Nintendo Wiretap (5/1/17)

  Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap! Each day the team here at Nintendo Wire works tirelessly to bring you the best, most relevant late-breaking Nintendo news this side of the Mushroom Kingdom. To help make ingesting all these meaty stories easier than Kirby hopped up on Miracle Fruit, we’ve compiled…

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My Nintendo adds new Street Fighter rewards

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: 3DS, Mobile, News, Wii U

Ultimate Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers is almost here, and to celebrate Nintendo has unveiled several brand new rewards for My Nintendo. We already reported on a pretty cool Akuma themed wallpaper that was added to the service last week, but now a trio of new rewards, including a…

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3DS menu icon for Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga DX emerges

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, 3DS

Over the weekend we reported on the surprise appearance of a “Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga DX” file hidden within Nintendo’s eShop servers. Now the same source that discovered that info, @SciresM on Twitter, has released the tiny 3DS menu icon for the game, which you can check out below…

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Dragon Quest themed New 2DS XL announced for Japan

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, 3DS

If the surprise announcement of the New 2DS XL wasn’t enough, Square Enix and Nintendo have already teamed up for a very special edition of the handheld. Themed on the Metal Bubble Slimes of Dragon Quest fame, the embellished system will be bundled with Dragon Quest XI when the game…

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Nintendo announces the New 2DS XL

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: 3DS, News

Nintendo has announced a New 2DS XL for $149.99. The console launches on July 28th. The system is confirmed to have amiibo support, the addition of the c-stick, and will sport two large 2D screens. The US is only receiving the turquoise version, but Japan will be getting an additional…

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Badge Arcade News: Week of 4/27/17

Categories: 3DS

Mario Kart 8 badges return for another lap through the Badge Arcade in celebration of the game’s deluxe debut on the Switch tomorrow! Collect your favorite racers and create your very own course with a special theme available this week only. Sadly, none of the badges are new, so those…

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eShop Update: Week of 4/27/17 (North America)

Categories: 3DS, Retro, Switch, Wii U

This week in the Nintendo eShop: Renowned racer Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, rolly roguelike TumbleSeed and action adventurer Kamiko make their Switch debut. Not much has changed since last week’s dismal discount offerings. Both physics-based puzzle platformers Trine Enchanted Edition and Trine 2: Director’s Cut are still half off on…

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