With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
Another month, another Community Day. This February’s Pokémon star is complementary to the current winter season, at least for one hemisphere. We’ve know about Swinub’s upcoming invasion in the digital world, but today a few more details have been cemented. Consistent with previous events, Niantic updated Trainers via social media…
With amiibo picking up popularity once again, it should come as no surprise that people across the globe are starting to pick up steam in the counterfeit game again, too. Generally, you can expect with any collectible craze that there will always be somebody looking to make a quick buck…
It’s been almost a year since Toys”R”Us filed for bankruptcy and liquidated its business. The once mighty toy giant shut its doors thanks to both a poor 2017 holiday season and the muddling of vulture capitalists, leading to an empty profit pool. The company has since tried to return under…
UPDATE: The latest batch of Nintendo Safety Certificates has just posted online today, and among the products are fan favorite Daisy and the lovable Pichu. Each amiibo has received one month of production in January. You might have seen that last month both Ken and Young Link also entered production,…
Music is one of the many ingredients when it comes to crafting a video game. It can flourish outside of its confines in a variety of forms — disk, cartridge, and download code. Anyone who has ever hit that start button in a game more than likely has at least…
Some Pokémon deserve more love. If you’re mostly a fan of Gen I or starter ‘mon at any point, then move along — because today’s all about an unsung cutie from Gold & Silver (aka, the best pocket monsters) that more than likely got boxed before the second gym. I…
No Nintendo series revels in its anniversary like Pokémon does. Maybe it’s because I’m still remembering how all out they went for the 20th, or maybe Pokémon is just that popular with the masses. It’s just about that time again, with February 27th marking the launch of Red & Green…
There is perhaps nothing in the history of the Big N quite as enduring as EarthBound fans begging Nintendo of America for Mother 3, the GBA masterpiece that is at once a heartrending conclusion to the Mother trilogy and a treatise on the goodness of humanity. The requests have been…
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…
Many attribute the beginnings of Nintendo’s modern history to the success of the Nintendo Entertainment System and the worldwide popularity of Mario, but, as any sane, well-adjusted adult will tell you: this is just a baldfaced lie perpetrated by the video game Deep State. No, Nintendo’s success truly came about…
“Spirits” are a new game element introduced in the latest version of Smash for Nintendo Switch. They come in a variety of flavors, such as Fighter, Primary, Support, and Masters. They hail from a vast array of different franchises from across the history of gaming, and they bestow your character…
The Animal Crossing Twitter account is asking campers to give everything they can in the newest photo challenge. Using winter themed items, you’ll want to deck out your campsite in something that’ll be completely eye-catching! Hey, campers! We're back with another Twitter Photo Challenge! Now until February 16th, we're…
