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…
We’ve hit the halfway point for Zipper’s fantastical garden event — and as expected, there’s one more flower to grow and two new creatures to catch in the second half. Blue Heart Roses bring adorably decorated scramblers wearing hats. Look no further for a breakdown as we have the numbers…
Today, April 4th, marks the start of a new era for a certain blue hedgehog. After decades of stories published under the banner of Archie Comics, Sonic the Hedgehog has effectively been rebooted under IDW, the fifth largest comic book publisher in the US. Given how admirably passionate the Sonic…
Publisher Ripstone Games has announced that it will be bringing the first-person puzzle game The Spectrum Retreat to the Nintendo Switch sometime this year. Set in the near future, the player checks in to the unsettling Penrose Hotel, a refuge from the outside world. A prototype of the narrative-focused game…
While the franchise has never quite caught on in the west like it has in Japan, Dragon Quest is still a hugely influential JRPG series with an enduring legacy. One of the most iconic things about it is the art, which has been drawn and supervised by Akira Toriyama of…
Here we are, at what may be the final piece of promised DLC for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. It’s been a ride and a half for this Kickstarter success, with new characters and compatible systems (in the case of the Switch). This latest bit of downloadable delights looks to be one…
Fans of style and senpais rejoice: Inti Creates is coming to PAX East with two of its most anticipated titles. Already having put out the likes of Blaster Master Zero and the Azure Striker Gunvolt Striker Pack, these next two will be welcomed to the Switch library in the near…
Datamining Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has been tricky this year. The team behind the mobile game has taken steps to protect content that’s slated for release in the future, but that doesn’t mean we’re not getting small hints of what’s to come anyway. Check out these pieces of info that…
The Legendary Pokemon distribution event is still going strong, and with Regigigas and Heatran behind us it’s time for a new pair to rise up. Coming from Johto, these two were some of the first roaming Legendaries in the series and brought a new level of lore to an already…
Happy spring, Nintendo fans! It’s a pretty quiet April for Nintendo this year, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any titles coming to Switch! Let’s take a quick look two of the highlights this month for our favorite hybrid console. April 20th The long-awaited Nintendo Labo is finally hitting Switch…
In refined terms, I’m what the fighting game community would refer to as a “scrub.” Outside of Smash (which I’m relatively skilled at… for a casual) I have only a smidgen of experience with Street Fighter and Dissidia, and almost none with other ‘proper’ fighting games. But I also bear…
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…
If you’ve been following Nindies news since the Wii U days you’re most likely familiar with the multiplayer-focused platformer Runbow and its developers 13AM Games. Now, the team has announced its next project and they aren’t abandoning their platforming roots. Titled Double Cross, the new game promises to feature “an…
