In the realm of retro gaming, a key principle many live by is the idea of the preservation of history. After all, the very nature of the hobby is appreciating that which has been lost to time, and not just games, but hardware itself. This naturally extends to the iconic…
There have been more than a few truly amazing Lego Nintendo sets over the last few years, and it looks like Nintendo and Lego are continuing their partnership into 2025, with Nintendo of America announcing a brand-new Lego set coming this October. This new set will be the second of…
Drip, drip, drip. For a company with a freaking plumber as its mascot, there sure has been a lot of leaks about the Nintendo Switch 2 lately. So far, we’ve allegedly seen the dock, the Joy-Con, the Joy-Con magnetic rail system, the motherboard, the kickstand, and even a supposed replica…
Sure as Sub-Zero loves to rip spines out of people, more and more kharacters are being revealed for Mortal Kombat 11 before its April 23 release date. Just this week, we have had four konfirmations, including one amazing DLC addition. First, Jacqui Briggs, daughter of Jax, returns from her MKX…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “my blood is 100% pasta” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Well, we all know what the big news was this week — and no, I’m…
Pokémon GO has revealed that the upcoming Legendary Raids for the month of April will be all about Giratina. First, Giratina will be reappearing in Raids in its Altered Forme from March 28th at 1:00 p.m. PT until April 2nd at 1:00 p.m. PT, at which point we’ll see Origin…
The Kirby Café, that wonderful place, is still running strong and making dreams come true in Tokyo. Starting next month though, something extra special will come along in celebration of its mascot’s birthday. For Kirby’s 27th birthday, the café is offering fans and visitors both a new menu option and…
Nintendo and Microsoft have been getting pretty chummy as of late — from allowing crossplay in Minecraft to rumors of various Xbox exclusive software and features making their way to the Switch. Despite the massive mound of salt produced by that last statement, this week’s Nindies Showcase blew the rumor…
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle’s arcade update will be hitting Japan sometime this spring, with its four additional characters due on consoles at some point as DLC. We’ve seen BlazBlue’s Naoto Kurogane and Persona 4 Arena’s Teddie already, but stepping into the ring today we’ve got Under Night In-Birth’s Seth, as…
The marketing for AI: The Somnium Files, the latest game from Zero Escape mastermind Kotaro Uchikoshi, has been a bit of a trip so far, involving an elaborate V-tuber ARG unraveling week by week on a fictional(?) YouTube channel. While the internet detectives are still at work on that one,…
The finalists for the 2019 World Video Game Hall of Fame have been announced, and as usual the lineup is stacked with video games of the highest prestige and cultural impact. On the Nintendo side of things, two of its multiplayer monoliths have made the cut. The first is Super…
On this wonderful Friday morning, Ryan Reynolds (Mr. Detective Pikachu himself) posted a new Pokémon: Detective Pikachu trailer on his social media accounts. It’s only a 30-second clip, perfect for commercials and ads, but don’t skip this one. There are a few new scenes mixed into this cut, and elaborating…
Indie Smash-esque games seem to be on a roll with guest characters lately. Brawlout just got a Dead Cells crossover, Shovel Knight is appearing in both Brawlout and Rivals of Aether, and now we have the Right Hand of Doom himself coming to Brawlhalla. Thanks to a deal between Ubisoft…
This year is already looking like a busy year for NIS (Nippon Ichi Software), both at home in Japan and abroad through the NIS America publishing branch. We’ve already seen a couple of big announcements these past few months, and it looks like another may be on the way. A…
Nintendo has released a seven-minute video breaking down the upcoming kit as well as a brief look of what can be done. The full kit comes with six Toy-Cons – VR Goggles, Blaster, Camera, Elephant, Bird, and Wind Pedal. Each creation isn’t limited to one game and can be combined…
