While the newest trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie was only been up for a few hours, that hasn’t stopped us at Nintendo Wire from digging through the footage to uncover some easter eggs. While there are a ton of obvious ones that longtime Mario fans will spot instantly,…
Feast upon new tracks in Nintendo Music, with the addition of Kirby’s Dream Buffet! The multiplayer party game was released for Nintendo Switch in 2022, with the goal being to be the largest Kirby at the end of the match. You were thrown into minigames, races, and a Battle Royale…
I’ve been a fan of the Like a Dragon/Yakuza series for longer than I’ve been a “professional” writer now. Having gotten into the series around 2010 when the original Yakuza 3 was released, I was always stunned by how nobody spoke about the general quality of these games. Sega and…
Fresh off last week’s surprise announcement of a huge free update and Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo has updated Nintendo Music with a fan-favorite Animal Crossing game’s soundtrack. Starting today, Monday November 3rd, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can enjoy the sweet, nostalgic sounds of Nintendo…
Just when I thought Nintendo was ready to close the book on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons saga, they surprised everyone with not one, but two major announcements. For just $5, players can grab the new Switch 2 update, which upgrades the visuals, expands multiplayer capacity, and even adds mouse…
If you were holding onto a New 2DS XL as a dedicated handheld console, it might be time to finally send it to pasture. In a post on Twitter, Nintendo of Japan has announced that it is officially ending repair support for the offshoot model of the 3DS family. Back…
Fire Emblem Awakening, one of the best Fire Emblem games of all-time and one that revitalized the series, has finally been added to Nintendo Music! The 3DS game was a do-or-die for developers, as Nintendo had warned that low sales would result in the cancellation of the series entirely. Luckily…
In this week’s Nintendo Music update, we get to dive into Toad’s first leading role! Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, originally released on the Wii U and later rereleased on the 3DS and Nintendo Switch, first started as side levels in Super Mario 3D World before becoming a full-fledged game. Treasure…
We wrote a fun piece a few weeks ago about how the famed Parisian art museum, The Lourve, has been utilizing the New Nintendo 3DS as an audio guide since 2012. Whether this was just a case of serendipitous timing or someone in Paris really follows Nintendo news, The Lourve…
Bravely Default stands out as an exceptional RPG on a system that had no shortage. Released on the 3DS in 2012, it was something of a “return to form” for Square Enix, taking plenty of inspiration from classic Final Fantasy titles in terms of structure, story beats, and its job…
On a trip to Paris, our writer Jaxson Tapp has made a fascinating discovery. Or perhaps I should say: stepped back in time to ten years ago when the New 3DS XL was Nintendo’s latest, greatest handheld. Either way, he stepped into The Lourve to find that his audio guide…
Nintendo of Japan has revealed that, effective immediately, they will cease repair requests on all New Nintendo 3DS LL(XL here in the States) and Nintendo 2DS systems. If you remember, repair requests on New Nintendo 3DS systems ended in August 2024. The reason for ending repairs is due…
Without much fanfare, which is pretty typical of Nintendo these days, the Nintendo Music app has received the entire album of 3DS Street Pass songs. Released sometime last night, you can relive memories of heading to conventions and furiously checking your Street Pass plaza for new puzzle pieces or visits…
While rumors abound about the upcoming Switch 2 (or whatever Nintendo wants to call it), there is still a current system Nintendo has on the market and it’s still going strong. For 2025, we already know that Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is hitting in January and a new rumor…
It’s the end of an era! Earlier this morning, Nintendo of Japan announced that it has officially run out of parts to repair New Nintendo 3DS consoles as of August 28th. Sadly, this means Nintendo will no longer be accepting repairs for the standard edition of the handheld starting today….
