According to a recent statement given to Eurogamer, Nintendo has said that Mario Kart World does not contain any AI-generated images. Why would the game even have that, you may ask? Despite how Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser stated just last month that he believes developers are what makes…
Something all video game manufacturers need to be mindful of when creating and publishing their products is piracy. Nintendo themselves are no stranger to battling against the practice; just last year they successfully filed a lawsuit against the company behind the Switch emulator Yuzu. With the Switch 2 now on…
Pocketpair has shared a new blog post onto their website, detailing the ongoing lawsuit with Nintendo, changes made to Palworld, and what’s to come. If you recall, Nintendo filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair back in September of 2024, alleging that multiple patents were used in Palworld. It wasn’t…
While many already know about Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s Michael Jackson composer connections, motifs were lifted from more than just his body of work. Way back in 2013 it was pieced together that Ice Cap Zone in particular shares a striking resemblance to Hard Times by the ’80s New Wave…
Super Mario Galaxy is the newest of Super Mario 3D All-Stars’ collection, and it definitely shows. With visuals, music, and gravity mechanics that its predecessors couldn’t even dream of, it took our breath away in 2007. Now, in 2020, it is poised to do the same again. This…
Just a few weeks ago we brought you a report from Bloomberg that a new Switch revision is planned for 2021. Now, they’ve added another rumor to the mill, suggesting that 4K-readiness is top priority. In the new article, which mostly focuses on the Switch’s strong sales momentum throughout 2020,…
We’re less than two weeks away from Super Mario 3D All-Stars’ release! While the game did go up for pre-order the same day Nintendo announced its existence, it has taken a few days for the pre-order bonuses to appear. Walmart announced their’s first, a set of stickers representing each game…
Back in May, right before the release of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, My Nintendo Japan released a batch of Xenoblade rewards that seemed destined never to leave the land of the rising sun… but the future has changed. Now, for the first time in ages, My Nintendo in America…
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has cancelled many an in-person convention, but the shrewd organizers of PAX have taken the experience to the web: PAX Online begins this Saturday, September 12th, and will run for over a week until Sunday, September 20th — featuring a host of panels, tournaments, and other…
Following yesterday’s reveal of Make Rockman, a programming kit aimed at children in Japan that allows them to create Mega Buster-style game controllers and develop Mega Man levels, toy enterprise Artec has revealed an extended trailer for the new product. The previous video gave us a fairly decent glimpse at…
Upcoming game Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is said to include 47 worlds when it launches and there are no plans for any DLC. In an interview with Famitsu, Melody of Memory developers confirmed the game will include 47 worlds divided into 31 Disney-based locations and 16 original ones. The Famitsu interview also…
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…
Ready to catch the next Eevee in the set, Trainers? Over the last few months, The Pokémon Company and Funko have released a different Eeveelution part of a connecting set called “An Afternoon With Eevee & Friends” on a monthly basis. Together these figures create a large diorama containing every…
Though they’re not available yet here in America, the Super Mario 35th Anniversary Splatoon 2 keychains have made their way to squid kids’ hands in Japan. These special promo items made to commemorate the upcoming Super Mario Power-Up Splatfest will be available via My Nintendo and their designs have been…
Surprise! Previously, we reported that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s four champions were receiving amiibo reprints according to Nintendo of America’s CPSIA site. Throw in the fact that Nintendo Official UK Store was taking pre-orders for nearly the entire Legend of Zelda amiibo line too, and we…
