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…
E3 is just a few days away, and as is typically the case, there are leaks swirling around. This year seems even leakier than usual, however, with a surprising amount of information regarding Bandai Namco, Microsoft, and Square Enix’s upcoming streams being revealed early by WabiSabi. It sounds like Nintendo…
Fire Emblem Heroes has definitely been hitting its stride lately with regards to adding new characters instead of alts, and that trend continues with another batch of children units – these ones hailing from the war-torn future of Fire Emblem: Awakening. Starting at the turn of midnight on…
Once the last match from the Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019 concluded, Mr. Nogami (producer of Splatoon 2) appeared on stage for the trophy ceremony. Yet before any medals were handed out, Mr. Nogami wanted to discuss Splatoon 2’s future. When June’s Splatfest was announced, Nintendo described it as being…
Nintendo’s three big tournaments take place today: The Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational, Splatoon 2 World Championship, and the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship. Fans from all over the world are headed to The Theater at Ace Hotel to watch the action, including Nintendo Wire’s very own Ricky Berg…
The Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational, Splatoon 2 World Championship, and the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship all take place today! Follow all three tournaments below, and stay tuned on Twitter for live updates directly from the show floor. Schedule: Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational 2019 11:00…
Warning: If you want to stay spoiler-free for E3 announcements, read no further! It can’t be E3 without a massive leak, right? Well, this year, it’s been let slip that Bandai Namco’s Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is coming to Nintendo Switch this Fall. Reported by Gematsu,…
The Nintendo Mobile YouTube Channel dropped a new Feh Channel unannounced last night, offering almost 13 minutes of raw owl-update action. While the announcements were a little padded, the overall stream still had some sizable nuggets to dig into. First off was a small addition to Aether Resorts,…
Another week, another round of new characters we’ll be seeing in the upcoming strategy game/teacher simulator Fire Emblem: Three Houses. While we don’t get a glimpse of any mysterious baddies like we did last week, we do have three more prospective students on the docket from each of the titular…
Attention, Trainers! Pokémon GO Fest is almost here and it’s bigger than last year’s gathering, spanning four days of candy-grinding fun. In preparation for the massive gathering, lines of codes related to the tasks, research, quests, and more have appeared. If you want to be spoiled, then you’re in luck….
The Sonic series is well known for its jammin’ tunes, and Sonic CD ranks high up there when it comes to the classic series. Thanks to being released on the Sega CD, the audio quality of its tracks where a cut above other games at the time, and its funky…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “Dynamaxed out” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. It’s the week before E3, which traditionally means it’s time for light news save the occasional leak. Nintendo…
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…
