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Table of Contents
- 1. Nintendo How Tos
- 2. Play Your Favorite Classic Nintendo Games on iPhone
- 3. Nintendo Articles
- 4. Nintendo Shutting Down Mario Kart Tour iOS Game
- 5. Nintendo's New 'Pictonico' iOS Game Turns Your Photos Into Minigames
- 6. Nintendo Store App Launches on iPhone With a Feature Fans Will Love
- 7. How to Use an iPad as a Nintendo Switch 2 Display
- 8. Are You a Nintendo Fan? There's an iPhone App For That Now
- 9. Paid Version of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Now Available
- 10. Nintendo Launches Music Streaming App for Switch Online Subscribers
- 11. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete Gets December 2 Release Date
- 12. Nintendo Shutting Down Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp App, Plans to Release Paid Offline Version
- 13. Nintendo 3DS Emulator for iPhone Released in App Store With Caveats
- 14. Nintendo Discontinuing Dr. Mario World iOS Game
- 15. Niantic and Nintendo Announce New 'Pikmin' Augmented Reality Game
- 16. Nintendo's 'Mario Kart Tour' Mobile Game Now Supports Landscape Mode
- 17. Nintendo 'Retreating' From Mobile Gaming Market
- 18. Sensor Tower: Nintendo's Mobile Games Reach $1 Billion in Lifetime Player Spending
- 19. A Second 'Mario Kart Tour' Multiplayer Beta Test is Coming and it Won't Require a Gold Pass to Play [Update: I
- 20. Mario Kart Tour Multiplayer Beta Test to Launch in December
- 21. Mario Kart Tour is Nintendo's Biggest Mobile Launch to Date With 90 Million Downloads in First Week
- 22. 'Mario Kart Tour' Now Available for iPhone and iPad
- 23. Nintendo's 'Mario Kart Tour' Game for iOS Launching on September 25
- 24. Videos
- 25. Guides
- 26. Upcoming
- 27. Other Stories
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Play Your Favorite Classic Nintendo Games on iPhone
Thursday April 18, 2024 12:55 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
If you're a fan of classic Nintendo games and own an iPhone, we have great news for you. Apple has recently updated its App Review Guidelines to allow game emulators in the App Store. This change opens up new possibilities for playing your favorite retro games on modern devices. Keep reading to learn what's changed and how you can get gaming in no time.
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Nintendo Shutting Down Mario Kart Tour iOS Game
Wednesday July 8, 2026 12:59 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Nintendo today said it is ending service for its Mario Kart Tour mobile game on Tuesday, September 29. There are no plans for an offline version of the game, so it will no longer be playable after that date.
In-game currency is no longer available for purchase, and Nintendo has ended automatic subscription renewals ahead of the shutdown date.
Players who had a Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass...
Nintendo's New 'Pictonico' iOS Game Turns Your Photos Into Minigames
Tuesday May 19, 2026 1:25 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Nintendo today announced a new mobile game called Pictonico, which is set to launch on Thursday, May 28. Pictonico turns photos into minigames like those you see in WarioWare.
The app's website features players taking photos of themselves and their friends, with the app altering the photos in different ways. In one example, the person's mouth opens up widely to chomp on corn with a tap, and...
Nintendo Store App Launches on iPhone With a Feature Fans Will Love
Wednesday November 5, 2025 7:55 am PST by Joe Rossignol
A new Nintendo Store app is now available on the iPhone and iPad, allowing you to browse games, review your play activity across select consoles, and more.
The app lets you browse Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 consoles and accessories, physical and digital games, merchandise, and select other products, but it will direct you to Nintendo's web store if you wish to proceed with a...
How to Use an iPad as a Nintendo Switch 2 Display
Wednesday July 2, 2025 1:32 pm PDT by Juli Clover
When you're away from home and want to play your Nintendo Switch 2 on a larger display, you can do so if you have a USB-C iPad. All you need is an app and a couple of accessories to get everything connected, as MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera demonstrates.
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To use this setup, you need a USB-C iPad that's able to run the latest...
Are You a Nintendo Fan? There's an iPhone App For That Now
Thursday March 27, 2025 12:32 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol
Nintendo today released a new iPhone app that can provide you with daily updates about company news, upcoming game releases, and more.
Nintendo Today! is available in the App Store for the iPhone for free, and it is also available in the Google Play Store for Android.
After signing into your Nintendo Account, you can scroll through a news feed with video clips, images, and other fun...
Paid Version of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Now Available
Monday December 2, 2024 2:40 pm PST by Juli Clover
Nintendo today debuted Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete, a paid offline version of Pocket Camp that lets customers continue to play now that the freemium version of the game has been shut down.
The original Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp game was shuttered last week on November 29, almost exactly seven years after it launched. Because it was a freemium game, there are players who invested ...
Nintendo Launches Music Streaming App for Switch Online Subscribers
Thursday October 31, 2024 6:26 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
Nintendo has released Nintendo Music, a new music streaming app that gives Nintendo Switch Online subscribers access to soundtracks from the company's extensive game library.
The app features music from popular Nintendo franchises including Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Splatoon. Songs are organized by game, character, and themed playlists like "boss battles" and "victory...
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete Gets December 2 Release Date
Monday October 28, 2024 4:51 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
Nintendo on December 2 will release Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete, a paid offline version of the iOS game that existing users will be able to play after the original is shut down.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is a freemium app that Nintendo has regularly been adding new content to over the last seven years, so there are players with money invested in the game. There are no more...
