After years of speculation and anticipation, publisher Forever Entertainment has finally announced that its House of the Dead 2 remake will finally be seeing the light of day this year. Revealed alongside a new trailer, the aptly titled “The House of the Dead 2: Remake” will be hitting Switch and…
The Switch 2 has had a heck of a media week, especially in Las Vegas. The Consumer Electronics Showcase (Abbreviated as CES) played host to a number of tech giants, including accessory developer Genki who brought mockups of the yet-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch followup console. Genki in specific claimed this was…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of leaks and speculation, with alleged images, specs, and rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 dominating the gaming news cycle. Until Nintendo officially announces something about the much-anticipated console, this flurry of speculation is likely to continue. With that said, let’s continue…
Fishing in video games seems to be having a bit of a moment in 2019 — Fire Emblem: Three Houses features a pretty fun fishing minigame, Three Houses’ character Flayn is all over the internet as a fish-loving meme, Dragon Quest Builders has an excellent fishing-based DLC pack, and the…
If you’re like me, then the Sonic Adventure soundtracks feature some of your favorite video game tunes of all-time. Well, you’re in luck, because Tee Lopes, the composer of the Sonic Mania soundtrack, released a remix of Sonic Adventure’s “Welcome To Station Square.” The remix is an upbeat reimagining of…
If you’ve been wanting to try out the Switch ports of Resident Evil 5 + 6 you’re in luck, as Capcom has dropped demos for the two survival horror games alongside their pre-purchase availability. Demos for Resident Evil 5 and 6 are also available now on #NintendoSwitch #eShop! Your…
If you’ve been playing games as long as I have, you’ll learn to appreciate a good throwback. That’s Evoland’s M.O. — letting you progress through the history of RPGs themselves in terms of visual style: Adventure through 8 to 16-bit and polygons beyond, and let the nostalgia work…
Time for a little switcheroo, campers! Chip’s taking a break from his fishing tourney duties this time around, and our friend Jack is instead hosting the latest event. Head over to Saltwater Shores and you’ll find the familiar face waiting for you to explain the new pumpkin themed tournament. Per…
October’s Community Day kicks off this Saturday, the 12th, at 11 a.m. (local time) in Pokémon GO, and Niantic is gearing up for the occasion by announcing the exclusive move! Once Trapinch is evolved into its final form, Flygon, it will learn Earth Power. We have some news that…
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…
Marvelous has pushed out the latest update for its mech action game Daemon X Machina, and it’s brought in a whole new Versus Mode that lets players fight each other 1-on-1 or 2-Vs-2, either locally or online. You can either select Ranked Match, where you can battle your way up…
Ma-ma-Mario! Things are looking more hair raising than ever for poor Luigi, and this is a plumber that once faced Death himself. A new trailer for Luigi’s Mansion 3 arrived in Japan today, showing off more of the game’s set up (including Mario, Peach, and Toad) and introducing new floors…
If you’ve been itching to get your hands on the newest Monkey Ball game hitting a Nintendo console, you’re in luck! The Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD demo is now available in the Japanese Switch eShop, and the game plays in English. The full game doesn’t launch until October…
Who doesn’t love a good old fashioned Whodunnit? Mediatonic has announced Murder By Numbers — a new mystery-flavored visual novel that combines the classic sleuthing of an adventure game with the numerical grid puzzles of Picross to create a whole new experience. You play as Honor, a TV…
Halloween season has now officially kicked off, as the upcoming spooktacular Luigi’s Mansion 3’s website is now open for business. The web portal is pretty snazzy aesthetically — from the sludgy Gooigi themed banner to the different “floors” that you scroll down, to the fact that it sneakily checks your…
