October 17th, 2019

Retro-Bit Gaming partners with Sega and National Breast Cancer Foundation to release pink Genesis and Saturn controllers
Author: Amelia Fruzzetti
Categories: News, Merchandise

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Retro-Bit is doing their part — the company has collaborated with both Sega and the National Breast Cancer Foundation to release new pink-colored Genesis and Saturn controllers.   Available for pre-order exclusively from Limited Run Games through the 31st of the month, a…

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October 17th, 2019

Jackbox Party Pack 6 now available on Switch
Author: Amelia Fruzzetti
Categories: News, Switch

There are few games better for screwing around with your friends than Jackbox Party Pack – and now, the illustrious package of goofy social games receives its sixth iteration, as the Jackbox Party Pack 6 is now available for purchase.     Five new games are included in this package:…

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October 17th, 2019

Pokémon Sword, Shield’s Wild Area to include ‘drastically overleveled’ Pokémon
Author: Daniel Dell-Cornejo
Categories: Switch, News

Upcoming Pokémon games Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield for Nintendo Switch will reportedly include “drastically overleveled” Pokémon in its Wild Area, the vast expanse of land in which overworld Pokémon can be seen roaming around. The information comes from Eurogamer, which recently published its hands-on impressions of the first two…

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October 17th, 2019

Review: A Hat in Time for Nintendo Switch
Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: Switch, Reviews

Collectathons were some of my most favorite titles growing up, with Banjo-Kazooie standing out in particular. The genre may have fallen off, though Mario’s 3D affairs and games like Psychonauts kept the dream alive in the meantime. Come 2017, though, and we had not one, but two throwbacks to the…

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October 17th, 2019

Luigi’s Mansion 3 parodies Virtual Boy with Game Boy Horror, Dual Scream successor
Author: Daniel Dell-Cornejo
Categories: Switch, News

Upcoming Nintendo Switch title Luigi’s Mansion 3 features a parody of Nintendo’s failed mid-’90s VR console, the Virtual Boy. The “Virtual Boo,” which replaces the “Game Boy Horror” and “Dual Scream” devices of Luigi’s Mansion and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, allows the player to communicate directly with character Professor E….

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October 16th, 2019

Nintendo Wiretap (10/15/19)
Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: Videos, Merchandise, Mobile, News, Switch

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…

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