First 4 Figures, the premiere video game statue manufacturer, has announced a brand new “We <3 Kirby” statue for pre-order on its website. Featuring the pink puffball standing on a pedestal and holding a heart with the words We <3 Kirby, it’s a nice little figurine that would look great…
When looking at the Super Mario franchise from a modern lens, one of the most distinct aspects is the parallel existence of both traditional 2D entries alongside the more open 3D iterations. This side-by-side formula didn’t always exist, though; the jump to 3D would need a bit over a decade…
Any Sonic the Hedgehog film that included Shadow and didn’t have Crush 40’s “Live and Learn” would have been a monumental misfire. While that’s not the key to the film’s massive success this weekend (it managed to topple Mufasa: The Lion King with ease), even director Jeff Fowler understands how…
Here at Nintendo Wire, we like to think we know a little bit about de-makes. While the de-makes we’ve made have been visual concepts only, some fans take it a step further and create playable experiences for retro systems. This time, the physics puzzler Portal has been completely recreated and…
Tantalus Media is an Australian developer that’s worked on many ports, including The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD for the Wii U and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD for the Nintendo Switch. Recently, Tantalus CEO Tom Crago sat down with the Fragments of Silicon podcast to discuss…
The Pokémon Company’s partnership with Mega Construx has led to three more sets and if you’re a fan of Eevee or Kanto, you’re in luck. The first set we’ll spotlight is based on Kanto. While it’s unfortunately not a recreation of any game location, it features Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and…
Square Enix has been making some just… wonderful decisions lately. Selling Tomb Raider, Deux Ex, and basically all their Western studios for a fire sale price of $300 million? Genius. Planning to invest that money heavily in the blockchain, even after the crypto market crashed last week and 99% of…
As the first Mythical Pokémon, Mew has become iconic over the years, so it’s no surprise the Japanese jewelry company K.Uno is releasing a new ring with the 151st critter as part of its U-Treasure line. The half eternity ring features a Mew that appears to be flying around the…
As promised during the recent Digital Event, we’re getting detailed looks at new skills coming to Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. Specifically, we have videos for three weapons that each showcase new Silkbind Attacks as well as possibilities from the Switch Skill Swap system. Sword & Shield Switch…
The Nintendo France YouTube channel has released a nearly seven minute video that features a full match from Mario Strikers: Battle League today. And while full commentary is provided, it’s all in French, so many of us in the West may not be able to understand the dialogue. Even so,…
More Nicktoon characters are joining the fight in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl! Today, Jenny Wakeman (a.k.a. XJ-9) from My Life as a Teenage Robot is flying in for battle. That’s not all though! While we got to see Jenny fight against Reptar in this announcement trailer, two more characters will be…
The princess of Mushroom Kingdom is about to take on the king of Koopas very, very soon — are you up to the task of representing one of the two? With the Doctor Tour soon coming to and end, Nintendo’s planning to pit the two characters against each other in…
In what is a major triumph if you’re a Nintendo executive (and basically no one else), the Nintendo Switch has achieved a reigning heavyweight title — the Switch has surpassed Sony’s Playstation 4 in US lifetime sales, becoming the 4th highest selling console in the country in history and the…
The Xenoblade series has colorful characters, beautiful music, and hundreds of hours of gameplay, but what the series is truly iconic for is its sweeping vistas and massive zones teeming with monsters that are probably 60 levels higher than you. Nintendo UK has given us a sneak peek at some…
Publisher ININ Games has announced when you’ll be able to explore four acclaimed classic action platformers in the Wonder Boy Collection – June 3rd! The bundle includes four Wonder Boy titles – Wonder Boy, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy in Monster World, and Monster World IV – with…
