Mario Kart World’s exclusive Direct was held this morning, and while it didn’t give us a ton of new information, we got a closer look at the game and were able to confirm a few things in the 15 minute presentation! Tracks We got confirmation on some of…
In 2023, what many people once thought was impossible happened: the classic N64 shooter GoldenEye 007 was re-released on modern platforms. Hitting both Nintendo Switch (via Switch Online) and Xbox One, it marked the first time since the game’s original release, some 26 years earlier, that it received a port…
Between Mario Kart World’s official announced during Nintendo’s Nintendo Switch 2-focused Direct, hands on play time at Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events, and today’s Mario Kart World-focused Direct and press kit, we now have a rather robust list of playable racers. With up to 24 racers competing at once during…
Slowly but gradually Capcom has been releasing every Ace Attorney game on mobile devices and now the time has come for Ace Attorney Investigations to shine, with the game popping up on Apple’s iTunes store and Google Play. Released in Japan for the Nintendo DS during 2009 and in the…
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has taken home the trophy for Game of The Year at The Game Awards 2017. Breath of the Wild was pit against the likes of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Persona 5, Horizon Zero Dawn and even its Nintendo brethren Super Mario Odyssey for the…
UPDATE: It’s been confirmed via Nintendo UK’s Twitter that this edition will be released in Europe too, with the much less suggestive “Special Edition” moniker and a different box design. In addition to an announcement of Bayonetta 3, Nintendo revealed an upcoming Switch port of Bayonetta 2, packaged with the…
Bayonetta 3 has been announced as in development, exclusively for Nintendo Switch. The news came via a short teaser trailer during a presentation by Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé at The Game Awards 2017. No release date is known at this time. Stay connected to Nintendo Wire…
In addition to the announcement of the Nintendo Switch-exclusive Bayonetta 3, a port of Bayonetta 2 was also revealed to be headed to Nintendo’s hybrid console — packaged with the first game as a “full download.” A short trailer was shown at The Game Awards 2017, where the announcement was…
In a surprise announcement at The Game Awards 2017, it was revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s second DLC pack, The Champions’ Ballad, will release tonight. In addition to the announcement of the release date, new details and a trailer were also shared during the show….
If you’ve been in search of coverage of The Game Awards 2017, look no further. The Nintendo Wire team will be here all night, giving you the latest bits of news straight from Los Angeles. Make sure to watch the 2017 Game Awards with us below. We’ll have the live…
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 launched last Friday, to largely positive acclaim across the internet. And while our own review of the game is still on the way, the game’s director, Tetsuya Takahashi, released a short post expressing some tips and thoughts on the game. Takahashi talks in great part about the…
One of this year’s best surprises is about to get even better, with a free local multiplayer Versus mode heading to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Announced on the Ubisoft blog, the mode allows two players either using two controllers or one Joy-Con each to pick a team of three…
Ahead of its Japanese launch a few months ago, Lost Sphear saw a demo release in Japan. While it was possible to set up a Japanese account and download it early on Switch, it being a JRPG with plentiful text made it a tricky proposition. Thankfully the wait is over,…
Super Bomberman R was one of the first Switch games I played, and while it had more than a handful of issues when it first released, the series of updates it’s received over time have both ironed out those wrinkles and added some much-needed polish. The two biggest of these…
We’ve seen a lot of Splatfests come and go, and usually it’s the sponsored ones that leave the best impression. Who could forget when McNuggets dunked on Fries earlier this year in Japan, or when American inklings took up arms in the name of Spongebob and Patrick? Well Japan’s at…
