As time marches ever forward, I’m beginning to have this bizarre sensation of writing retrospectives for films, games, and consoles that I was alive for the launch of. Released on November 18th, 2001, in the US, the Nintendo GameCube came at an exciting time for the games industry. Even to…
Here we go! Let’s take a look at the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards. While Nintendo doesn’t have an entry in the Game of the Year category this year, it currently holds three out of five nominees for Best Family Game, where the company has historically been the favorite…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Well, it’s official! Beyond Good & Evil 2 has officially been announced… or, er, RE-announced. After a week of leaks and rumors surrounding the game originally confirmed back in 2008, Ubisoft has confirmed that the game is still in development via a post on the Facebook page for the series….
UPDATE: Natsume invites you to meet the Bachelorettes of Skytree Village! You can see the press release and images of the ladies below! Meet the Bachelorettes: Jeanne is a shy girl training to become an herbal doctor. While she is extremely intelligent and excellent at her job, she can also…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Paper Mario paints the town red, Mega Man mops up Sigma’s leftovers, and 1987’s Psycho Pigs gets a reboot. For the first time in forever there’s nothing truly notably in the discount aisle of the Nintendo eShop, not even good ol’ reliable Atlus! If…
Welcome to another Smash Seminar Tournament Preview! Here we’ll be taking a look at the road leading to upcoming major tournaments, examining players’ journeys along the way, and making predictions about who will be crowned champion. It’s early October once again, which means it’s quite a season for sports and…
This year’s Customs for a Cure has come to an end, and we’re so pleased with how everything turned out. Thanks to people who donated during the event, artists, friends, family, and members of the Nintendo Wire team, we were able to raise roughly $1,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research…
The release date of Pokémon Sun & Moon is rapidly approaching, and if you’re thinking of going digital for your Alola adventure it might be time to start thinking about upgrading your SD card. According to the official Japanese Pokémon Sun & Moon website (via Serebii), the game will take…
The official Pokémon GO blog has announced a new feature heading to the game in a future update, which provides players with capture bonuses based on medals they’ve earned. Players with medals obtained by catching a number of certain types of Pokémon (Kindler, Psychic and Gardener, for example) will be…
Capcom’s internal development strategy to keep us drowning in member berries continues this week, as Mega Man X2 is dashing onto New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Consoles! Originally released for the SNES way back in 1994, Mega Man X2 is a 2D action platformer that picks up right after the events…
Prepare for mini mayhem, as Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis is slowly treading to Wii U Virtual consoles! Originally released for the Nintendo DS back in 2006, March of the Minis has players guiding mini Mario toys through more than 80 perilous stages in an effort…
Cat Mario Show and Majora’s Mask badges highlight today’s newest additions to the Arcade. Otherwise, it’s the last day of the Super Mario Maker anniversary celebration, so make sure to nab all your favorite pixel Mario and friend badges before they warp pipe back to the Mushroom Kingdom early tomorrow…
We’re getting closer to the November 11th launch of the NES Classic Mini and it looks like Nintendo is getting the hype train ready to go in preparation. Earlier today, the micro machine was featured, albeit briefly, in a Today Show segment celebrating hot fall technology. In the clip, we…
Originally released in 2012 in Japan, Animal Crossing: New Leaf is making an incredible and unexpected comeback with new content and amiibo compatibility. The free update is expected to be available sometime in November (which is only a few short weeks away) for current owners of the game. For anyone…
