The 16th Splatoon 3 Splatfest theme has been revealed and it’s surprisingly dystopian. The citizens of Splatsville, and by extension Nintendo, want to know “what would you do at the world’s end?” The options given are keeping on doing the same ol’ stuff, fulfilling the remaining items on your bucket…
As of right now Super Nintendo World is open at two locations – Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan. There’s good news for those on the east coast, however, with confirmation that the area will finally open in the unofficial capital of theme parks: Orlando, Florida. The park will…
Yesterday morning, developer 10:10 Games and Funko Inc. announced Funko Fusion, a brand-new action game stylized after the ridiculously popular “Funko Pop!” line of vinyl figures. Looking incredibly similar to the various LEGO games, Funko Fusion will not only provide a co-op experience for players to trek through but will…
Happy Mar10 Day! To celebrate our favorite plumber (or second favorite, if you favor Luigi), we’re ranking the Top 10 Super Mario games of all-time. Before we get started, keep in mind that we’re only counting the games focusing on platforming, so, my apologies to any Super Mario RPG fans…
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…
It’s a sad time for fans of the mid-’90s CGI Donkey Kong Country cartoon, as Aron Tager — the voice of Cranky Kong on the show — passed away on February 28th at the age of 84. While the DKC show is filled with some oddities, Tager’s Cranky provided one…
When you think Sega, you probably think Sonic. Or even Alex Kidd, if you’re feeling especially retro. But one mascot has endured in the minds of many fans, especially in Japan – Segata Sanshiro. Portrayed by Hiroshi Fujioka in a series of commercials promoting the ill-fated Sega Saturn, he’s become…
Welcome back to Timeline. In celebration of Pokémon Sword and Shield, we take a look at the complete history of the Pokémon franchise!
There are fighting game tournaments… well, just about every week, but few lack the prestige and attention of EVO. Consistently providing the highest amount of entrants and viewership in the entire FGC, the tournament is one of the biggest influences in the entire community – which is why its lineup…
Amiibo Jason and Ricky Berg discuss game collecting and how it’s changed over the past few years in the latest Nintendo Newscast Mini episode. Support us on Patreon!
After Nintendo’s miniature NES and SNES consoles blew up in terms of sales, other companies with decades-long libraries of games have started to take the concept a lot more seriously. Take Sega, which rebooted the development of its new Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Mini under its own roof late last year….
Last week, on February 12th, Activision Blizzard laid off 800 people, or about 8% of its total staff, in spite of the company’s record profits in the 2018 fiscal year. The move was seen by just about anybody who wasn’t a corporate sycophant as a blatant money-grubbing move on the…
Atlus has a wide assortment of properties under their belt. Being the minds behind both Shin Megami Tensei and its successful spinoff Persona, the dungeon mapping Etrian Odyssey series, as well as publishers of Vanilliaware titles like Odin Sphere and Dragons Crown — there’s a lot to like here. A…
Ask me a couple days ago if I thought I’d be writing about Snowboard Kids and I would’ve laughed in your face before saying just how much I wish I could. But then in comes Fangamer, that lovable merch company, with the perfect winter announcement out of nowhere: Available due…
Reggie Fils-Aimé’s announcement of retiring from Nintendo came as a shock to most of us. Sadness, heartbroken, a slew of different emotions were elicited from a simple tweet. Why, though? It’s because Reggie became our friend over the years. 15 years ago, the gaming scene was different. Sure, that’s 15…
