyed the tremendous multiplayer-focussed arcadey football mayhem (check out our full review here). However, we do know that many...

It's a random Tuesday in the middle of July - so just about the perfect time to announce a new game coming this Summer, right?! Well, Nintendo thinks so. Yup, earlier today we got a surprise announcement (along with a fun new trailer - included below) for Kirby's...

LEGO Super Mario got a big new addition yesterday as it was announced that the Koopa King would be joining the brick-built bunch. Unlike the smaller play-focussed Mario, Luigi and Peach-themed sets that were targetted almost exclusively at a younger audience, The...

After a few eagle-eyed fans noticed that a few videos on Nintendo's various platforms went private earlier today, rumours once again started swirling that the Switch Pro was on its way. Of course, Nintendo fooled everyone again, announcing a special Splatoon 3 Edition...

It's competition time! Yup, The Nintendo Gamer has joined forces with the local Nintendo Distributor team and they're ready to give away prizes if you can swing, kick and spike your way to victory in Nintendo Switch Sports! For the next few weeks, every Saturday you...

After the Nintendo Direct Mini Partner showcase finally gave us official news about Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope, today we got a deeper look at the stunning new adventure, led by creative director Davide Soliani, during Ubisoft's special Showcase for the game (which...

Nintendo held a somewhat unexpected partner showcase yesterday. While the mini-Direct obviously didn't have any first-party content - there was still a lot to enjoy and believe it or not even Mario managed to make an appearance! Here is a quick runthrough of all the...

Looks like Nintendo is doing it all their own way this month. While so many were predicting or at least hoping for (myself included) a fully-fledged big E3 this month - they've decided to opt for two smaller hyper-focused Directs. Last week, we got the Xenoblade...

The game that probably best typifies 'a true comeback story' at least in recent history, No Man's Sky, finally has a release date for when it will be available for the Nintendo Switch. Yes, earlier today, the official Nintendo Switch release date trailer was released...

Back in May, we got the news that Fall Guys was becoming a Free To Play game and best of all it was coming to pretty much all platforms including the Nintendo Switch. I loved Fall Guys and was an avid player (on PlayStation) but am very much looking forward to jumping...

Just last week I was asking when Nintendo's next big Direct would be happening... and earlier today we got our answer. However, don't expect an all-encompassing E3-type presentation, Nintendo has done their 'Nintendo thing' and surprised us. Yes, we will be getting at...

There has undoubtedly been a lot of video game-related excitement over the last few days on the AAA front thanks to some big and rather impressive showcases from Xbox/Bethesda and the Summer Game Fest. yet, despite all the fanfare around those presentations - it was...

With Mario Strikers: Battle League launching tomorrow it's understandable that much of Nintendo's marketing push is directed towards the arcadey soccer title. That being said, we know there are many fans out there that prefer an action RPG to a sports title and Fire...

Yesterday (07 June) we got another short but punchy Sonic Central video showcase highlighting all the upcoming projects the Sonic team is working on. Although there weren't any huge surprises there were a few sneak peeks at already announced projects and a collection...

Back in April, we got the (somewhat) sad news that the Super Mario Movie had been delayed. I think, by now, we've all seen that Miyamoto quote many times and understand that (like a game) a delayed movie is not necessarily a bad thing. However, moving it from the...

Over the years Nintendo has had several games or bits of hardware that have become cultural icons. The NES and SNES were worldwide successes... as was the Wii, and the Switch is definitely hitting those marks. On the software side of things, it's hard to find anyone...

Earlier today (01 June), IGN showed off around 7 minutes of actual gameplay for the upcoming Sonic Frontiers game. It's definitely worth watching if you're a fan of 3D action platformers. For many, Sonic hasn't had the greatest of runs in games (especially when they...

Today's Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet trailer was only just over three minutes long. However, in that short time, we got loads of new information including a confirmed November 18 release date, a look at the new professors and new Pokémon we can look forward to...

Surprise surprise Sonic is not only setting the silver screen alight - but if the new preview trailer is anything to go by - his upcoming foray into 3D gaming looks like it's going to be a heck of a lot of fun! The official Sonic Twitter account announced the trailer...

Calling all Pokémon fans! Earlier this week The Pokémon Company revealed that they had seen some huge profits over the last year (and that's pretty understandable thanks to how well just Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl and Legends Arceus did) - you can read all about...

One of the games I'm most looking forward to this year has to be Mario Strikers: Battle League. And while we'll all have to wait until the 10th of June for the full game's release, yesterday Nintendo announced that there will be a demo available on the week of 3 to 5...

It's nearly the end of May and, as usual, Nintendo has revealed the next few games that will be joining their NES and Super NES online library. It's a trio of games that probably won't be hitting anyone's best-games-of-all time lists, but I'm excited for at least one...

In the latest Ask the Developer series that Nintendo has released there is a really great conversation about the development of Nintendo Switch Sports. The interview is a discussion with Takayuki Shimamura (producer), Yoshikazu Yamashita (director), Shinji Okane...

This week (26-29 May) it's Star Wars Celebration 2022, and while at least on the gaming front all the big news is about how Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is getting a sequel, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor coming to PS5, Xbox Series and PC in 2023, Nintendo also had some...

We've known it was happening for a while now, but earlier today (16 May) we got the official confirmation that the madcap Bean-running-Takeshi's-Castle-like online multiplayer obstacle course race battle royale, Free Guys is coming to the Switch. During a presentation...

