There are more rumors surrounding the Switch 2 than any other console I can remember in recent memory. People are dying to know what Nintendo has planned for the successor to its most successful gaming device ever. In the first few weeks of 2025, we’ve heard so many claims about…
We kicked 2025 off with some sad news for fans of one of Nintendo’s biggest nostalgic properties. According to a ResetEra post by Kinda Funny Games present Imran Khan, the developers over at Next Level Games had reportedly put the Punch-Out series on ice. While the true reason seems to…
2024 has come and gone and with it, a slew of incredible games. Everything from RPGs, platformers and shooters to fighting, puzzle and simulation games, there was something for everyone. However, before we talk about the good, we do have to acknowledge the unfortunate, which are the continuing layoffs in…
Over the weekend I got the chance to play the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s Switch version at Nintendo’s EGX 2017 booth. It truly is a marvel to see the massive game rendered on a portable, even if it is over half a decade old at this point, and the performance…
With its release in Japan just days away, Fire Emblem Warriors has had its DLC groundwork laid out via the game’s official site. There will be three packs of content for the game, each priced at about $12.50 when converted from yen to dollars. Each will be based on one…
Mario Party: The Top 100 will be out in about a month, reminding you of all the times you nearly lost your friends over a handful of coins. In the meantime, Nintendo’s unveiled how amiibo will work in the “best-of” minigame package, though some of it remains unclear due to…
Here w-, here w-, here we go! So they’re finally here, performing for…. Wait, wrong game. Cue Cranky Kong and his wind-up phonograph. For those of us who aren’t quite old enough to have experienced the old school arcade cabinets in their glory days, Donkey Kong Country may very well…
Pokémon and fighting games were my bread and butter back during high school. Somehow that never led to me thinking the two should mix in any big way, and yet I’d go on to put plenty of hours into the Wii U version of Pokkén. I even managed to play…
Both Caeda and Tiki are the newest batch of characters confirmed to be playable in Fire Emblem Warriors, according to Famitsu and a trailer shown at Tokyo Game Show 2017. Marth finally has some company from home, as both come straight from the Hero-King’s home game of Shadow…
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…
After Nintendo Wire broke the news that Super Mario Run would be getting a new mode containing super short levels that had Mario rescuing Daisy, Nintendo has finally officially announced the update. The new mode, officially called Remix 10, has players running 10 second levels in groups of 10. These…
My first foray into Final Fantasy was the franchise’s seventh entry, Final Fantasy VII — a timeless classic that is widely regarded as one of the most influential and important RPGs ever made. But while I enjoyed my time with Cloud and his moseying gang of misfits, it didn’t…
One of the cooler features of the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con is the built-in IR based motion camera. While only a few games have actually used this component, it’s still a feature that developers can use to make games unique to the Nintendo Switch. With that in mind, it looks like…
The official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter released a new story trailer for Sonic Forces. The video was shown earlier this month at Tokyo Game Show, but this newest version now includes English voice acting. Here's a glance at the story of Sonic Forces, where Eggman rules the world. pic.twitter.com/7VMHsjAPv7…
Earlier this year, Nintendo released a 30th Anniversary Wind Waker 2-pack featuring Toon Link and Princess Zelda. While other regions received separate releases of each amiibo, the only way to get both in the US was by purchasing the bundle. It looks like that may change according to the official…
