SNES Games During yesterday's Nintendo Direct, Nintendo dropped some spicy news regarding their paid online services. Players who opted into the $20 a year membership would receive a wide array of various cult classic SNES games. The assumption was that these SNES games would be released monthly similar to their NES counterparts. That is not…

Nintendo Switch accessory Yesterday Nintendo teased a brand new Nintendo Switch accessory, but they didn’t reveal what games it will be used for. The accessory comes in two parts, the first of which is a strap that attaches to the player’s leg, and has a holster for one Joy Con. The second part is a…

While we'll be left waiting for the Codename NX until early 2017, Nintendo has a much more old-school system in the works for this year's holiday season.  The NES Classic Edition was announced via the official Nintendo Twitter feed and will come preloaded with 30 beloved games of the 8-bit era.  The system has been shown…

Nintendo It looks like the claims that the new Legend of Zelda releasing for Wii U and NX would be the only game Nintendo would be showing at this year's E3 were inaccurate.  While Zelda will be the only Nintendo game with playable demos on the show floor, the Treehouse livestream will be showing off…

E3 Nintendo held their annual shareholders meeting today and made several announcements regarding their upcoming system currently codenamed NX, their mobile games, the next game in The Legend of Zelda series, and what they'll be doing for E3.  Firstly, we have a release window for the NX for March, 2017.  The next Zelda title has…

Nintendo famously opened the floodgates for demand of new characters in Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS with an open poll to vote for your favorite nominees.  There have been plenty of recommendations, both probable and obscure, but virtually anyone can be a candidate given the open nature of the ballot.  However, some folks are…

Tatsumi Kimishima In a company-wide restructuring following the tragic passing of Satoru Iwata earlier this year, Tatsumi Kimishima has been appointed the new global president of Nintendo.  Kimishima is certainly fit for the position as he already had 27 years of corporate experience at Sanwa Bank of Japan before becoming the Chief Financial Officer for…