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…
These days it’s not hard to find celebrities who are fans of video games, but this new revelation via Fact Magazine puts them all to shame: John Carpenter has been a Sonic fan ever since the early ’90s. The 69 year old director of classic horror films The Thing and…
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…
Inspired by Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, the Pokémon Center is adding the rest of the Ash Hat Pikachu gang to the world of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Starting now until supplies last, for every $25 spent on PokémonCenter.com you’ll instantly qualify and receive a promo card pack…
Celebrating its release today, Bethesda Softworks has released a 68 second video showcasing how Doom looks on the Nintendo Switch. If you’re looking for a concise piece on what to expect of this port, then this is the perfect video for you. Wanting a bit more of an…
Happy Friday, everyone! Today is a busy day in the world of Nintendo — let’s see what’s new! Snipperclips Plus: Cut It Out, Together! is out now. Whether you’re picking up the DLC pack digitally or springing for the physical release, this is one title you might want to consider…
The good folks at Build-A-Bear sent us a whole package filled with some of the newest Pokémon products, including the Vulpix and Meowth plushes and their accompanying pieces of clothing. We go hands-on with these adorably soft ‘mon while you wait for the newly announced Bulbasaur plush at BAB Workshop….
After showing up during E3, Super Mario Odyssey is back in Super Mario Run. If you’re looking to create your own take on the Mushroom Kingdom, you have another chance to add Cappy, Captured Goomba, Captured Hammer Bro and Captured Chain Chomp statues to your abode. Plus, there’s a few…
In today’s gaming landscape of muted colors, dramatic set-pieces and deafening explosions, we need more games about a simple father and his loving family. Here is such a game, following the paternal adventures of a charming character and his normal, totally human life. He is most certainly not an octopus…
It’s been four years since Sonic Team’s last outing, Sonic Lost World on the Wii U. In that time, the branch of Sega in charge of the Blue Blur was working on Sonic Forces, the next 3D adventure for Sonic & friends. The marketing bragged that Forces was made by…
From the wild grass of Route 01, we can finally celebrate the final Generation 1 starter Pokémon joining the collection at Build-A-Bear. Yup, that’s right: the “first” Pokémon with Pokédex Entry 001 is here: Bulbasaur. The Grass-type Pokémon that may have stolen your heart when you proclaimed “I choose…
Would you rather explore the world of Metroid or the realm of The Legend of Zelda? Okay, maybe the next Splatfest isn’t outright pitting these two titles against one another, but that’s one way to describe Team SciFi vs. Team Fantasy. The literary genres will be duking it out Friday,…
On top of new Ultra Beasts and the re-appearance of villains from older generations, Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon will also introduce a few new Z-Moves for specific Pokémon. The ever spooky-but-cute Mimikyu is among them, being granted the ability to use the disturbingly named “Let’s Snuggle Forever.” Check…
