Super September: Boosting up to Mode 7 with F-Zero

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: Retro, Videos

  There were only two games available on the Super Nintendo when it released in Japan, both of which are making their way to the SNES Classic. Super Mario World was undoubtedly the star of the show, supercharging an established series and eventually going on to become the best-selling game…

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Nintendo Wiretap (9/8/17)

Categories: 3DS, Mobile, News, Retro, Switch, Videos

  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…

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Metroid II: Return of Samus | Livestream

Author: Lauren Ganos
Categories: 3DS, Retro, Videos

Nintendo Wire’s Amiibo Jason, Matthew Weidner and Happily Candied played Metroid II while discussing the series’ long Nintendo history on Thursday night in celebration of Metroid: Samus Returns’ upcoming release. If you missed hanging out, you can catch up with their discussion by watching the recorded stream below.    

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eShop Update: Week of 9/7/17 (North America)

Categories: 3DS, Retro, Switch, Wii U

This week in the Nintendo eShop: Monster Hunter gets some turn-based peanut butter in its chocolate, action-RPG formula, Rayman slaps some Teensies and robot brain bots channel their inner terminator. DrinkBox Studios is slashing both limbs and prices off a handful of its critically acclaimed games. First up is the…

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Nintendo Wiretap (9/6/17)

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…

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Not just a (former) plumber: A look at Mario’s job history

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: Retro

It’s commendable to be in the labor force for over 30 years, and there’s no one with a resume quite like Mario. While his most well-known traits come about from adventuring and princess-rescuing, Mario’s been working hard in many a field. Recently, it’s come out that Mr. Video Game Himself…

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