Update: The English version became available today so be sure to check it out below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UmjcJT6nuQ Original Article: On Friday (6th May) we got a new trailer for the upcoming Mario Strikers: Battle League. Somewhat unusually, the trailer...

2022's first Indie World Showcase highlighted a series of great Indie titles coming to the Switch. Despite the fun lineup - many will no doubt be sad that several of the 'hoped-for titles' (like Silksong and Sports Story) were conspicuously missing. That being said...

After February's Nintendo Direct, a new Indie World Showcase was predicted by many to be happening sometime around the end of April/beginning of May. And earlier today we got confirmation that Nintendo is (mostly) sticking to a pretty solid cadence of release when it...

Earlier today, we got another Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak event. I'm not personally a big Monster Hunter fan, however, I know the Sunbreak expansion is extensive and a lot of players are very excited about. During the event a new trailer and some extra bits of info...

Earlier today Nintendo held its regular financial update. Of course, dealing with numbers and figures isn't the most exciting topic for most of us - however, during this update, Nintendo also reveals their latest official sales figures for hardware and software, and...

If you're a fan of video games (and we're going to assume you are since you're reading this) there's a YouTube channel you really need to check out if you haven't already. It's called The Gaming Historian and (as described in the about section of the channel) it is......

Despite the cancellation of the E3 event this year, it seems the June period will still be filled with much video game goodness. Just last week, Xbox (plus Bethesda) confirmed that their showcase would be happening on the 12th of June at 7 pm SA time. Today, the Geoff...

Love them or hate them, mobile games are a staggeringly huge industry. We know that Nintendo took some time to dip their proverbial toe in the water, however, now they have a long list of mobile-only games including Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp,...

Now, this is a rumour we've seen several times before. in fact, during The Legend Of Zelda's 35th anniversary late last year (November 2021) many were pretty much convinced that we'd be getting at least a port of the Wii U's Wind Waker HD on the Switch. Alas, fans...

Back in March, Nintendo revealed that they would be adding Missions and Rewards to Switch Online. Basically, fulfilling certain pre-determined criteria (missions) would earn you platinum points which you could now also redeem for Rewards, As any possible physical...

Late last month we got the big news that Splatoon 3 would be released on the 9th of September 2022. Along with the big announcement, we also got a pretty fun trailer showing off some Turf War gameplay (including some pretty epic camera work between the two...

In an unexpected series of tweets earlier today, Yuji Naka (probably best known as the lead programmer for the original Sonic The Hedgehog) revealed that he was apparently removed as the director of Balan Wonderworld some six months before the game launched which led...

We play video games on a variety of consoles and love that now, perhaps more than ever, we have a great selection of games on all platforms. However, for obvious reasons, we don't often cover Xbox or PlayStation news here at The Nintendo Gamer. Occasionally though,...

Yesterday, a new life-simulation adventure game set in the world of Disney and Pixar, called Disney Dreamlighht Valley, was announced. The game will be free-to-play and via Early Access and Xbox Game Pass membership you'll be able to start experiencing the magic later...

Earlier today, the official Nintendo of America Twitter account revealed that the upcoming Super Mario Bros film had been delayed. And the news apparently came from Mr Miyamoto himself... the tweet read: This is Miyamoto. After consulting with Chris-san, my partner at...

Just a few days ago we learned that the release date for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 had been pushed forward (pulled back?) from September to July. And it looks like now we know why... Earlier today Nintendo announced that Splatoon 3 will be coming to the Switch on the 9th...

It's April 2022 and Nintendo has announced the next selection of SEGA/Mega Drive Genesis games that will be added to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvtdS3_vc0M As you can tell from the video above, Space Harrier II,...

Back in February, after the Nintendo Direct revealed that the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC would be included for free for all Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members we spoke about how the addition really strengthened the subscription's offering. And it seems that...

As announced during Nintendo's February Direct, Klonoa's first two games are coming to the Nintendo Switch in a remastered collection entitled Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series on the 8th of July 2022. Earlier today, Bandai Namco revealed a little extra information...

Earlier today we got a brand new trailer announcing that Sonic Origins would be launching on pretty much every platform (including the Nintendo Switch) on the 23rd of June 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzHXjAJ86Zw Sonic Origins will be a remastered collection...

It's been quite common to hear that a game has been delayed of late. And given how tough development is in general, and what a big impact the pandemic has had over the last two years or so, it's quite understandable really. However, Nintendo has gone an bucked the...

Pixar's latest film Turning Red is about a young girl who turns into a Red Panda. We're big fans of animated films and of Pixar in particular, however, we haven't watched this one yet so can't tell you too much more about the movie. However, of particular interest (as...

Yesterday, the creators of Bugsnax, development team Young Horses, made a flurry of great announcements. Not only would the game on PlayStation and the EPic Store be getting a substantial free DLC update called "The Isle of BIGsnax" - but the game would also be coming...

While the other big console makers' acquisition news is all about what big indie developer will soon become an internal studio - Nintendo's latest announcement is a little different. As per a news release earlier today (12 April 2022), Nintendo has acquired a big...

There's been a steady release of classic games being added to the Switch Online libraries over the last month or so; First, we got F-Zero X (N64), then Light Crusader, Super Fantasy Zone and Alien Soldier (SEGA Genesis). And just last week we got Mappy-Land & Dig...

If you turn on your Switch today you may notice that a new update is available. Update 14.1.0 is a relatively small one, bringing only one major change - the ability to toggle Platinum Point Notifications in Notifications in System Settings. Check out the detailed...