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…
Time as a game mechanic has always been my jam: travel, manipulation, stopping, you name it. The Longest 5 Minutes manages to meet me on two fronts here, with jumping back into your character’s past being the core of the gameplay and beating a clock. Thankfully, there’s no need for…
Valentine’s Day is almost here, which means a mass markdown on chocolate is on the horizon. And with love too, I guess — both of these points are more than alluring for Kirby. After all, Star Allies is carrying enough of a heart motif to put any card company to…
The Waddle Dee Collection has finally arrived in Japan! We take a look at all of the amazing merchandise in our latest video tour of all things Nintendo in Japan. Music by Bubly.
It’s only one month to go ’til Kirby Star Allies is out to steal your hearts, and we now know it’ll be featured in the next issue of Famitsu. The publication wasn’t content with just waiting around though, and shared a look at its upcoming spread to show off two…
We’re only 3 days away from the launch of Bayonetta 1 & 2 on the Nintendo Switch and to get your ready for the bewitching experience, Nintendo UK has released a launch trailer showing the ports in action. Check it out below: Bayonetta 1 & 2 launches on…
Not content with only having one colorful, cartoony game about covering urban surfaces with different shades of ink on Nintendo Switch, THQ Nordic has announced it will be bringing de Blob to the system later this year both digitally and physically. Originally released in 2008 for the Wii,…
The massive French publisher Ubisoft almost always strongly supports new platforms from launch, but the company tried something a little bit different for the Switch by partnering with Nintendo on the surprisingly good cross-over Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. It seems like both the surreal strategy RPG and Just Dance…
New games built for old systems are nothing new, from Genesis RPG Pier Solar to the Piko Interactive catalog, but very rarely do you see it attempted with the Nintendo 64. Yet, years after the system was discontinued, a “new” game is heading to the classic console. 40 Winks was…
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…
Fan predictions and rumors about Nintendo’s E3 presence have been running rampant this year, and luckily, we’re one step closer to finding out what’s to come, as we now know what the Big N’s floor presence will look like. Thanks to Rösti on Resetera, the tentative show floor plans for…
In an age when games are announced and released in a few months’ time, made by hundreds of developers, and funded by a publisher looking at what’s most marketable rather than what will make the best game, we can always rely on the smaller indie gems to remind us of…
One of my favorite releases for the Switch last year, eShop or otherwise, was SteamWorld Dig 2. It was addicting, offered just the right amount of challenge, and rewarded those eager to boldly go and explore each and every corner of its subterranean world. If you haven’t jumped on board…
