Just last September, Splatoon 3 celebrated its two-year anniversary in a spectacular sendoff with the Grand Festival. This celebration also marked the effective ending of the game, with new monthly Splatfest themes coming to a close. While the new content has slowed down, it hasn’t stopped entirely, as the seasonal…
For older Nintendo fans, Space World 2000 is one of the most pivotal moments in the company’s history. The event where Nintendo not only unveiled the GameCube to the public but showcased Super Mario 128 and some ridiculously high-quality 3D renders for a Legend of Zelda prototype, Space World 2000…
Across Nintendo’s vast reach, Mario has quite a few unique games under his belt. While most people tend to focus on the main series entries, there’s many games that fly under the radar for one reason or another. One such oft-forgotten title is Super Mario Run. This mobile-exclusive platformer doesn’t…
Welcome to Timeline, Nintendo Wire’s latest series, exploring the history of Nintendo’s most famous characters! Come with us as we take look at everyone’s favorite silent protagonist, Link.
In an anniversary that makes the company well over the age of any human being who’s ever lived, Nintendo celebrates its 130th birthday today, September 23rd! The company was incorporated in 1889 by Fujisaro Yamauchi as a producer of hanafuda trading cards, following a rollicking trajectory — including yakuza dealings…
Whenever a new piece of video game hardware is in development it always goes through multiple prototyping phases, which always leads to some interesting “what if?” scenarios. In most cases, however, we rarely get a close look at these early designs in practical form, which is what makes this Nintendo…
SNK is bringing out yet another mini console, but this time around it’s a little more multipurpose – a functional arcade stick, themed around the classic NEOGEO CD pad, that comes with an HDMI out and 20 included games. It’s been just over a week since the Arcade Stick Pro…
Today marks the return of a console war veteran, reborn in a smaller frame but full of the same excellence and fun you remember from the ’90s. The Sega Genesis Mini is available today, and in celebration of how well it’s been received, a new trailer is out sharing what…
While Bandai Namco is still a publishing power house to this day, many of its original properties have been lying dormant for years. It’s looking like they could be seeing a revival soon, though, as the company has filed a batch of new Japanese trademarks featuring the names of some…
In the latest episode of the Pokémon anime, Ash Ketchum finally did the impossible. 20 years later and that ten year-old got his first, real, regional championship victory. (Get out of here with that Orange League noise.) Taking Alola by storm, Ash and Pikachu have come a long way, and…
We wished a happy 20th birthday to the Sega Dreamcast and Final Fantasy VIII yesterday. Let’s take a look back at what made these games special! Make sure to also check out our Final Fantasy VIII Remastered review!
Arriving on 9/9/1999 in North America, the Dreamcast welcomed in not only a new millenium but also significant changes to the video game industry at large. It had a short lifespan with less than three years on the market in Japan, yet its influence can be felt to this day,…
Longtime fans of Nintendo were more than pleased to hear that Super Nintendo games would finally be making their way to the company’s Switch Online service during the Direct a few days ago. While we’ve all undoubtedly enjoyed diving into the readily available NES library since the program launched approximately…
Confirming what has been speculated (and requested) for the longest time, it was announced today during the Nintendo Direct that Nintendo Switch Online members will have a new library of games to play on their subscription service – those of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Boasting the same array of…
More video game soundtracks on streaming services is always a good thing, especially when said soundtracks are *checks notes* the greatest pieces of gaming music to ever exist. That’s right, folks — the legendary soundtracks to ’90s Square RPGs Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross are now available on Spotify. All…
