As part of the typical Nintendo hype cycle, the company has uploaded a new trailer that gives fans an overview of what to expect with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It’s kind of funny to start with the narrator being surprised Mario is made of paper considering we’ve had six…
Last week, First 4 Figures announced that Animal Crossing would be the next Nintendo franchise to receive the PVC Statue treatment. That’s right, an Isabelle statue is officially on the way, and thanks to an early morning post from First 4 Figures, we finally get our first good look at…
The Pokémon Company’s collab with Squishmallow will soon be continuing with not one but two fresh additions from Kanto and Johto. As revealed by a recent Pokémon Center newsletter, the OG Dragon-Type Dragonite is first up, featuring its cute nose, antenna, and some adorably tiny wings. Alongside that psuedo-legendary is…
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…
Nintendo PR has confirmed what we’ve long suspected: The Pikachu New 2DS XL is launching in North America on January 26th. Like the other NEW 2DS XL consoles, the Pikachu version will retail for $159.99. Stay tuned to Nintendo Wire on Twitter for up to the minute in-stock alerts!
Nintendo PR has released new images of the Detective Pikachu amiibo that show off the massive figure in all of its high resolution glory. We’ve also received confirmation that the amiibo will retail for $29.99 when it releases in March. Click on each image below to view it in its…
Update: A new trailer with English voice acting has been released. Sadly, Ryan Reynolds does not appear to be voicing Pikachu. A new trailer for Detective Pikachu has been made available in Japan and in it, a brand new Detective Pikachu amiibo is revealed. Amazingly, this particular amiibo…
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…
As reported by Japanese Nintendo, Level 5’s The Snack World is adding more NFC compatible toys to its collection. Previously, Level 5 had released keychains of various in-game weapons that you could scan into the game, but there were no official amiibo or figures resembling Nintendo’s toys-to-life series. This…
2017 was a heck of a year for Nintendo games, and we’ve already honored the lot in our Game of the Year coverage. But there were particular moments in our adventures that stuck out in our minds, resonated to such a level that they remain permanently etched in our memories,…
Jools Watsham, head of game company Atooi, has issued an important question for Chicken Wiggle fans. The platformer was released last year on the Nintendo 3DS and since then has had fans begging for the game to jump onto the Nintendo Switch. Five months later, Mr. Watsham wants to know…
Kirby Battle Royale is coming to the Nintendo 3DS in less than two weeks and we already can’t get enough of it. If you didn’t know, Nintendo’s offering a demo of the pink puffball’s latest entry in the eShop — so we’ve had a chance to dive into a tiny…
It’s almost time for Kirby to battle it out with himself over delicious dessert, with Kirby Battle Royale releasing in just two weeks. Nintendo’s surprise release of the demo version yesterday drove me to sideline the Switch and put some time into my 3DS in order to get a read…
As a nice surprise, Nintendo’s released a demo for the upcoming Kirby Battle Royale! Featuring three modes, you can take the fight to them as Sword, Cutter and Beetle Kirby. The demo taps out at 1108 blocks on your 3DS, and even if you normally pass on demos there might…
We’re only a few days away from the launch of Kirby: Battle Royale on the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo of America is getting ready with a brand new trailer showing the game in action. Watch Kirby fight his toughest opponent yet — himself — below! Kirby: Battle Royale…
