From humble beginnings to a global empire, the Pokémon franchise has gone so far over the years. Yet despite the size of the throne the series sits on today, The Pokémon Company always makes time to celebrate the steps it took to get there. The amount of merchandise available seems…
In a bit of exciting news to brighten your day, legendary creator Shigeru Miyamoto has turned 72 years old today. While it technically hasn’t happened in the US just yet as his birthday is November 16th, 2024, it is the 16th over in Japan. For nearly 50 years now, Miyamoto…
Welcome to Part 4 of Our Deep Dive into the History of Amiibo! In today’s installment, we’re exploring the amiibo releases of 2016—a year that saw the introduction of new franchises, an influx of collectible cards, and some highly sought-after Japan-exclusive releases! Raise Your Shovels! The first amiibo release of…
The official Legend of Zelda Facebook page has released a brand new video showcasing the beautiful Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild mural that’s currently on display in Brooklyn, New York. The video does a great job making you understand exactly what kind of effort goes into a project…
If you’re itching to cash in on some of your Platinum and Gold Points then you have some new options until August 24th or December 31st! Rewards In preparation for Hey! Pikmin, the latest My Nintendo Rewards are all Pikmin themed. Want a Pikmin theme for your 3DS? For 20…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Ultra Street Fighter II KOs your wallet, Astro Duel Deluxe puts the steroids in Asteroids, and The Girl and the Robot channels its inner Ico. Last call for significant discounts on indie titles Mutant Mudds Super Challenge and Xeodrifter! Both are available on either…
Ready for today’s batch of ARMS news? We know we are! Here we go… An ARMS triangle…? “Rock, Paper, Scissors” is in ARMS’ framework. Thanks to Google translate and some finessing from Nintendo Wire’s Ricky Berg, we know that “guard beats punch, throw beats guard and punch beats throw.” Keep…
Today’s Splatoon 2 news on the official Japan Twitter account has taken a break from reporting on the Octarians. Instead, get your battle plans ready for full coin earning maximization and start planning if you need to re-roll anything from Inkline’s first wave of clothing for July 21st. Bamboo Hat,…
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…
Slashy Hero developer Gentlebros Games recently shared some insight about its new project, Cat Quest, coming to various gaming consoles, including the Switch. The title provides players the chance to explore an open world… filled with cats — and you’ll play as a cat-venturer as you explore a tapestry-styled continent…
The ARMS and Splatoon 2 Twitter accounts for Nintendo of Japan’s division sure are busy, for both accounts seem to have fallen into the habit of posting daily. Today we get another sneak peek into the Octarian enemies we’ll be facing off in the game’s story mode, “Hero Mode.” …
Just before the Nintendo Switch launched, Epic Games announced that the 4.15 version of its well-regarded Unreal Engine would experimentally support the system. Since then we’ve gotten a couple of Unreal Engine 4 developed games, such as Snake Pass, as well as announced plans for plenty more. As of today,…
A few days ago Sega held a Licensing Global Team Meeting in Las Vegas. While these events typically don’t contain much in the way of news, a sneaky screenshot has been spotted on some of the promo materials showing a brand new zone. The folks over at the Sonic Retro…
Once again, it’s time to see what Biff is up to on the ARMS’ Twitter account. ARMS introduction video Even more footage of the game has been released. If you’re a visual learner, there’s a guide about controls with the Joy-Cons. As for any new in-game information, it looks like…
After years and years of playing, something just feels right about picking up a controller and jumping into Street Fighter II. Fighting games represent some of my all-time favorites and Capcom’s 1991 arcade hit defined those sensibilities. There are plenty of versions of it out there, but thanks to the…
