Just last September, Splatoon 3 celebrated its two-year anniversary in a spectacular sendoff with the Grand Festival. This celebration also marked the effective ending of the game, with new monthly Splatfest themes coming to a close. While the new content has slowed down, it hasn’t stopped entirely, as the seasonal…
For older Nintendo fans, Space World 2000 is one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s history. The event where Nintendo not only unveiled the GameCube to the public but showcased Super Mario 128 and some ridiculously high-quality 3D renders for a Legend of Zelda prototype, Space World 2000…
Across Nintendo’s vast reach, Mario has quite a few unique games under his belt. While most people tend to focus on the main series entries, there’s many games that fly under the radar for one reason or another. One such oft-forgotten title is Super Mario Run. This mobile-exclusive platformer doesn’t…
One of the first indie studios to make a big name for itself on a Nintendo platform was Choice Provisions. The company’s Bit.Trip series was synonymous with WiiWare, and eventually its breakout hit Bit.Trip Runner got two sequels and its protagonist, Commander Video, even got a trophy in Smash Bros….
As promised the Pikmin 4 demo has arrived giving players the chance to explore a new-yet-familiar world a few weeks early. It turns out there’s an extra benefit for mobile players, too. Those who play the demo all the way to the end and have a linked Nintendo Account will…
If you’re looking to make your way to Seattle for this year’s PAX West, we might be able to make your trip a little bit easier! Everyone here on the Nintendo Wire team is happy to announce that we’re teaming up with the fine people hosting PAX West to bring…
Smash Bros. fighter speculation is much like the Hotel California – you can check out anytime you’d like, but you can never leave. Well over a year after Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s final bit of fighter DLC was released, Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon has chimed in to state that,…
Link’s house in The Legend of Zelda is a pretty humble place, but when he’s got some valuables stored away in there, it’s understandable that he may get a bit nervous about some villager waltzing in unannounced and stealing his stuff. But one clever player has figured out the perfect…
Hey, did you know that the bell at the Hateno School in Tears of the Kingdom can actually ring? It takes a swing to get it going, naturally, but one crafty player has developed an extremely simple (and aesthetically pleasing) Zonai mechanism to get it to ring more regularly: …
During this year’s Pokémon Day stream we got confirmation that Netflix would be producing an all-new animated series based on the franchise, featuring the use of stop-motion: Pokémon Concierge. If you’re intrigued you might want to keep an eye open this weekend as Netflix has confirmed the show will be…
2020 saw many pop culture trends come and go during the initial outbreak of COVID-19 but few had the impact of Among Us. The social deduction game went from a flagging indie title to an international success with numerous ports, mainstream relevance, and a whole lot of merch. Now it’s…
Out of the blue, Nintendo has confirmed four more additions to the Sega Genesis library for Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscribers. Perhaps the biggest surprise is Crusader of Centy. This game is essentially Sega’s answer to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, featuring a mix of…
A lot of Tears of the Kingdom players have constructed some truly wild and fun vehicles, but most have the stipulation that Link needs to… y’know, be in the vehicle to pilot it. That’s what makes this remote control airplane from Reddit user miohonda so exciting – it’s an aircraft…
Alchemists, assemble! After a long time as a niche but beloved JRPG franchise that didn’t even make it out of Japan for several titles (and then took a bit to crack the 100,000 copy mark for titles), Atelier has cleared a significant milestone with its Atelier Ryza trilogy – the…
It was recently the annual Nintendo shareholder Q&A, where investors ask the heads of the company about upcoming plans, tenures, and other topics. President Shuntaro Furukawa was asked about the company’s transition to the next generation of Nintendo console, and he stated that Nintendo plans to make such a transition…
