Earlier this year, Nintendo was able to successfully get the Yuzu Switch emulator removed from the original GitHub repository it was distributed from. While that was a done and dusted legal case and the emulator’s creators were put out of business, the old axiom about the internet remains true: once…
Yesterday morning, the renowned leaker Pyoro caused a stir on Twitter by teasing a picture of a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge. The internet quickly went mad with speculation, with theories about the cryptic tweet spreading like wildfire. pic.twitter.com/xvxNbN3cPV — Pyoro (@Pyoro_X) May 2, 2024 But. today, the mystery has…
The next GO Battle League-themed event for Pokémon GO’s Season of World of Wonders is here. This time it’s a weekend-long affair and it overlaps with another event, Rivals Week. Trainers who have their sights set on the GBL will enjoy increased battle sets, free and paid Timed Research, and…
As a wee whipling, I remember being both enamored and terrified by Castlevania’s creepy crawlies and haunted halls. Sure, by today’s horror standards and advances in technology that may seem difficult to imagine, but I was tiny, the world was scary, and the simple idea of fending off some…
Please understand: Today’s edition of the Nintendo Wiretap does not include the video version in lieu of tonight’s Nintendo Newscast. The video, however, will return for the Wiretap on Wednesday! Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap! Each day the team here at Nintendo Wire works tirelessly to bring you the best,…
Challenge in games can take many forms. Sometimes these come from the deliberate game design choices, sometimes they’re thematic flavor based on what story is present, and other times it’s because the developers just might secretly hate you. I have a strong feeling that the Ghosts ‘n Goblins series…
There were only two games available on the Super Nintendo when it released in Japan, both of which are making their way to the SNES Classic. Super Mario World was undoubtedly the star of the show, supercharging an established series and eventually going on to become the best-selling game…
Welcome to Nintendo Wire’s first installment of the Super September series! The Super Nintendo is home to some of the finest music in all of gaming, a statement that may have you thinking of some of your own favorites already. These melodies shaped game experiences we’ve all shared, and…
Nearly 27 years ago, the world was given something that would redefine what it means to be a game. We’d get to walk the dinosaur, travel through Kong country, learn how to Shoryuken in the comfort of our own homes, and say “Fuzzy Pickles!” across a host of irreplaceable memories….
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…
Today marked the release of the Splatoon 2 Nintendo Switch bundle — and for those of you who have gotten your hands on the system between release and now, congratulations! The console’s been selling consistently and is on track to move ten million units this fiscal year. That said, it…
Ever since E3, Nintendo has had a Twitter account specifically dedicated to Super Mario Odyssey. Only available in Japanese, the tweets can be taken apart and pieced together thanks to Google Translate, Bing Translate (sometimes with hilarious results), logic and examining the visual media that’s included. With the game’s release…
In the days counting down to the SNES Classic’s release, Nintendo of Japan is publishing various interviews with the creators of the included games. This time they sat down with F-Zero’s Isshin Shimizu (Director), Takaya Imamura (Designer) and Yasunari Nishida (Main Programmer) to discuss how the seminal launch game came…
Today, September 7th, 2017, marks 20 years since Final Fantasy VII launched for the PlayStation in North America, a smash-hit that went on to sell over 11 million copies across multiple platforms. For some Nintendo fans, however, the game is still a sore spot, as it marked Square’s transition from…
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…
