It’s hard to fathom it now, but 25 years ago, nobody expected Super Smash Bros. to become a phenomenon. Released towards the end of the N64’s lifecycle, Smash seemed like a fun enough idea that would come and go without much fuss. I don’t recall ever having debates with my…
Birthdays can mean a lot of things for people – time with friends or family, treating yourself to something special, or just disconnecting from responsibilities. For Kirby it means cake, cake, and more cake. カービィさん、お誕生日おめでとうございます！今日はわれわれワドルディレポート隊が、カービィさんのためにケーキをご用意しました♪さぁ、カービィさん！みなさんへコメントをお願いします…って、わわわっ！？食べるのはまだ早いですよ～っ！！#カービィのハッピーバースデー pic.twitter.com/mVy2QldNbg — 星のカービィ (@Kirby_JP) April 26, 2024 Yes, April 27th marks Kirby’s 32nd birthday and…
LEGO and Animal Crossing is a match made in heaven, but there was one curious omission from the line when it launched earlier this year: K.K. Slider. How could one of the most iconic characters of modern gaming not be included alongside villagers like Julian and Bunnie? Who even are…
Starting today, you can encounter a new Pokémon friend at Build-A-Bear Workshop locations all over the country. Vulpix joins Pikachu, Charmander, Eevee, Squirtle and Meowth along with some of its own, exclusive add-ons to their available accessories. The online-only Vulpix bundle will help you catch yours and everything launching…
Earlier this week we brought you news from the latest issue of CoroCoro magazine regarding a few new Z-Moves and Rotom Dex capabilities. Now they’re officially confirmed via an English trailer, which you can check out below. It definitely seems like Roto Loto is filling a similar niche…
Last summer a few orchestra concerts were held to celebrate the ongoing 25th Anniversary of that cute, pink puff that just can’t eat enough – Kirby. I just missed the mark as far as timing goes on being able to attend one of these dream come true concerts, but soon…
Even though we’re barely seven months into the Nintendo Switch’s lifespan, the sheer variety of indie games on offer is quite staggering. You can play as everything from Tiny Barbarians to hip teens or even agile blobs of slime. Soon another bizarre occupation will be joining this rapidly-growing list: “cleaner.”…
We’ve already had a look at some key art for Japan’s own upcoming sporty Splatfest, but for a more costumed combat we need only turn to Nintendo of America’s Twitter. There we spot Pearl and Marina dressing to impress, representing vampires and werewolves respectively. It’s one of my favorite pieces…
My Nintendo continues to roll out 3DS themes in North America, with the latest three offering Halloween fun to three corners of Nintendo fandoms. They all cost 20 Gold Coins and will be available til the beginning of December. Mario’s hosting of course, sporting vampire like fangs and a cloak…
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…
Ready to run and slash? Nicalis is bringing Knight Terrors to the Nintendo Switch later this month. The procedurally generated runner has you controlling a nameless Knight equipped with sword and wings, slashing through demons and other hordes of evil through the night. Going by appearances, it all seems very…
Nintendo saw fit to publish a series of interviews leading up to the SNES Classic release, and while they were timed well on the Japanese site, the English versions needed to catch up. Now you can read through the entire collection, full of interesting facts. Things like just how emotionally…
Pre-order bonuses are always a nice little extra when you’re reserving an upcoming game. Usually, bonuses consist of in-game items or stages, posters, pins and stickers, but once in a while, the contents can get pretty creative. Case in point: Nintendo of Hong Kong has one of the most unique…
Already launched in Australia and Spain, the next wave of Happy Meal toys will include Pikachu and friends from Alola. A total of eight toys have been teased on the official Happy Meal site: Pikachu, Rowlet, Litten, Popplio, Yungoos, Grubbin, Solgaleo and Lunala made the final cut. For whatever reason,…
Fans of the Nintendo Switch aren’t strangers to perfect scores. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild received reviews with ten out of tens left and right, as well as nines with various decimals attached to them upon its release. For those who have speculated that Super Mario Odyssey…
