In the long history of gaming, the exploration of different genres has been one of the key ways that franchises have evolved. One of the earliest genres to take hold was the beloved RPG format, with turn-based gameplay and a focus on story. With how long this formula has existed,…
I’ve made no secret of my fondness for Bandai Namco’s Tales of series. Like many Nintendo fans of the time, that came courtesy of the Gamecube’s Tales of Symphonia. Its cast of characters, subversive story, and active combat system endeared the franchise to fans in the West for the first…
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…
The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses is now in its fifth year of touring the world playing iconic Zelda tunes. With Breath of the Wild sporting some of the most memorable music in the series’ history, now might be the best time to get your tickets for this…
More details on the upcoming FE Echoes: Shadows of Valentia has dropped via Famitsu, after yesterday’s report from PAX. While some of it is a mere reconfirmation of things already assumed or known, it does detail a couple noteworthy aspects. First, difficulty levels appear to be the same as in…
The Splatoon 2 Global Testfire is ready to download in the Nintendo Switch eShop in preparation of the March 24th Testfire event! Here’s a full list of times you can play the Global Testfire: March 24th 12:00 p.m. – 12:59 p.m. PST 8:00 p.m. – 8:59 p.m. PST March 25th…
Both new and updated sales numbers for the Switch are finally coming in and, as expected, they’re pretty impressive. Game Industry reports that 500,000 consoles were sold in the US and 360,000 were sold in Japan. In total, 85,000 units were sold in the UK, and France alone saw 110,000…
Nintendo has released all three parts in its new series The Making of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Each episode explores a different aspect of the creation of one of the best games in history! You can check out all of episode below! The Beginning Story and…
The Sibling Bonds Focus may have ended, but Fire Emblem Heroes summoners now have a new one to test their luck with: Today’s update added in a Focus centered on Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. While the game’s three lords and a select few other characters have already been available,…
Welcome to the Daily 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…
Nintendo of America has updated its product safety page with four brand new amiibo safety certificates which could finally point to the long-awaited Cloud, Corrin and Bayonetta amiibo reveals that Nintendo fans have been waiting for. Now, I know what you’re all thinking: How do we know these are…
It looks like Bomberman is back with a vengeance, after sales data for Super Bomberman R in Japan was released alongside other games in the franchise. As it stands right now, Super Bomberman R (which launched alongside the Switch earlier this month) has sold nearly 40,000 copies — a huge…
The North American My Nintendo page has updated its reward catalog to include two brand new wallpapers for both mobile devices and desktops. Wallpapers for both Snipperclips and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild are available for the low cost of 50 Platinum Points. Not feeling the love…
From the moment the Switch was revealed, things felt different. Long gone was the muddled, confusing marketing of the Wii U, as the announcement trailer made the Switch’s concept perfectly clear from the very beginning: Play it at home, take it on the go. Nintendo, especially in recent generations, has…
We’re only about two months off from the release of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and a host of new details have been revealed via GameSpot at PAX East. The piece goes into a fair amount of depth about what to expect about the title — and mostly confirms…
