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…
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,…
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…
Yesterday’s images showing off characters that will appear in Fire Emblem Warriors came as a big surprise after going months without any news regarding the upcoming Nintendo Switch and 3DS title — and it looks like that wasn’t quite the end of it! Once again, Famitsu has provided us with…
The next wave of Lego Dimensions figures finally has a release date – September 12th. The cross-media crossover will only get more varied as The Powerpuff Girls, Teen Titans Go! and even Beetlejuice join the ever-growing selection of characters and worlds. Here’s the run-down of each set from Warner Bros….
For those unaware, The Pokémon Company’s Japanese branch has a tendency to celebrate specific Pokémon with elaborate campaigns. One recent example that eventually did head westward was The Magikarp Song, but there have been many others. Today, a new campaign was kicked off focusing on Magnemite with another delightfully bizarre…
Yet another Pokémon game for smart devices has been announced, hot on the heels of Magikarp Jump. Thanks to Serebii we know this new game, PokéLand, stars the low-poly toys of Pokémon Rumble and seems to feature similar gameplay, while applying a free-to-play model akin to the last 3DS entry,…
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…
Sonic fans, clear your calendar for August 15th! Sonic Mania’s release date has been confirmed thanks to the official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account. Just this morning, a trailer was dropped with the release date closing out the video. Definitely check out the entire announcement as there are some super…
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s announcement that River City: Knights of Justice would be getting localized, Natsume has revealed that another game in the franchise is heading west. This time it’s something a bit more familiar – River City: Rival Showdown. Called Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari SP in Japan, the…
The Pokémon151 Collection finally came to the North American Pokémon Center within the last few months. The t-shirt series was first launched in 2008, but only for Japan. The line’s designer, Polygraph, was interviewed about its process and how certain Pokémon were picked. Contacted in 2007, Polygraph was given the…
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 a…
Serebii reported in its daily news roundup a very interesting possibility. From the site: “Earlier today, the Japanese retailer Sinobi listed a new arcade stick for the Nintendo Switch in their listings. In this listing, it mentioned that the stick can be used in fighting games such as Pokkén. They…
Time to slip on those gloves again after this holiday weekend. Let’s see what Nintendo is sharing about ARMS today! Champion belt for Round 1 Ninjara and Min Min may have been the most popular fighters, but if you’re asking who won the most battles then you may be surprised….
The Octarians have certainly improved their defenses and offenses during the last two years. (By the way, Splatoon, “Happy Squidversary!” — as you just turned two over the weekend.) Today, Japan’s Splatoon Twitter account is introducing the Octoreverser. This baddie spits out “Rolling Gallium” — a bundle of metal tubes/rods…
