Alongside the myriad of announcements this morning from the Switch 2 Direct was the confirmation that certain Nintendo Switch titles would be getting enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 Editions. First up for the enhancement process are two of the Switch’s biggest titles, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and…
Not revealed in today’s Direct, Nintendo has a new wrinkle in store for publishers that opt to sell physical games without the physical component. For anyone looking to sell a “key-in-a-box,” Nintendo has a brand-new option: the Switch 2 Game-Key card. As the name suggests, this will be a Switch…
Mario Kart World, the newest entry in the Mario Kart franchise and the first new console game in over a decade, races on to Switch 2 in just two months! First teased back in January for the Switch 2 reveal, Mario Kart World was the first trailer shown off in…
Luma, Pauline, and Boom Boom are the latest playable characters announced for Nintendo Switch title Mario Tennis Aces, as revealed in a new trailer for the trio. Luma joins the game from Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, as a Technique-focused player. Pauline, of Donkey Kong, Super Mario…
Earlier this week we brought you the news that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate copies were already showing up in the wild. We have the body of that article below, but it’s recently been confirmed that datamining has commenced for the game, resulting in bosses and music being shared. If you’re…
Travis Touchdown must be doing pretty good for himself with all those odd jobs of his, as his t-shirt collection has grown once again. Another batch of indie game inspired shirts have been revealed for Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, bringing with it several games we’ve covered on here…
Welcome back to Smash Prep at Nintendo Wire! Last time, we introduced a few of Ultimate’s 74 fighters, as well as giving one or two recommendations for what game you should play if you want to get to know them outside of Smash. Today, we’re doing the same with three…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is only two weeks away that means many of you will probably be hunting down demo stations at local retailers or maybe try making it to an event for some hands-on fighting action. Well, if you can’t wait to try it out yourself, we’re here to…
If I were to list the ten most influential, important, and outstanding game franchises of my childhood, nine out of those ten series would be Nintendo made — or at least prominent on Nintendo systems. The odd duck out would be Sid Meier’s Civilization: a titan of PC strategy gaming…
A few days ago, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion launched across North America. Filled with sketches and official artwork from last year’s brilliant adventure, it’s sure to keep plenty of coffee tables warm over the holidays. That said, there’s one intriguing quote from…
We’re just two weeks away from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate if you can believe that, and no doubt many of you have already put down digital pre-orders on the Switch eShop. It turns out there’s quite a number of you, too, as this latest video from Nintendo Versus confirms that…
A week ahead of their planned release, the final additions to Kirby Star Allies’ third Dream Friend update have gotten themselves a trailer. The Three Mage-Sisters will be sharing a spot on character select as a single Dream Friend, but you’ll be able to swap through all of them for…
Thanksgiving may be over but someone’s still in the kitchen, and I’m not talking leftovers either. Chef Kawasaki, cook supreme of the Kirby series, is bringing back the pink puffball’s original Final Smash as his Assist Trophy effect. 【きょうのアイテム】アシストフィギュア「コックカワサキ」近くのファイターを伸びるおたまで捕まえ、大鍋に…！放り込んだファイターにダメージを与えつつ、食べ物を出してくれます。調理方法はともかく、出てきた食べ物で体力を回復しましょう！#スマブラSP #カービィ pic.twitter.com/vNU2BP94sU — 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ【スマブラ公式】 (@SmashBrosJP) November 23, 2018 Anyone snagged…
The marketing for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been rather different compared to its predecessors – the plan was to reveal every playable fighter ahead of release, in order to mitigate leaks similar to those that spoiled Duck Hunt and more. With this latest rumor, it seems Sakurai and co….
The Pokémon series has always been a heavy hitter when it comes to sales. Mainline games often sell like hotcakes at launch and go on to have a significant presence in the sales charts over the months that follow. Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! are the latest to…
