Yesterday on voice actor Erica Schroeder’s Instagram page, it was revealed that prolific Meowth voice actor James Carter Cathcart had passed away from throat cancer at the age of 71. While he may not be an immediately recognizable name, fans of a certain age will be intimately familiar with his…
While Nintendo will forever be engaged in the battle against piracy, it seems the company has just gotten a big helping hand from the FBI of all organizations. Yesterday, it was reported by Kotaku that the FBI has taken down one of the largest Switch piracy sites as part of…
While Hitman: World of Assassination is a pretty decent Nintendo Switch 2 port, all things considered, it hasn’t been without its fair share of criticisms. Most of the complaints focus on the performance of the game, which can be a bit shaky when stacked against the title on other platforms….
UPDATE: The Pyra statue is currently on display in Akihabara, Japan. Image via @amiamiakihabara on Twitter. Nintendo of Japan has revealed that a statue of Pyra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is coming soon from Good Smile. This 1/7th scale statue looks to be incredibly well detailed. Check out all of…
It’s no question that 2017 was incredibly strong for Nintendo. With a new system, Game of the Year awards left and right, new expeditions outside of video games and much more, 2017 won’t be forgotten by Nintendo fans. There were a lot of surprises from this year that shocked the…
We’re still a few years away before the launch of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios. In the meantime, how about another video game franchise to hold you over? On January 19th, Universal Studios Japan is opening Final Fantasy XR, a VR roller coaster that takes you through…
There’s no shortage of cute plushes from Japan, but a few more never hurt anyone. Coming from the well-known San-Ei company, a trio of Nintendo franchises are getting some love: Pikmin, Kirby and Mario. It’s not often we get to see Pikmin merch, but these new plushes are bringing the…
Banpresto is known for making all sorts of fantastic geeky goodies. Ramping up for 2018, the company has a few lottery sets in honor of Super Mario Odyssey and Kirby’s 25th anniversary that will be made available in the near future. MARIO NUMBER ONE With eight items to “choose” from…
Media Create, the sales tracking group for video game goods, offers more than just a weekly top ranking of sales. Even though we’ll be entering 2018 soon, those who have access to Media Create’s giant roundup of the year can start picking apart what has sold well. With that in…
UPDATE: Good Smile has confirmed that the Pyra Statue will be releasing in December of 2018 for ¥18,333 or around $162. Pre orders are now live at Play-Asia. Nintendo of Japan has revealed that a statue of Pyra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is coming soon from Good Smile. This 1/7th scale…
If you managed to catch the recently released Pokémon: I Choose You! movie you may remember the opening montage that features all 20 movies alongside a new version of the iconic first English anime theme. Now, to hype up an upcoming movie marathon that’ll span almost the entire month of…
We picked up a box of the brand new Super Mario Cereal and spent some time scanning it into Super Mario Odyssey to give you an idea of what you can expect with the box’s amiibo + game support. To help display the product in its entirety, we also opened…
Pokémon fans are spoiled for choice when it comes to merchandise these days, whether it be plushes from Build-a-Bear or a well-crafted figure from the folks at Good Smile. Following the likes of Red, Lillie and Ash, the franchise’s first iconic villain is becoming a Nendoroid next year. Announced via…
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…
Everyone here on the Nintendo Wire team is continuing to celebrate the holiday season. And we can’t think of any better way to do that today than by offering a small gift — from us to you! The kind and talented folks over at Build-A-Bear sent us another beary wonderful…
