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…
The Minecraft service known as Minecraft Realms is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this summer, as NoA’s Twitter revealed earlier today. Realms is a paid multiplayer server hosting service for up to 11 players, currently only available for PC and “pocket” editions of the game. Minecraft Realms arrives on…
When it isn’t inventing them itself, Nintendo’s always had a knack for refining genres and presenting its own signature spin. We most recently saw this with Splatoon, a game that plenty shrugged off on its reveal, and it now stands as the finest thing to come out of the Wii…
Last year, Nintendo’s entire E3 presence was all about Zelda, from the huge, immersive floor space all the way down to the lanyards. Nintendo’s presence at this year’s event looks like it’s gearing up to be similarly focused according to early photos of Nintendo’s Booth and new photos of the…
If you were expecting Nintendo’s presence to be confined to their own event Tuesday morning, think again. Geoff Keighley’s just made it known that the one and only Reggie Fils-Aimé will be stopping by Live @ E3 tomorrow. And yes very excited that Reggie will be stopping by Live @…
Today at EA Play 2017, we have a few more details regarding FIFA 18 for Nintendo Switch. The game is being designed with the system in mind, with the game’s various modes supporting a single Joy-Con, both, or Pro Controllers. For graphical specs, the game will run 1080p in docked…
During Apple’s WWDC ‘17 this week, we reported on the company’s new ARKit for developers and how Niantic would be taking advantage of the tech to improve Pokémon GO’s Augmented Reality capabilities. Now, Niantic officially posted a small update on the company blog about what will come to Pokémon GO…
Last month we reported that Matt Bozon, Creative Director at WayForward and Shantae’s “Dad” in a game-making sense, shared with his followers on Twitter that Shantae would be getting her image transformed into a CharaGumin figure. As of yesterday we have a better idea of what she’ll look like and…
Been wanting to dive into even more Picross puzzles on your Nintendo 3DS? Well, Square Enix has your back, with the announcement of Pictlogica Final Fantasy. Originally released for Japanese iOS and Android devices way back in 2013, Pictlogica is developed by Jupiter, the studio behind the Picross e series…
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…
The pre-E3 rumor mill continues to churn, this time pertaining to release dates of games we already know about. According to Go Nintendo (via an anonymous GameStop employee), Super Mario Odyssey will release November 17th, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be pushed out of 2017 to February 2018. While hardly…
We’ve had our fair share of Monster Hunter news coming out of Japan lately, and sadly, those of us in North America have been forced to watch amazing announcements like Monster Hunter XX for the Nintendo Switch with no confirmation of localization. Well, Monster Hunter fans, your luck might have…
We’re live from the Nintendo Summer of Play Tour in Irvine, California! The event is jam-packed with Nintendo games, including ARMS, Mario Kart and Splatoon 2. There’s also a huge selection of swag that you can earn by playing upcoming games. You can check out some of our images below,…
