On today’s episode of the Nintendo WireCast, Hero TJ and Amiibo Jason talk all things Paper Mario!
Splatoon 2’s Team Ketchup vs. Team Mayo Splatfest begins today and Heinz Ketchup’s Twitter account isn’t stopping the #TeamKetchup hype train. From posting memes to already making a crowned ketchup bottle, these tweets are stellar taunts to send to #TeamMayo’s way. Team Mayo? More like Team No way-o. #TeamKetchup…
Are you excited to catch them all? Right now in Pokémon GO, Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region are appearing more frequently in the wild, hatching from 7 km Eggs, and are being featured as exclusive Field Research task reward encounters. So load up your app, flip your trusty…
As reported by NintendoSoup, some Nintendo fans will have to start double and triple checking digital purchases and software updates for their Nintendo 3DS and Wii U units. Last month it was reported that select Latin American and Caribbean countries would have eShop service shuttered on July 31st. Don’t worry, Mexico…
Services for Nintendo’s Wii U have been phased out slowly since the release of the Nintendo Switch. Of course, these shutdowns have varied by country and have followed through with the announced “ending of service” dates. The Hulu app for Japanese Nintendo Wii U owners has broken this by suddenly…
In between Nintendo’s announcements for Super Mario Maker 2’s last update and the events that will be held in Animal Crossing until June, a new Nintendo app for smart devices was released. Using the My Nintendo branding, this app is a mix of Nintendo’s website, My Nintendo, and Nintendo’s online…
Update (4/6): Even more sales have been added to Nintendo’s eShop! We’ve highlighted some of our new favorites in red text below. If you’re looking for some new digital pickups from the eShop, multiple publishers are holding sales across their libraries just in time for April showers. Whether it’s celebrating…
Nintendo’s online services, which includes its Switch, Wii U, and 3DS eShops and multiplayer networks, are temporarily down. This outage has lasted since at least 1:56 a.m. PT, according to Nintendo’s official network status page. Engadget suspects it may be due to the worldwide COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak; specifically due to…
Below you’ll find a previous article I wrote celebrating Super Mario RPG’s 21st anniversary. While the game has added three more years to its lifespan since that time, I feel that you’ll find the sentiments about the beloved and truly delightful story, music, and characters remain the same. Several small…
Capcom’s DuckTales has always stood as a licensed game done right back on the NES, with enough soundtrack sweetness to fill a money bin. This eventually led to WayForward remastering the game in 2013 for more contemporary platforms, reuniting some of the original voice cast with a team that knows…
Speedrunning is a long, storied tradition in gaming culture, and the concept is constantly evolving to fit new releases. While The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild certainly isn’t a new game, there is a new speedrun category within the massive Zelda RPG: “All Dog Treasures” — as it…
Indie platformers on the Nintendo Switch aren’t exactly uncommon. So seeing another one pop by my desk isn’t the most noteworthy thing, but hey, news is news! Let me just write while I take a big sip of water here, as I read off that classic ’90s style collectathon Regina…
Yoshi’s Woolly World was one of the Wii U’s best and most charming games, and that was due in large part to composer Tomoya Tomita’s soundtrack: light, whimsical, and bursting with imaginative joy. And now we have even more of his work to appreciate, as he’s posted 13 unused tracks…
Not all’s Shine Sprites and rainbows in the happy-go-lucky world of Nintendo video games. Throughout the years, Nintendo’s played host to a number of frightening, chilling, or downright disturbing moments on its systems — all of which are perfect if you’re in the mood to creep yourself out this Halloween…
The gorgeous pixel-art metroidvania Heart Forth, Alicia has been in the works for quite some time after being backed via Kickstarter in May 2014, and back then a Wii U port was promised. Now, years later, it’s been announced that the game won’t release there as “the Wii U’s eShop’s…
