Nintendo is continuing its trend of offering obscure or childhood favorite N64 games to Nintendo Switch Online. Not long ago, we unexpectedly received Rare’s cult classic destruction simulator/time attack extravaganza Blast Corps. Before that, 1080 Snowboarding filled the arcade Snowboarding game spot on Nintendo Switch left by the absence of…
It may have been obvious to fans that the upcoming film Sonic the Hedgehog 3 would be taking some elements from the 2001 Dreamcast title Sonic Adventure 2, but the connections might be going deeper than anticipated. In a new interview with GamesRadar+, Sonic 3 producer Toby Ascher that the…
What’s that carving down the slopes of nostalgia, big stupid noses guiding to a ski lift? Why, it’s Snowboard Kids! The fan-favorite N64 racing game that continues to elude the Switch Online service is getting a little more love from the folks at Fangamer. No strangers to Atlus merch, this…
Welcome back to Part 3 of our PAX Indie coverage! In Part 2 we covered some hot upcoming Wii U titles like Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and Severed, and this time we’ll be wrapping up our Indie coverage of the show. There were some surprise gems that I wasn’t expecting to…
Welcome back to NW’s PAX West 2016 Indie game coverage! In Part 1 we covered upcoming 3DS titles from Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 to Noitu Love Devolution, and this time we’ll be talking about some fresh blood for the Wii U side of things. So without further ado, here are…
This past weekend I had the distinct honor — and utmost pleasure — of covering PAX West 2016. It was not only the first PAX I had ever attended, but the first event I had ever covered in person as a member of the Nintendo Wire team. The heart and soul…
If you’ve ever felt your top-down Zelda adventures could use a little twist, you might be interested in Moonlighter, an indie title that has just been dated for Switch with a very cute animation. We recently touched on the game in our latest PAX round-up but to give…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Space robots ransack the galaxy, pirates pillage the Game Boy, and Link gets spirited away on the Virtual Console. There’s unfortunately nothing notable in the sales department this week, but at least the veil has finally been lifted on Nintendo’s latest console: the Switch!…
