E3 2014: Game Girl’s Top 5 Nintendo Announcements
Game Girl stops by to give us her (hopeful) Top 5 Nintendo Announcements at this year's E3!
Mario Kart 8 Review
Gold AwardIt’s finally here. Mario Kart 8 is on the Wii U and it’s an ode to Nintendo’s continued deliverance of quality games. This gorgeous kart racer will provide hours of entertainment with visually stunning tracks and a long overdu...
Mario Kart 8 MiiVerse Community Now Public
It’s the dawn of the final day. 24 hours remain until Mario Kart 8 is officially released for the Nintendo Wii U. If you’re a common-folk like us, these hours are going to crawl by until you can get a copy at midn...
Top 10 Kings in Video Games
I’m Buddy Acker and I’m the “king” of SpawnFirst. It’s a running gag, but it got me thinking. Video games have featured some of the most memorable characters in history. And, a lot of these charact...
New World Speedrun Record Set For Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 is a classic. It set standards for 3D gameplay for years to come, was the first time we saw our favorite plumber in 3D and provided a unique, open world gameplay experience unlike any other at the time. With all ...
Grab a 3DS and Capture Pokemon X or Y for Free
Nintendo is offering new 3DS adopters Pokemon X or Y for free throughout March. Buyers who grab a system and one of 6 games can register them on Club Nintendo to receive a free download code for either Pokemon title. Any new 3D...
Versus Mode Episode 1: Mario vs Luigi, Navi vs Cortana and Sonic vs. Knuckles
Versus Mode: Brian and Chris Bring out the Nunchucks So all you Spawners, we have some good news and bad news. The bad news is that the SpawnCast is dead. Like crosses over the eyes, rigor-mortified, days old decayed DEAD. The ...
Top 10 Nintendo Sequels/Reboots We’re Dying To See On The Wii U
Nintendo is in a bit of a rut right now, but if anything can be said about Nintendo, it’s that it won’t stop them. We can all agree that Nintendo has some of the best IP’s on the market and here at SpawnFirst, we beli...
Mario Party: Island Tour Review
All Work and no Play I’ll admit I rushed out to rent and enjoyed the original Mario Party when it released in 1999. Then Mario Party 2  released and was nearly identical to the first game, and Mario Party 3  was exact...
Can Nintendo Save the Wii U?
Even after a year long head start, the Wii U has had its lifetime sales eclipsed by the PS4 in a matter of weeks, with the Xbox One appearing to be well on its way to outselling it within the next month. It’s baffling to ...
NES Remix Competition Dropped Due to Exploit
After the surprise reveal and release of NES Remix on the Wii U eShop, Nintendo posed a challenge on Miiverse to see who could get the fastest time in Remix 1 Stage 4. The competition was meant to end on January 2nd, but the di...
Super Mario 3D World Review
Editor's ChoiceGold AwardEnough 3D to Leave You Peachless Super Mario 3D World is a game that fuses the new and the old seamlessly. With a feel that is reminiscent of past Mario games, a few new tricks, and amazingly addictive gameplay, Super Mario 3D ...
Nintendo eShop Shipment: 11/21
Not to be outdone by two big launches in one week, Nintendo’s dripping some of the hype juice to Wii U and 3DS eShop users this week. I will be sipping 2 very big drops. On Wii U: We’ve got Coaster Crazy Deluxe for ...
VGX 2013 Nominees Announced
The nominees for Spike’s VGX 2013 (formerly known as the Spike Video Game Awards) awards show have been announced. All of the winners will be determined by a council (including Game Informer’s Andy McNamara and Spik...
Wii Mini comes to the US
Nintendo has confirmed the rumored US release of the Wii Mini, the budget version of the original Wii console. At $99.99, the system is housed in matte red and black plastic, eschews a slot loading disc drive for a top loader, ...
