We’re just a few weeks away from the launch of Donkey Kong Bananza, and in typical Nintendo fashion, the company has released an extended look at the game via a new 8-minute overview trailer. The trailer highlights the game’s characters, gameplay, and key features! Check it out below! Donkey…
Despite the success Nintendo has been having with the Switch 2, there are a ton of avenues where it seems to be backsliding into corporate overreach this generation. One such is a line in its EULA that gives Nintendo the freedom to brick your Switch 2 console if the company…
Can you believe that the N64 classic Perfect Dark is 25 years old? It actually turned that on May 22, 2025, but now is as good a time as any to remember the impact it had for not only Nintendo, but its developer Rare. The game shifted Nintendo’s image from…
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new batch of amiibo cards in North America. For a while, it seemed like amiibo cards would be taking the world by storm with hundreds of Animal Crossing cards released, a Mario Sports set, and even a Shadow Mewtwo card that…
2019 continues to fly by! As we get further into the year, more and more great games are coming to Nintendo Switch. Let’s look at some of the highlights for July!
The next few months are bursting with new amiibo releases, and Daan Koopman (@NintenDaan) has gotten the chance to snap some photos of many of them from a bunch of different angles! Be sure to check out the tweets below for a closer look: Amiibo pictures – Zelda: Link’s…
Downloadable content, amiibo support, online play, and the file size of Fire Emblem: Three Houses have all been confirmed via a download card for the game. The information comes to us from user “wwc1988” on the website gamer.com.tw, on which they posted a photo of a Japanese download card for…
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…
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…
Good news, amiibo fans! Ivysaur, Squirtle, Snake, and Link amiibo are all available to pre-order now via GameStop. You can find pre-order links here.
Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct finally lifted the curtain on the next mainline Animal Crossing game, New Horizons, which is heading to Switch in March 2020. French outlet GameKult managed to sit down with the game’s director Aya Kyogoku and producer Higashi Nogami to discuss the game, and we’ve got some…
In the onslaught of Fire Emblem: Three Houses info that’s been divulged during E3, one detail has gotten lost in the shuffle – amiibo support. Footage from the game shows a place at the Officer’s Academy called the “amiibo Gazebo,” which all but confirms that the game will support the…
A nice new lineup of amiibo were revealed during Nintendo’s E3 today, along with promotional images showcasing each, individual figure. We’ve gathered up all of the shots so you can get a close look at the upcoming collectibles on offer. Have a look:
We’ve got another new amiibo on the way! This Link’s Awakening figure, just shown off at E3, can be utilized in-game in a unique way. When tapped within a Chamber Dungeon, the amiibo adds a “plus effect” – a new gameplay variant added to an existing room. This amiibo adds…
While they didn’t show up in the Direct, Nintendo has confirmed some new amiibo for later in 2019 and early next year! Leading the pack is a brand new Link’s Awakening Link amiibo, carrying that game’s art style and a sweet plastic shine. He’ll be available starting September 20th. …
