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By Dave, January 28, 2013 0 News

News is circulating that Nintendo has planned a wide-reaching emergency maintenance window in Europe and North America today, running more or less simultaneously across the board. What this means is, don’t expect to try and download anything on the Wii… Read More »

By Dave, January 25, 2013 0 3DS, E3, News

The gaming-verse is all a-flutter this morning, after Masahiro Sakurai took to Twitter to make a small announcement that sent Nintendo fans into a tailspin. Though we here at Nintendo Fire don’t speak Japanese, we’ve heard that a rough translation… Read More »

By Dave, January 24, 2013 0 Mario, News, Wii U

In one of the more exciting announcements out of the Wii U Direct presentation, president Iwata announced that a new Mario Kart game for the Wii U is in development… and even better, they have plans for a playable demo… Read More »

By Dave, January 24, 2013 0 News, Wii U

We’re not going to be able to whine about those slow Wii U menu load times much longer—Nintendo has finally acknowledged the elephant in the room, and announced during yesterday’s Wii U Direct presentation that there will be two Wii… Read More »

By Dave, January 23, 2013 0 ,

Welcome to The Cave, Ron (of Monkey Island fame) Gilbert’s latest creation: A whimsical, hilarious and often morbid trek through… Read More »

By Dave, January 23, 2013 0 News, Wii U

Grab yourself a cup of coffee and get comfortable – today is a Nintendo Direct special presentation called “Wii U Direct – Nintendo Games” that will be watchable worldwide. The host for this presentation is, of course, everyone’s favourite company… Read More »

By Dave, January 22, 2013 0 News

Remember Project X Zone? Last year, this crossover game featuring characters from SEGA, Capcom, and Namco Bandai franchises was highly anticipated by gamers around the world—though they found themselves left out of the party when it saw a Japan-only release…. Read More »

By Dave, January 21, 2013 0 News, Wii U

Late in 2012, developer Frozenbyte announced that they planned to release an update for Trine 2: Director’s Cute before the holidays arrived. In this update, they promised a lot: Wii U Pro controller support, improved graphics, and perhaps most importantly,… Read More »

By Dave, January 18, 2013 0 Club Nintendo, News

All you North American gamers, with your dirty, dirty game screens… rejoice! No longer will you need to squint through the grime or attempt to wipe it off with your sleeve, only to smudge the screen in grease-coated streaks. Club… Read More »

By Dave, January 17, 2013 0 News, Wii U

Fans of the Epic Mickey series will recall with fondness the excitement and uniqueness of the first game… and the sequel? With a hint of bitterness. Epic Mickey 2 fell far short of critical expectations, and players were by and… Read More »