Nintendo has uploaded a full The Legend of Zelda concert to its YouTube channel, and it features some of the series' most iconic pieces rendered in an orchestral format. The concert was originally…
February 9, 2024 | 10:32 EST
Today Nintendo announced its financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 2023 and December 2023, including an update on Nintendo Switch unit…
February 6, 2024 | 01:40 EST
Nintendo has announced the release date for the Side Order portion of Splatoon 3's DLC expansion pass. Releasing on February 22nd, Side Order will take you to the Spire of Order, an ominous tower…
January 24, 2024 | 08:44 EST
Nintendo has officially revealed the date on which 3DS and Wii U online services will cease. In a post on its official website, the Japanese gaming giant reveals that online play and other online…
January 24, 2024 | 04:16 EST
Nintendo has announced a new limited-edition set of pink Joy-Cons to coincide with the upcoming launch of Princess Peach: Showtime!. The pastel pink controllers will be made available across…
January 23, 2024 | 09:28 EST
Nintendo has announced that it will repair hardware damaged by the Noto Peninsula earthquake free of charge. In an announcement on the official Nintendo website (which is in Japanese; we're using a…
January 18, 2024 | 04:15 EST
Nintendo has announced that Golden Sun and its sequel, Golden Sun: The Lost Age, are heading to Nintendo Switch Online next week. Golden Sun was first revealed to be heading to Switch Online when…
January 12, 2024 | 04:15 EST
Today Altec Lansing shared a press release about the Ai Shark gaming software, but the most surprising element is that it includes a release window for the Nintendo Switch 2. The alleged release…
January 11, 2024 | 02:11 EST
The recent release of Link's Awakening DX HD, an unauthorized PC port of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, brought joy to many. Yet, inevitably, it pissed Nintendo off. Released for free a…
December 16, 2023 | 04:55 EST
Today Nintendo made its Nintendo Switch Year in Review for 2023 available to its players, letting everyone take a look at their gaming habits on the hybrid console. The feature, available on the…
December 13, 2023 | 01:27 EST
Nintendo has announced three new games for the Nintendo Switch Online N64 lineup. Technically, today's announcement only contains two new titles, since we already knew that Jet Force Gemini was…
December 8, 2023 | 10:00 EST
Waluigi creator Fumihide Aoki has shared renders and sketches for a scrapped Mario Power Tennis character known as "Walpeach". The designs were discovered on Aoki-san's personal Instagram account by…
December 1, 2023 | 10:39 EST
Legendary Japanese developer Hideki Kamiya has been releasing some interesting videos following his departure from PlatinumGames, and today he shared a new one. During a ten-minute long video with…
November 23, 2023 | 03:43 EST
Nintendo has announced that Rare shooter Jet Force Gemini is heading to Nintendo Switch Online soon. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Nintendo announces that the game will be coming to…
November 22, 2023 | 08:20 EST
Nintendo has announced the date for Splatoon 3 Chill Season 2023, as well as what content we can expect as part of that update. The multiplayer shooter's winter season officially kicks off on…
November 16, 2023 | 09:58 EST
Fans of The Legend of Zelda series, it has finally been announced. After the major financial success of the recent Super Mario Bros. movie, Nintendo has announced that an official live-action Legend…
November 7, 2023 | 06:15 EST
Today Nintendo announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year, between April 1 and September 30, including an update on Nintendo Switch unit sales. The press release mentions…
November 7, 2023 | 01:43 EST
Nintendo has announced the course and character lineup for the final wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC. Wave 6, which is due to arrive on November 9th, follows on from July's Wave 5, as well as…
November 1, 2023 | 09:21 EDT
Look, you can probably guess what I'm going to say: Super Mario Bros. Wonder is good. Well, you guessed wrong. It's not good. It's amazing -- wonderful, even. After what could be considered some…
November 3, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
Nintendo has revealed that classic party game Mario Party 3 is making its way to Nintendo Switch Online later this week. The game will join other N64 games like Excitebike 64, Pokemon Snap, and …
October 25, 2023 | 03:58 EDT
Nintendo has announced a new range of Splatoon 3 amiibo, and they're modeled after everyone's favorite posse: Deep Cut. Launching on November 17th, the three amiibo (see what I did there?) are based…
October 18, 2023 | 10:09 EDT
Today, during an episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer promised that Call of Duty fans on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms can rest easy following the closure of…
October 17, 2023 | 05:50 EDT
Today the new voice of Mario in the upcoming platformer Super Mario Bros. Wonder has been announced. The reveal came from the actor himself, Kevin Afghani, who posted on his personal X (formerly…
October 13, 2023 | 04:34 EDT
Nintendo has announced the return of the Splatoween event for Splatoon 3, and there's a spooky question waiting for your answer. In a post on the official Nintendo X account, the Splatoon 3 team…
October 13, 2023 | 09:37 EDT
