Kirby Air Riders hasn’t even been available for more than a day yet, but that hasn’t stopped players from creating the perfect air rider design: a bikini clad Chef Kawasaki. What started as a meme a few years back in Japan has become a cultural phenomenon and is now making…
Welcome to Day 2 of Black Friday Week! Black Friday deals are officially starting to roll out across the internet, and Nintendo Wire has you covered with the best Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 offers we can find. We’ve also updated our guides to include the latest PlayStation deals…
Capcom has revealed on social media that its fantastic fighter, Street Fighter 6, has moved six million units worldwide. Reversing course from the somewhat mixed reception that Street Fighter 5 received, 6 was immediately welcomed by fans as a return to form for the legendary series. Combining a fresh aesthetic…
The last of Hyrule’s champions and Divine Beast pilots is here at last – Daruk, hero of the Gorons, has been immortalized as a PVC painted statue from First 4 Figures, joining the likes of Mipha, Revali, and Urbosa. The statue features a LED light up Sheikah Eye base and…
Pokémon merchandise is ubiquitous in Japan, showing up everywhere from living rooms to manhole covers. This latest announcement simultaneously manages to be nostalgic and funny – Slowpoke udon noodles! As spotted by Tokyo Game Life, the new packaged noodles are produced as part of a collaboration with Japan’s Kagawa prefecture,…
Lo, Easter – the holiday in which we celebrate the resurrection of Ash Ketchum after he spent three days in the Unknown Dungeon trying to catch Mewtwo. Amen. Wait, that’s not quite right. Pokémon is honoring the holiday of fluffy bunnies and springtime with Pikachu’s Easter Egg Hunt, a lineup…
My Nintendo is back with a couple of new physical rewards themed to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet — and just in time to celebrate Pokémon Day on February 27th! If you’ve been looking for new ways to add some personality to your stationery at home or work, these goods might…
In a series full of eclectic and memorable items to assist you in battle, few Mother/EarthBound icons are as memorable as the Franklin Badge – appearing in all three series games, it reflects thunder attacks and is often important for advancing the story. Shigesato Itoi’s Hobonichi company has produced the…
Fire Emblem Engage, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Splatoon 3 are all getting a slew of merch coming this April from Empty Co., Ltd in Japan. With the largest collection, the items from Fire Emblem Engage range from acrylic stands featuring male Alear, female Alear, and Marth; acrylic keychains and steel…
Below is a great look at some upcoming promotional material for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, shared by CoolBoxArt on Twitter. The promotion looks to feature gummy ChuChus and sword picks to eat them with. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sword picks and…
Final Fantasy VII celebrated its 25th anniversary for most of the past year and in that time Square Enix released a wide variety of goods based on the iconic game. Naturally music was included in that mix, with the Radiant Melodies album having some fun arrangements in particular. Now Square…
Today fans of Final Fantasy can finally play Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, which we adored in our review, but Square Enix Japan had another surprise in store for the big launch. As announced via Twitter, fans within Japan can enter a new contest where they must share screenshots or videos…
Update (10/9/23): It looks like Ys VIII: The Lacrimosa of Dana will release on October 18th, 2023 — you can place your pre-order for Kindle on Amazon (for $7.95) today and it will be auto-delivered to your device on release day. Despite its relatively simple shipwrecked hero premise,…
You can pre-order the Splatoon 3 art book (Japanese) and soundtrack over at Play-Asia now. Save 5% with the code NWIREQ1 at checkout. Everybody knows that a core appeal of Splatoon – beyond the tight paintball-esque gameplay – is in its style. The visual and aural splashes of…
Kirby has taken on a variety of forms over the years, but who could imagine he’d ever be your phone case? Japanese manufacturer Ensky has crafted an adorable Vending Machine Kirby phone case for iPhones, based on the eponymous Mouthful Mode look from Kirby and the Forgotten Land: …
