Split Fiction, the latest co-op multiplayer game by developer Hazelight, launched on March 6th to critical acclaim. Shortly after launch, it was rumored that a movie adaptation was in the works for the game and we’ve now received confirmation on its existence, along with one of the stars as well…
As the “Year of Eevee” celebration continues, more and more merchandise centered around the beloved Evolution Pokémon continues to be revealed. Just last week a brand-new life-size Eevee plush was shown off, but that wasn’t to be all they had in store. A new batch of life-size plushies have been…
In a series of posts over on Twitter, former Capcom composer Masakazu Sugimori has suggested that Ace Attorney would not have become a franchise if it were released in the current gaming industry. As he explains, the initial sales numbers were so low that any modern publisher would have completely…
The lengths some fans will go to enhance their gaming experience in one way or another is nothing short of amazing, enough to create testaments to the ingenuity of the human spirit. Take this dedicated Switch fan on Reddit, u/snk50, who has made a full on arcade cabinet to play…
There’s not long to go until the long-awaited LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga flies onto store shelves and we recently got the chance to check out some live gameplay footage to get an idea of how the series-spanning adventure will play out. It’s immediately obvious The Skywalker Saga is…
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is ready to bring some force fighting back to Inaba! To celebrate the return of this spinoff/sequel to Persona 4, Atlus did a little flexing of their own and sent over a champion-worthy box of goodies to the Nintendo Wire team. Any veteran viewer of the…
It’s time for everybody’s favorite Spring holiday — where we celebrate the resurrection of Mario after three days and his ascension to heaven. Wait, I might be mixing something up. Eh, I’m sure it’s not important. Anyway, here are some fun things you can do to celebrate Mar10 day! …
Fans have theorized about what a third Mario brother would look like for a long time now, drawing up various design interpretations over the years for what someone even farther out of the limelight than Luigi would look like. Well, the answer may have been found in a Finnish grocery…
Kirby’s next adventure is bringing all kinds of new ideas to his dreamy corner of Nintendo’s collection of characters. Just in time for the series’ 30th anniversary, Kirby and the Forgotten Land has impressed since its reveal. Whether it’s the intriguing world our pink puffball’s found himself in or the…
As a trans lesbian, I know how important and special proper representation can be. But for too long, our WAH representation has been sorely lacking, focused almost entirely in one yellow-suited rotund man who smells like garlic. Where is the purple beanpole representation? Well, just like with gay fan-fiction, when…
Hard to believe it’s already been half a decade. The Nintendo Switch released on March 3rd, 2017, marking its 5th year anniversary after what has already been a success in just about every sense possible — conceptually, commercially, and critically. After the commercial struggles of the Wii U, the Switch…
Editor’s note (February 2023): While this feature was originally written for the 3DS’ 11th anniversary, the sentiments still ring true today. Join us in celebrating the handheld as we look back at what made it so memorable! The 3DS just might be the best console Nintendo ever made….
If there’s anything I love as much as Nintendo, it’s fitness. As a lifelong fitness enthusiast, Nintendo’s efforts in the space from the Power Pad to Ring Fit Adventure have always held tremendous appeal to me. I finally honor one of Nintendo’s greatest fitness success stories with my custom amiibo…
Pokémon Legends Arceus has done the impossible — it’s made the Pokémon fandom relatively civil again. It’s been roughly two and a half years since that was last true. In June 2019, the announcement that the upcoming Pokémon Sword & Shield wouldn’t have the National Pokédex (and thus, every Pokémon)…
During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, it finally happened — they announced the localization of a long-dead JRPG, one that had remained Japan-only for decades and seemed destined to fade into obscurity with only a small cult following. But now it not only comes to western shores for the first time, it…
