UPDATE (09 October 2025): Well, guess what... it was a Pikmin reveal after all! However, rather than teasing a new game the short updated video (now featuring visible Pikmin) is the first official release (and showcase) for Nintendo Pictures, their new animation...
Comic Con Africa is back (a little earlier this year). Starting today, Thursday, 28 August and running through to Sunday, 31 August, the event held in Johannesburg has promised to be bigger and better than ever. And while this year, that means over 3 halls, 300...
When even the famed game Director Masahiro Sakurai makes a joke about the fact that his game is somewhat similar (at least in general theme) to Mario Kart World, you'd be forgiven for wondering why Nintendo is dropping another character-focused, item-wielding racer to...
just be DK’s Odyssey moment. From a young Pauline and crazy transformations to wacky mini-games and a surprisingly deep moveset, here are five things that left us grinning like Cranky in a banana shop.
It's always fun to get some new tech, and after around 8 years, we're thrilled that we received the Switch 2, Mario Kart World, the Switch 2 camera, and a few little extras (including a brand-new Pro Controller) during Nintendo's Midnight Launch Event. We'll be diving...
After Nintendo's big Switch 2 Direct earlier this month, Nintendo today (17 April 2025) gave us a show focused exclusively on their first big tentpole Switch 2 title: Mario Kart World. Considering Mario Kart 8 (its original Wii U form) launched back in 2014, it has...
Well, that was the Direct we've been waiting for! Yes, it's been a long time coming, but we now have all the details about the upcoming Switch 2. If you're a big Nintendo fan, it's probably watching the whole around-60-minute showcase, but here's a quick recap for...
Breaking News: Nintendo Official Reveals the Nintendo Switch 2!
Should Nintendo fans attend Comic Con Africa 2024?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meCfaSvfCzE Earlier today (22 September 2023) I got the chance to try the Super Mario Bros. Wonder demo that's been made available to all Comic Con Africa 2023 attendees at the Nintendo booth. The demo was timed and only parts of what I...
Today (21 September 2023) the Comic Con Africa team invited us to a special preview of what this year’s event is going to be all about and all we can say is… we’re SUPER excited! Not only is there a wide range of fandoms, artists and games being celebrated… but this...
A quick recap of the 8 things we’re most looking forward to for the upcoming Super Mario bros. Wonder 2D side-scroller.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqfb1ro8_xA Are you a Super Mario Bros fan living in South Africa? Do you want to relive your favourite Mario memories on the big screen? Well, now is your chance! We are happy to announce that Ster-Kinekor (@sterkinekor) will be...
Here at The Nintendo Gamer we can’t wait for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie and we’re so excited that we have a bunch of fun stuff planned for the coming weeks all celebrating our favourite moustachioed man, Mario and the awesomely eclectic gang that call the...
It's always a great time when Nintendo holds one of its Direct events and this morning was no exception. The February Direct was packed full of exciting news, game trailers and surprises, making it hard to pick out the highlights. But, we'll do our best to break down...
Earlier today (7 February 2023) Nintendo revealed their latest sales figures and the numbers for this little hybrid console that could continue to astound and amaze. According to the report, the Nintendo Switch has officially sold over 122.5 million units. That means...
Can you believe it... we're somehow just over a week away from the end of the year! Back when The Nintendo Gamer officially launched in January we aimed to provide a friendly space for local Nintendo fans to get news, opinion pieces and reviews. And now after our...
Yesterday, we got the second trailer for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie. After Mr Miyamoto and Illumination CEO Chris Melandri's customary appearances, Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach) and Seth Rogen (Donkey Kong) also said a quick hello - and we even met...
Back when Switch Sports launched we already knew that Golf would not be included and would only be added later. As many people's favourite sport from the Wii series, this was quite disappointing. However, it has given us something to look forward to and honestly a...
Earlier today Nintendo not only revealed all the new tracks coming in Wave 3 of the Mario Kart 8 Booster Course Pass, but they also revealed that we won't have to wait long to play them. The eight new tracks will become available on the 7th of December 2022. The...
Yesterday (14 Nov) Nintendo and their 'Squid Research Lab' announced the first big update to Splatoon 3. Officially called " Chill Season 2022" the new content will be hitting all players with an active Nintendo Switch Online membership on the 1st of December. There's...
Yesterday we were treated to another great Indie World presentation and even though it was only around 25 minutes long there was a long list of great titles coming soon to the Switch. Keen to find out what were our favourites? Check out our list below... Venba (Autumn...
Hey, video game fans! We know we've had some great titles hitting our consoles over the last few weeks (check out Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Review here as an example) but if you're anything like me - you can't wait to find out what's on the horizon... And while...
Comic Con Africa is back and actually started yesterday (22 Sep) and will be running until Sunday 25 September. If you're still on the fence about attending, we had the opportunity to visit the venue on Wednesday and we're happy to report it's all looking pretty great...
Yesterday we got another trailer for the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet titles coming to the Switch later this year on the 18th of November. The new trailer gave us a more detailed look at the three main story paths we will be able to take in this new...
Hey, all your octolings out there! This is just a small public service announcement to remind you that the Splatoon 3: World Premier Splatfest starts tomorrow and the free Demo is already available for download. Having already downloaded it - we can confirm that for...
