Nintendo DS and Wii Going Offline
Nintendo Wifi-Connection, the online service associated with the original Wii and Nintendo DS, is going offline on May 20th, 2014. Nintendo has provided a list of first party titles that will be taken offline, but the list of ...
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...
GameCube Prototype “Dolphin” For Sale On eBay
The original devkit/prototype console for the GameCube known as the “Dolphin” is up for sale on eBay. Going for $276 at the time of this writing, the console is said to run smoothly and only have a few cosmetic blem...
PS4 Has Outsold Wii U in North America and Europe
It’s pretty well-known that the Wii U has not been a success story for Nintendo. It’s been available for purchase since late 2012 (late 2013 for Brazil) and has barely managed to sell over five million units worldwi...
Pokemon Bank Finally Launches in North America
The Pokemon Bank has finally launched in North America, a whole day after the application found its way onto the European and Australian eShops. Of course, this one-day delay sparked a panic with the US Pokemon community, with ...
Nintendo Researching Ways To Integrate Handheld And Home Consoles
Nintendo is currently researching new ways to integrate both handheld and home consoles. They are trying to find a way to have the two have similar architectures so that porting between the consoles will be easier than they are...
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...
Legend of Zelda: Four Swords is Free on 3DS eShop Through Feb. 2
Nintendo of America has revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition is free on the American 3DS eShop until February 2nd. The promotion comes after GameSpot named Legend of Zelda: A Link  Between Worlds ...
Warner Brothers Interactive Has Cancelled the Wii-U DLC for Batman: Arkham Origins
Batman: Arkham Origins released last year for a multitude of consoles with the addition of a Season Pass for future downloadable content. Set to deliver a brand new story campaign and more than a few challenge maps, Warner Brot...
Nintendo is Going To Be OK
The thing about non-gaming news sources reporting on gaming news is just that. You have non-gamers, or casual gamers, claiming to be in the know and mindful of the business. Reporters put their 2-cents in as if they’ve run ...
SlasherJPC Interviews: Reggie Fils-Aime
So seeing as SlasherJPC’s interview with Randy Pitchford went beautifully well, Slasher decided to up the ante a bit, and hit up the main man of Nintendo itself, Reggie “The Regginator” Fils-Aime, to talk abou...
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 ...
Nintendo Cuts Estimates After Weak Market Performance
After some destructive results in the marketplace, Nintendo announced today that profit estimates have come way down from where they were at the beginning of the fiscal year. Original projections had the house of Mario looking ...
Xbox One Top-Selling Home Console in U.S. for December, 3DS Top-Selling Overall
The Xbox One was the top-selling U.S. console for December according to Microsoft and NPD U.S. sales data released today. The console sold 908,000 units. It led annual hardware sales on a dollars basis. The Xbox 360 came in thi...