Nintendo Shutting Down Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp App, Plans to Release Paid Offline Version
Thursday August 22, 2024 2:06 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Nintendo today announced that it will shut down the Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp app for iOS on November 29, seven years after the game originally launched. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is a freemium app that Nintendo has regularly been adding new content to through ongoing events, so there are players with money invested in the game.
There will be no more events or updates with the Pocket...
Nintendo 3DS Emulator for iPhone Released in App Store With Caveats
Tuesday June 4, 2024 7:08 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Folium has become the first Nintendo 3DS emulator for the iPhone available in the App Store, although there are some caveats to be aware of.
Foremost, this is the first Nintendo emulator on the App Store that costs money. Folium developer Jarrod Norwell is charging $4.99 for the app, which is a bold choice given that Nintendo recently sued the developers of Yuzu, a Nintendo Switch emulator...
Nintendo Discontinuing Dr. Mario World iOS Game
Wednesday July 28, 2021 11:41 am PDT by Juli Clover
Nintendo today announced that it is sunsetting Dr. Mario World for iOS, a game that launched just two years ago. According to Nintendo, service for Dr. Mario World is set to end on Monday, November 1.
As of today, diamonds, the game's in-app currency, are no longer available for purchase. Starting on November 1, Nintendo says an end-of-service notification will be displayed and the game will ...
Niantic and Nintendo Announce New 'Pikmin' Augmented Reality Game
Monday March 22, 2021 5:45 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Niantic and Nintendo today announced the upcoming debut of a new augmented reality game based on Nintendo's "Pikmin" franchise, with the title set to launch later in 2021.
Nintendo's Pikmin franchise features a series of strategy and puzzle games where players direct a variety of plant-like creatures called Pikmin to destroy obstacles, fight enemies, and avoid hazards while exploring an...
Nintendo's 'Mario Kart Tour' Mobile Game Now Supports Landscape Mode
Monday July 20, 2020 9:51 am PDT by Mitchel Broussard
Nintendo's "Mario Kart Tour" racing game for iOS and Android devices will now support landscape mode (via TouchArcade). Since the game launched in 2019 it has only supported portrait mode, mainly due to Nintendo's idea that its mobile games should be played one-handed.
That will change in an update coming this week, and players will have an option to turn their smartphone sideways and play ...
Nintendo 'Retreating' From Mobile Gaming Market
Monday June 22, 2020 9:10 am PDT by Mitchel Broussard
It's been five years since Nintendo first announced its foray into mobile gaming on iOS and other platforms. Although the company has seen some success in the business, it's also seen some misfires, and this week Bloomberg is reporting that Nintendo is now "retreating" from its mobile gaming plans.
For the near future, Nintendo will now focus on apps that have already been released. In terms...
Sensor Tower: Nintendo's Mobile Games Reach $1 Billion in Lifetime Player Spending
Wednesday January 29, 2020 3:57 am PST by Tim Hardwick
Further cementing its status as Nintendo's most successful mobile game to date, Fire Emblem Heroes has led Nintendo's race to the billion-dollar revenue mark on mobile (via Sensor Tower). The game's $656 million in player spending, which includes players on both iOS and Android, has accounted for 61 percent of Nintendo's over $1 billion in mobile revenue.
The next two highest-grossing...
A Second 'Mario Kart Tour' Multiplayer Beta Test is Coming and it Won't Require a Gold Pass to Play [Update: It's Live]
Tuesday January 21, 2020 3:35 am PST by Tim Hardwick
Nintendo has announced that a second round of multiplayer testing for Mario Kart Tour is "on the way," and this time everyone's invited.
Nintendo first began testing a multiplayer option in December, a step towards the full multiplayer mode that's considered essential to the mobile title's long-term success.
However, the first round of testing was only open to players with a Mario Kart Tour ...
Mario Kart Tour Multiplayer Beta Test to Launch in December
Friday November 1, 2019 3:16 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
Nintendo has announced that it will begin testing a multiplayer option for its Mario Kart Tour mobile game in December, a step towards the full multiplayer mode that's considered essential to the mobile title's success.
The announcement came on Friday via the Japanese video game giant's official Twitter account and explained that access to multiplayer would initially be limited to Mario Kart...
Mario Kart Tour is Nintendo's Biggest Mobile Launch to Date With 90 Million Downloads in First Week
Thursday October 3, 2019 2:23 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
Nintendo's latest smartphone app Mario Kart Tour has been downloaded over 90 million times since it launched last week, according to new download estimates shared by Sensor Tower.
The number eclipses both Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and Super Mario Run, which were downloaded a respective 14.3 million times and just under 13 million times in their debut week, making Mario Kart Tour...
'Mario Kart Tour' Now Available for iPhone and iPad
Wednesday September 25, 2019 1:21 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
Nintendo's newest game, Mario Kart Tour, got its global rollout today for iPhone and iPad, following a closed beta test in the United States and Japan.
The kart racer title for mobile is set in the Mushroom Kingdom, where players are tasked with racing to beat their rivals to the finish line using drifts and items to gain an edge. Players slide their fingers across the screen to turn, while ...
Nintendo's 'Mario Kart Tour' Game for iOS Launching on September 25
Monday August 26, 2019 6:31 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Nintendo's newest game, Mario Kart Tour, is set to launch on iOS devices on September 25, the company announced on Twitter this afternoon.
Starting in May, Nintendo has offered a beta version of the game to a few limited users in the United States and Japan, but the title is nearly ready for a wider launch.
As with the console version of the game, Mario Kart Tour is a kart racer title set ...
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