Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is shaping up to be one of the most visually impressive kart racers yet, set to launch this September on both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. While there’s still some time before release, SEGA is kicking off the 4th of July celebrations with a brand-new animated…
We’re just a few weeks away from the launch of Donkey Kong Bananza, and in typical Nintendo fashion, the company has released an extended look at the game via a new 8-minute overview trailer. The trailer highlights the game’s characters, gameplay, and key features! Check it out below! Donkey…
Despite the success Nintendo has been having with the Switch 2, there are a ton of avenues where it seems to be backsliding into corporate overreach this generation. One such is a line in its EULA that gives Nintendo the freedom to brick your Switch 2 console if the company…
While Japanese developer Gust Co. Ltd. is perhaps best known for its quirky & whimsical Atelier series, the company has occasionally branched off with other games, like the magical schoolgirl JRPG Blue Reflection or the life sim Ciel Nosurge. Now, the company is teasing a new project, and be warned…
After Rare changed what it means to be a console FPS on the Nintendo 64 with GoldenEye, they went on to make their own IP with the same mechanics – Perfect Dark. While the franchise has been dormant for some years after the prequel Perfect Dark Zero launched alongside the…
Hunting down mythical and Legendary Pokémon in Pokémon GO involves skill, luck, timing, and perseverance. Add the quest of trying to catch Shiny variations and it can become even more stressful. Altering the Raid pool for five-star Raid Battles, two of Hoenn’s and one of Sinnoh’s Legendary Pokémon will be…
The North American Pokémon Center is continuing to roll out the Detective Pikachu merch this week, this time with more of a focus on wearables. After yesterday’s jewelry additions, we now have a look at three new tees and outerwear. Check out the goods! You can now deck…
We’ve gotten a pretty good handle on the weekly Spirit Board events that come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo announces a theme, characters that fit the theme show up more frequently (with bigger rewards); rinse-repeat every weekend. This time around though, things are slowing down to help you bring…
Motion Twin’s Roguevania hit, Dead Cells, hasn’t died again and again — it’s lived on to new adventures. It debuted in August, with stellar reviews following it, which culminated to winning Best Action Game at The Game Awards in December. Free DLC was then announced at PAX East, and now…
Earlier this week, Uniqlo finally shared the winning designs from their UT Grand Prix 2019 contest where the theme was all about Pokémon. Almost instantly, a few sleuths on Twitter discovered the the Grand Prize winning design technically went against the contest’s rules. UTGP 大賞作品、中国のファンによると、発表済みのオリジナル作品なので（しかも同人グッズとして販売）、ルール違反だそうですね。 pic.twitter.com/tkbpF2SldG — アカナスビ (@hoshinopika)…
America doesn’t have nearly enough holographic squid-idol performances, especially when compared to Japan. Recently Splatoon 2’s perfect pair, Off the Hook, performed live in Makuhari in emulation of the Squid Sisters’ own performance there. Pearl and Marina do things their own way though, and if you want to treat your…
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…
If you ever played that one WarioWare Twisted mini-game, “Meowtroid”, and wanted more, you have very specific interests that are sure to be fulfilled by Gato Roboto. Originally announced for Switch by Devolver Digital at PAX West 2018, the game has you play as a tiny cat in a big…
After their noticeable absence from the likes of Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite and Lego Marvel Superheroes 2, comic fans rejoiced when Wolverine and Storm popped up during the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 reveal. If you were one of them, buckle in, as this latest trailer is all about mutantkind, showing…
While the Nintendo Switch has games from seemingly every genre in existence already, there is one notable exception – the MMORPG. There are plenty of big online games to be sure, like Warframe, but few that follow the traditional mold, especially outside of Japan. That’ll finally change this summer, as…
