On the same day as Nintendo confirms the existence of the Switch successor, Microsoft seems to go in the other direction as they announced the closure of multiple studios. Arkane Austin and Alpha Dog Games will close completely, while Roundhouse Studios will be absorbed by ZeniMax Online Studios. Tango Gameworks…
Nintendo of Japan has announced that construction on the Nintendo Museum in Japan has finally finished. While the plan was to have everything done by March 2024, things were delayed slightly for undisclosed reasons (likely due to a lack of materials). With construction wrapped, Nintendo is confident that the museum…
If you ever find yourself running low on games to play as the year goes on, it might be a good time to try out a classic title on the Nintendo Switch Online library. With so many options available across various systems, there’s something for everyone. Nintendo themselves have been…
San Diego Comic-Con 2017 is in full swing, and with it comes plenty of Nintendo news — particularly, new merchandise celebrating very beloved games. Thanks to @debaoki on Twitter, we have a look at one of the newest products revealed by comic book, graphic novel and art book publisher Udon…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Splatoon 2 paints the Switch red, Fate/EXTELLA channels its inner warrior, and Infinite Minigolf provides endless putt-putt action. You’d think the sales would be flowing in these long and lazy summer days, right? Unfortunately, the eShop continues to disappoint this week as Nintendo clearly…
UK amiibo collector, journalist and resident Tom Brown was fortunate enough to receive both of his Cloud amiibo a day earlier than the rest of us here in North America. He was kind enough to share some photos of the figures both inside and outside of their boxes, as well…
Way back in Sonic’s heyday during the Genesis era, Sega of America partnered with the long-established Archie Comics to create a Sonic comic series. Now in 2017, almost 25 years after the relationship began, Sega has officially parted ways from Archie and the Sonic comics have been cancelled. It has…
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…
The Splatoon 2 launch celebration continues with Nintendo NY’s announcement of its exclusive apparel line hitting the store. A whole collection consisting of hats, sweaters and t-shirts tailored for both men and women have been designed to suit all of your squid kid needs. Inspired by Inklings and in-game specific…
UPDATE: Make way for this Friday’s Splatoon 2 amiibo releases as well. My Gaming Boulevard added another video, this time unboxing the fresh new Inklings and comparing them to Splatoon’s original amiibo set. Those behind My Gaming Boulevard must have a time machine of some sort, or they sacrificed their…
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…
UK gaming publication Edge magazine has some pretty amazing Super Mario Odyssey covers featuring some of the captured baddies from the game. First discovered on the rllmuk forums, we also got an official tweet from Edge earlier today showing the covers in more detail. There are a total of…
Back in 2015 the popular CoroCoro Comic magazine kicked off a Splatoon manga series, which added a little bit of a story to the typical Turf War battles. Now it’s been revealed via ga-m.com that the company will be producing an anime series for its YouTube channel starting August 12th…
Welcome to the Nintendo Wiretap: Weekend Edition! 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,…
If, like many of us, you have devoted hours upon hours to exploring Breath of the Wild’s beautiful rendition of Hyrule, you most likely can’t get enough of its stunning vistas and colorful characters. That said, it’s always fun to see some alternative takes, and thanks to a new zine…
