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
Nintendo has debuted a new Everybody 1-2 Switch! trailer, showing off some of the minigames you can expect to enjoy if you pick up this party game. Minigames on display include a relay race, a hide-…
June 27, 2023 | 09:41 EDT
This week on the podcast Robert, Andrew, Rutledge, and Stretch talked about the big news coming out of the Nintendo Direct. Pokemon DLC seems to be named incorrectly, Detective Pikachu still seems…
June 26, 2023 | 07:00 EDT
If more recent Fire Emblem games haven't been scratching that pure strategy itch, Nintendo has some good news for you. 2003's Fire Emblem is now available as part of Nintendo Switch Online's Game Boy…
June 23, 2023 | 10:49 EDT
Over 25 years ago, Nintendo and Square Enix partnered for a landmark game - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. An acclaimed title released near the end of the SNES life, it also managed to…
June 21, 2023 | 10:20 EDT
Hey, did you know a Nintendo Direct is airing in a little while? Nintendo probably knows that as well, which is part of what makes the timing of the studio's latest Everybody 1-2 Switch! trailer just…
June 21, 2023 | 09:19 EDT
Since 2006, 2D Mario has been plagued with a word on all of it, making it difficult to discuss, new. The 'New' Super Mario Bros series began in 2006 as a return to the sidescrolling, two-dimensional…
June 21, 2023 | 10:49 EDT
A new Pikmin 4 trailer has been released, setting up the story of the upcoming fourth installment in Nintendo's real-time strategy series. Narrated in the style of a classic newsreel or B-movie…
June 6, 2023 | 09:46 EDT
Nintendo has announced a new range of pastel-colored Joy-Cons that you'll be able to buy later this month. The range includes four Joy-Con colors and lands on June 30th, so you should have some extra…
June 2, 2023 | 03:49 EDT
Tears of the Kingdom is Link's latest adventure and there's a lot to collect. Armor sets, Shrines, and most of all... Korok Seeds. Unlike Breath of the Wild's 900 Korok Seeds there are 1000 Korok…
May 20, 2023 | 11:07 EDT
How do you follow up a game that is considered by many to be the greatest game ever made? How is it even possible, and how does Tears of the Kingdom do it so well? The answer is remarkably simple:…
May 22, 2023 | 12:00 EDT
I always dreaded when my last reliable weapon started to flash red in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. I knew the good times were almost over, and I prayed that Link’s bottomless…
May 21, 2023 | 12:00 EDT