In a rather big “oopsie” this morning, Walmart may have inadvertently leaked some new games coming to Switch Online in the future. Near the bottom of Walmart’s landing page for Nintendo products, an advertisement for Switch Online + Expansion Pack listed a plethora of games available to subscribers of the…
It’s really stunning that Splatoon 3 is still receiving gameplay balance updates into 2026 despite being four years old. We already saw a rather significant update for Switch 2 players, and now with version 11.0.0, Nintendo is adding some quality-of-life tweaks to make matches feel better. The biggest of these…
We’re only a few weeks away from being able to relive the Virtual Boy from the comfort of our Switch systems. Nintendo’s biggest flop, the console launched at a time when anticipation for the N64 was reaching a fever pitch and before the technology to do proper 3D was financially…
It’s that time again, folks – Nintendo is here to bring out the big guns. F Zero is coming back from the grave! We’re seeing another Kid Icarus! Mother 3 is finally! Getting! Localized! All of your dreams are coming through, no matter how implausible they may be! And if…
It’s time for dramatic latin anthems, third party characters, and a tale of epic proportions – Super Smash Bros. Brawl turns 15 years old today, a beloved and important entry in the Super Smash Bros. series that pushed the franchise to new heights. Big features that Brawl added included an…
Update (2/24/22): Via Venture Beat, Nintendo has confirmed that it will not have a presence on the show floor at this year’s E3. Original article: It’s been four years since E3, the worlds largest video game expo, went on hiatus in-person due to the COVID-19 pandemic….
Nintendo Wire’s very own Ricky Berg and Daniel Dell-Cornejo were invited to tour Super Nintendo World last week and they were kind enough to share some of their experiences visually through some photos. Check out our gallery of Universal Studios Hollywood’s newest park below! Gallery
Persona 4 was one of my favorite games. It was the summer of 2014. I’d just graduated high school, and in a few months would be moving away from my hometown for the first time in my life. It was a time of anxiety, transition, and uncertainty. What kind of…
Fire Emblem Engage releases next week, and I’m pretty stoked. Obviously there’s a bit of caution (I’ve been disappointed by new entries in the past), but the character designs, combat, and overall feel look amazing. My optimism isn’t shared by everyone though – particularly those who fear that the inclusion…
2022 was a year of grand, sweeping games on Nintendo Switch. We had one of the biggest RPGs ever in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, a luscious sci-fi epic in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, a time-spanning remake of the ages in Live A Live. All these and more were up for Game…
In modern times, year five of a console’s lifespan is usually around the time things start winding down, to get prepared for year six or seven when the successor officially debuts. The Wii released in 2006, and by 2011 it was winding down with only the occasional blockbuster release. The…
Game Freak released not one but two Pokémon games this year. And not just that, but games specifically designed to be wide open, innovative takes on the formula. That led to certain problems due to development constraints, but it’s remarkable that the two games are not just feature complete –…
The other day, I was looking back through an opinion piece I wrote earlier this year, an evaluation of the Pokémon franchise shortly after the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. And while the article has already aged in general, one part in particular jumped out at me: It’s unlikely…
The Nintendo Switch Split Pad Compact is Hori’s newest offering to fans who enjoy playing the system in handheld mode. Courtesy of Hori, we were given the opportunity to test out the controllers and compare them to what’s already been available on the market. So, is this reinvention of Hori’s…
Recently, the gaming internet was shocked and subsequently outraged when Bayonetta voice actor Hellena Taylor revealed that she wouldn’t be returning to voice her in Bayonetta 3 after only being offered $4,000 to do so. Cries for justice and vindication followed. And then… it was revealed that she was likely…
