In a rather humorous bit of discovery related to Super Mario 64, one YouTuber discovered that you can get trapped in the game’s star selection menu for two and a quarter years if you wait a ridiculously long time to select a stage. How long must you wait? Two and…
If you’re a dedicated Super Smash Bros. player who was looking for the love of your life to share your gaming hobby with, the recently closed “SmashTogether” app may have been perfect for you. I’m using the past tense here because Nintendo has issued a cease and desist order to…
In a surprising announcement, it’s been revealed that most game media will not receive a Switch 2 console until at least launch day. The reason is apparently due to a major patch that will be pushed out at launch. Whatever the reason may be, journalists are not happy, as they…
Just over a week to go until Final Fantasy X and its sequel finally make their playable debut on a Nintendo system, and Square Enix has launched a new trailer that focuses heavily on the story, specifically the Tidus and Yuna pairing. The trailer features zero gameplay, instead…
Last month Square Enix confirmed that the Switch-exclusive JRPG Octopath Traveler would be getting its own concert in Japan, complete with some cute accompanying artwork, and now we have some more details (via Siliconera). The concert will be heading to the Olympus Hall Hachioji in Tokyo on July 28th, under…
Fire Emblem Heroes has been rolling out the beast units on a pretty consistent basis – they introduced the new unit type in January, rolled out the Fates menagerie in February, and now in April ol’ Tellius gets another go around, as the big cats of Gallia get a turn…
Fresh off of the reveal of Cetrion, Ed Boon and his gang have shown off Mortal Kombat 11’s latest brand-new kharacter: Kollector. As his name suggests, Kollector seems to be a purveyor of magic items. He has everything from soul-stealing lanterns to vials of some burny stuff. Most…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Amelia “Check out my character in #GranblueFantasy!” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Ah, the beginning of April – when the jesters emerge for one day of…
The holiday season of 2001 had a new contender in the gaming sector. Microsoft’s Xbox was touted as a powerhouse that could rival a computer — at the time. The company proved that claim easily with showing off Halo, a game that was originally being made for Mac computers. This…
Gallant gungeoneers, rejoice! Enter the Gungeon is getting a physical release on Nintendo Switch this summer, courtesy of Nighthawk Interactive. The bullet emblazoned bundle will contain all previously released downloadable content, including today’s final update, “A Farewell to Arms.” A few other goodies will be included, too, from an exclusive…
In case you missed it, a few weeks ago Niantic held their first “Legendary Lunch Hour” in Pokémon GO — a one-hour event when an increased amount of five-star Raids appeared worldwide. For Niantic, this event was an experimental first try that seems like an attempt to make Legendary Pokémon…
I’ve had an eye on NISA’s upcoming action-RPG Lapis x Labyrinth for a while. The game’s seemed fun and flashy since I first saw it, and now that its release is just a couple months away I’m thinking of how I’ll be stacking my own team of cute little adventures…
The upcoming revival of Samurai Shodown has been getting a lot of love lately. Shortly after the reveal of new character Darli Dagger at PAX East, it has revealed its two other brand new characters (alongside some other, returning ones) in the latest Japanese trailer. Nearly the entire…
Pokémon GO fans will know that as summer approaches, so do the big events within the game. If you’ve played at any point during the summer, you’ll remember that not only does Niantic pick up their already great game during the hotter months, but also that people tend to seem…
Every year, the Reputation Institute conducts RepTrak, a survey of which corporations and brands across the world are “most reputable.” This includes surveys limited to particular regions as well — and in the US this year, one particular Japanese video game manufacturer cracked the top ten. Yep, Nintendo is (purportedly)…
