If you were watching the North American Nintendo Switch 2 Direct yesterday, you probably experienced a brief period where the video feed froze on a shot of Survival Kids while the Direct continued on with only the audio playing. After this moment, the feed reset and tried to catch up,…
The Nintendo Direct has officially wrapped, and the Nintendo Switch 2 has been fully unveiled! With the hardware, release date, and pricing now revealed, it’s time to turn our attention to the games. Nintendo will host Treehouse Live events on Thursday, April 3, and Friday, April 4 at 7:00 AM…
Alongside the myriad of announcements this morning from the Switch 2 Direct was the confirmation that certain Nintendo Switch titles would be getting enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 Editions. First up for the enhancement process are two of the Switch’s biggest titles, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and…
Nintendo’s long history owes itself to many players, and among them is John Kirby. John Joseph Kirby Jr. spent a notable portion of his career championing Civil Rights with the Department of Justice. Those achievements and strides deserve admiration, but for Nintendo fans one of his finest hours was defending…
After over 19 years, Japanese developer AlphaDream has declared bankruptcy. Comprised of many former Square staffers, the studio got its start on the Game Boy Color with Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito, a Pokémon-adjacent card battling role-playing game that already showed a willingness to experiment with traditional RPG battle systems,…
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…
