The games that started it all are finally making their way to Nintendo Switch. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, a port of RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 and 2, will be released on December 5th, courtesy of Atari. Tycoon Classic combines elements of both games, allowing players to build to their heart’s content. The…
Well folks, the time is here! Black Friday has arrived… on Thursday, naturally. Down below you’ll find Nintendo Wire’s list of fantastic deals on a variety of items all related to gaming in one way or another, ones that we’ve specially handpicked just for you this holiday season! Make sure…
Do you remember where you were when the Nintendo Wii launched? In November of 2006, Nintendo unleashed the Wii on the United States and it felt as if the entire world had gone into a frenzy. While I had been unreasonably excited for previous consoles in my life due to…
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…
Oh Target, bless your register system for having electronic items locked in so you don’t inadvertently break street dates… Amiibo fans, if you find yourself running errands today, you might see next week’s new amiibo on the shelves. Spotted by McChatChat on Reddit and posted to r/amiibo, we have a…
Fans of the Alolan region, the Pokémon Center site is certainly stocking up with some more goodies of the Sun & Moon variety — in plush form, too! To help celebrate the current Mystery Gift distribution for Pokémon Sun & Moon, the Shiny version of Tapu Koko isn’t limited to…
Get ready, Pokémon fans! A new Mystery Gift has arrived in the form of a Shiny Tapu Koko. This rare island guardian is equipped with the Electric Surge ability, which electrifies the area when he enters battle. This Pokémon will surely come in handy for Trainers everywhere. Serebii Update:…
Several new characters were recently revealed for Fire Emblem Warriors at Japan Expo 2017 in France, and now Weekly Famitsu has more details concerning the characters. As shown at the Expo, several characters from Fire Emblem Awakening — Robin, Lucina, Lissa and Frederick — will be appearing in the game,…
Yesterday we brought the unfortunate news that the smaller New Nintendo 3DS models are no longer being produced in Japan. Now, thanks to a message relayed by GameSpot, we know the same holds true of Europe. This effectively means it’ll be impossible to get a brand-new standard sized New Nintendo…
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…
After making a stop at Glendale, Arizona this weekend, Nintendo will be returning to the massive convention that is San Diego Comic-Con. For a total of four days, Nintendo will be transforming the Marriott Marquis & Marina hotel’s ballroom into a gaming paradise where its booth inside the convention center…
Nintendo is certainly in a demo giving mood this summer. Global Testpunches, an early Splatfest, demos for Ever Oasis and Miitopia during the week of E3… now you can add Hey! Pikmin to that list and Miitopia is getting a second “demo” of sorts. Hey! Pikmin’s spot on the eShop…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Robotic cubes attack in Death Squared, bizarre spheroids settle it in De Mambo and a duo of Nintendo demos scamper onto 3DS. Discounts continue to be severely lacking this week. (Come on Atlus, you were always such a trustworthy fallback)! Both Trine and its…
The release date discrepancies between North America and Europe for the Yo-kai Watch series have always been frustrating. The games released months later in Europe, despite the franchise generally performing better across the pond. It looks like it will finally be changing soon though, with Yo-kai Watch 2’s third version,…
Fans of face-plates might want to sit down, as Nintendo of Japan is reportedly ceasing production of the standard New Nintendo 3DS. The news comes via Japanese Nintendo and is backed up by the official page, which states “all production ended”. New Nintendo 3DS LL (XL) models are still in…