Today former PlatinumGames executive vice president and chief game designer Hideki Kamiya provided more details about his departure (which was announced last month) and his future plans. Kamiya-san…
October 12, 2023 | 04:17 EDT
Nintendo has announced an Animal Crossing Lego collaboration, so prepare to get even further in debt to Tom Nook. The collaboration was announced earlier today with a rather barebones video on the…
October 5, 2023 | 08:34 EDT
Nintendo has announced that Wii U and 3DS online services are to shut down in the coming months. Per an official announcement, from April next year, you won't be able to play Wii U and 3DS games,…
October 4, 2023 | 03:39 EDT
Nintendo has announced that another Kirby game is making its way to Nintendo Switch Online in the form of Kirby & the Amazing Mirror next week. The Game Boy Advance platformer will arrive for…
September 22, 2023 | 03:40 EDT
Nintendo is broadcasting its third Nintendo Direct presentation of 2023, focusing on news and announcements about games coming for Nintendo Switch this Winter and beyond. If you didn't have the…
September 14, 2023 | 10:04 EDT
Nintendo has announced that a new Nintendo Direct presentation is set to air tomorrow. The Japanese gaming giant is promising X minutes of new information regarding "Nintendo Switch games releasing…
September 13, 2023 | 10:11 EDT
Nintendo has announced four more games for the Nintendo Switch Online service, three of which were never released outside of Japan. Previous Switch Online drops have seen obscure gems like Crusader…
September 6, 2023 | 08:36 EDT
One of the few 10/10 reviewed games on TechRaptor is Super Mario Odyssey, the last mainline Mario game, which released about six years ago (and the last 2D Mario a decade ago). After just a brief…
September 3, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
During today's Super Mario Bros. Wonder showcase, we got to learn a ton of new information about the iconic plumber's latest adventure. The presentation was announced just a couple of days ago, and…
August 31, 2023 | 10:28 EDT
Today Nintendo announced another of its Nintendo Direct livestreams, this time around, dedicated to Super Mario Bros. Wonder. According to the announcement made on X (formerly Twitter), the…
August 29, 2023 | 11:37 EDT
Nintendo has announced another beloved N64 classic for Nintendo Switch Online in the form of racer Excitebike 64. The game is coming to the service's Expansion Pack addon next week, joining other…
August 25, 2023 | 03:35 EDT
Charles Martinet has been the voice of Super Mario basically forever, but Nintendo just announced that he won't perform in the role going forward. The announcement made on X (formerly Twitter) pays…
September 7, 2023 | 02:42 EDT
Nintendo has announced the commencement date for the Splatoon 3 Drizzle Season. It's all kicking off on September 1st. New Splatoon seasons begin every few months; the game's inaugural Chill Season…
August 17, 2023 | 09:51 EDT
Today, during the Pokemon Presents presentation, Nintendo shared the latest trailer about the upcoming Detective Pikachu Returns. The trailer stars our intrepid detective as he sits with the…
August 8, 2023 | 09:43 EDT
Nintendo has released some stats for the phenomenally successful The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and it turns out the movie was pretty darn successful, to nobody's surprise. As part of its latest…
August 3, 2023 | 04:32 EDT
Today Nintendo announced its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year (between April 1 and June 30) and published an update on the number of Switch units shipped worldwide since the…
August 3, 2023 | 02:52 EDT
Two classic Game Boy Zelda games have been added to Nintendo Switch Online. The Zelda Oracle titles, which comprise Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, are now available to check out if you're a…
July 27, 2023 | 02:43 EDT
One of the cutest traditions Japanese Nintendo fans can enjoy is the company's seasonal trailers, and the batch for summer 2023 has just been released. All three trailers have high production values…
July 22, 2023 | 11:54 EDT
Of all the changes and improvements in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom from its predecessor, the addition of the Froggy Armor is definitely one of the most helpful. Course correcting on the…
July 18, 2023 | 11:10 EDT
GfK's latest UK boxed sales charts are in, and hey, guess what: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom continues to reign supreme. Nintendo's latest open-world adventure has once again claimed the…
July 10, 2023 | 09:50 EDT
Are you getting hyped for Pikmin 4 yet? The fourth installment in the Pikmin series is almost upon us, and Nintendo has released another trailer teaching you all about the basics of exploring your…
July 7, 2023 | 08:40 EDT
Nintendo has announced the release date for the upcoming Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5, which will once again add new tracks and characters to the game. The DLC lands on July 12th,…
July 6, 2023 | 09:34 EDT
Nintendo has unveiled a new Pikmin 4 trailer, intended to give you an overview of the adorable-looking real-time strategy game. Appropriately named the "Overview Trailer", the new trailer covers…
June 29, 2023 | 03:52 EDT
Circana, formerly known as the NPD Group, has released its sales data for May 2023. Totally unsurprisingly, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has utterly dominated the software charts,…
June 27, 2023 | 09:56 EDT