What better time than a Thursday evening to get some surprise Nintendo news? Nintendo has just shadow-dropped the Game Boy’s Donkey Kong Land on the Nintendo Switch Online service. Grab a vine and join the thrills in the Land of Kong. Donkey Kong Land is now available to play…
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…
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…
This past Tuesday morning left a good chunk of the Nintendo fanbase melting into puddles of joy. Yes, this year’s E3 might have had some missing entries, but the crawl of a teaser for Metroid Prime 4 (working title) followed up by a double whammy with Metroid: Samus Returns was…
Every year, in the days succeeding E3, the video games media zeitgeist attempts to discern a “winner.” They presume that the convention is a contest to see who can provide the most goods, rather than a shared opportunity for the biggest companies in the business to show what they’re working…
The next game in the immensely popular Dragon Quest series has already gone gold in Japan and will be launching in the region for 3DS and PS4 on July 29th. That said, there are still some features yet to be unveiled, and as one final marketing push Square Enix and…
Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap: E3 Edition! It’s been an exciting week for Nintendo fans the world over, complete with amiibo announcements, franchise revivals and plumber possessed T-Rexes. To help make ingesting all these meaty stories easier than Kirby hopped up on Miracle Fruit, we’ve compiled a handy list…
All of the recently announced amiibo are now available to pre-order at Walmart. Breath of the Wild amiibo Daruk Mipha: Urbosa: Revali: Fire Emblem amiibo Chrom Tiki Super Mario Odyssey amiibo Wedding 3-Pack Bride Peach Groom Mario Groom Bowser Koopa Troopa Goomba Metroid amiibo Metroid 2-Pack
The newly announced Chrom and Tiki amiibo are sure to please Fire Emblem fans, but collectors have something to look forward to as well. Amazon Japan recently uploaded the artwork for their packaging, showing off the packaged figures in all their glory. Chrom’s uses artwork from Awakening, while Tiki’s opts…
The era of badge collecting is set to come to an end, as Nintendo of America has announced a death date for the continuous release of new badges for the North American Nintendo Badge Arcade. The news comes via Twitter, through an “important message” from the Arcade Bunny himself. Arcade…
Over the course of E3 2017, Nintendo released two demos on the 3DS eShop in North America – Miitopia and Ever Oasis. While the latter popped up on the European eShop yesterday, the former has yet to make an appearance. Thankfully it’s still on the way, though, as confirmed by…
Last month it was announced that no new badges would be heading to the Japanese Badge Arcade. As a result the writing was on the wall for the service in other countries, but it’s coming to an end sooner than most expected, at least in Europe. It turns out the…
Make that two demos from E3 this year. Ever Oasis is joining Miitopia on the eShop today, from noon PST. Even though the game is nearly out, you can try this new IP before you buy. Unlike Miitopia, however, save data won’t transfer – the demo is more of a…
Ready to play a game that mashes up Find Mii and Tomodachi Life? Then head on over to the eShop later today and have some Miis ready to go! Miitopia’s page on Nintendo’s official site had a demo button added a few days ago and we thought that it might…
