Alongside the myriad of announcements this morning from the Switch 2 Direct was the confirmation that certain Nintendo Switch titles would be getting enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 Editions. First up for the enhancement process are two of the Switch’s biggest titles, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and…
Not revealed in today’s Direct, Nintendo has a new wrinkle in store for publishers that opt to sell physical games without the physical component. For anyone looking to sell a “key-in-a-box,” Nintendo has a brand-new option: the Switch 2 Game-Key card. As the name suggests, this will be a Switch…
Mario Kart World, the newest entry in the Mario Kart franchise and the first new console game in over a decade, races on to Switch 2 in just two months! First teased back in January for the Switch 2 reveal, Mario Kart World was the first trailer shown off in…
Pikmin has had an intriguing relationship with music since it debuted in Japan in 2001. The initial game in the series got a surprise hit song — “Ai no Uta” by Strawberry Flower” — and Hey! Pikmin will be getting a jingle, too. Even with the series experimenting with different…
Nintendo UK has just released a brand new Fire Emblem Warriors trailer showing off several of the game’s playable characters, including a few new faces. We get our very first look at Robin, Lucina, Lissa and Frederick in action, as well as some new English voice acting. Fire…
Given the company’s long and storied history in the region it’s no surprise that the Japanese public loves Nintendo, but a recent top 10 chart from Famitsu shows just how well the company is doing this year. The list, translated by Eurogamer, gives us a look at Japan’s best selling…
Skullgirls was one of my favorite anythings to be released in the last few years, and seeing that band get back together to crowdfund their next project, Indivisible, had me on board from day one. A Metroidvania with RPG elements, a varied cast of characters, music from Secret of Mana’s…
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…
Over time paradigms shift, replacing the value of effort and strength with that of cold, hard cash. In a world where that’s ever-present, it takes more than courage to get through an adventure. In Penny Punching Princess it’s all about grabbing that sweet dosh and using it for all it’s…
It’s pretty common for RPGs to start with amnesia and end with some grand final boss encounter, right? Well thanks to the newly announced title The Longest Five Minutes, that formula is changing up just a bit. Now you start at that final encounter, and the entire game is shaped…
Back in May, we learned about the first batch of DLC characters coming to Inti Creates’ time warp of a retro title, Blaster Master Zero. Both Gunvolt and Ekoro have come and gone, and fans may be asking, “Who’s next?” That wait’s over, for we now know who’s coming —…
After sneakily receiving its official English name a few weeks ago, Flip Wars finally has a confirmed release date, at least in Europe. The game will land on the eShop this Thursday, July 6th. The official Nintendo UK YouTube channel has jumped the gun somewhat by releasing the game’s launch…
If any of you made the plunge last week when Amazon UK’s listings of the SNES Classic Mini went live, you may want to check your e-mail. NeoGAF user Blam started a thread on the forum last night, showing off a cancellation e-mail: Hello, We’re writing about your Amazon.co.uk order…
Kirby’s Blowout Blast will be a breath of fresh air when it hits the eShop this week, and amiibo fans have just a little more to be excited about now. A small trailer on the Japanese Nintendo YouTube page revealed that the Kirby series amiibo, as well as their Smash…
Later this month, the 3DS and 2DS family will have some new additions: the New Nintendo 2DS XL will be available, along with Miitopia and Hey! Pikmin. In anticipation of those, here at Nintendo Wire we spotted that Nintendo made the full sites for Miitopia and Hey! Pikmin live. Over…
