This is a big one. Nintendo took it upon itself last night to significantly increase the mileage of the Game Boy NSO library by adding two of its best hits. Donkey Kong ‘94 and Mario’s Picross are the latest additions to the service. Personally, I couldn’t be more thrilled. If…
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,…
The latest batch of Pokémon Sword & Shield news is here thanks to a new Galar Research Update video! Check it out below, and we’ll be summing up and running through all the major points further down the page. Overview Galarian Forms confirmed: Galarian Weezing becomes Poison/Fairy, Galarian…
Next year the Nintendo Switch will be getting its first Hatsune Miku rhythm game, and it’s a celebration of every Hatsune Miku game thats come before. That means a lot of classic songs will be making the cut, but there’s one new track being made especially for the game, and…
You ever gotten so hungry you decided to pass pass out in the middle of an intersection, barring intrepid ten year olds’ progress until they find a flute to wake you up with? Well, then you might just be a Snorlax. If not, but you feel that craving coming on,…
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…
The Japanese Pokémon Center is no stranger to unique collaborations with companies sporting all sorts of brands. From Sanrio to Adidas, we’ve seen the likes of Pikachu and co. land on a variety of popular products all over the world. And now, it looks like it’s high time for some…
It’s almost time for gamescom, and that means reveals and excitement for all things video games once again. To kick off the event, host and Game Awards founder Geoff Keighly has announced a special live show for attendees and for those watching over streaming platforms all over the world. The…
While the masses are no doubt building and bounding their ways through Super Mario Maker 2 and its infinite levels, some players are refining the original to a point of near-perfection. You’d think how long it’s been around you couldn’t shave anymore (milli)seconds off, but here we are with a…
When it comes to the most iconic video game characters of all-time, it’s no contest as to who takes the top spot. Mario? Link? They’re small potatoes compared to the khana of the kitchen, the sultana of simmering, the culinary queen of a thousand recipes — La Madre. And it…
Spyro Reignited Trilogy releases in just a few weeks for Nintendo Switch, and if you’ve been debating whether or not to take the plunge and pre-order, GameStop’s got an incentive that may just sway you. Place a pre-order through the retailer and you’ll receive a linen poster featuring Spyro concept…
It’s been a long time coming, almost a year to be exact, but now we finally have a date for the Grandia HD Collection on the Nintendo Switch. GungHo Online Entertainment has confirmed the bundle of two games will hit the Switch eShop on August 16th, and reiterate that the…
Evo – one of the most prestigious and illustrious fighting game tournaments in the world – has concluded, providing the debut year for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at the Las Vegas tourney. And what a tourney it was – at well over 3,500 entrants, and peaking at almost 280,000 viewers…
The Mini console craze is showing no signs of slowing down, even if Nintendo, the company that repopularized the concept with the NES Mini, hasn’t announced new hand-sized hardware since the launch of th SNES Classic. This year alone has seen regular updates on tiny Genesis and Turbografx-16 systems. Now,…
