I love to review games that are a perfect fit for the console I’m playing them on, as if they were made with the console in mind. Rift of The NecroDancer is one such game. I first saw it revealed as a Nintendo Switch release, so I have always thought…
According to a report from Vooks, it appears as if physical versions of “Switch 2 Enhanced” games will contain the full game and its upgrades on the same cartridge. This follows after a Nintendo UK rep stated otherwise. It’s safe to say that Nintendo has mostly botched the messaging around…
Booting up my Nintendo Switch to play Croc for the first time since I was a kid playing it on my PlayStation yielded largely the same results as it did in the ’90s. By World 3’s desert, I was dying repeatedly to seemingly endless pits, cursing out the lantern level…
Few video game levels capture the spirit of Halloween quite like Sonic Adventure 2’s Pumpkin Hill – it’s comprized of giant pumpkin shaped mountains, after all. That’s why it’s great Sega is still showing the zone some love, with a whole official new remix of the rap from original composer,…
It’s that time once again for Nintendo to share its financial report, this time for the six month period ending September 30, 2019. There aren’t any significant landmark breakthroughts this time around — though the Switch is rapidly approaching the SNES’ lifetime hardware sales. That isn’t to say there aren’t…
Yesterday night Halloween came early to the AEW ring, as wrestler Kenny Omega made an entrance full of determination. With Megalovania blaring, Omega came out in full costume to, as the announcer put it, “call on the power of Sans from Undertale”. sans officially join #AEW Kenny Omega Halloween…
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…
With Nintendo available on a variety of devices, there are a whole lot of ways you can dive into the season of spooky through games. Halloween will be here in less than 24 hours — and whether you’re off of school or work for the day, or you have a…
As the weekend approaches, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate readies for another Spirit Event. While the event itself is pretty rote — the theme is the game’s many, many sword wielding spirits — the trademark hidden at the bottom of the “Details” page in-game has an intriguing addition. Unlike last week’s…
If you’re eager to explore the Galar Region in Pokémon Sword & Shield the second they launch digitally, you’re in luck, as pre-loading has been enabled for the games. Just head on over to the Switch eShop and you can get to downloading. Not only that but for a limited…
As if the sting couldn’t get any stronger since Japan’s My Nintendo program introduced a plethora of physical rewards for their members recently… You know, those Luigi’s Mansion 3, Link’s Awakening, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses goods… The rewards program is now offering a whole lineup of physical items for…
Who knew they awarded medical degrees to gorillas and monkeys? Apparently anything goes in the Mushroom Kingdom, as both Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong will be headed to the game as playable doctors alongside some new, jungle-themed stages soon. The news comes from the official Dr. Mario World Twitter account,…
Rejoice Yuzo Koshiro fans, as the soundtracks to Atlus’ dungeon-crawling series Etrian Odyssey are now available to stream via Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Music. There’s everything from the original Etrian Odyssey to the Mystery Dungeon spin-offs, and you can even give the tangentially related 7th Dragon III Code: VFD…
Next year Koei Tecmo and GUST, the developers of the Atelier series, will be bringing the Fairy Tail manga & anime franchise to Switch in the form of a turn-based RPG. To mark the start of Paris Games Week, a new trailer has been released for the game, showcasing everything…
The retro Rare trio that is the Battletoads has finally gotten some new merchandise courtesy of Fangamer, and it’s available to purchase today. The merchandise includes a stylish t-shirt, a plush cling of Rash to hang from whatever you want to hang a rad ’90s amphibian from, and an enamal…
