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…
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…
One of the many things that’s impressed me with regards to Sonic Mania is how much its development team has shared about the making of the game. Various details, ideas, artwork, and bits of trivia have come to light over social media and event appearances. Now Sonic series Producer Takashi…
With demons, penguins, strategy, and pixels together in one game, who can blame NISA for touching up its flagship and bringing it back on Switch? Disgaea 1 Complete sees its first trailer debut via the company’s Japanese YouTube channel, and it’s taking me back to the past while making me…
Towards the end of next month Nintendo will be getting a major structural shake-up, with Tatsumi Kimishima standing down as President of the company to be succeeded by Shuntaro Furukawa. In a recent Nikkei interview (handily translated by Serkan Toto), Furukawa has discussed his plans for the company, from expanding…
The latest trailer for Runner3, no stranger to characters from other indie games, ends on a shot of the characters having a barbecue with some unexpected guests. In it, we see Shovel Knight, Dave! from Woah Dave!, Eddie Riggs from Brütal Legend, and… Charles Martinet. Yep, the voice…
EA is bringing the World Cup to FIFA 18 for Nintendo Switch. Mirroring the World Cup in real life, this free update will have you playing in Russia. Here are the details from a press release issued by EA: “The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ update lets players choose one…
Atlus’ upcoming Etrian Odyssey X intends to be a everything-and-the-kitchen-sink swan song for the decade-long series of DS and 3DS games, tossing in elements from every mainline entry and remake into a simmering stew of dungeon crawling goodness. But it also has plenty of original tricks up its sleeve, which…
The vertical shooter cult classic Ikaruga is the latest release coming to the Switch eShop courtesy of Nicalis. Partnering with the game’s developer Treasure (who previously teased the release), it has confirmed it’ll be taking you back to bullet hell real soon. You can pick it up and…
The SNK Heroines cast continues to grow, with the latest additions being a pair of newcomers to King of Fighter XIV. Sylvie Paula Paula (yes, that’s her name) and Zarina both join in to add a little more quirkiness to an already “out there” game. While focusing on…
Pokémon’s Legendary Pokémon distributions have been going on all year, and for the month of May we come to two of the more recent ones. Xerneas and Yveltal headlined Pokemon X & Y respectively, becoming a big part of Kalos and the events of those games. Join various staff members…
Get ready, Pokémon GO players, for a very special Battle Showdown event starts up today! Fighting-type Pokémon will begin appearing more frequently in the wild later this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. PT | 3:00 p.m. CT | 4:00 p.m. ET. Alongside the appearances of ‘mon like Machop and Makuhita, you’ll…
The first day of May has brought us the official reveal of the newest batch of animals in Pocket Camp. First teased yesterday, we now have a clear view of the five, friendly new faces. You should see Maple, Tom, Shari, Wendy, and Jitters around your map sometime…
