Splatoon 2 Getting Two Massive Updates - Everything We Know

Since Splatoon 2 was released for the Nintendo Switch, there has been a slow drip of free content for the game.  We've seen a few new weapons each month, some new maps (and some returning favorites), and of course the Splatfests.

These have all been free.  Yes, in the days of shooters with DLC that ends up costing nearly the price of the base game itself, and microtransactions generally in the form of lootboxes, Nintendo is giving this stuff to everyone who owns the game.

This trend is continuing with today's announcement of the two upcoming updates.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition Free Until Feb. 2

Did you buy your Nintendo 3DS any time after February 20, 2012?  If so, you missed out on a good freebie: The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition.  The game was released as free DSiWare (and also through the eShop) for the twenty-fifth anniversary of The Legend of Zelda.  And on February 21, the day after the anniversary year had ended, the game was no longer available.

Gamers have since been angry with the fact that Nintendo has not made the title available for purchase.  And who can blame them?  They were missing out on a fun multiplayer Zelda game. 

Now, if you are one of those people who have been longing to get a copy of the game, your wait is over.  Nintendo has re-released the game onto the eShop, and it is free of charge until February 2.  Better hurry and download it while you can, because we have no idea if you will ever get the chance to acquire this game again.

Thanks to Fanceypants for pointing this one out to us!

Free Rayman Legends Challenge Mode for Wii U in April

As you have undoubtedly heard by now, the Internet is angry again, this time with Ubisoft.  Rayman Legends, the game that was supposed to be a Wii U exclusive and out very shortly, has been announced for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and the Wii U version was delayed until September because of this.

Turns out that even the developers of the game were upset about this.  And who could blame them?  A lot of people have voiced their displeasure over this by cancelling their pre-orders of the game.  In an attempt to try and make up for the unreasonable delay, they are releasing the full Online Challenge mode for free for the Wii U (it's supposed to be exclusive, but we all know how well they are at keeping things exclusive).  This will have daily and weekly challenges, and will be available (for free) through the eShop in April.


So scorned Wii U owners, does this make up for being betrayed?

Tamagotchi Reborn as a Free App

After having two straight days of pain, puking, and passing out on the living room floor (stupid kidney stone), the release on the new Tamagotchi L.I.F.E. app on Android has made my day.


The app is a celebration of Tamagotchi turning sixteen years old.  This nostalgia overload is also completely free!  I tried some of the Tamagotchi clones on the marketplace, but none of them felt right.  My egg shaped hole has now been filled.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 Gets Free DLC

According to the new Nintendo Direct Mini released today, it was revealed that more than three hundred billion (yes, BILLION) coins have been collected in New Super Mario Bros. 2 on the Nintendo 3DS.  I have contributed my fare share of coins (1,037,040 at the time of writing this), so you're welcome!

Anyway, in honor of this achievement, Nintendo has released the Gold Classics Pack DLC for NSMB 2.  Oh yeah, it's free too!  Free is always good!  This DLC is a bunch of familiar areas from Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3.  It's a great way to inject some nostalgia into the game.  While you are downloading the enormous DLC file (it's an entire TWO BLOCKS of memory), you can watch the Nintendo Direct Mini after the jump.