August 10th, 2017
Chicken Wiggle | Nintendo 3DS Gameplay
We play through the first ten minutes of the upcoming 3DS platformer Chicken Wiggle. It’s heading to the Nintendo 3DS on August 17th!
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The 12 World Video Game Hall of Fame 2025 nominees have been revealed
One of the most hotly debated subjects across the greater video game circles is the simple question of what the greatest video game of all-time is. While the true answer is subjective and open to each individual’s interpretation, another way to tackle the question is to answer what the most…
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Miyamoto declined Zelda and Metroid movies over 25 years ago
In the most recent episode of the Video Game History Foundation’s podcast, VGHF founder Frank Cifaldi chatted with former Nintendo of America marketing lead Gail Tilden on a variety of topics relating to her time trying to localize different Nintendo products for the West. After discussing the history of Pokémon,…
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Pokémon was nearly localized for the West as a gritty baseball game
During the latest episode of the Video Game History Foundation’s podcast, VGHF founder Frank Cifaldi had Nintendo of America’s former marketing lead Gail Tilden on and they discussed some of the trials and tribulations she went through trying to market certain Nintendo properties to Western audiences. Two big topics came…
August 10th, 2017
eShop Update: Week of 8/10/17 (North America)
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Sonic takes us back to the future, Phantom Trigger delights with its pretty pixels, and the Galactic Federation retires from hunting Space Pirates to paint things with their butts. Switch sales continue to trickle in this week with the ever Graceful Explosion Machine marked…
August 10th, 2017
Monster Hunter Stories demo releases today
UPDATE: The Monster Hunter Stories demo is now live in the North American 3DS eShop. Have fun, folks! Less than a month away from its release date, a demo for Monster Hunter Stories is out in Europe and will be available later today on the 3DS for US players. Nintendo…
August 10th, 2017
Summer gear heading to SplatNet 2, themed wallpapers now available
Few game franchises quite capture the feeling of summer like Splatoon, with its sunny stages and vibrant colors perfectly encapsulating the best of the season. Now Splatoon 2 is about to get even more tropical though, with new summer-themed gear heading to SplatNet 2 starting August 11th. All you need…
August 10th, 2017
Empoleon rides the waves in the latest Pokkén Tournament DX trailer
Earlier this week, Darkrai got its own Pokkén Tournament DX trailer. Today, we’re getting a look at another fighter who was exclusive to the arcade version of the game, Empoleon! Being the final evolved form of a water starter, most of Empoleon’s moves are all about soaking foes, from…
August 10th, 2017
Jackbox Party Packs 1 and 2 coming soon to Switch, 4 releasing later
Do you like fun? Do you have friends? Do like having fun with your friends? Then you need to consider grabbing the Jackbox Party Packs. While not every game is created equal in a given collection, as a whole the franchise has been great for parties with just about anyone,…
August 10th, 2017
Fire Emblem Heroes’ latest Focus brings four standout heroes at an even higher chance
Get those orbs ready everybody, the upcoming Fire Emblem Heroes Focus is going to be a good one. Announced back during the recent Feh Broadcast, the chosen heroes will be available at a 5% chance instead of the more typical 3% and are described as being good for those just…
August 9th, 2017
Nintendo Wiretap (8/9/17)
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…
August 9th, 2017
Super Meat Boy sliding onto Switch, gauging interest in physical edition
After teases, hints and all kinds of hoping, it looks like we have solid confirmation that Super Meat Boy is going to die and die again on a Nintendo Switch near you. The notoriously difficult platformer’s found its way onto plenty of systems in the past, but with The Binding…
August 9th, 2017
GameStop Pokémon distribution begins this month
Toys”R”Us isn’t the only retailer celebrating Pokémon Sun & Moon Burning Shadows’ release. Instead of a promo card of Stufful, GameStop is having a bit of a digital giveaway – a Salazzle for your copy of Pokémon Sun and/or Moon! The Salazzle will be level 50 and have the Corrosion…
August 9th, 2017
Sonic Mania’s soundtrack at it again, reveals game’s mini boss theme
In less than a week, I’ll be speeding through the hybrid nostalgia trip/step forward that is Sonic Mania, and for the second day in a row, Sega has a new video up to mark the occasion. This time it’s a new music track for mini bosses called “Danger on the…
August 9th, 2017
Cordelia flies onto the scene in new Fire Emblem Warriors trailer
Since the game was announced, I’ve wanted to see how certain classes would play and behave in Fire Emblem Warriors. Pegasus Knights were at the top of that list, and thanks to the reveal of Awakening’s Cordelia, we can finally get a brief look. While nothing indicating a greater sense…
