Trainers looking to get a head start on the Cleffa Hatch Day event can clear out their Egg stash thanks to a hatch distance bonus happening before the event. This Cleffa Hatch Day Extended Bonuses “event” will also add some Field Research tasks into the mix. (For more details about…
Thanks to the efforts of the Video Game History Foundation, another bit of Nintendo history has been preserved and released online. Yesterday, Frank Cifaldi (founder and director of VGHF) uploaded the ROM data for a prototype cartridge of the original Legend of Zelda on NES. Twitter user MrTalida then dug…
As part of the typical Nintendo hype cycle, the company has uploaded a new trailer that gives fans an overview of what to expect with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It’s kind of funny to start with the narrator being surprised Mario is made of paper considering we’ve had six…
Please understand: This newest edition of the Nintendo Wiretap does not include the video version. The video, however, will return this Wednesday. Look forward to it, and more, this week! Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap! Each day the team here at Nintendo Wire works tirelessly to bring you the best,…
A few months ago, Square Enix started accepting submissions for a Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Fan Tribute video, with a focus being on the now-iconic Opening Theme from the original NES game. Now, on the exact anniversary of its release, the company has uploaded the full compilation. It’s a bit…
Thirty years ago today, a scrappy young company called Squaresoft released “Final Fantasy” for the Famicom. Clearly inspired by tabletop titles like Dungeons & Dragons, it was one of the first video game RPGs to take the world by storm, letting players adventure through unfamiliar lands, meet friendly faces and…
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…
After seeing what My Nintendo Rewards has for Japan’s fans, this morning’s update for My Nintendo users in North America pales in comparison. Still, if you’re a die hard Pokémon fan, then some of these rewards offer a nice way to spend some points that might be expiring. To kick…
Welcome back to our ‘Last Minute Gift’ Series! Have a retro gamer in the family who’s looking for a bit of nostalgia? Take a look at some amazing retro gifts below: PDP SNES Classic Edition Carrying Case Were you lucky enough to snag the increasingly difficult to find SNES Classic…
Nerdy cookbooks are nothing new, but there are plenty of properties out there that haven’t had a culinary time to shine. For one particular game franchise, however, that’s about to change, as a Kickstarter has launched for “Mother’s Cookbook” — a delicious collection of recipes inspired by EarthBound. The book…
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…
The newest trailer for Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg’s long-awaited film adaptation of the Ernest Cline novel, showed off so many licensed characters and vehicles, it’d make a copyright lawyer blackout. On top of characters like The Joker, Chucky (the haunted doll, not the Rugrat) and KITT from Knight Rider,…
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…
With Mega Man 11 as the publication’s latest cover story, Game Informer has had the opportunity to sit down and interview a variety of Capcom employees. While most of these conversations promise to focus on Mega Man as a franchise, a little tidbit gives us a glimpse at the history…
Way back in January we reported on a rumor that Nintendo was working with Nvidia to bring New Super Mario Bros. Wii to its Shield home entertainment device. Now, months later, that deal has finally come to fruition and a few other Wii games have come along for the ride….
