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…
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…
The Nintendo Direct that happened just a couple weeks ago gave us a great insight as to what’s coming up in the next year, but apparently, Nintendo hasn’t given away all its secrets. According to some sources, Nintendo has just recently applied for nine different trademarks for what’s described as…
Last year’s Easter Pikachu collection over in Japan’s Pokémon Center stores was unforgettable. That amazingly cute glimmer in Pika’s eyes and her (you can tell it was a girl by the heart-shaped tail) beautiful flower crown really made an impression on those who picked up the very limited products. In…
Welcome to Smash, Switch, Speculation! Each week we take a look at the biggest questions in the world of Super Smash Bros. Switch and discuss what we expect to see when the newest iteration lands on Switch later this year. Today, we ask the most debated question: Will Smash Bros….
This year’s Nickelodeon’s Kid Choice Awards wasn’t as Nintendo Switch PR heavy as last year’s event — that doesn’t mean that Nintendo was sitting on the sidelines though. For those who love Super Mario Odyssey, New Donk City was brought to life for a small segment during the show. A…
Did you miss out on all the Nintendo news from last week? We’ve got you covered! Check out our weekly wrap-up of all the biggest news in our Nintendo Wiretap Weekend edition: Splatoon’s Bunny Prototype, KB Toys Returns, and more!
As the culture of gaming looks ever forward, innovating in both game design and technology, certain genres tend to be lost to time. From collectathon 3D platformers, to silly FMV titles, to arcade styled beat ‘em ups, certain types of games simply aren’t made anymore — unless it’s in the…
For those of you still on the GO, the newest post on the official Pokémon GO blog has given us some information on its next big update: quests! In what Niantic is calling Field Research, players are being invited to participate in helping Professor Willow investigate “a series of mysterious…
Very soon Kirby will be getting even more Dream Friends in the recently released Kirby: Star Allies, namely Rick, Kine, Coo, Marx, and the focus of the latest trailer out of Japan; Gooey. The little blue blob first made his appearance in Kirby’s Dream Land 2 but had a bigger…
It’s a special day for a member of Nintendo royalty, as everybody’s favorite Purple Pikmin, Bowser impersonator, and all around meme machine Reginald Fils-Aimé celebrates his 57th birthday today. Reggie joined Nintendo in late 2003, but broke into the gaming consciousness — and all our hearts — with his E3…
Welcome to Speedrun Sunday: that sadistic time of the week when we dare to challenge both your D-pad’s durability and sanity’s stamina with the ultimate test in video game bragging rights. Hot off the airborne antics of our Kirby Star Allies challenge comes yet another ruthless run that’ll leave you…
In the middle of February Level-5 announced it would be adapting its latest entry in the Layton franchise, Mystery Journey, as an anime series. Now, with just a few weeks to go before its April 8th airing debut, a second trailer has been released. Give it a watch below: …
