Mother fans in Japan are in for a treat! Following the announcement of Mother 3’s arrival on Nintendo Switch Online in Japan (sigh), the Mother Project has unveiled an exciting lineup of all-new Mother 3 plushies to commemorate the occasion. According to the Mother Project webpage, the plushies…
The Splatoon 3 Spring Fest 2024 is set to go live tonight and to get fans excited, Nintendo has uploaded an amazingly cuddly-looking piece of promo art. A three-way Splatfest between Baby Chicks, Li’l Bunnies, and Bear Cubs, I’m not sure it even matters who wins at this point. This…
Those looking forward to Super Nintendo World Japan’s upcoming “Donkey Kong Country” addition this Spring will need to make new plans: the park expansion has been delayed until late 2024. In a post on the official Universal Studios Japan Twitter account, the company confirmed that the opening has been pushed…
2017’s been a monumental year for Nintendo fans the world over. From bouncy, spring loaded brawlers and squid squabbling Splatfests to Mario’s latest misadventures in wedding crashing, there’s a whole lot to love on what’s widely being considered the Big N’s comeback console. Yet for every satisfying splat or Warp…
2017 was Nintendo’s most fully featured when it comes to mobile games so far. Nintendo may not be making phones, but it’s making some standout titles that aim to capture the essence of its established worlds and characters. Super Mario Run both made it to Android and saw the Remix…
The 3DS has come a long way from its shaky beginnings, and with the advent of the Switch the little portable has entered the twilight of its life. But while the year was dominated by its newer, shinier brother, the 3DS still had some great titles released — from ports…
The Switch has had a monumental first year, and one of the greatest things it’s accomplished has been becoming the home of several incredible indie titles, with more and more on the horizon every day. Each indie game I played in 2017 was great and original, and I have to…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has taken home the trophy for Game of The Year at The Game Awards 2017. Breath of the Wild was pit against the likes of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Persona 5, Horizon Zero Dawn and even its Nintendo brethren Super Mario Odyssey for the…
Everyone here on the Nintendo Wire team has been gearing up for their very own Game of the Year award ceremony these last couple weeks. Instead of awarding just one game the prestigious title, we thought it would be more fun and fitting to name off what we believe to…
During an investor call today, Activision has confirmed that there is no new Skylanders game coming to consoles in 2017. This marks the first time since the series launched in 2011 that a new title would not be released in a given year. There is NO new Skylanders console game…
This article was originally published back in 2017 as part of our Zelda look-back series. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was the very first Zelda game I ever got to experience, and what a good game to start off with. I was far too young to…
If you’re a longtime fan of video game culture or just enjoy casually perusing what’s available, you probably have some experience with GameStop. For many, if you wanted to pick up a new title, GameStop was the place to go. Despite that, the modern video game market seems to be…
Welcome to amiibo Rewind! Each week, we take a look back at an amiibo event or release from the past 10 years to celebrate 10 amazing years of amiibo. Today, we’re taking a look back at the short lived introduction of the Player 2 amiibo line of amiibo for Super…
January 25th, 2024, marks six years since Celeste first launched for the Nintendo Switch and many other platforms. If you weren’t following the development it may have seemed like many of its pixel-platforming contemporaries, but there was something to it that has seen it endure in the hearts and minds…
Despite being the Switch’s sixth year on the market, 2023 saw several highly anticipated games release and break new records for Nintendo’s hybrid console. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom felt like a once-in-a-lifetime release and the year closing out with a remake of Super Mario RPG: The…
