When Street Fighter 6 released for Nintendo Switch 2 on the console’s launch, it came with some new features exclusive to the Nintendo port. The most obvious feature was amiibo support, including Street Fighter character figurines and a brand-new set of cards specific to SF6. With DLC characters still coming…
When the Switch 2 was announced, a number of industry pundits were concerned that Nintendo had played things too safe. In the past, Nintendo has taken wild swings with its hardware and done outlandish things like include motion controls or force people to play with a tablet. The Nintendo Switch,…
Nintendo of Japan has just revealed one of what will surely be multiple announcements leading up to Mario’s 40th anniversary in September. My Mario, a new child-focused product line of merchandise and engagement experiences, is launching on Tuesday, August 26th in Japan. You can view the My Mario…
This week for the Nintendo Wiretap, we take a look at our picks for the 32 games we want to see on the Nintendo 64 Classic Edition. Check out 10 of them in Part 1 of our miniseries:
Are you a bad enough dude to take down the DragonNinja and rescue not-quite-Ronald Reagan? Well, you can test your mettle next week on the Switch eShop with the latest arcade port to hit the system; Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja. More commonly referred to as simply “Bad Dudes”, the 1988…
Nintendo has truly been banking on (and making bank with) exploiting nostalgia the past few years, releasing both the NES Classic Edition and SNES Classic Edition to enormous amounts of demand — and artificial supply shortages. The two miniature consoles took gamers through some of the greatest games of the…
The Super Nintendo and the 3DS are two of my favorite Nintendo systems, so it was a dream come true when I could start building a digital SNES library on a handheld. It’s been a while since those classics started making their way to the eShop to the point we…
We opened an entire box of Super Mario Bros. 3 Collector Pins from PowerA. Will we pull the chase variant? Find out by watching our latest unboxing video! The music in the video was created by Bulby.
With a new Nintendo Direct just over the horizon all eyes are scanning Nintendo’s websites and trademarks for any potential hints of what could be announced. Like clockwork, the company has uploaded two new patents for the 8th of March, which are pretty intriguing in their own right. First up…
Even the most die-hard Sonic fans may have a blind-spot when it comes to the blue blur’s Game Gear adventures. While technically impressive in their own right, the constraints in terms of resolution and speed mean they play very differently compared to their 16-bit counterparts. Sonic Triple Trouble was one…
In celebration of Pokémon Day, the Pokémon Company has released a new video showcasing the original Pokémon theme song sung in 14 different languages! Get ready to be hit by a wave of nostalgia by watching it below! If you’re hungry for even more Pokémon Day festivities, check…
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi is partnering up with Famitsu to stream one of the most iconic games in the franchise, Final Fantasy VI. The event kicks off on March 1st at 7:00 p.m. JST or 5:00 a.m. EST. If you’re in the states and want to watch…
Donkey Kong 3 is something of a forgotten gem in the Donkey Kong series. The protagonist, Stanley, hasn’t really been seen again outside of Smash Bros. trophies, and the premise doesn’t exactly fit with previous Donkey Kong games. Rather than climbing obstacles to rescue someone, Stanley only jumps up a…
Crossovers can be pretty interesting when it comes to fandoms, especially when they involve series you loved when you were a kid — and that’s exactly why we’re loving this new combination of characters offered on mobile. Bandai Namco and Sega have unleashed a surprise with the latest update in…
New games built for old systems are nothing new, from Genesis RPG Pier Solar to the Piko Interactive catalog, but very rarely do you see it attempted with the Nintendo 64. Yet, years after the system was discontinued, a “new” game is heading to the classic console. 40 Winks was…
