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…
Update: In addition to the methods listed below, you can evolve your Eevee into Leafeon and Glaceon without requiring a Lure by nicknaming them Linnea and Rea respectively, after the two characters who used them in Pokémon Sun & Moon. This only works once per Eeveelution. In preparation for the…
With E3 only weeks away and Nintendo news on the horizon, there’s no better time to prepare for the official reveal of Animal Crossing on Switch. If you’ve been playing Pocket Camp, chances are you’re used to changing your avatar’s outfit with all those spiffy clothing options, and now you…
For every movie nerd and artist, there’s one particular item that we covet. Sometimes this will lead us to hunt through used bookstores, swap meets, and secondhand markets beyond the digital world. Yet, for current films, it’s easier to purchase their behind-the-scenes tome of an art book. The Art and…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “Fffffsteak” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Well, there was one bit of news this week that certainly smashed all the others out of the park….
There’s something sort of bittersweet about eating food that’s based off your favorite franchises. On one hand, it’s always fun to try recipes from your favorite shows and video games, but when the food actually looks like the series’ characters… that’s a different story. That’s why I’m always so conflicted…
Splatoon’s sea creature style is full of little elements that pull everything together and make the games truly unique, with one of those being Inkling smartphones having more of a squid shape to them. Does it make sense? Not really — we don’t talk into tiny people-shaped computers. But it’s…
Welcome back to the Wire Weekly, where I, Ben “I bought an extra copy of Tales of Berseria just so I could get it signed by the VAs” Fruzzetti, run through the week’s assortment of Nintendo news with what could charitably be referred to as wit, sarcasm, and personality. Another…
Despite the crazy, camping out days during amiibo releases, every so often certain amiibo become hard to find a few months after their initial releases. Luckily, Nintendo has been reprinting select figures, with a nice focus on characters connected to the Super Smash Bros. line. This week we were treated…
An extension of the Nintendo Wire team is living in Japan right now, and we’re happy to report that she’s ventured over to the Pokémon Center in Ikebukuro to capture displays dedicated to this year’s beautiful Easter collection. The 2019 series features the usual characters — Pikachu and Eevee —…
In the past couple years, Nintendo has done some interesting branching out in terms of branding and collaboration. We saw the release of several pairs of Vans sneakers in 2016, with the crossover incorporating franchises like Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong. And even earlier in 2015,…
Project Eevee was a social media adventure full of GIF-worthy moments. The promotion influenced several areas of Japan — for instance, last December, Eevee became an ambassador of sorts to the city of Ibusuki. And, thanks to similarities between the city’s name and the Eevee Pokémon (adding the Japanese characters…
Hello, and welcome to Nintendo Wire’s newest ongoing series Wire Weekly, where I, the thoroughly adequate Ben “Not a big fan of A Link to the Past, sorry” Fruzzetti, run down the previous week’s news with varying degrees of flippancy. When my boss Jason Ganos told me he wanted a…
