December 31st, 2018 0
A Very Nintendo New Year | A Nintendo New Year’s Greeting Card
Happy 2019 from all of us at Nintendo Wire!
Recent Articles
-
New renders for the Mario cast have been released, as well as a new look for Diddy Kong
Over the past 15 years, most of the Super Mario cast has remained pretty similar in appearance. Ever since the New Super Mario Bros. era of games, the looks of the characters have been fairly standardized. In recent times, however, they’ve begun to experiment once more. From Super Mario Bros….
-
Fortnite’s AI Darth Vader was coaxed into using the F-word during a livestream
As we continue to soldier through this period of civilization where every company attempts to make “AI” a thing, Epic Games recently added a Darth Vader chatbot to Fortnite that utilizes an AI-generated version of James Earl Jones’ voice. While it does sound rather authentic (consent was given by Jones’…
-
Nintendo confirms first batch of Switch 2 games to receive free updates
Nintendo has revealed the first batch of games that will be receiving a free update on the Nintendo Switch 2. These updates will either upgrade the graphics, add new features such as GameShare, or both. Check out the list below to see which games will be getting an update and…
December 31st, 2018 0
Director of Sonic Adventure, Takashi Iizuka, wants to create a remake
Just days after the 20th anniversary of Sonic Adventure, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka has fans dreaming of a remake of the hedgehog’s first true foray into 3D. In an interview with Retro Gamer, Iizuka said that 20 years later, he can see the rough edges in the game, and…
December 25th, 2018 0
NES version of SimCity released to the public after over 25 years
The Video Game History Foundation has done the world a great service this Christmas by making a playable ROM of the NES prototype SimCity available to the public. Originally thought to be lost to the world, the unfinished game was last seen by playtesters at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show…
December 24th, 2018 0
Nintendo Wiretap (12/24/18)
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…
December 24th, 2018 0
Man uses duct-taped NES Zapper to rob bank
In one of the more bizarre stories to come out lately, a man in Hermosillo, Mexico used a NES Zapper wrapped up in tape to rob a bank. More likely than not, you’re already familiar with Nintendo’s electronic light gun most famously paired with the company’s Duck Hunt game…
December 17th, 2018 0
Streets of Rage composer Yuzo Koshiro mixes Mario and Sonic’s music together
While the Mario and Sonic rivalry isn’t quite as surprising now we’ve had over a decade of spin-off games and Super Smash Bros. putting the two universes together, there’s still something charming about the idea. It seems like famed video game composer Yuzo Koshiro agrees, putting together a cute little…
December 14th, 2018 0
Character Column: Bandana Waddle Dee, “goombas with hats,” and minion identity
Welcome back to Season 2 of the Character Column, where we run down all manner of royal, ruffian, and rough-around-the-edges rube in a weekly analysis of various characters. Last week we ran down the nuances of Inklings and avatars in Splatoon. This week, I’d like to begin by demanding that…
December 13th, 2018 0
NES and SNES Classics to not be restocked after holidays
As spoken in the Book of Mario, “Nintendo giveth, and Nintendo taketh away” {Waluigi 1:21}. The Big N has announced that this run of both the NES Classic and the SNES Classic will be the last, as the company now pivots towards Nintendo Switch Online services to fill the retro…
December 12th, 2018 0
Nintendo De-Make Compilation 2018 (Zelda, Smash Bros., and More!)
We made sure to pack this year with as many de-make videos as we could for Nintendo fans out there. From visualizing Breath of the Wild on the Game Boy Color to watching Smash Bros. Ultimate come to life in pixelated form, 2018 was full of some truly fun and…
December 11th, 2018 0
World of Light Game Boy Color De-Make vs. Original (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
We took the World of Light opening cutscene back in time to the Game Boy Color to celebrate the game’s launch last week. And now we’re pitting the de-make and original footage next to one another in a side-by-side comparison! See how the two look together. Lifelight Remix…
December 5th, 2018 0
World of Light: Game Boy Color De-Make (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate right around the corner, we’ve taken the World of Light opening cutscene back in time to the GameBoy Color to celebrate the exciting launch. Lifelight Remix by EchoNotGecko. Ambient sounds by Magnus Chirgwin.
November 21st, 2018 0
Happy 20th to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
It’s the 20th anniversary of a video game that has truly stood the test of time, as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time celebrates a whopping two decades of being hailed as one of the best, if not THE best, video games of all time. The action-adventure title garnered…
