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Even though the Nintendo Switch dominating Nintendo’s handheld landscape, the 3DS family remains home to one of the most beloved entries in the Animal Crossing series. Animal Crossing: New Leaf redefined the franchise when it launched in 2012 (2013 in the West), and in 2026, it’s still pulling players back to its charming blend of […]

Walking into Super Nintendo World feels like stepping through a warp pipe directly into the Mushroom Kingdom. But for anyone who’s spent hours collecting coins and power-ups in Mario games, the real question isn’t just about the rides, it’s about what’s on the menu. Can themed park food actually deliver on the nostalgia, or is

If you’ve spent countless hours in Hyrule, the Mushroom Kingdom, or exploring the Paldean wilds, chances are you want those worlds to follow you beyond your console. Nintendo wallpapers let you carry that visual nostalgia onto your desktop, phone, or dual-monitor battlestation. But tracking down high-res, properly formatted images can be frustrating, low-quality JPEGs, wrong

The Nintendo 3DS era delivered some of gaming’s most memorable experiences, from Pokemon X and Y to The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. But Nintendo’s dual-screen handheld has been discontinued for years, and hardware is getting harder to find. That’s where iOS emulation comes in. In 2026, playing 3DS games on your iPhone

Before Mario jumped on Goombas, before the NES revolutionized home gaming, and before Shigeru Miyamoto ever sketched a single concept art, Nintendo was in a completely different business: making playing cards. Not just any cards, though, hanafuda, the traditional Japanese flower cards that have been a cultural fixture since the Edo period. These ornate, beautifully

The Nintendo 3DS might be retired from production, but it’s far from forgotten. In 2026, this dual-screen handheld remains one of the most compelling ways to experience hundreds of exclusive titles that never made the jump to Switch. Whether you’re hunting for a budget-friendly way to catch up on classics like Pokémon X/Y or revisit

If you’re a Nintendo fan planning a trip to New York City, there’s one destination that deserves top billing on your itinerary. The Nintendo Store New York, often called Nintendo World NYC, sits in the heart of Rockefeller Plaza and offers something you won’t find in any other retail location on the planet. This isn’t

Nothing kills the vibe faster than loading up Splatoon 3 for a quick session and getting slapped with a connection error. Whether you’re grinding ranked in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, downloading a new game from the eShop, or trying to sync your cloud saves, Nintendo’s online infrastructure touches almost everything you do on Switch. And

When Nintendo announced they were selling cardboard for the Switch back in 2018, the internet didn’t know whether to laugh or applaud. Fast forward to 2026, and Nintendo Labo remains one of the most unique experiments in gaming history, a bizarre fusion of DIY construction, motion controls, and actual gameplay that turned sheets of cardboard

If you grew up in the late ’80s or ’90s, chances are you spent hours flipping through the glossy pages of a certain magazine, absorbing every pixel of game art, every strategy tip, and every tantalizing preview. Nintendo Power wasn’t just another gaming magazine, it was a cultural phenomenon that defined how a generation experienced